GrainODM
GrainODM is an AI grain quality control system combining a sealed imaging unit with on-device software. It grades impurities, broken kernels and foreign material in about three seconds instead of thirty minutes of manual Besatz testing.
What is GrainODM?
GrainODM is an AI grain quality control system built by JSC EasyODM, a Lithuanian company. ODM stands for Optical Defect Manager, and the product runs on the EasyODM.tech machine vision software developed by its parent company. What is sold is not a subscription but a package: a sealed imaging unit with embedded computing, crop-specific software, installation, technical support, operator training and updates.
The system addresses the physical side of grain quality, the EN 15587 Besatz assessment. An operator inserts a weighed 50 to 100 gram sample; the cabinet photographs every kernel and the AI classifies each object in roughly three seconds, against about thirty minutes for manual inspection. Results are grouped into five families: sound grain reported as a purity percentage, grain admixtures from other cereals, broken and defective kernels, impurities and foreign material, and harmful or disease fractions such as ergot, sclerotia and Fusarium. More than twenty classes are recognised per crop, and the vendor publishes the full list of detected labels. Wheat, barley, oats, rapeseed and hemp are supported today, with soybeans, corn, chickpeas, quinoa, beans, sesame, canola and flax described as expanding; other crops are added on request.
Two design choices stand out. First, everything runs on the device: the AI executes locally in the base unit, with no cloud and no upload, so grain data stays on site. Second, every result keeps an auditable image with the model overlay, which turns a grading decision into evidence rather than an opinion.
The vendor supports its accuracy claim with a blind study against five expert technicians, reporting agreement with at least one expert on 96.2% of samples across more than 600 production tests over four months. Named users include Sekargas Hamilton, a GAFTA-approved port inspection company in Klaipėda, hemp producer Allive, oat processor Grainmore and Linas Agro Group. The system received the AI Innovation of the Year 2025 award from AI Lithuania. Operators are trained in under two hours, and an integrated module lets customers retrain models on their own samples. Pricing is never published: access runs through a demonstration and an individual quote.
What it does
- Grade grain impurities and defects in about three seconds per sample
- Classify every object in the sample individually, with no estimation
- Detect ergot, sclerotia, Fusarium, insect damage, sprouting and shrivelling
- Produce traceable digital reports with image evidence and an AI overlay
- Export results to PDF or Excel and feed them into LIMS or ERP systems
- Retrain the detection models on your own grain samples
- Run the entire analysis locally, with no cloud upload
When to use GrainODM / When not to
A quick filter to help you decide if GrainODM is the right fit.
When to use GrainODM
- Grain laboratories that need faster, standardised impurity testing without hiring more senior technicians
- Mills and processors checking incoming raw material quality batch after batch
- Elevators, silos and port terminals grading high volumes at intake and outload
- Traders and export terminals that need objective, contract-proof evidence when a load is challenged
- Seed companies, cooperatives, certification bodies and research institutes analysing grain purity
When not to use GrainODM
- Teams that need grain chemistry - protein, moisture or oil - which calls for a NIR analyser instead
- Operations working with crops outside wheat, barley, oats, rapeseed and hemp, which are added only on request
- Buyers looking for a self-service software subscription: this is an on-site hardware and software installation
- Developers wanting an API or a mobile app, neither of which the vendor publishes
- Small facilities that cannot justify a quoted capital purchase with no public price and no free trial
How to use GrainODM
A typical end-to-end flow, from setup to results.
- Book a demonstration or a free online consultation with the vendor's business development contact
- Agree the crops, volumes and defect categories to be graded, then obtain an individual quote
- Have the unit installed and configured on site by the GrainODM team
- Complete operator training and calibration, typically in under two hours
- Weigh a 50 to 100 gram grain sample and insert it into the sealed cabinet
- Let the system capture high-resolution images of every kernel
- Wait roughly three seconds while the AI classifies impurities, foreign material and defects
- Review the digital report, the stored images and the AI model overlay
- Export the report to PDF or Excel, or pass it to a LIMS or ERP system
- Use the built-in training module to retrain models on your own samples as needs evolve
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Cuts a thirty-minute manual test to about three seconds, roughly 600 times faster
- Removes operator-to-operator variance and delivers repeatable, objective grading
- Accuracy backed by a blind study: 96.2% agreement, more than 600 tests over four months
- Every result keeps an auditable image, which helps settle buyer and seller disputes
- No analysis data leaves the site, so data ownership stays with the operator
- Operators are productive in under two hours, with no specialist required
- Models can be retrained and defect categories customised by the customer
Cons
- No public pricing anywhere, so budgeting is impossible before requesting a quote
- Neither a free trial nor a free plan is advertised
- Only five crops are supported today; anything else is added on request
- Measures physical composition only, so a NIR analyser is still needed for protein and moisture
- No API, no public technical documentation and no mobile application
- Integrations are described only as LIMS and ERP, with no named third-party product
- No DPA, no subprocessor list and no independent security certification such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001
Pricing & Plans
GrainODM publishes no pricing. There is no free plan and no free trial, and the site carries no pricing page at all. Obtaining a figure runs through a demonstration followed by an individual quote, the terms noting that prices, specifications and availability may change without notice. The offer is a purchase of hardware and software together with installation, support, training and updates, rather than a subscription. The site's ROI calculator works in euros and estimates annual savings from sample volume, manual test duration and hourly wage - its default scenario shows 36,960 EUR saved per year and a 93% cost reduction - but that is a configurable savings estimate, not a product price.
