# Sphera alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 234 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Sphera holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/sphera/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Greenly: 64
- Workiva: 27
- Watershed: 14
- Persefoni: 11
- Coolset: 6
- Sweep: 6

## ESG and carbon reporting

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Sphera.

- Greenly: first choice in 43 of those 83
- Sustain.Life: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Persefoni: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Normative: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Novata: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Aclymate: first choice in 2 of those 83
- CarbonAnalytics: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Coolset: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Sphera (Sphera is #12 of 13 at 0%).

- Greenly: first choice in 21 of those 78
- Workiva: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Sweep: first choice in 6 of those 78
- Coolset: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Persefoni: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Aclymate: first choice in 2 of those 78
- ExecutESG: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Novisto: first choice in 2 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Sphera (Sphera is #8 of 11 at 0%).

- Workiva: first choice in 20 of those 73
- Watershed: first choice in 14 of those 73
- IBM Envizi: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Persefoni: first choice in 3 of those 73
- CarbonTool: first choice in 2 of those 73
- APLANET: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Cority: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Intelex: first choice in 1 of those 73

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