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    EUDR due diligence vs carbon accounting · Guide revised September 2026

    Coolset vs Persefoni: Scope, limits and demo questions

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    Coolset and Persefoni: pricing, evaluation starting point, scope, what to verify and offline scope. Select a row label to show its full text.
    AttributeCoolsetPersefoni
    No amount on record; request quote
    Free plan; check limits
    ESG & Sustainability
    Validate user roles, sites and scale against your proposed deployment.
    Confirm hosting, support languages and contractual coverage for your region.
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    See the linked profile's unresolved questions
    Not yet classified

    Where the two scopes differ

    These two records answer different regulatory questions, and the first thing to settle is whether you are comparing like with like. The Coolset record covers only its EU Deforestation Regulation offering: structured requests to suppliers at several tiers for plot coordinates, harvest dates and legality documents, satellite screening, document checks and the filing of due diligence statements. The Persefoni record covers an organisational carbon inventory: Scope 1, 2 and 3 calculations, activity-data ingestion, reporting and plan-specific exports. A company that buys cocoa, soy or timber and a company that must report its greenhouse gas emissions may be the same company, but they are two workflows and, on these records, two separate purchases.

    Where they touch is in supplier data and in the audit trail. Both products ask suppliers for information. Coolset states that supplier access is free and unlimited and asks you to check how requests are tracked and what happens to non-responders. Persefoni separates responding to requests in its Pro plan from sending and responding in Advanced, and the supplier page keeps a coming-soon label. On record keeping, Coolset describes versioned statements with a five-year history linked to shipments, while Persefoni describes report attachments, activity tracking and locking, and review controls that official pages label inconsistently as live or forthcoming. A statement filed to an authority and a report prepared for assurance are not the same record.

    Entry terms and technology differ. Persefoni publishes a permanent free Pro plan, single-user at base, with an Advanced plan quoted on request. The Coolset record shows a standard and an SME option on its plans page, with the SME option stated as up to 20 direct in-scope suppliers, but no amount. Persefoni places APIs and its Integration Hub in Advanced, whereas Coolset states connection to an ERP by API, CSV or MCP without a full supported-system list. Both are web products, and neither record establishes an offline mode. The records also say that satellite accuracy for Coolset and anomaly flags for Persefoni are vendor statements to be tested.

    Coolset: status on record

    • Trial: No free trial established.
    • Offline: Not yet classified.
    • Pricing: No amount on record; request quote.
    • Profile record checked 2 October 2026.

    Persefoni: status on record

    • Trial: No free trial established.
    • Offline: Not yet classified.
    • Pricing: Free plan; check limits.
    • Profile record checked 3 October 2026.

    When each is the safer first demo

    Start with Coolset when

    Coolset is the safer first demo when a deadline for filing statements on regulated commodities is the problem. Bring a plot file with the awkward cases in it: points and polygons, swapped coordinates, overlaps. Ask which errors are blocked and which are only flagged, then ask for the imagery, dates and baseline behind one flagged and one cleared plot. The record says the reviewed articles describe the regulation's rules, not the product's own file formats.

    Start with Persefoni when

    Persefoni is the safer first demo when the need is a repeatable carbon inventory and one person can start in the free plan. Load a utility record and a supplier record, trace one result back to its input, factor and version, and ask which controls on the screen are live and which still carry a coming-soon label. Repeat the steps that need Advanced and label them as such.

    A two-week evaluation plan

    Ask Coolset

    • Ask for the plan, the commodities in scope, statement volumes and the integrations in the quote, and what applies above the stated cap of the SME option.
    • Ask for the technical documentation behind the ERP route, with a sample payload, and for the certificates behind the stated ISO 27001 and SOC 2 attestations.

    Ask Persefoni

    • Name the plan for each requirement and list the extra users, exports, connectors, onboarding and support that the free plan does not provide.
    • Ask for every capability marked coming soon to be shown live in your account, and for the date promised for any that is not.

    Week 1, intake. For Coolset, send a structured request to a test supplier chain, let the supplier upload plots and a legality document, and check how the tracking handles a supplier who answers late or never. For Persefoni, import a sample utility bill, test unit validation and duplicate detection, and correct an approved record to see the history it leaves. Neither record establishes a free trial in the usual sense; Persefoni offers a permanent free plan to use, and for Coolset a vendor-run environment would need to be agreed.

