OptiFarm is the offline-first cattle traceability platform. Capture births,
treatments, vaccinations and movements right at the crush, on your phone, with
no bars. Everything syncs the moment you are back in range.
Compliance-correctRegistered mark is the legal identity
iOS, Android, WebOne platform, every screen
Secured per orgRow-level security on every record
The problem
The crush has no bars. Your records still need to be perfect.
Foot-and-mouth outbreaks turned traceability from a nice-to-have into an
operational emergency. Yet most tools assume a signal you do not have where the
work actually happens. OptiFarm was built the other way around.
Write first to the device, sync in the background. The network is never a dependency for capture.
Append-only history. Corrections add a row, they never erase the record an auditor needs.
Real multi-farm organisations, not a single spreadsheet pretending to be a herd.
Zero data loss offlineEverything you capture at the kraal is safe on the device the instant you tap save.
Two-way syncYour changes go up, the team's come down, automatically, the moment you reconnect.
Isolated per organisationA worker's phone never holds another farm's data, online or offline.
Features
Everything your herd records need. Nothing they do not.
Purpose-built for the realities of farming in South Africa: patchy signal, real compliance, and a gloved thumb at the crush.
The registered mark is the identity
The legal identification mark is primary, exactly as the Animal Identification Act requires. RFID and EID tags are a linked, mutable convenience layer, never confused with identity. Compliance-correct by design, right down to the data model.
Brand and tattoo marksRFID and EID tagsManagement numbers
Works offline, syncs later
Every read and write hits local storage first. No bars at the crush does not matter. Capture flows, then syncs automatically when you are back in range.
Complete life history
Births and calving, pregnancies, treatments and vaccinations, weights and movements, all append-only. Corrections add a row, so the audit trail stays intact.
Boundary mapping
Draw farm and camp boundaries on satellite imagery. See your land, your pastures and your stocking at a glance, with area calculated for you.
Team roles and permissions
Owners, managers and field workers, scoped per farm. Invite your team and control exactly who can see and change what.
Health and withdrawal
Log illnesses, treatments, medicine, dosage and who administered. Withdrawal-period tracking protects food safety before an animal moves or sells.
Compliance reports
One-tap identification, vaccination and movement records per animal or farm, ready as PDF or CSV. Audit-grade and export-grade on demand.
A closer look
Built for the kraal, right in your hand.
Real screens from OptiFarm: organise herds and pastures, map farm boundaries on satellite imagery, and post jobs to your team, all from the field.
Herds & pasturesSee what every camp is carrying
Farms & boundariesDrawn on satellite imagery
Compliance
The regulations, handled by default.
OptiFarm makes compliance a by-product of normal daily use, not extra admin at
month end. The rules that matter in South Africa are built into how the app works.
Animal Identification Act (Act 6 of 2002)
Registered brand or tattoo mark stored as the legal identity of every animal.
Flags animals approaching legal marking age that are not yet marked.
Reminds you of the 14-day re-marking rule when ownership changes.
FMD Routine Vaccination Scheme (Gazette, 4 May 2026)
Dedicated FMD workflow: product, batch, date and next-due, per animal.
Aggregates per farm and per organisation for surveillance-ready outputs.
Scheme parameters stay configurable as the rules evolve.
ZA-0042Compliant
Registered markBrand · 3-char group mark
FMD vaccinationUp to date · next due 12 Nov
Movement history7 events · unbroken chain
Withdrawal periodClear
Identification · Vaccination · Movement report ready
How it works
From sign-up to synced records in an afternoon.
1
Set up your organisation
A quick guided wizard creates your organisation, farms, and the herds and pastures for each farm. Pick a plan, your first 14 days are free.
2
Capture in the field
Tag, treat, weigh and move cattle right at the crush on your phone, fully offline. Big targets, simple flows, made for gloved thumbs.
3
Sync and report
Back in signal, everything syncs to the cloud. Open the web portal in the office to run the whole operation and pull compliance-ready records.
One platform, every screen
Mobile apps for the field. A web portal for the office.
Same data, synced live. Your team captures on phones at the kraal while the office runs the numbers on a big screen. Nobody re-types anything.
Mobile apps, iOS and Android
Built for capture at the crush. Works in your pocket, works with no signal, syncs when you are back in range.
Prices in ZAR, excl. VAT. You are billed per active large stocking unit (LSU). Calves, and animals that are dead or sold, are not counted, and your tier follows your herd so you never overpay for capacity you do not use.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Does it really work with no signal?
Yes. OptiFarm reads and writes to local storage on your device first, so capturing animals, treatments and weights never waits for a connection. When you are back in range it syncs both ways automatically, and nothing is lost.
What happens after the 14-day free trial?
OptiFarm is one plan with every feature; the price is set by your herd size, from up to 50 stocking units through to 1 000, with custom Commercial pricing over 1 000. You are never charged for capacity you are not using, and you can keep capturing throughout your trial. Billing is monthly or annual (annual saves 20%).
Is the registered mark or the ear tag the animal's identity?
The registered identification mark is the legal identity and is always primary, in line with the Animal Identification Act. RFID and EID tags are treated as a linked, mutable convenience layer: handy in the field, but never the source of truth.
Is my farm's data secure and private?
Every record is protected by row-level security keyed to your organisation and team membership, so data is isolated per organisation by default. Sharing with co-ops or authorities is strictly opt-in and additive. We process personal information in line with POPIA.
Can my whole team use it?
Yes. Invite owners, managers and field workers with roles scoped per farm, so each person sees and changes only what they should.
Which devices are supported?
Mobile apps for iOS and Android for capture in the field, plus a full web portal that runs in any modern browser for the office. Same data, synced live across all of them.
Bring your herd records into this century.
Start free for 14 days, no card, no risk. Capture your first animal at the next crush.