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Glass-membrane ion-selective electrodes represent the most common measurement means to determine the pH of an aquatic media. Automated engagement of such electrodes with naturally moist soil samples allows implementation of on-the-go mapping of soil pH. However, some early adopters of this technology reported heavy electrode abuse and occasional breakage in soils with course texture and/or hard impurities. Antimony electrodes provide an alternative suitable for on-the-go mapping of soil pH. This paper illustrates the results of laboratory and field experiments comparing soil pH measurements obtained using glass-based and antimony-based ion-selective electrodes. It was concluded that measurements produced using an antimony electrode were of similar quality to the measurements done with a conventional glass electrode. However, the ability to withstand abrasion was much higher when soil was engaged with an antimony electrode than with a glass membrane.