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# Best ESG Software for small businesses

## ESG Software

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### [HSI Donesafe](/ehs/donesafe-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.8/5
- Reviews: 96
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

HSI Donesafe is a cloud-based environmental, health, and safety (EHS) management software that helps organizations centralize compliance and reporting. The platform allows

[Read more](/ehs/donesafe-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Policy Management: 5/5
- Data Collection: 5/5
- Customizable Forms: 5/5
- Activity Dashboard: 5/5

[See all features](/ehs/donesafe-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: Custom
- Pricing available upon request

[See full pricing details](/ehs/donesafe-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [Lineos Disclosure Management](/audit/certent-disclosure-management-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.6/5
- Reviews: 25
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Lineos handles disclosure management for the reports that come around every cycle: recurring, multi-author documents and presentations that have to be right the first time. Collect

[Read more](/audit/certent-disclosure-management-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Audit Management: 5/5
- Audit Trail: 5/5
- Customizable Reports: 4.7/5
- Workflow Management: 4.7/5

[See all features](/audit/certent-disclosure-management-profile/#key-features)

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### [Optial SmartStart](/risk-management/optial-smartstart-profile/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 1
- Starting price: $5,000.00/year
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Optial SmartStart is a cloud-based governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solution. It serves businesses of all sizes in industries such as banking, insurance, manufacturing and

[Read more](/risk-management/optial-smartstart-profile/)

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### [Prodity](/product/501116-Prodity/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 32
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Prodity is an EHSQ and ESG  platform designed to integrate environmental, social, governance, quality, safety, and health management processes. It is used across industries such as

[Read more](/product/501116-Prodity/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Emergency Response Planning: 5/5
- Risk Alerts: 5/5
- Data Import/Export: 5/5
- Document Management: 5/5

[See all features](/product/501116-Prodity/#key-features)

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### [Futureproof](/emissions-management/futureproof-profile/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 21
- Starting price: $0.00
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Futureproof helps hundreds of businesses globally, of all sizes and industries, to manage, improve and publish their sustainability – from ESG reporting, carbon management,

[Read more](/emissions-management/futureproof-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Data Import/Export: 5/5
- Risk Management: 5/5
- Document Management: 5/5
- Workflow Automation: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Training Management: 4/5

[See all features](/emissions-management/futureproof-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: $0.00

[See full pricing details](/emissions-management/futureproof-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [ESGenius!](/esg/esgenius-profile/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 18
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

ESGenius! helps you manage your ESG Ratings, establish baselines, develop KPIs, track progress, and share pragmatic ESG ratings with stakeholders & investors. 

Its Ratings modules

[Read more](/esg/esgenius-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Data Collection: 5/5
- Benchmarking: 5/5
- Multi-Channel Data Collection: 5/5
- Compliance Tracking: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Risk Management: 4/5
- Supplier Management: 4/5

[See all features](/esg/esgenius-profile/#key-features)

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### [Hyperproof](/risk-management/hyperproof-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.8/5
- Reviews: 117
- Starting price: $12,000.00/year
- Best for: Value for money
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Hyperproof is an AI-powered governance, risk, and compliance platform designed to streamline GRC operations. It is used by organizations in industries such as healthcare,

[Read more](/risk-management/hyperproof-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Documentation Management: 5/5
- Activity Dashboard: 5/5
- Assessment Management: 5/5
- Alerts/Notifications: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- HIPAA Compliant: 1/5
- Customizable Reports: 4.0/5

[See all features](/risk-management/hyperproof-profile/#key-features)

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### [PEAK](/cafm/peak-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.7/5
- Reviews: 78
- Starting price: $995.00/month
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

PEAK, a superior building analytics SaaS platform by CIM, streamlines property portfolio management using data, smart automation, and machine learning. The platform elevates

[Read more](/cafm/peak-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Customizable Dashboard: 5/5
- Inspection Management: 5/5
- API: 5/5
- Status Tracking: 5/5

