AgNext vs Foods Connected vs TraceGains

AgNext is an Indian agri-tech company that sells food quality testing and inspection, using computer vision and portable spectroscopy to check grains, pulses, spices and other commodities, plus digital quality certificates tied to lots. Foods Connected is cloud software for managing a food supply chain. TraceGains is cloud software for food and beverage manufacturers and brands. All three are listed under Supplier Compliance & Quality Management. They differ in price, audience and countries covered.

Key differences

  • price

    TraceGains publishes a starting price of USD 20,000 per year. AgNext and Foods Connected do not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: AgNext: Bulk food buyers and procurement teams; Foods Connected: Retailers and food service providers; TraceGains: Food and beverage manufacturers.

  • countries covered

    AgNext names 3 countries, Foods Connected names 4 countries and TraceGains names 5 countries. No country appears in every list.

  • security and compliance

    The security and compliance details they list differ. AgNext: ISO 17020, ISO 27001, ISO 9001; Foods Connected: ISO 27001; TraceGains: SOC 2.

  • company background

    AgNext is based in Mohali, India, Foods Connected in Londonderry (Derry), United Kingdom and TraceGains in Broomfield, United States.

Side by side

AgNext vs Foods Connected vs TraceGains: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldAgNextFoods ConnectedTraceGains
What it isAgNext is an Indian agri-tech company that sells food quality testing and inspection, using computer vision and portable spectroscopy to check grains, pulses, spices and other commodities, plus digital quality certificates tied to lots.Foods Connected is cloud software for managing a food supply chain.TraceGains is cloud software for food and beverage manufacturers and brands.
Best forBulk food buyers and procurement teams; Banks and lenders financing food commodities; Government and institutional food programmesRetailers and food service providers; Large food manufacturers; Smaller food businessesFood and beverage manufacturers; Brands working with co-manufacturers; R&D and product-development teams; Quality and regulatory teams managing many suppliers
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot publishedUSD 20,000 per year
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot publishedNot published
PlatformsNot publishedWebWeb
CountriesIndia, Switzerland, United Arab EmiratesAustralia, Ireland, United Kingdom, United StatesAustria, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
LanguagesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Number of integrationsNot publishedNot published6
CertificationsISO 17020, ISO 27001, ISO 9001ISO 27001SOC 2
Security practicesNot publishedFarm Safe Data certification, Hosted on Microsoft Azure in European data centres, with MFA and third-party penetration testingNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published2008
HeadquartersMohali, IndiaLondonderry (Derry), United KingdomBroomfield, United States
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedVeralto (acquired TraceGains in 2024, per the vendor)
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by AgNext

AgNext does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Named only by Foods Connected

Foods Connected does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Named only by TraceGains

  • DitchCarbon
  • Esko
  • Global Forest Watch Pro
  • HowGood
  • Sedex
  • SGS Digicomply

Which to choose

AgNext

Choose AgNext if you are in one of these groups: Bulk food buyers and procurement teams; Banks and lenders financing food commodities; Government and institutional food programmes.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: Restaurants and small food businesses: the site addresses commodity buyers, regulators, banks and public programmes, not restaurant operators.

Foods Connected

Choose Foods Connected if you fit its listed audience: Retailers and food service providers; Large food manufacturers; Smaller food businesses.

TraceGains

Choose TraceGains if you are in one of these groups: Food and beverage manufacturers; Brands working with co-manufacturers; R&D and product-development teams.

Weaker fit: Restaurants and other food service operators without a manufacturing or supplier-document workflow. TraceGains describes its customers as brands, manufacturers and co-manufacturers, retailers, private labels and emerging brands, and its lowest published price is around $20,000 a year.

