IRIS CARBON®
Corporate performance management (CPM) software
Disclosure management software
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting software
Accounting & finance software
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What is IRIS CARBON®
IRIS CARBON® is a disclosure management and financial reporting platform used to produce, collaborate on, and file regulatory and management reports. It supports workflows for SEC reporting (including XBRL/iXBRL tagging) and other periodic reporting packages, with document-centric authoring and review controls. Typical users include SEC reporting teams, corporate accounting, and finance functions that manage multi-stakeholder report production and filing. The product emphasizes controlled collaboration, versioning, and structured data tagging within reporting documents.
SEC reporting and XBRL focus
The product is designed around regulatory disclosure workflows, including XBRL/iXBRL tagging and preparation for filing. This focus aligns well with teams that produce 10-K/10-Q and similar deliverables on a recurring cadence. Compared with planning-centric platforms in the broader space, it is purpose-built for document-based disclosure production rather than budgeting and forecasting.
Document-centric collaboration controls
IRIS CARBON supports multi-author collaboration with review and approval workflows suited to controlled reporting cycles. It provides mechanisms for version control and auditability that help teams manage changes across narrative, tables, and tagged data. This is useful when legal, finance, and external advisors contribute to the same reporting package.
Integrated tagging and reporting workflow
The platform combines report authoring/assembly with structured tagging activities, reducing handoffs between separate tools. This can simplify coordination between reporting authors and XBRL specialists. It also helps standardize repeatable processes across quarters by keeping reporting artifacts and tagging work in one environment.
Not a full CPM suite
While it supports reporting outputs, IRIS CARBON is not primarily designed for enterprise planning, driver-based modeling, or broad performance management. Organizations looking for end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and consolidation capabilities may need additional systems. This can increase integration and process complexity when teams want a single platform for both planning and external reporting.
ESG scope may be limited
Although it can be used for ESG reporting deliverables, ESG data collection, calculation, and controls often require specialized workflows and data models. Companies with extensive ESG metrics, assurance requirements, or multi-framework reporting may need complementary tooling. Fit depends on whether ESG needs are primarily document production versus end-to-end ESG data management.
Integration depends on data sources
Disclosure tools typically rely on upstream ERP, consolidation, and data warehouse systems for financial and non-financial numbers. If source data is fragmented, teams may still face manual reconciliation and data preparation outside the platform. The overall efficiency gain depends on how well the organization can standardize inputs and integrate with existing finance systems.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Custom / Annual (flat) | Not published on official site — contact sales | Official site describes a flat, highly-competitive annual price (no public numeric rates). Offers bespoke plans/modules (e.g., iXBRL-only or full disclosure management), a la carte services, unlimited expert support, free roll‑forward assistance, and introductory pricing; pricing is described as a single annual fee "irrespective of the number of pages, edits or extent of support". See vendor site for contact/demo. |
Seller details
IRIS Software Group Limited
Slough, England, United Kingdom
1978
Private
https://www.iris.co.uk/
https://x.com/IRISSoftwareGrp
https://www.linkedin.com/company/iris-software-group/
