Workiva Alternatives
5 of 15 products that share a software category or a capability term with Workiva, matched on what their records document.
Alternative products to investigate
Among the products whose records share the most documented attributes with Workiva: Diligent ESG, Microsoft Sustainability Manager, Normative, Novisto and Sphera (alphabetical, not a ranking).
Workiva record checked 14 October 2026. Sources and limitations in the Workiva profile · How candidates are matched · Already using Workiva? What to check before switching
Workiva's own record: categories, offline status, pricing and trial
Software categories: ESG & Sustainability Reporting. Offline filter: Not yet classified. Pricing: Workiva has no verified published paid amount recorded (model: “Scoped proposal; unlimited seats”). Pricing sources checked 14 October 2026: selected sources reviewed. Trial: trial status not established.
- Diligent ESG
Shares: ESG & Sustainability Reporting, ESG Reporting and Carbon Accounting
Why listed, where it differs, against Workiva
Why listed: Categories shared with Workiva: ESG & Sustainability Reporting. Tags shared with Workiva: ESG Reporting and Carbon Accounting. Pricing: Diligent ESG and Workiva have no verified published paid amount recorded.
Where it differs: Conditional in Diligent ESG's record (2 of 4 capabilities): “Licensed factor portability” and “Licensed Activity Data and Reports APIs”.
Against Workiva: Documented, sharing no word with any capability, category or tag in the other record: Diligent ESG, “Greenhouse gas calculations” and “Validation and traceability”; Workiva, “Approval and return”. Access, security and record controls: Diligent ESG, “Security and hosting evidence” (conditional).
- Microsoft Sustainability Manager
Shares: ESG & Sustainability Reporting, ESG Reporting and Carbon Accounting
Why listed, where it differs, against Workiva
Why listed: Categories shared with Workiva: ESG & Sustainability Reporting. Tags shared with Workiva: ESG Reporting and Carbon Accounting.
Where it differs: Pricing: Microsoft Sustainability Manager publishes US$4,000 per tenant/month (Essentials) (check product, module and purchase scope); Workiva has no verified published paid amount recorded. Trial: Microsoft Sustainability Manager, free trial documented; Workiva, trial status not established. Conditional in Microsoft Sustainability Manager's record (2 of 9 capabilities): “Scope 3 plan boundary” and “Reporting period controls”.
Against Workiva: Documented, sharing no word with any capability, category or tag in the other record: Microsoft Sustainability Manager, “Calculation configuration” and “Calculation models and Power Fx” (2 of 4); Workiva, “Metric collection” and “Collection status and reminders”. Access, security and record controls: Microsoft Sustainability Manager, “Import permissions” (conditional) and “Dataverse role-based access” (conditional).
- Normative
Shares: ESG & Sustainability Reporting, ESG Reporting and Carbon Accounting
Why listed, where it differs, against Workiva
Why listed: Categories shared with Workiva: ESG & Sustainability Reporting. Tags shared with Workiva: ESG Reporting and Carbon Accounting. Pricing: Normative and Workiva have no verified published paid amount recorded.
Where it differs: Conditional in Normative's record (2 of 5 capabilities): “Product footprints” and “ESG disclosure collection”.
Against Workiva: Documented, sharing no word with any capability, category or tag in the other record: Normative, “Hybrid emissions-calculation methodology” and “Reduction targets and scenario analysis”; Workiva, “Approval and return”. Access, security and record controls: Normative, “Tasks, permissions and audit history” (conditional).
- Novisto
Shares: ESG & Sustainability Reporting, ESG Reporting and Carbon Accounting
Why listed, where it differs, against Workiva
Why listed: Categories shared with Workiva: ESG & Sustainability Reporting. Tags shared with Workiva: ESG Reporting and Carbon Accounting. Pricing: Novisto and Workiva have no verified published paid amount recorded.
Where it differs: Conditional in Novisto's record (2 of 7 capabilities): “Carbon calculation scope” and “APIs and data ingestion”.
Against Workiva: Documented, sharing no word with any capability, category or tag in the other record: Novisto, “Review gates” and “Disclosure preparation”; Workiva, “Approval and return” and “Collection status and reminders”. Access, security and record controls: Novisto, “Security and access controls” (conditional).
