Normative vs Persefoni
Normative
normative.io
Persefoni
persefoni.comSide by side
| Figure | Normative | Persefoni |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · Environmental, Energy & Sustainability Software | 6.9 (#7) | 7.4 (#5) |
| Spec score · Carbon Accounting Software | 6.8 (#24) | 7.4 (#20) |
| Emissions coverage | The platform calculates, reports, and supports reduction of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. | Pro and Advanced cover Scope 1, Scope 2, and all 15 Scope 3 categories. |
| Founded | 2014 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden | Mesa, Arizona, United States |
| Intended users | The site presents Normative for companies across sectors including finance, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, technology, and consultancies. | Pro is aimed at companies with low to medium operational complexity, while Advanced is aimed at sustainability ambitious or enterprise scale companies. |
| Reporting | The reporting suite supports SECR and CSRD, and the platform also offers a general audit export with calculation inputs and sources. | The Sustainability Report Builder offers guided workflows for disclosures using qualitative responses and emissions data for frameworks including CSRD, ISSB, and CDP. |
| Security | The platform lists user permissions, multi-factor authentication, event history, and SAML single sign-on. | Persefoni lists SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and ISO 27017 compliance for both plans. |
| Support | Normative says every account includes a named GHG Protocol-certified Climate Strategy Advisor, and its pricing page lists in-app and email support. | All users can access the Help Center, guides, and tutorials; personalized Concierge Support is a paid upgrade. |
Plans
In their own words
Persefoni
Persefoni provides software for organizations to measure and report carbon footprints, work on decarbonization, and manage sustainability disclosures. Its Pro and Advanced plans cover Scope 1, Scope 2, and all 15 Scope 3 categories. The Sustainability Report Builder guides disclosure work using qualitative responses and emissions data for frameworks including CSRD, ISSB, and CDP. Persefoni Copilot offers in-app carbon accounting support, while PersefoniAI can detect data anomalies; natural-language emission factor mapping is listed as coming soon. Integrations include Amazon Web Services, Concur, Expensify, Google Sheets, Navan, and utility providers. Advanced includes APIs and an Integration Hub for data ingestion. Persefoni describes the service as multi-tenant SaaS hosted on AWS, with encryption at rest using AES 256 and in transit using TLS 1.2 or above. The free Pro plan is limited to one user and excludes detailed GHG Metrics Reports. Advanced allows unlimited users, with pricing available by demo request. Personalized Concierge Support is a paid upgrade; all users can access the Help Center, guides, and tutorials.