Workiva
by Workiva Inc. · ESG & Sustainability
Cloud platform for SEC filings, ESG/CSRD sustainability reporting, and internal audit & risk (GRC).
Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.
- Works with
NetSuite
SAP S/4HANA
Oracle
Sage Intacct
Workday- Deployment
- Cloud
- Company size
- Mid-market, Enterprise
- Pricing
- Annual subscription, quote-based by solution and users
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- Ames, Iowa, United States
Overview
Workiva (originally WebFilings) is a cloud-based reporting, compliance and ESG platform founded in 2008 in Ames, Iowa. The company was renamed Workiva in 2014 and trades on the NYSE under the ticker WK. The platform is used by more than 6,700 customers, including over 85% of the Fortune 1000, to prepare SEC filings, sustainability disclosures, and audit and risk reports from a single connected data environment.
Workiva's core proposition is "assured integrated reporting": linking financial, audit/risk and sustainability data so a change to a source number updates every report, presentation or filing that references it. It supports more than 350 SEC form types (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 20-F, 40-F, proxy statements) with built-in iXBRL/XBRL tagging and direct EDGAR Next filing, internal audit and SOX/controls management, enterprise risk management, and CSRD/ESRS/ISSB-aligned sustainability and carbon reporting.
The platform connects to source ERP, EPM and finance systems through more than 70 prebuilt connectors -- including NetSuite, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle E-Business Suite, Sage Intacct and Workday -- plus open APIs, spreadsheet/CSV uploads, and an admin/IAM/platform API set. Workiva layers governed AI (Workiva AI, Workiva MCP) on top of this data for drafting, peer benchmarking, outlier detection and predictive XBRL tagging within audit-controlled workflows.
Screenshots & demo
Demo video from the vendor's YouTube channel.
Modules & capabilities
Workiva covers 27 of 59 capabilities we track in this category
46%- Scope 1 & 2 GHG accountingCarbon accounting covering Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissionsCore strength
- Scope 3 value-chain accountingCore strength
- Emission factor libraryNot evidenced
- GHG Protocol-aligned methodologyNot evidenced
- Activity-based and spend-based calculationNot evidenced
- Multi-entity / multi-geography consolidationMulti-entity and global statutory reportingSupported
- Calculation audit trailDrag-and-drop SQL builder, single source of truth linkingCore strength
- Financed / portfolio emissionsNot evidenced
- Water, waste & energy trackingNot evidenced
“Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
Common use cases
- Preparing and filing SEC forms (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements) with built-in XBRL/iXBRL tagging
- Managing CSRD/ESRS sustainability disclosure reporting for EU-regulated multinationals
- Centralizing SOX compliance, internal controls testing and audit fieldwork across global teams
- Running enterprise risk management programs with risk scoring, assessments and audit trails
- Producing board reports and FP&A management reporting, including budget books and CFO decks
- Managing carbon accounting (Scope 1, 2 and 3) and climate disclosures under SEC and California climate rules
- Supporting IPO registration statements (S-1) and other capital markets transaction filings
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Single platform unifying financial (SEC/XBRL) reporting, audit/risk (GRC) and sustainability/ESG reporting on shared, linked data
- States the first iXBRL filing ever submitted to the SEC's EDGAR system was filed through its platform
- 70+ prebuilt connectors (Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, BlackLine, SAP S/4HANA, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, and more) plus open APIs
- Unlimited-seat pricing model across offerings rather than per-user licensing
- Built-in alignment with major disclosure frameworks (ESRS, ISSB, CSRD, GRI, CDP) alongside SEC/EDGAR filing tools
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SAP Store listing bundles SAP Cloud Platform Integration, the Workiva SAP Connector and Wdata Prep; Workiva also documents a separate SAP HANA relational-database connector.
Documented systems-of-record connector on Workiva's Data Connectors page; no NetSuite SuiteApp marketplace listing found.
Named connectors documented for Oracle EBS, HCM, JD Edwards, EPM Cloud, HFM, DRM, FDMEE and Oracle RDBMS/ADW.
Documented systems-of-record connector on Workiva's Data Connectors page.
Documented connector plus a separate Workday Adaptive Insights connector for planning data.
Connector details independently verified against vendor marketplaces and documentation; last checked 2026-08-20.
Pricing
Full Workiva pricing breakdown — cost at 25/100/500 seats, competitor rates & FAQs
Workiva serves enterprise organisations with complex reporting and disclosure requirements and is reported at roughly two to three times LogicGate's price point, putting a real deployment comfortably into six figures. It spans SEC and statutory reporting, ESG disclosure, internal audit and controls in one connected data platform — the connected-reporting story is what justifies the premium against point tools. Pricing is driven by which solutions you activate and by user count. Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.
What does Workiva cost?
Workiva prices by quote, like most of this category. Here is what actually drives your number — and what to ask before you get one.
8 of the 15 vendors we track in this category publish no list price at all.
Technical & security
- Hosting
- SaaS (multi-tenant, hosted on AWS)
- Data residency
- US, EU, APAC, Canada
- Compliance
- SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, CSA STAR, FedRAMP Moderate, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA
- Mobile app
- Yes
- Languages
- English
About the vendor
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- Ames, Iowa, United States
- Employees
- ~2,800
- Ownership
- Public (NYSE: WK)
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Workiva — frequently asked questions
What ERP systems does Workiva connect to?
Workiva documents prebuilt connectors for NetSuite, SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle JD Edwards, Oracle HCM, Sage Intacct and Workday, among more than 70 total connectors, plus open APIs for other systems.
Does Workiva support CSRD and ESG reporting?
Yes. Workiva's sustainability solution maps data to CSRD/ESRS, ISSB, GRI and CDP frameworks, supports double materiality assessments, and connects sustainability data to the same platform used for financial and audit reporting.
How is Workiva priced?
Workiva does not publish list prices. Pricing is quote-based and packaged by solution, often using a good/better/best structure, and driven by the modules and connections a customer needs. All plans include unlimited seats or users rather than per-seat licensing.
Can Workiva file directly with the SEC's EDGAR system?
Yes. Workiva integrates with the EDGAR Next dashboard so filers can submit SEC forms directly from the platform. The company also states that the first iXBRL filing ever submitted to EDGAR was filed through its platform.
Is Workiva a public company?
Yes. Workiva Inc. trades on the NYSE under the ticker WK and is headquartered in Ames, Iowa.
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