# Seedling: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 1 category by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/seedling

## 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% | 22 | 0% | 8 |

## What the models said for it

- "Other strong options include Seedling, which is designed for growing businesses up to about 2,000 employees" (Mistral Small, ESG and carbon reporting)
- "Consider Seedling if you need more rigorous methodology and expert support" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, ESG and carbon reporting)
- "Seedling — *Best for Lean Teams Needing Advisory + Software*" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, ESG and carbon reporting)
- "if you want dedicated expert support, Seedling is strong" (Claude Haiku 4.5, ESG and carbon reporting)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Seedling, from 18 of the 18 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- seedling.earth: 18 (its own site)
- carbonmarketnetwork.com: 8
- sia-partners.com: 8
- climatepartner.com: 7
- aclymate.com: 6
- zevero.earth: 6
- g2.com: 5
- greenly.earth: 5
- sage.com: 5
- abiresearch.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://seedling.earth/post/the-best-carbon-accounting-software: 11
- https://sia-partners.com/system/files/document_download/file/2024-04/Sia%20Partners_Carbon%20Accounting%20Software%20Benchmark.pdf: 7
- https://carbonmarketnetwork.com/blog/best-carbon-accounting-software: 6
- https://climatepartner.com/en/knowledge/blog/best-carbon-accounting-software-2026: 6
- https://sage.com/en-gb/sage-business-cloud/sage-earth: 5
- https://abiresearch.com/blog/carbon-accounting-software: 4
- https://g2.com/categories/carbon-accounting: 4
- https://guideflow.com/blog/carbon-accounting-software: 4

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Carbon Management Software With Expert Support (https://seedling.earth/)
- For: Businesses up to 2,000 employees in any sector (https://seedling.earth/)
- Price stated: Free tier available (https://seedling.earth/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://seedling.earth/)
- Free plan or trial: Free tier available (https://seedling.earth/)
- Certifications: ISO 14064
- Customers named: Create Change, Kennford Tarmacadam, Margaret Howell, Saboteur, FarrPoint, EPS Logistics Technology, Tyler Grange, Nutrivend

## What it publishes

Every page seedling.earth exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1987 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 358 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 44 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 21 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 44 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 52 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 347 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.