ESG and carbon reporting · September 2026 Edition
EcoOnline ESG vs Workiva
Three of twelve models named EcoOnline ESG first on the direct prompt; one named Workiva. EcoOnline ESG was named by nine of the twelve models and Workiva by twelve and EcoOnline ESG carries 12 labels and Workiva 35, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in fourteen categories this edition.
First-choice share8%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%29%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#8A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels1235A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, EcoOnline ESG reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sweep was named alongside these two in eleven of the twelve direct answers. Sweep vs EcoOnline ESG · Sweep vs Workiva · Greenly vs EcoOnline ESG
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the ESG and carbon reporting page.
By framing
How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
EcoOnline ESGFirst choices, of twelve modelsWorkiva
Direct312 against Workiva
Paraphrase00
Comparative06
Budget-constrained105 against Workiva
Scale-constrained012 against Workiva
Negative021 against Workiva
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.
Every model, every framing
The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where EcoOnline ESG and Workiva stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |
EcoOnline ESG Workiva first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, EcoOnline ESG on the left and Workiva on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where EcoOnline ESG and Workiva stood in it.
EcoOnline ESG first, Workiva not the choice
3 of 12 modelsWorkiva was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5EcoOnline ESG alternatives: Greenstone, Normative, Sphera, Sweep
Llama 4 MaverickEcoOnline ESG, Novisto, Sweep
MiniMax M2.5EcoOnline ESG, Sweep alternatives: Coolset, Normative, Novisto, Plan A
Workiva first, EcoOnline ESG not the choice
1 of 12 modelsEcoOnline ESG was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniWorkiva alternatives: IBM Envizi, Novisto, Sphera
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarNovisto alternatives: EcoOnline ESG, Greenly, Novata, Sweep
Mistral SmallSweep alternatives: Coolset, EcoOnline ESG
Kimi K2Novisto alternatives: Coolset, Sustain.Life, Sweep, Workiva
GLM 4.7 FlashXNovisto alternatives: EcoOnline ESG, Greenly, Sustain.Life, Sweep
Neither was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashGreenly, Sweep alternatives: Coolset, Novata
Grok 4.1 FastSweep alternatives: Coolset, Novisto
DeepSeek V4 FlashSweep alternatives: Coolset, Greenly, Plan A, Tanso
Qwen 3.7 FlashNovisto alternatives: Gravity, LogicGate, Sweep
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
EcoOnline ESG0%#– of 13Workiva0%#13 of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
EcoOnline ESG leads by four points.
EcoOnline ESG8%#6 of 15Workiva4%#8 of 15Enterprise
EcoOnline ESG is not named for this buyer.
Workiva38%#1 of 12EcoOnline ESG—not namedWhat the models said about EcoOnline ESG
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Sweep and EcoOnline appear to be the most consistently recommended options tailored to your size and needs” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Best budget pick: EcoOnline — identified by Capterra as the "best budget option"” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“EcoOnline ESG is highlighted as best for mid-market sustainability teams” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Workiva
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“| Workiva | $50K–$150K+ (likely overkill) | Skip unless you need integrated financial + ESG reporting |” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · hard negative
“Platforms like Workiva excel here because they allow you to import messy Excel sheets, clean the data within the software using "source codes," and publish to a final PDF, keeping an audit trail.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“If you're a mid-market B2B company and want one default pick: - Choose Workiva if ESG reporting is tightly connected to finance, board reporting, or audit/compliance.” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose Workiva if: You need to produce high-stakes regulatory filings (SEC/CSRD) and need rigorous control over who sees and edits data.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared
Sweep vs EcoOnline ESGSweep vs WorkivaGreenly vs EcoOnline ESGGreenly vs WorkivaNovisto vs EcoOnline ESGNovisto vs WorkivaPlan A vs EcoOnline ESGPlan A vs WorkivaCoolset vs EcoOnline ESGCoolset vs WorkivaEcoOnline ESG vs PersefoniPersefoni vs WorkivaAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full ESG and carbon reporting standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.