Sembrent Pricing​

Nursery management software for short cycle growing just got a whole lot better

Purchase a license for Sembrent one time and use Sembrent forever*
Nursery inventory software runs on Mac, Windows and iPad

Instant gratification - Long Term Returns

For less than the annual cost of many nursery management software subscriptions, you can purchase a perpetual license of a nursery management app that’ll handle most wholesale nurseries’ management needs without any need for customization.

A one time license fee is the most value you’re going to find anywhere in a nursery management system for wholesale nurseries specializing in bedding plants, houseplants and vegetable & herb starts.

No other wholesale nursery software offers a one time license for an unlocked app that’s 100% customizable. 

A Lifetime of Options Await You

FileMaker Hosting & Licensing

You decide where and how to host Sembrent. 3rd Rock Data will help you set it up initially however you want, but you are free to move to another hosting service later at any time.

Purchase the FileMaker license that works best for your needs. Add as many users as you need with your FileMaker server license. You never pay another dime for your Sembrent license.

Customize To Your Heart's Content

Customization is limited only by your imagination and budget. Having the “perfect nursery management software” that was once only a dream can now become a reality.

Whether you want to integrate Sembrent with other apps or web services or have it connect to your equipment, you have the power to make it happen.

Your Lifetime License Includes

Initial Hosting Setup

Two hours devoted to setting up your database files on one the FileMaker hosting service of your choice. This includes server email notifications and nightly scripts that run on server for archiving closed lots and orders.

Initial Data Migration

Four hours devoted to migrating your existing data into Sembrent. Your current data may not be structured the same way as data in Sembrent is structured, but we’ll do everything possible to migrate your most important data to keep you from manually re-entering data. If more than 4 hours is required you may also purchase a block of development time that can be used for additional migration.

Unlimited Users, Unlimited Locations

Whether your company has 5 or 500 users, Sembrent has no limit on the number of users.*

Same goes for locations. Whether you have multiple grow sites or multiple offices, a single Sembrent license covers all locations of the license holder.

Training

You and your users get 4 hours of training via web conference at no charge for within 180 days after purchase.

You’ll also get unlimited phone and email user support one year after if you have questions on how to use Sembrent.**

Technical Support

One hundred eighty days of technical support and updates. This includes all bug fixes and version updates to files that have not been customized or altered by anyone other than 3rd Rock Data.**

We usually respond in less than 8 business hours, Monday through Friday (excludes weekends & holidays).

Unlocked For Custom Development

Have the data tables, code and layouts customized in any way you can imagine by 3rd Rock Data or any other qualified FileMaker developer.

The database files are completely unlocked for customizing Sembrent. Integrate it with other apps. Use pre-built FileMaker add-ons to extend its functionality. No other nursery management software offers these endless possibilities.

*Sembrent requires a FileMaker Server 19.5 (or greater) license, sold separately. The number of users determines FileMaker license cost. FileMaker technical specs can be found here.


**User & technical support is limited to original and custom development done by 3rd Rock Data. 

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Features

Define a product once

Each end product you sell is defined just one time with the following information. 

  1. End container
  2. Varieties (up to 5)
  3. Quantity of each variety/container
  4. Number of containers in a sell unit
  5. A UPC for pricing
Product price is defined by UPC

When a price is changed for a UPC it becomes the new price for every product under it. This comes in handy when there are many products, e.g., 4″ Premium Annuals, with the same UPC. 

Add as many plans as needed

End products can have multiple production plans.

Create one plan for sowing and another for plugs. Create plans with longer grow cycles for early season and shorter ones for late season.

Each grow plan has the following information:

  1. Expected survival rate
  2. A starting event
  3. Any transplanting events
  4. Release for sale event
  5. Duration of each event
  6. Parts used in each event*

*containers, trays, seeds, tags

Efficiency and simplicity

Once a product is defined and has at least one production plan things get easy. Human error is virtually eliminated.

Inventory lot creation of a product takes seconds. The calculation engine does all the heavy lifting for you.

Be sure to check out the Planning & Production feature to learn how easy they make planning, production and inventory control.

Planning
Lots created in the future are used for planning. Plan an entire season well in advance of its start date.
All the information you need for planning parts usage, production schedules, sale-ready dates and more is at your fingertips.
Scheduling reports
Finding out what’s scheduled for production next week or next year takes just a few seconds. Generate PDF reports quickly and easily to see which production events are upcoming and where they’ll occur.
Record scheduled events

The core production-oriented feature of Sembrent allows users to record production events like sowing, transplanting and releasing a product for sale.

