# Diligent ESG alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 230 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Diligent ESG holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/diligent-esg/alternatives

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

- Greenly: 41
- Workiva ESG: 31
- Persefoni: 23
- Watershed: 18
- Sweep: 12
- Sustain.Life: 7

## ESG and carbon reporting

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Diligent ESG.

- Greenly: first choice in 28 of those 84
- Persefoni: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Sustain.Life: first choice in 7 of those 84
- ESGgo: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Normative: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Seedling: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Metrio: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Sweep: first choice in 3 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Diligent ESG (Diligent ESG is #10 of 13 at 0%).

- Greenly: first choice in 13 of those 75
- Persefoni: first choice in 9 of those 75
- Sweep: first choice in 7 of those 75
- Workiva ESG: first choice in 7 of those 75
- ESG Lift: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Emerald Power: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Watershed: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Horizon ESG: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Diligent ESG (Diligent ESG is #7 of 11 at 0%).

- Workiva ESG: first choice in 24 of those 71
- Watershed: first choice in 15 of those 71
- APLANET: first choice in 3 of those 71
- IBM Envizi: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Persefoni: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Novisto: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Sweep: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Generation Impact: first choice in 1 of those 71

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