[See all features](/cafm/peak-profile/#key-features)

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### [Submit.com](/contest/submit-com-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.8/5
- Reviews: 56
- Starting price: €5,995.00/year
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Submit.com's Grant Management platform revolutionizes the entire grant lifecycle with its intuitive, cloud-based solution. Designed for maximum flexibility, it adapts seamlessly to

[Read more](/contest/submit-com-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- SSL Security: 5/5
- Workflow Management: 5/5
- Customizable Fields: 5/5
- Activity Dashboard: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Compliance Management: 3/5
- Reporting & Statistics: 3/5
- Financial Reporting: 4/5

[See all features](/contest/submit-com-profile/#key-features)

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### [Zei](/product/525320-Zei/)

- Overall rating: 4.7/5
- Reviews: 45
- Starting price: €1.00/year
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Zei is an all-in-one ESG management platform that helps organizations structure, manage, and improve their sustainability performance across environmental, social, and governance

[Read more](/product/525320-Zei/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA): 5/5
- Emission Calculations: 5/5
- Customizable Dashboard: 5/5
- AI Copilot: 5/5

[See all features](/product/525320-Zei/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### ESG Hub

- Price: €1.00/year

[See full pricing details](/product/525320-Zei/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [Novara Flex](/product/121855-NovaraFlex/)

- Overall rating: 4.8/5
- Reviews: 130
- Best for: Ease of use
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Novara Flex is cloud-based EHS (Environmental, Health & Safety) and operational risk management software for mid-market and SMB companies in regulated, hazardous industries, such

[Read more](/product/121855-NovaraFlex/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- SCORM Compliance: 5/5
- Social Learning: 5/5
- Mobile Learning: 5/5
- Mobile Access: 5/5

[See all features](/product/121855-NovaraFlex/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Pricing

- Price: Custom
- Pricing available upon request
- Pricing is based on number of users who will need access to the software. - with additional fess for

[See full pricing details](/product/121855-NovaraFlex/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [Essential ERM](/risk-management/essential-erm-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.7/5
- Reviews: 26
- Starting price: $299.00/month
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Essential ERM is enterprise risk management software designed to support risk assessment, compliance tracking, and strategic planning. It is used by organizations across industries

[Read more](/risk-management/essential-erm-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Incident Management: 5/5
- Risk Management: 5/5
- Operational Risk Management: 5/5
- Risk Analysis: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Mobile Access: 3/5

[See all features](/risk-management/essential-erm-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Starter

- Price: $299.00/month

##### Teams

- Price: Custom
- Pricing available upon request

##### Enterprise

- Price: Custom
- Pricing available upon request

[See full pricing details](/risk-management/essential-erm-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [Persefoni](/esg/persefoni-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.9/5
- Reviews: 9
- Starting price: $0.00
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Persefoni is a carbon accounting and sustainability management platform designed to transform complex data into audit-ready disclosures. It serves organizations of all sizes across

[Read more](/esg/persefoni-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Real-Time Reporting: 5/5
- Performance Metrics: 5/5
- Access Controls/Permissions: 5/5
- Activity Dashboard: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Emission Reduction Planning: 3/5

[See all features](/esg/persefoni-profile/#key-features)

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### [WatchWire](/cafm/watchwire-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.8/5
- Reviews: 16
- Starting price: $100.00
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Watchwire is a cloud-based sustainability and energy management solution designed to help the real estate industry manage utility consumption, budgeting, sustainability, and more.

[Read more](/cafm/watchwire-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Environmental Compliance: 5/5
- Greenhouse Gas Tracking: 5/5
- Historical Reporting: 5/5
- Billing & Invoicing: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Customizable Reports: 3/5
- Fixed Asset Management: 4/5

[See all features](/cafm/watchwire-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: $100.00

[See full pricing details](/cafm/watchwire-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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