You tell Sembrent how many products you want or expect for an event and the powerful calculation engine does all the heavy lifting.

Record unscheduled events

Record losses, reallocations and subsumptions. Just like with scheduled events, a history is kept of them that’s valuable in helping to make adjustments to expected survival rates by comparing expected rates to historical ones.

Undo mistakes

Users can undo recorded events that have mistakes in them until the event that follows it has been recorded. This usually leaves ample time to catch mistakes such as a wrong quantity entered for a loss.

One Lot, Many Purposes

Lots do so much more than serve as a way of tracking product inventory.

They’re used as placeholders for planning before production ever begins.

Then they’re used as production tools before the product becomes ready for sale.

A wealth of information that’s easy to read

Displaying information is one thing. Displaying information in an easy-to-read format is another.

Inventory lot records present a wealth of information in a clean, digestible manner.

Simple & fast to create

Even new users can create a lot in less than a minute. You choose a product, choose a plan for the product, enter the quantity you want to sell and the date or week when you want it to be ready.

That’s it! The information pulled from the product template and its plan is run through a fast & powerful calculation engine to take care of everything needed to produce the product on time.

Duplicating – even faster

If you grow the same product with multiple release for sale dates you can duplicate an existing lot. All that’s needed from you is a quantity and the date you want it to be ready.

Automatic archiving

Once the last product is shipped from a lot, it’s flagged to be archived in order to reduce clutter in the view of open lot records.

You determine how many days to wait before archiving so that returns can be handled quickly.

If a return is made to inventory after a lot is archived, no problem. The return will be recorded and cause the lot to be de-archived. It just takes a couple of seconds longer and that’s why we let you decide how many days to wait before archiving a closed lot.

Part types

Sembrent tracks inventory levels of containers, seeds, tags & trays.

Planned and actual quantities

Planned and actual quantities on hand are tracked for each part. Both levels are adjusted automatically when production events are recorded that use those parts (e.g., a transplant would adjust quantities for the container it’s moved to).

Planned quantities are created automatically for events in a lot when it’s created. 

Features for all part types

All part types have the following standard features:

  • Minimum quantity alerts
  • Specs for the part type
  • Vendors who carry the part
  • Manual adjustment of quantity on hand
  • History of usage/adjustments
  • Pending usage showing quantity & date planned
Features specific to containers & trays
  • A container can be paired with a tray
  • A tray can be paired with a container
Features specific to seeds
  • Specify quantity of seeds/cell for hand sowing
  • Specify quantity of seeds/cell for machine sowing
  • Specify seeder machine for seed
  • Specify vacuum tip size for machine sowing
Filling Orders

Products that are sale ready are displayed in a sliding panel that hides when not needed.

Adding products to an order takes seconds. Order lines can be edited or deleted until an order is finalized for picking.

Inventory lots are updated automatically through orders

Adding or subtracting a product from an order will auto-update quantities and statuses of the lot it’s from.

New feature
Preorders

Reserve products for customers before you even start growing them.

When an order is created as a preorder, the products you add to it are reserved in production lots and are automatically added to the order as they become available.

Preorders are invaluable for predicting future revenue, planning production and building customer relations.

Order confirmations

Generate detailed order confirmations as PDFs that can be emailed to customers any time prior to shipping.

Packing lists

Generate detailed packing lists as PDFs when all order line quantities are confirmed as shipped.

Smart Flow

As part of Sembrent’s customization, the administrator configures the order of locations (e.g., greenhouses) and the sections within them.

When it’s time for transplants, quality control and picking for orders, workers follow the flow to reduce or even eliminate backtracking. A simple feature that can boost efficiency in production.

Pick orders as a team

Order picks can be divvied up between multiple people who can then be assigned to specific locations for doing order picks.

This cuts down on pick times for growers whose greenhouses or outdoor lots are spread out over a large area.

When combined with Smart Flow this can be a huge time saver.

Update Picks & Ships Live

With Sembrent’s iPad version, picks and ships can be recorded in real time as long as there’s a connection wi-fi or a mobile carrier.

We know that signals can a bit slow in some locations away from the office.  That’s why we engineered Sembrent for iPad to pass off all the heavy processing to the server, making it (and you) fast and efficient.

Invoice Generation

Invoices are generated with the click of a button. Items with the same UPC code are aggregated on a single invoice line, making invoices easy to read on large orders (the packing list can be used for line-by-line details).

Push invoices to Quickbooks

For users with the Pro subscription, invoices can be created with a single click and the invoice will be pushed to Quickbooks.

