SimaPro
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting software
Sustainability management software
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- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
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What is SimaPro
SimaPro is a life cycle assessment (LCA) software platform used to model and quantify the environmental impacts of products, processes, and supply chains. It supports sustainability teams, LCA practitioners, and consultants who need to build inventories, run impact assessment methods, and compare scenarios for product design, procurement, and reporting inputs. The product is centered on detailed LCA modeling and uses integrated LCI databases and impact methods rather than broad enterprise ESG workflow management.
Deep LCA modeling capabilities
SimaPro is purpose-built for ISO-aligned life cycle assessment work, including building process networks, allocating impacts, and running scenario comparisons. It supports multiple impact assessment methods and enables transparent modeling choices and assumptions. This depth is useful when organizations need product-level footprints and defensible LCA studies rather than high-level ESG dashboards.
Access to LCI databases
SimaPro is commonly deployed with access to established life cycle inventory (LCI) datasets and supports working with background data needed for product footprinting. This reduces the effort required to assemble baseline emission and resource-use factors from scratch. It also helps standardize modeling inputs across projects when teams use consistent datasets and methods.
Strong for consulting workflows
The tool is widely used by LCA consultants and internal specialists who deliver comparative assessments, environmental product declarations inputs, and design-for-environment analyses. Its project-based structure and modeling transparency support review and documentation needs. This makes it a fit for specialist sustainability analysis workstreams that feed downstream reporting.
Not a full ESG platform
SimaPro focuses on LCA and product/process impact modeling rather than enterprise ESG program management. It typically lacks end-to-end ESG reporting workflows such as controls, audit trails for disclosures, stakeholder questionnaires, and narrative report production. Organizations often need additional systems for corporate ESG reporting and governance processes.
Specialist learning curve
Effective use generally requires LCA expertise, including familiarity with system boundaries, allocation rules, and data quality considerations. Non-specialist sustainability users may find the modeling concepts and configuration options complex. Teams may need training and internal methodology guidance to ensure consistent results.
Integration and automation limits
Compared with broader sustainability management suites, SimaPro is less oriented toward automated data collection from ERP, EHS, and supplier networks. Data preparation and mapping can be manual, especially for large product portfolios or frequent updates. This can constrain scalability when organizations need continuous, enterprise-wide sustainability data pipelines.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Expert | Contact us for a quote | Scenario analysis with parameters; Analysis of groups; Library editing; Uncertainty calculation; System and unit libraries; Available as single- or multi-user license; Includes Report Maker add-on; Includes ecoinvent v3, Agri-footprint, Industry data 2.0, USLCI, EU and Danish Input Output databases. |
| Power | Contact us for a quote | All Expert features, plus: Hide confidential data; Link to other tools; Link to Excel and SQL databases; Available as single- or multi-user license; Includes Report Maker add-on and same databases as Expert. |
| PhD | Contact us for a quote | Advanced features for comprehensive LCA studies; Scenario analysis; Analysis of groups; Library editing; Uncertainty calculation; Single-user license; Includes Report Maker add-on and core databases. |
| Faculty | Free for eligible educational institutions in selected lower-middle-income and low-income countries (apply) — otherwise contact for quote | Intended for teaching LCA: easy modeling, interactive results analysis, import/export, single-user license with usage limited to one lecturer and their students; includes core databases. Free Faculty availability is limited to a list of countries (application required). |
| SimaPro Synergy (enterprise) | Contact us for a quote | Enterprise LCA solution for scalable calculations, data integration, and environmental metrics — contact sales for details/quote. |
Additional / Marketplace items (examples from official Marketplace):
- Many data libraries and add-ons are available; several are listed as "Free" for SimaPro users (e.g., ecoinvent integrated, Agri-footprint integrated, Industry data 2.0, USLCI+, USEEIO, Agribalyse).
- Training add-on: "LCA with SimaPro Craft" online course: €950 when bundled (regular price €1,250).
Notes: Official product pages do not publish per-seat or per-month/year prices; all core plans state "Contact us for a quote." Demo/downloadable trial and free Faculty (for eligible countries) are documented on the official site.
Seller details
PRé Sustainability
Amersfoort, Netherlands
1990
Private
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