Compare Your Footprint is one of the few UK carbon tools that, like us, publishes its prices, and it has a long track record with small businesses. The differences are in how you pay, which reports come out the other end, and a few features each of us has that the other doesn't. Here they are honestly, including where Compare Your Footprint is ahead.
Side by side
| Item | Compare Your Footprint | Carbon Recycling |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 3 users | From £769 a year + VAT, depending on organisation size | £590 a year, or £59 a month, + VAT, 2 sites |
| Up to 10 users | From £1,569 a year + VAT | £1,490 a year, or £149 a month, + VAT, 10 sites |
| More users, or a group of companies | From £3,069 a year + VAT for 25 users, then a quote | £399 a month + VAT: unlimited users, 100 sites and 5 companies included, published prices for more |
| How you pay | Yearly, or monthly from £76 a month. 14-day trial with no card | Yearly for ten months' price, or monthly with a 12-month minimum. 14-day free trial with no card |
| Emission factors | UK government factors | UK government factors 2002 to 2026, matched to each reporting year |
| PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan | Supported | Built in, in the government template, held as a draft until board sign-off is recorded |
| SECR report | Supported | Built in, with intensity ratio and methodology statement |
| Sites outside the UK | Grid factors for about 190 countries and regions to choose from; automatic matching isn't mentioned | Yes: pick each site's country and its electricity uses that country's grid factor (over 120 countries and every US power region), on Enterprise for £99 a month + VAT per country |
| Factor shown on every figure | Not listed | Factor ID, year and value on every line |
| Supplier data requests | Supplier emissions invitations listed | Yes, on Growth and Enterprise, by secure link |
| Sector benchmarks | Yes, against other UK businesses | Yes, against the official ONS figure for your industry, free on every plan |
| Xero, Sage and QuickBooks integrations | Yes | Xero, Sage and FreeAgent, plus CSV upload from any ledger; QuickBooks not yet |
Compare Your Footprint prices and features are as shown on its website on 2 October 2026, rechecked on 24 October 2026. "Not listed" means we didn't find the feature on its website; check with them if it matters to you. Our prices exclude VAT, which is added at checkout. Compare Your Footprint's prices also exclude VAT.
Choose Compare Your Footprint if
- you want to benchmark your footprint against similar UK businesses rather than an official industry average;
- you want spend-based figures pulled straight from QuickBooks;
- you have around 10 users and are happy to pay yearly.
Choose Carbon Recycling if
- you need a PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan for a public sector or NHS bid, in the government template;
- you want to pay less than its yearly price for the same number of users;
- you want to collect figures from your suppliers through the same tool;
- you run several companies and want one published price for the group.