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ESG and carbon reporting · November 2026 Edition

Sweep vs Workiva ESG

Two of fourteen models named Sweep first on the direct prompt; one named Workiva ESG. Both were named by all fourteen models and Sweep carries 35 labels and Workiva ESG 45, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Sweep

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Workiva ESG

criticized challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share13%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate3%49%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#7A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels3545A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Sweep reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Greenly vs Sweep · Greenly vs Workiva ESG · Persefoni vs Sweep

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the ESG and carbon reporting page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
SweepFirst choices, of fourteen modelsWorkiva ESG
Direct216 against Workiva ESG
Paraphrase30
Comparative013
Budget-constrained001 against Sweep · 7 against Workiva ESG
Scale-constrained203 against Workiva ESG
Negative006 against Workiva ESG
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Sweep and Workiva ESG were named in the same answer fifty times, of the 76 answers naming Sweep and the 140 naming Workiva ESG. In those answers Workiva ESG took the first choice eighteen times and Sweep five.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Sweep and Workiva ESG stood in it.
ModelDirectWEParaphraseWEComparativeWEBudget-constrainedWEScale-constrainedWENegativeWE
Claude Haiku 4.5WE
GPT-5.4 miniWEWEWE
Gemini 3.5 FlashWEWEWEWE
Perplexity SonarWEWEWEWE
Grok 4.20WEWEWEWEWE
Mistral SmallWEWEWEWE
DeepSeek V4 FlashWEWEWEWEWE
Llama 4 MaverickWE
Qwen 3.7 FlashWEWE
Kimi K2WE
GLM 4.7 FlashXWE
MiniMax M2.5WEWE
GPT-6 LunaWEWE
Muse Glimmer 30BWEWEWE
SweepWE Workiva ESG first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Sweep on the left and Workiva ESG on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Sweep and Workiva ESG stood in it.

Sweep first, Workiva ESG an alternative

2 of 14 modelsWorkiva ESG was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Grok 4.20Sweep alternatives: Novisto, Persefoni
GPT-6 LunaSweep alternatives: Greenly, Workiva ESG

Workiva ESG first, Sweep not the choice

1 of 14 modelsSweep was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniWorkiva ESG alternatives: FigBytes, Horizon ESG, KEY ESG, Metrio

Neither was the first choice, one was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5EcoOnline ESG alternatives: Diligent ESG, Novisto, Sweep
Gemini 3.5 FlashGreenly alternatives: Gravity, KEY ESG, Novata, Sweep, Watershed
Perplexity SonarNovata alternatives: Coolset, Greenly, Novisto, Sweep
DeepSeek V4 FlashGreenly, cubemos alternatives: Emerald Power, Horizon ESG, Sweep
Qwen 3.7 FlashNovisto, Persefoni alternatives: ESG:ONE, Sweep, Watershed
GLM 4.7 FlashXEmerald Power alternatives: Atlas Metrics, Greenly, Normative, Novato, Sweep
MiniMax M2.5Novisto, Precoro ESG alternatives: IBM Envizi, Workiva ESG
Muse Glimmer 30BEmerald Power alternatives: Coolset, ESG:ONE, Envoria, Normative, Sweep, cubemos

Neither was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Mistral SmallEmerald Power, Horizon ESG alternatives: Metrio, Position Green
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Kimi K2ESG:ONE alternatives: Diligent ESG, EcoOnline ESG, Greenly

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
Sweep4%#5 of 17
Workiva ESG4%#6 of 17
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Sweep leads by eleven points.
Sweep13%#3 of 13
Workiva ESG2%#7 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Workiva ESG leads at enterprise.
Workiva ESG39%#1 of 11
Sweep4%#5 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Sweep

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“~$15,000/year, good for corporate decarbonization and CSRD compliance” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · soft negative
“Start by requesting demos from Watershed and Sweep. These two cover the vast majority of mid-sized B2B needs” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Often the best fit for 500 employees): *Examples:* Watershed, Sweep, Position Green, Novata, Persefoni, Greenly.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“My default pick: Sweep—if you want one platform for emissions, broader ESG disclosures, and value-chain data.” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Workiva ESG

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“What to Avoid (When on a Tight Budget) - Workiva, Sphera, IBM Envizi – Enterprise-grade platforms with heavy implementation costs” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“it is recommended to avoid Workiva if you are a smaller ESG team, have a tight budget, or prioritize carbon-first reporting” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid jumping to larger enterprise tools like Workiva unless you already know you need advanced controls” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · hard negative
“If your priority is board-ready, auditable ESG reporting with strong controls, Workiva and IBM Envizi tend to stand out.” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose Workiva when the priority is controlled, auditable ESG disclosure tied to finance, legal, and investor reporting.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“Leading platform for governed, audit-ready ESG disclosures, especially for large organizations with complex reporting needs.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.