Compare Velos and Nedap Now

Velos and Nedap Now provide different functionality. Use this article to review the main differences before converting an existing Velos installation to Nedap Now.

General Differences

Functionality	Velos	Nedap Now
Payment	One-off	Subscription-based
SmartTag type	SmartTag Neck IFER(P)	SmartTag Neck IFER(P) or SmartTag Ear FER
Multisite	No
Roles and permissions	Basic	Advanced
Reporting	Basic	Advanced
Behavior data history	Maximum 60 days	Unlimited
Processing power of algorithms	Limited	Unlimited
Settings	Basic	Advanced
Custom worklists	No
System attentions		No
Notifications	Email	Push notifications on a smart device
Platform updates	Automatic	Automatic (note: Keep Velos firmware and software up to date)

Reproduction Management

Functionality	Velos	Nedap Now
Heat detection alerts
Optimal insemination time
Heat score
Fertility insights (abortion warning, non-cycling, irregular)	No
Pen correction	No
Sexed semen	No
Reproduction worklist	Basic	Advanced

Health Monitoring

Functionality	Velos	Nedap Now
Health alerts
Health score
(Post-) calving stress indicator
Health trends
Eating/rumination/inactivity patterns	Last 48 hours	With full history
Patterns interpretation
Health checks worklist

Herd Insights

Functionality	Velos	Nedap Now
Herd behaviour	60-day history behaviour graphs	Full history behaviour, including notes
Herd eating behaviour	36h eating pattern	Full history eating pattern graphs, including benchmark
Herd rumination pattern
Herd inactivity
Herd cyclicity
Heat stress		For (I)FER(P) tags from 2021 onward and requires VP4102
Pen notifications
Pen performance
Pen consistency
Transition Monitoring

Hardware Requirements

Some functionality depends on the SmartTag type, production year, or reader.

See Hardware Compatibility Migrating to Nedap Now before you convert the installation.

Data Integrations

The available data integrations can differ between Velos and Nedap Now.

See Data Integrations in Nedap Now.