What we could not confirm

AgNext

  • Any price, contract term or free trial
  • Investors and funding amounts (investor descriptions are shown without names in text)
  • Software integrations, platforms and apps
  • Team size
  • Whether the product is used by restaurants

Foods Connected

  • Any price or plan
  • Named integrations
  • Founding year, funding, team size
  • Interface languages
  • Official list of countries served
  • Which mobile platforms the audit app runs on

TraceGains

  • Plan tiers, per-module prices and contract length (only a "from about $20,000 per year" figure is published)
  • Which ERP and PLM systems are supported
  • Employee count
  • Interface languages (the site has a German page; the product languages are not stated)
  • Whether any part of the product suits restaurants or food service
  • Current customer count, supplier-location count and country count
  • Funding history (the company was acquired by Veralto; no rounds are published)

Go further

AgNext profileFoods Connected profileTraceGains profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

AgNext, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Overview, project types, customershttps://www.agnext.com/
  2. Technology, certifications, officeshttps://www.agnext.com/assurance
  3. Company history, leadershiphttps://www.agnext.com/about
  4. Awardshttps://www.agnext.com/awards
  5. Legal entity, inspection accreditationhttps://www.agnext.com/quality-policy
  6. Services scopehttps://www.agnext.com/general-terms-and-conditions

Foods Connected, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepagehttps://www.foodsconnected.com/
  2. Sectorshttps://www.foodsconnected.com/sectors/
  3. Services and supporthttps://www.foodsconnected.com/our-services/
  4. Abouthttps://www.foodsconnected.com/about-us/
  5. Securityhttps://www.foodsconnected.com/security/
  6. Compliance modulehttps://www.foodsconnected.com/solutions/food-compliance-software/
  7. Quality modulehttps://www.foodsconnected.com/solutions/safety-audits-quality-management/
  8. Procurement modulehttps://www.foodsconnected.com/solutions/food-procurement-management-software/
  9. Specs and NPDhttps://www.foodsconnected.com/solutions/food-specifications-npd/
  10. Traceabilityhttps://www.foodsconnected.com/solutions/food-traceability-software/
  11. Legal entityhttps://www.foodsconnected.com/terms-and-conditions/
  12. Page discoveryhttps://www.foodsconnected.com/page-sitemap.xml

TraceGains, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, customer logos, testimonialshttps://tracegains.com
  2. Pricing FAQ, integrations FAQ, ecosystem overviewhttps://tracegains.com/capabilities/
  3. Company history, founders, Veralto, SOC 2, DACH expansionhttps://tracegains.com/about/
  4. Supplier Managementhttps://tracegains.com/compliance/supplier-management/
  5. Supplier Compliancehttps://tracegains.com/compliance/supplier-compliance/
  6. CAPA Managementhttps://tracegains.com/compliance/corrective-and-preventive-action-management/
  7. Quality Managementhttps://tracegains.com/compliance/quality-management/
  8. Audit Managementhttps://tracegains.com/compliance/audit-management/
  9. Horizon Scanning Globalhttps://tracegains.com/compliance/horizon-scanning-global/
  10. Carbon Insightshttps://tracegains.com/compliance/carbon-insights/
  11. Gather supplier networkhttps://tracegains.com/capabilities/tracegains-gather/
  12. AI and SOC 2 statementhttps://tracegains.com/capabilities/intelligence/
  13. ESG datahttps://tracegains.com/capabilities/esg/
  14. Specification Managementhttps://tracegains.com/product-development/specification-management/
  15. Formula Managementhttps://tracegains.com/product-development/formula-management/
  16. Regulatory Globalhttps://tracegains.com/product-development/regulatory-global/
  17. NutriCalchttps://tracegains.com/product-development/nutricalc/
  18. Finished Goods and co-manufacturershttps://tracegains.com/product-development/finished-goods/
  19. Packaging specificationshttps://tracegains.com/product-development/packaging-specification-management/
  20. Artwork management with Eskohttps://tracegains.com/product-development/webcenter-go/
  21. Support and ERP/PLM FAQhttps://tracegains.com/support/
  22. Compliance overview and ERP/PLM FAQhttps://tracegains.com/compliance/
  23. Legal entity and office addresshttps://tracegains.com/legal/privacy/
  24. Page discoveryhttps://tracegains.com/sitemap_index.xml