Invoice generation and the push to Quickbooks can also be done as two separate operations in case you want to review the invoice before sending it to Quickbooks.

Auto-Archiving

Orders are archived automatically after an order is invoiced. Order archiving increases sales productivity by keeping the view of open orders uncluttered.

You have the option to archive an order immediately upon invoice creation or to have it automatically archived after business hours.

Database Encryption

Encryption At Rest uses AES 256-bit encryption to protect the entire database when it’s closed. Hackers who steal copies of it cannot access it in any way with the decryption password.

SSL Encryption

Data is protected in transit between the server and users using modern 256-bit encryption.

Multiple User Roles

Sembrent provides 5 levels of user permissions. In order of most to least privileges they are: 

  • Database Admin — Top level group for owners and high level managers. Users in this group can customize the way the software behaves.
  • Office Manager — The next level down, users in this group can do everything except configure software behavior of the software.
  • Production Manager — Users in this group can perform all production tasks including creating new products and inventory lots.
  • Sales — Users in this group can perform all sales related activities, but are restricted to only viewing most production related data.
  • Production Worker — Users assigned to this group can record production events and order fulfillment (picking & shipping) events.
Runs on Windows & Mac

Businesses with a mix of Windows and Mac computers will love the way Sembrent runs on both platforms.

Power users who like to use keyboard shortcuts to get the job done quickly will feel right at home using them on either platform.

Sembrent To Go for iPad

Ditch the paper and double data entry when working out in a greenhouse or in the field.

Sembrent To Go* lets you record production events and order fulfillment events in real time.

*requires Wi-Fi or mobile carrier signal

Global preferences

Database administrators can customize the following behaviors. 

  1. Phone number format
  2. Invoice rounding
  3. Number of days before ship date to pick product
  4. Number of days after lot closes before auto-archiving
  5. Option to auto-archive orders upon invoice creation or auto-archive later on a nightly schedule run by the server
User-specific preferences

Individual users can personalize the following behaviors:

  1. Tooltip display
  2. Landing layout when opening
New – 100% unlocked for total customization

A perpetual license unlocks all developer tools for customizing Sembrent in any way possible.

Customization is only limited by your imagination, what’s technically possible (a lot) and your budget. Possibilities include:

  1. Add a calendar view
  2. Monitor your greenhouses 
  3. Integrate with any software or system that has an API
  4. Publish current inventory to your website
  5. Take orders online
 
The possibilities are almost endless.
Error handling

Bugs due to programming errors will happen. It doesn’t matter what’s done to prevent them. And we try really hard to prevent them, but we’re realists. They’re going to happen no matter what.

That’s why we built a robust error checking and handling system that not only seeks out bugs and catches them, but also logs them and notifies our support team (Notifications are free for first 6 months after purchasing a license; conditions apply, licensees may opt out).

End to end encryption

You’ll have peace of mind knowing that your data is secure and cannot be deciphered by hackers as it travels back and forth between users and the hosting server. FileMaker Server, when hosted with an SSL certificate (most FileMaker Server cloud hosts include one as part of their service), uses state of the art encryption to secure your data from the server and back again when your users connect with FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Go.

 

Low code means rapid development

Sembrent is built on the FileMaker platform, which is recognized as a leader in low code development platforms.

So, why should you care? It means that customizations can be done much faster and at far less cost than systems built on other platforms. This 

Built for speed

We test performance. A lot. We do it because it’s important to you and that means it’s important to us.

Whenever we develop a feature or a user interface we make absolutely sure that it performs without lags that become annoying to users. When we find something that runs or loads too slow for our liking, we figure out what’s causing it and fix it, even if it means taking a different approach.

Built to latest standards and best practices

Tire and software patches have something in common. They fix the symptom by covering it, but the problem remains. That might work for tires but it’s not good for code.

When we’ve deployed a patch to fix something quickly we’ve always replaced it with permanent code that maintains the rock solid code foundation we’ll keep adding features to for years to come.

Unlike many other nursery management software systems out there, our isn’t built on a foundation of antiquated code that’s had patches on top of patches applied over the years, making it increasingly difficult to maintain and extend.

Preventing human error

Comprehensive validation testing of user input ensures that whatever a user tries to do is valid and can be done.

If it’s not, the action isn’t allowed to proceed and the user is notified of a problem they need to correct.

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Last updated on Nov. 17, 2022

Sembrent® End User License Agreement

IMPORTANT: Please read this End User License Agreement carefully before clicking the “I Agree” button, purchasing a license, downloading or using Sembrent. By clicking the “I Agree” button, downloading or using the Sembrent, you and your organization or business (Licensee), are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement.
 