    Week 2, outputs. In Coolset, generate a statement, submit it to the authority's test route if one exists, inspect version, signature and reference number, and cause a rejection to see how it is handled. In Persefoni, produce the report or export you need from the quoted plan, attach evidence and ask who can change it once locked. Finish by listing what each product would still leave you to do outside it, such as the carbon work for the first and the deforestation work for the second.

    Worked evaluation scenarios

    These scenarios are hypothetical. They show how to turn the record facts into a demo test and what outcome would change a choice; they are not case studies or customer results.

    Hypothetical: a cocoa buyer who must also report emissions

    A chocolate manufacturer must file deforestation due diligence statements and also report its greenhouse gas emissions, and fears contacting suppliers twice. The Coolset record covers requests for plot coordinates, harvest dates and legality documents, with free supplier access. The Persefoni record covers emissions data requests, with responding to requests in Pro and sending them in Advanced, and a supplier page with a coming-soon label. Take ten suppliers and open the supplier-side view in each product: what must they provide, do they need an account, and would any have to answer twice? Ask Persefoni which supplier steps are live in your plan. If the burden doubles, decide whether to stagger the requests or accept it, because the records describe two separate workflows.

    Hypothetical: a messy plot file and a messy utility spreadsheet

    A timber importer holds 600 plots from suppliers in mixed formats, and 24 months of utility records from its sites. The Coolset record cites rules on decimal places and on polygons for larger plots and points for smaller ones, but states no file formats or validation rules for the product itself. The Persefoni record lists unit validation and duplicate detection as things to be shown, not as documented behaviour. Put deliberate faults in each file: swapped coordinates, an overlap, a missing unit, a duplicate row. Upload both and record which faults each product blocks, which it only flags, and how a user sees the rejected rows. If faults pass silently, the data quality work moves to your team.

    Hypothetical: a CSRD reporter with a biodiversity topic

    A company preparing its first sustainability statement finds biodiversity is material and wants the data collected in one place. A Coolset article on the European biodiversity standard (ESRS E4) says the platform helps structure biodiversity disclosures for CSRD, but the record notes that the main CSRD page does not name E4 and the article gives no datapoint detail. The Persefoni record describes a report builder and asks you to confirm the framework and permissions; it does not establish ESRS E4 coverage. Ask each vendor to open an E4 disclosure in a test account, list its datapoints, attach evidence and show who may lock it. If neither shows the topic in the account you would receive, plan to collect it outside the tool and ask for any promised release in writing.

    What the records do not establish

    Coolset

    • A price, or commodity-by-commodity scope.
    • Accepted file formats, overlap checks or validation rules for plots.
    • Offline or mobile field use.
    • That satellite screening or AI-assisted document checks meet a given accuracy, or that a filed statement is accepted by an authority.

    Persefoni

    • An Advanced subscription amount.
    • That coming-soon supplier, audit and reporting controls are live in your account.
    • Disconnected calculation or mobile capture.
    • Any deforestation, plot or commodity due diligence capability.

    Neither product

    • That one product can replace the other: the records describe separate regulatory workflows.
    • Implementation effort, support quality or cost for the same programme.

    Written from the profile records and the decision guide above, not from a hands-on test. Where a record is silent, the page says so instead of filling the gap.

    Evaluate Coolset

    • Identify the exact product, application and licence.
    • Review the profile's demonstration questions.
    • Run the same task and record unresolved questions.
    See Coolset profile

    Evaluate Persefoni

    • Identify the exact product, application and licence.
    • Review the profile's demonstration questions.
    • Run the same task and record unresolved questions.
    See Persefoni profile

    Coolset vs Persefoni | FAQ

    Which product is cheaper?
    Comparable total cost has not been established. Request the same applications, users, sites, configuration, migration, integrations and support period from both vendors. Published entry pricing is subject to the plan conditions shown in each profile.
    How should I compare offline capability?
    Use the exact proposed mobile application and plan. Download required data, disconnect, create a record with a photo, reconnect and inspect synchronization. Record which preparation and tasks require connectivity.
    How should I decide between these products?
    Set acceptance criteria for your actual workflow. Complete the same demo, record observed results separately from vendor statements and resolve remaining questions in a scoped pilot. The linked profiles show the sources and review status for each product.

    Vendor sources and next steps

    Coolset12 sources, profile checked 2 October 2026
    Persefoni12 sources, profile checked 3 October 2026
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