farmerswife

What farmerswife is

farmerswife is production management software for media, broadcast, and post-production teams. It brings scheduling, resource management, project tracking, budgeting, time reporting, and invoicing together. Teams can schedule people, rooms, equipment, and other shared resources while tracking their availability. Financial tools forecast costs and revenue, set rates and discounts, generate invoices, and create customizable reports. The maker lists optional modules for budgeting, media management, equipment management and tracking, divisions, advanced personnel management, Cirkus collaboration, and third-party financial integration. Listed integrations include Okta, Entra ID/Active Directory/Azure, Octopus, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Navision, QuickBooks, Xero, and SAP. A REST API is available as a licensed paid feature for systems running version 6.4 or later. Its AI assistant can find available people, identify scheduling risks, and answer questions using production data. The maker says data stays within the customer's environment and permissions are respected. Subscription plans are billed monthly or annually, with pricing calculated by user count. An on-premises purchase can be hosted in-house. The software was founded in 2000, and its headquarters are in Palma de Mallorca and Los Angeles.

Who it suits

farmerswife suits production, post-production, broadcasting, equipment rental, agency, and education teams that need to coordinate people and shared resources alongside projects and finances. The maker describes it for teams ranging from small creative companies to large broadcasters and studios.

Limits

Subscription pricing depends on the number of users, and optional modules are add-ons. The REST API is a licensed paid feature for systems running version 6.4 or later.

Getting started

1. Visit the farmerswife website and contact the maker about pricing.
2. Choose a subscription billed monthly or annually, or ask about an on-premises purchase.
3. Set up the software for the people and shared resources your team schedules.
4. Add optional modules if your workflow needs them.
5. Connect listed services as needed; request a licensed REST API if applicable.

Verdict

Choose farmerswife if your production team needs scheduling, project tracking, resource coordination, time reporting, and financial tools in one system. Consider whether user-count subscription pricing or an on-premises purchase fits your team, and account for optional modules and the separately licensed API.