# Normative alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 215 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Normative 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/normative/alternatives

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

- Workiva ESG: 50
- Greenly: 27
- Persefoni: 16
- Watershed: 13
- Sweep: 9
- IBM Envizi: 5

## ESG and carbon reporting

**Small business**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Normative (Normative is #7 of 17 at 2%).

- Greenly: first choice in 15 of those 61
- Persefoni: first choice in 9 of those 61
- Seedling: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Sustain.Life: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Sweep: first choice in 3 of those 61
- ESGgo: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Futureproof: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Workiva ESG: first choice in 2 of those 61

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Normative (Normative is #8 of 13 at 0%).

- Greenly: first choice in 12 of those 75
- Workiva ESG: first choice in 12 of those 75
- Persefoni: first choice in 7 of those 75
- Sweep: first choice in 6 of those 75
- Watershed: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Horizon ESG: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Novisto: first choice in 2 of those 75
- cubemos: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Normative.

- Workiva ESG: first choice in 36 of those 79
- Watershed: first choice in 10 of those 79
- IBM Envizi: first choice in 5 of those 79
- APLANET: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Novisto: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Diligent ESG: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Enablon: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Generation Impact: first choice in 1 of those 79

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