Data, GDPR & hosting
A consolidated view of how GrainODM handles your data.
GDPR overview
GDPR implementation is concrete and documented. The privacy policy, dated 21 October 2025, names JSC EasyODM (company code 306407301, Vilnius) as data controller and sets out the Article 6 legal bases: consent for analytics and marketing, contract performance for sales and support, legitimate interest for product improvement and security. Seven data subject rights are listed - access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection and withdrawal of consent - exercised through hello@grainodm.com. Transfers outside the EEA are covered by Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions, and the Lithuanian State Data Protection Inspectorate is named as supervisory authority. The product FAQ claims GDPR compliance for the on-premise deployment. No DPA and no formal subprocessor list are published.
Who owns the data?
The terms draw a clear line. Grain analysis data belongs to the customer and never leaves the customer's premises: GrainODM runs on edge computing, and JSC EasyODM states it does not collect, store or have access to any analysis data. Website and sales data are a different matter. There, JSC EasyODM is the declared data controller for personal information gathered through GrainODM.com, including contact details, enquiry content and technical requirements, and that data is shared with hosting and email providers, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, LinkedIn and Google Ads. Ownership of product data therefore stays with the operator, while personal data is controlled by the vendor.
Reuse rights
Because grain analysis data never reaches the vendor, the customer reuses it freely: reports export to PDF and Excel, feed LIMS or ERP systems, and can be kept as audit evidence without asking anyone's permission. The built-in training module goes further, letting the operator retrain detection models on their own samples. Website content is the opposite case: the terms grant only a temporary licence to download one copy of GrainODM.com material for personal, non-commercial viewing. Modifying, copying, displaying publicly or reverse engineering it is prohibited, and the GrainODM name and related trademarks remain the property of JSC EasyODM.
Data retention & training
Hosting summary
Two different hosting situations apply. Grain analysis data is not hosted by the vendor at all: GrainODM runs on edge computing, the AI executes locally in the base unit, and JSC EasyODM states it does not collect, store or have access to that data. There is therefore no vendor hosting country or region to declare for product data, which stays wherever the customer's equipment sits. Website and enquiry data is separate. GrainODM.com runs on Hostinger infrastructure, with the domain resolving to an IP address geolocated in Frankfurt, Germany. The privacy policy acknowledges that some service providers may sit outside the European Economic Area and states that such transfers are covered by Standard Contractual Clauses or European Commission adequacy decisions. The data controller, JSC EasyODM, is established in Vilnius, Lithuania, placing the website's personal data under Lithuanian jurisdiction and the supervision of the Lithuanian State Data Protection Inspectorate. No specific hosting country is named in the policy itself.
Things to keep in mind
Risks and trade-offs to weigh before adopting GrainODM.
- Every performance figure comes from the vendor, including the study it describes as independent
- The ROI calculator is configurable: its 36,960 EUR default is an illustration, not a quotation
- The five-year savings projection assumes wages rise 9% every year, which may not hold
- Automated grading can erode operators' own inspection skill if manual checks stop entirely
- The promise that no data is collected covers grain analysis data, not the website, where Google and Microsoft trackers are active
- No independent security certification, DPA or subprocessor list backs the compliance claims
- Adding an unsupported crop is announced in weeks, but no contractual timeline is given
Setup & Integrations
Technical difficulty
Low for the operator, moderate for the organisation. Installation and configuration are performed by the vendor as part of the offer, and staff are described as ready to work in under two hours once setup and calibration are complete, with no specialist skills required. The real effort is physical rather than technical: this is an appliance to install on site, not software to deploy. Connecting reports to a LIMS or ERP system is possible but not publicly documented, so integration work should be scoped with the vendor during the quotation stage.
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Frequently asked questions
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Should you pick GrainODM?
GrainODM is a narrow tool that does one job thoroughly. It automates the EN 15587 Besatz assessment, the physical and visual side of grain grading, and leaves chemistry to the NIR analysers it explicitly positions itself alongside rather than against. Buyers who understand that boundary will judge it fairly; buyers expecting a single instrument for protein, moisture and purity will not.
What sets the product apart is the quality of its public evidence. A young vendor rarely publishes a blind study against five expert technicians with a stated agreement rate, more than 600 production tests, named reference customers and an industry award. The architecture is equally clear: the AI runs in the base unit, no analysis data reaches the vendor, and every result keeps an auditable image. For laboratories and port terminals whose grading decisions end up in commercial disputes, that image trail may matter more than the speed.
The gaps are just as visible. There is no published price anywhere, no free trial, no API, no named integration beyond a generic mention of LIMS and ERP, and no DPA, subprocessor list or independent security certification. Crop coverage stops at five species, with everything else on request. The performance figures - 600 times faster, 96.2% agreement, 80% lower labour costs, 93% cost reduction - are all vendor-published, including the study described as independent, and the ROI calculator is a configurable model rather than a quotation.
GrainODM suits organisations with real intake volume: laboratories, mills, elevators, traders and certification bodies handling enough samples for a capital purchase to pay back. Smaller operations, or anyone needing a budget figure before a sales conversation, will find the absence of public pricing the first obstacle.
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