Plan A
Certified carbon accounting and decarbonisation software for measuring, reporting and reducing corporate emissions.
By Plan A · 4.0/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Enterprises and multinationals that must disclose Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions under the GHG Protocol and comparable ESG frameworks
- Finance, fashion/retail and software companies with supplier-heavy Scope 3 footprints and SBTi targets
- Sustainability teams that want certified calculation methods plus expert decarbonisation advisory from a single vendor
- Groups rolling out a net-zero strategy across multiple subsidiaries
Ideal size: 50–5,000 employees people · Mid-market to enterprise with a dedicated sustainability/ESG team
Not for
- Small businesses with no dedicated sustainability or ESG reporting owner
- Teams that want a fully self-serve deployment with no advisory or services involvement
- Buyers who require published, transparent list pricing before booking a demo
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
2–4 weeks to first footprint
~30 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
On request
Enterprise subscription quoted per organisation; no public price list, sales is demo/schedule-a-call led.
Implementation Friction
3/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
Not published — Plan A quotes per organisation, no seat tiers listed
Add-on costs
- Personalised expert services (implementation and decarbonisation advisory) quoted separately
Company & support
Who is behind Plan A, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- 2017 · 9 yrs in business
- Headquarters
- Not recorded
How you get support
We haven’t recorded support channels for Plan A yet. Nothing here means unverified — not absent.
Market position
Where Plan A sits against its closest alternatives. Pick any two of cost, speed, friction and buyer score, and up to 9 companies to compare.
Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
The lines cross at the median of the solutions shown, so about half sit on each side of each line.
Companies on the chart 6 / 10
- Plan A
- Ravelin
- SureCloud
- Middesk
- Napier AI
- Cypago
Add or change companies
Up to 10 companies including Plan A. Listed closest first.
Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What Plan A ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
AI features shipped
Vendor describes 'Plan A Intelligence' including Gaia Pro, AI Insights and Anomaly Detection, plus an AI-enhanced interface. The privacy policy states these AI tools do not process, store or retain personal data.
Your data & models
- Trains on your data
- Not recorded — ask the vendor
- Runs on
- OpenAI
- AI pricing
- Not recorded
In your ecosystem
- AI connection
- Not supported
- Model key
- Not recorded
- AI usage audit
- Not recorded
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Plan A is a certified carbon accounting and decarbonisation platform for corporate emissions management. It covers Scope 1–3 footprint measurement, GHG Protocol-aligned reporting and reduction planning, backed by an in-house scientific advisory board and expert services. The vendor claims 70% faster data management, 130+ days saved on carbon accounting and 20x faster reporting. It is used by 1,500+ companies and partners, with case studies in finance, fashion and software/IT. SOC 2 Type II certified; founded 2017.
Frequently asked questions
What does Plan A actually do?
Plan A is a SaaS platform for corporate carbon accounting, carbon reporting and decarbonisation. It calculates Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, produces stakeholder-ready carbon footprint reports, and helps teams plan and forecast reduction actions. The vendor says its calculation methods are certified and maintained by in-house scientists, and it sells expert advisory services alongside the software.
Is Plan A certified and compliant?
The vendor states the software is certified GHG Protocol compliant and TÜV Rheinland certified, and that Plan A is SOC 2 Type II certified. Plan A is also described as a B Corp. Other certifications such as ISO 27001, HIPAA or FedRAMP are not claimed on the pages reviewed, so validate any new requirement directly.
How quickly can we get to value?
Plan A claims 70% faster data management, 130+ days saved on carbon accounting and 20x faster reporting, with month-long data projects reduced to a few weeks using ready-to-use calculation methods and personalised services. Buyers should still budget time for collecting supplier and internal systems data.
How is Plan A priced?
No public pricing is published. Plan A sells through a demo and schedule-a-call motion and quotes per organisation, with expert services such as implementation and decarbonisation advisory likely quoted separately. Expect an enterprise-style annual subscription rather than per-seat self-serve plans.
Does Plan A use AI, and what happens to our data?
Plan A describes Plan A Intelligence with Gaia Pro, AI Insights and Anomaly Detection, plus an AI-enhanced interface. Its privacy policy states these AI tools do not process, store or retain personal data, and lists OpenAI as an authorised sub-processor. The reviewed pages do not state whether customer content is used to train or improve models, so confirm that contractually.