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Understanding TurfPro Subscription Tiers: Free, Basic, and Pro

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Choosing the right TurfPro subscription tier comes down to how you want to collect, visualize, and analyze your turf data.

Whether you’re just getting started with digital sampling or looking for advanced analytics and GPS-based turf management tools, TurfPro offers a tier designed to fit your operation and your POGO device.

Here’s a detailed breakdown of TurfPro’s Free, Basic, and Pro subscription tiers and what each one includes.

What is TurfPro?

TurfPro is POGO’s cloud-based platform designed to transform field measurements into actionable turf insights.

Using the TurfPro Mobile app, users can:

  • Connect their POGO device
  • Collect field measurements
  • Upload data to the cloud
  • View analytics and trends
  • Manage zones, assets, and properties

One TurfPro subscription covers all POGOs under the same account, making it easy to scale across multiple users, devices, and properties.

TurfPro is available in three subscription levels:

  • Free Tier – optimized for the POGO lite
  • Basic Tier – optimized for the POGO mini
  • Pro Tier – optimized for the POGO Pro+

Each tier builds upon the previous one, unlocking more advanced capabilities as your needs grow.

SM: Soil Moisture, EC: Electrical Conductivity, SI: Salinity Index, CHI: Canopy Heat Index, ST: Soil Temperature

Free Tier (POGO lite & mini)

The Free Tier is designed for users who want straightforward digital data collection without cloud-based analytics.

What’s Included

  • Soil Moisture (SM) readings
  • Electrical Conductivity (EC) readings
  • SPEC Sample manual measurements including:
    • Ball speed
    • Firmness
    • Grass clipping yield
    • Custom measurements
    • And more!
  • Zones for sample grouping
  • Email export capability for POGO lite users

Key Limitations

  • No TurfPro Cloud connectivity
  • No GPS zone boundaries
  • No advanced analytics or visualization tools

On the Free Tier, zones function more like organizational groups rather than mapped areas.

This tier is ideal for:

  • Simple sampling workflows
  • Digital record keeping
  • Users transitioning away from paper notes
  • Operations that don’t require cloud-based analysis

And as the name suggests, the Free Tier is available at no cost.

Basic Tier (POGO mini & Pro+)

The Basic Tier introduces TurfPro Cloud connectivity and unlocks powerful visualization and tracking features.

Everything in Free, Plus:

  • Salinity Index measurements
  • Trends for:
    • Soil Moisture
    • EC
    • Salinity Index
  • Visual Insights for Soil Moisture
  • Soil Moisture Distribution Uniformity
  • GPS-based zone boundaries and mapping
  • Soil lab analytics

This tier allows turf managers to begin analyzing patterns and trends over time instead of simply collecting individual readings.

Why GPS Matters

Because the POGO mini and POGO Pro+ both include GPS capabilities, the Basic Tier enables:

  • Boundary mapping
  • Location-based sampling
  • More accurate spatial analysis

This makes the Basic Tier especially valuable for:

  • Golf courses
  • Sports turf facilities
  • Larger properties with multiple zones

Pro Tier (POGO mini & Pro+)

The Pro Tier delivers the complete TurfPro experience with advanced analytics, expanded GPS tools, integrations, and full device capabilities.

Everything in Basic, Plus:

  • Asset Management
    • Sprinklers
    • Valves
    • Cart paths
    • Infrastructure mapping
    • And many more!
  • Pin Planner
    • Past pin placements
    • Current pin placements
    • Future pin planning
  • Turf Performance Indicators
  • EC Distribution Uniformity
  • Visual Insights for all measurements
  • Expanded Trends and analytics

Additional Features for POGO Pro+

The POGO Pro+ unlocks even more capabilities under the Pro Tier, including:

  • Canopy Heat Index readings
  • Soil Temperature readings
  • Visual Insights for Canopy Heat Index and Soil Temperature
  • Trends for those measurements over time

Additional Pro Integrations

The Pro Tier also supports:

  • POGO Mapper
  • POGO Weather Pro+

This creates a fully connected turf management ecosystem that combines:

  • Soil data
  • GPS mapping
  • Weather analytics
  • Infrastructure management
  • Long-term performance tracking

Important Device Notes

While all TurfPro tiers can technically be used with all POGO devices, each tier is optimized for specific hardware.

POGO lite

Best suited for the Free Tier and does not gain additional functionality in higher tiers.

POGO mini

Works across:

  • Free
  • Basic
  • Pro

The Basic Tier is often considered the “sweet spot” for the mini, while Pro unlocks advanced GPS and analytics tools.

POGO Pro+

Designed to take full advantage of:

  • Basic Tier features
  • Pro Tier advanced analytics

The Pro Tier unlocks the complete capability set of the POGO Pro+.

Which TurfPro Tier is Right for You?

Free Tier

Best for:

  • Basic digital sampling
  • Manual measurements
  • Offline workflows
  • Simple record keeping

Basic Tier

Best for:

  • Visualization and trend analysis
  • GPS-based zone management
  • Tracking soil conditions over time

Pro Tier

Best for:

  • Full-scale turf analytics
  • Asset mapping
  • Pin planning
  • Advanced performance tracking
  • Integrated weather and infrastructure management

Turf Intelligence Made Simple

No matter which tier you choose, TurfPro is designed to help turf professionals make more informed, data-driven decisions.

From:

  • Visual Insights
  • Irrigation management
  • Turf performance tracking
  • Pin planning
  • Predictive analysis
  • Asset mapping
  • Weather integration
  • Soil analytics

…TurfPro transforms measurements into actionable turf intelligence.

Reliable data. Clear insights. Better decisions.

That’s TurfPro.

Learn more about POGO and TurfPro or request a demo today:
https://pogoturfpro.com/consultation/

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