- Sphera
Shares: ESG & Sustainability Reporting, ESG Reporting, Carbon Accounting and Data Collection
Why listed, where it differs, against Workiva
Why listed: Categories shared with Workiva: ESG & Sustainability Reporting. Tags shared with Workiva: ESG Reporting, Carbon Accounting and Data Collection. Pricing: Sphera and Workiva have no verified published paid amount recorded.
Where it differs: Offline filter: Sphera, documented offline workflow; Workiva, not yet classified. Software categories assigned to Sphera only: EHS Management, Incident Management and Environmental Management. Conditional in Sphera's record: “Environmental, corporate carbon and product LCA scopes”.
Against Workiva: Documented, sharing no word with any capability, category or tag in the other record: Sphera, “Incident intake” and “Corrective action follow-up” (2 of 6); Workiva, “Approval and return”.
Continue the alternatives research
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Already using Workiva? What its record leaves open
Limitations the Workiva profile records:
- No verified public subscription amount
- Offline workflow not established
- Cross-workspace use needs role and Wdata scoping
Available only under stated conditions or not documented (checked 14 October 2026): Evidence requirements; Cross-workspace sharing; Carbon management; Sustainability API; Periodic and dimensional metric values; Framework-content alignment; Controlled metric restatements. Check each against the contract you hold.
Listed candidates that document a capability with a related name (confirm the scope in a demo):
- “Carbon management”: Normative's “Corporate carbon inventory”.
Workiva evaluation checks, for every candidate
- Workspace and application scope: Ask the vendor to list in the proposal which workspaces, applications and roles your programme needs, and whether Sustainability Program, Data Collection, Factbook, Wdata and Workiva Carbon are each included. The pricing page and solution pages do not make the platform an all-inclusive licence. Keep the written scope alongside your demonstration notes. Source
- Metric design: periods and dimensions: A metric can hold annual or multiple values by period and by dimensions such as location or demographic. Model three or four of your real metrics, including one with site-level breakdown, and ask about limits and source-file design. Retain the metric definitions you agreed, since they are hard to restructure once contributors start. Source
- Evidence requirements and approval steps: Metric configuration can require notes or attachments, and any approver in a shared step can complete it; successive approvals need separate steps. Configure one metric with mandatory evidence and a two-stage approval, then try to bypass each stage. Keep the task history for the approver who returned a value. Source
- Contributor coverage and reminders: Task views show states from not sent to complete, with due dates and manual reminders, but assignments are for workspace members rather than an open supplier portal. List who will supply data and whether they would hold workspace seats. Test a reminder cycle with a contributor who has not responded. Source
- Restatement and refresh into disclosures: The restatement article describes recording revised values, variance, notes and attachments while keeping the disclosed value, with Factbook updating on refresh; it says the capability may need requesting from the CSM. Correct a prior-year value in the pilot and follow it through to the disclosure. Retain the variance record and the refreshed output. Source
- Framework versions and downstream access: Metrics can be aligned to disclosures in Sustainability Explorer; ask which frameworks and versions are enabled and how archived references display. Separately, query-based sharing needs Wdata and suitable roles in the receiving workspace, and the API uses OAuth scopes per operation. Confirm entitlement and implementation effort for any of these you intend to use. Source
Conditions and sources in the Workiva profile · Recorded commercial terms
Workiva alternatives — frequently asked questions
Which Workiva alternatives have published amounts?
Published amounts (see each profile's product, module and purchase scope): Microsoft Sustainability Manager. No verified published paid amount recorded: Diligent ESG, Normative, Novisto and Sphera. Workiva has no verified published paid amount recorded.
Which Workiva alternatives have a documented offline workflow?
Documented offline workflow: Sphera. Not yet classified: Diligent ESG, Microsoft Sustainability Manager, Normative and Novisto. Offline filter: Workiva, not yet classified.
Which Workiva alternatives document a free trial?
Free trial documented: Microsoft Sustainability Manager. Trial status not established: Diligent ESG, Normative, Novisto and Sphera. Trial: Workiva, trial status not established.