Greenstone vs Sweep
ESG & sustainability head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Quote-based | Annual subscription, quote-based |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | Mid-market, Enterprise | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | None listed | None listed |
| Vendor | Greenstone (Cority) | Sweep |
Our take
Where Greenstone leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 4 of the 31 capabilities where they differ (led by water, waste & energy tracking and utility bill / meter data processing).
Where Sweep leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 27 of the 31 capabilities where they differ (led by ghg protocol-aligned methodology and calculation audit trail).
Where they differ
The 31 capabilities (of 59 in the ESG & sustainability taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| GHG Protocol-aligned methodologyCarbon & GHG Accounting | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| Calculation audit trailCarbon & GHG Accounting | Not evidenced | Core strength Immutable audit trails and version history |
| Financed / portfolio emissionsCarbon & GHG Accounting | Not evidenced | Core strength Financed-emissions footprints |
| Water, waste & energy trackingCarbon & GHG Accounting | Core strength Breakdown by energy, transport, waste, water, supply chain | Not evidenced |
| Product carbon footprint (PCF)Product Carbon Footprint & LCA | Not evidenced | Core strength Corporate, product-level and financed-emissions footprints |
| CSRD/ESRS reportingRegulatory Disclosure & Reporting | Not evidenced | Core strength CSRD, ISSB, GRI, CDP, SASB, TCFD reporting |
| US climate disclosure (SEC / SB 253 / SB 261)Regulatory Disclosure & Reporting | Not evidenced | Core strength California SB 253/SB 261 |
| Assurance / audit-readiness supportRegulatory Disclosure & Reporting | Not evidenced | Core strength Limited and reasonable assurance readiness |
| SBTi target setting & validationDecarbonization & Target Management | Not evidenced | Core strength SBTi-aligned initiative template library |
| Reduction scenario / what-if modellingDecarbonization & Target Management | Not evidenced | Core strength AI-powered multi-year scenario modelling |
| Marginal abatement cost (MAC) curveDecarbonization & Target Management | Not evidenced | Core strength MAC curve ranking of initiatives |
| Decarbonization action plansDecarbonization & Target Management | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| Target progress tracking dashboardsDecarbonization & Target Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Absolute and intensity targets across scopes/entities |
| CapEx/OpEx budget integrationDecarbonization & Target Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Year-by-year CapEx/OpEx assessment |
| API-based data integrationData Collection & Integration | Not evidenced | Core strength Connectors plus API and invoice imports |
| Conversational AI assistantAI & Automation | Not evidenced | Core strength Conversational dashboard/data-transformation-rule building |
| AI-assisted data & emission-factor mappingAI & Automation | Not evidenced | Core strength AI-assisted data mapping and emission-factor recommendation |
| AI-generated disclosure draftingAI & Automation | Not evidenced | Core strength AI agent drafts disclosure narratives and regulatory responses |
| AI regulatory guidanceAI & Automation | Not evidenced | Core strength AI agent validates data and recommends emission factors |
| Supplier ESG/emissions scorecardingSupplier & Value Chain Engagement | Partial Scoring focused on investor portfolio companies, not suppliers | Core strength Benchmarking emissions, data quality, climate commitments |
| Pre-populated supplier emissions databaseSupplier & Value Chain Engagement | Not evidenced | Supported Direct imports from CDP Supply Chain, EcoVadis, S&P, SBTi |
| Self-serve supplier portalSupplier & Value Chain Engagement | Partial Guided data-collection wizards for suppliers/portfolio companies | Core strength Free supplier accounts with individual dashboards |
| Automated data ingestionData Collection & Integration | Not evidenced | Supported Connectors to procurement systems, ERPs, invoice imports |
| Utility bill / meter data processingData Collection & Integration | Supported Consumption/activity tracking by site, fuel type and utility | Not evidenced |
| Automated data quality checksData Collection & Integration | Supported Data-coverage tracking flags gaps in reporting periods | Not evidenced |
| Open API / extensibilityPlatform & Enterprise Governance | Not evidenced | Supported Connectors to procurement systems, ERPs, invoice imports |
| Activity-based and spend-based calculationCarbon & GHG Accounting | Partial Activity/consumption-based; no spend-based method documented | Not evidenced |
| Multi-entity / multi-geography consolidationCarbon & GHG Accounting | Supported By site, fuel, utility, plus fund/portfolio-company rollup | Core strength Multi-entity, multi-region, multi-currency consolidation |
| TCFD/ISSB-aligned reportingRegulatory Disclosure & Reporting | Supported | Core strength |
| Role-based access & approval workflowsPlatform & Enterprise Governance | Supported Role-based navigation across CorityOne modules | Core strength Democratizes insights across finance, procurement, ops |
| Custom report builderPlatform & Enterprise Governance | Supported Configurable dashboards; tabular views with filtering/sorting | Core strength Flexible dashboards and scenario modelling |
Both grade identically on the other 28 capabilities — see each product's full profile: Greenstone, Sweep.
Greenstone vs Sweep — FAQs
Is Greenstone or Sweep better for ERP integration?
They state different ERP coverage: Greenstone lists no ERP integrations publicly; Sweep lists no ERP integrations publicly.
Which is cheaper, Greenstone or Sweep?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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