# Diligent ESG: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 16 judge labels across 1 category by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/diligent-esg

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [ESG and carbon reporting](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/corporate/esg-and-carbon-reporting/index.md) | 0% | 23 | 19% | 16 |

## What the models said for it

- "Diligent ESG is best for mid-sized and large companies with strong governance involvement in ESG" (Claude Haiku 4.5, ESG and carbon reporting)
- "Choose Diligent when board oversight, controls, risk, and compliance are central." (Perplexity Sonar, ESG and carbon reporting)
- "Need stakeholder data collection and board workflow? Consider Diligent ESG." (GPT-5.4 mini, ESG and carbon reporting)
- "Best for: Organizations prioritizing governance, board-level oversight, and GRC" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, ESG and carbon reporting)

## And against it

- "Avoid pure enterprise-heavy tools like Diligent or Sphera unless your needs are highly regulated/complex." (Grok 4.20, ESG and carbon reporting)
- "often start at custom quotes of $10,000–$50,000+/year and are better for large firms" (Grok 4.20, ESG and carbon reporting)
- "start well above the budget range for small companies" (Muse Glimmer 30B, ESG and carbon reporting)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Diligent ESG, from 36 of the 38 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- fanruan.com: 18
- upes.ac.in: 15
- coolset.com: 9
- diligent.com: 9 (its own site)
- ibm.com: 9
- onestopesg.com: 9
- toolradar.com: 9
- cubemos.com: 8
- g2.com: 8
- greenly.earth: 8

### Pages cited

- https://upes.ac.in/blog/business/esg-reporting-software-tools-and-benefits: 15
- https://fanruan.com/en/blog/top-sustainability-reporting-tools: 12
- https://coolset.com/academy/best-esg-reporting-software-tools: 9
- https://cubemos.com/en/blog/esg-software-vergleich: 8
- https://fanruan.com/en/blog/best-sustainability-esg-reporting-software: 8
- https://greenly.earth/en-us/blog/company-guide/our-top-5-esg-softwares: 8
- https://toolradar.com/guides/best-esg-reporting-software: 8
- https://benevity.com/blog/best-esg-reporting-software: 7

## In its own words

What Diligent ESG's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Monitor & achieve your ESG Goals (https://www.diligent.com/solutions/modern-esg)
- For: ESG stakeholders throughout your organization (https://www.diligent.com/solutions/modern-esg)
- Price stated: Request pricing (https://www.diligent.com/solutions/modern-esg)
- Free plan or trial: Request a demo (https://www.diligent.com/solutions/modern-esg)
- Certifications: ISO 27001
- Customers named: Sage

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.