Arbor vs Supplier.io

Arbor is a paid carbon accounting platform available through web and API. It measures emissions for products, organizations, and company-owned assets. Product models can cover multiple components, with emissions broken down for parts such as handlebars and tires. The platform calculates product carbon footprints, supports Scope 3 measurement, and assesses fleets and buildings for Scope 1 and 2. Hotspot analysis points to contributors across materials, transport, and manufacturing. Users can compare materials and design choices before production, including through prototyping and versioning. Reports cover product carbon footprint, avoided emissions, Scope 1 and 2, and combined Scope 1, 2, and 3. Arbor says it combines customer data with secondary sources such as LCA databases, trade flows, energy grids, transport routes, and regional material data. It lists Shopify, PLM, ERP, and procurement integrations. Unlimited costs $1,250 a year, billed per month and billed yearly, with three seats.

Supplier.io is web-based supplier intelligence software for finding suppliers and measuring sourcing with small, diverse, and sustainable businesses. Atlas resolves vendor records to verified legal entities, identifies duplicates, and enriches supplier profiles. Supplier Explorer provides advanced search across a continuously updated database of more than 20 million suppliers and 820 million insights, with Trust IQ and Market Analyzer. Profiles may include certifications, sustainability ratings, greenhouse-gas metrics, and affidavits from self-certified suppliers. Spend Analytics and Reporting tracks qualifying spend to business-unit level and supports dashboards and reports. Carbon Analytics covers Scope 3 and other indirect emissions monitoring. Economic Impact Analysis translates spend into job, income, and tax contributions using a peer-reviewed economic input-output model. A Tier 2 reporting program includes platform, data, training, and support for global programs. The service works with S2P, analytics, risk, ERP, and AI systems. Security details include AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.2 or later in transit, multifactor authentication, access logging, 24/7 monitoring, and annual SOC 2 Type II certification. Pricing is by request, with no free plan.