This agreement (“EULA”) is a legal agreement between you (Licensee) as a licensed user and 3rd Rock Data, Inc. (3RD) and it governs your use of Sembrent (“Application”) made available to Licensee by 3RD.
 
If you, Licensee, do not agree to the terms of this Agreement, do not click on the “I Agree” button and do not download or use the Application.
 
The Application is licensed, not sold, to Licensee by 3RD for use strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

License

3RD grants Licensee a perpetual, world-wide, non-exclusive, non-assignable license to use all such work product for all uses contemplated under this Agreement.
 
You may install and host an unlimited number of copies of the Application on servers that are used exclusively by your organization.
 
3RD does not limit the number of users within your organization. You may allow an unlimited number users within your organization to use the hosted Application.
 
The number of users a Licensee may connect to the hosted Application is governed by a license of Claris FileMaker Server, which is sold separately. Licenses for FileMaker Server may be purchased through 3RD, a Claris Partner and authorized reseller of Claris products, or purchased directly from Claris International, Inc.
 
3RD grants Licensee full access to all the Application’s underlying programming code, database schema, scripts, custom functions, CSS themes, layouts, layout objects and all other areas of the Application needed for modifying the Application to suit the needs of the Licensee.
 
3RD assumes no responsibility or liability for any modifications made by any party other than 3RD.

Restrictions

Licensee agrees not to, and Licensee will not permit others to:
 
  • license, sell, rent, lease, assign, distribute, transmit, host, outsource, disclose or otherwise commercially exploit the Application or make the Application available to any third party.
  • remove, alter or obscure any Sembrent® brand graphics or proprietary notice (including any notice of copyright or trademark) of 3RD or its affiliates, partners, suppliers or the licensors of the Application.
 
Your obligations with respect to the above restrictions in this Agreement shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement, for any reason whatsoever.

Intellectual Property

The Application, including without limitation all copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights are, and shall remain, the sole and exclusive property of 3RD except where otherwise noted in this EULA.
 
All programming code, interface designs and algorithms created by 3RD shall remain the intellectual property of 3RD and are prohibited from being reused or distributed in any way outside of the Application. Reverse engineering of any part of the Application is prohibited for any purpose other than making modifications to or debugging the Application.

Term of License - Termination

This license is effective upon Licensee’s execution of this EULA and payment in full for the Application’s License, and shall remain in effect in perpetuity; provided, however, that none of the terms of this Agreement are violated by the Licensee. If any of the terms of this Agreement are violated by the Licensee, 3RD may terminate this EULA. In such event, Licensee must destroy all copies of the Application and immediately cease using it.

Limited Warranty

3RD warrants for a period of one hundred eighty days (180) days from your date of purchase that the Application as provided by 3RD will be free from material reproducible programming errors and defects in workmanship and materials, and will substantially conform to the features of the Application as shown on the Application’s website, www.sembrent.com, at the time of purchase. If material reproducible programming errors are discovered during the warranty period, and provided Licensee promptly notifies 3RD of such errors or defects with reasonable specificity, 3RD shall promptly remedy them at no additional expense to Licensee. This warranty to Licensee shall be null and void if Licensee is in default under this EULA or an applicable Work Order, or if the errors or defects arise from:(i) hardware failures, inadequate system infrastucture, system infrastructure defects or defects in Licensee’s operating system; (ii) modification of the Application by a party other than 3RD; (iii) modification of the operating systems or computer hardware upon which the Application is operated; or (iv) the misuse, errors, or negligence of Licensee or its employees or agents in operating the Application.

Limitation of Remedies

In no event shall 3RD be liable to Licensee for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, lost profits, loss of data, or business interruption arising out of or related to this EULA or the performance or breach thereof, or the use of, or inability to use, the Application, even if such losses are foreseeable or if 3RD has been advised of the possibility thereof. In particular, 3RD shall not be liable for the loss of information arising from the use of, or inability to use, the Application. 3RD’s liability to Licensee, if any, whether arising under contract or based upon a claim of strict liability, negligence or some other tort or statutory claim, shall in no event exceed the total of the payment made to 3RD for the license. The warranties and remedies set forth above are exclusive and in lieu of all others, oral or written, express or implied. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the limitations of warranties and remedies contained herein are a material basis for the license rights granted herein, and that 3RD would not offer such license rights without Licensee’s agreement to such limitations.
 
Furthermore, Licensee shall forever surrender all rights for holding 3RD liable if any edit is made to database structure, code, layout, layout object or any other part of the database that requires logging in with a user account that has Full Access privileges.