Plan A alternative: prices and features side by side

Carbon Recycling is a UK alternative to Plan A for small and medium-sized businesses. Plan A is a carbon and ESG platform with CSRD tools, API access and customer success managers, priced by quote. Carbon Recycling builds a PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan and an SECR report from UK government factors, at a published £59 or £149 a month, or £399 for groups.

Updated 3 October 2026 by the Carbon Recycling team. Prices are as each company published them on that date; tell us if one has changed and we will correct it.

Plan A is a carbon accounting and ESG platform whose case studies include companies in software, finance and fleet management. It says its software is GHG Protocol compliant and TÜV Rheinland certified, and it covers CSRD as well as carbon. If you are a UK business whose main need is a Carbon Reduction Plan for a tender or an SECR report, here is how we compare.

Side by side

	Plan A	Carbon Recycling
Price	Not published: Essential, Pro and Enterprise, by call	£59 or £149 a month, £399 for groups, published
Built for	Companies needing carbon and ESG reporting, with a focus on EU rules	UK small and medium-sized businesses
Emission factors	Its own certified calculation methods	The UK government's DESNZ factors, 2019 to 2026, matched to each reporting year
PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan	Not listed	Built in, in the government template, held as a draft until board sign-off is recorded
SECR report	Not listed	Built in, with intensity ratio and methodology statement
CSRD reporting	Yes, CSRD Manager	No
Supplier data	Supply Chain+ module; 500 suppliers included on Enterprise	Supplier data requests by secure link, on Growth and Enterprise
Forecasting, targets and action planning	Yes	Not yet
API access	Yes, on Pro and Enterprise	No
Expert help	Customer success manager on Pro; personalised expert support on Enterprise	Optional one-off expert review of your plan, £395; one a year included on Enterprise
Free trial	Demo on request	14 days, no card needed

Plan A plans and features are as shown on its website on 3 October 2026. "Not listed" means we didn't find the feature there; check with Plan A if it matters to you.

Choose Plan A if

you report under CSRD or need ESRS data collection alongside your carbon footprint;
you want forecasting, target setting and action planning in one platform now;
you need an API and a dedicated customer success manager.

Choose Carbon Recycling if

you need a PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan for a public sector or NHS bid;
you are a large UK company or LLP that must report under SECR;
you want the UK government's own factors, shown against every figure;
you want to see the price, and start a trial, before you talk to anyone.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Plan A cost?

Plan A doesn't publish prices. When we checked on 3 October 2026, its offerings page listed Essential, Pro and Enterprise plans, each with a "Schedule a call" button.

Does Plan A do CSRD reporting?

Yes. Plan A lists a CSRD Manager with double materiality assessment, ESRS data collection and CSRD report export. Carbon Recycling doesn't cover CSRD; we focus on UK requirements such as PPN 006 and SECR.

Can Carbon Recycling produce a PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan?

Yes. Every plan builds the Carbon Reduction Plan in the government template from your data, with each figure traced to the DESNZ factor that produced it.

Can I move my data from Plan A?

Yes. Export your activity figures as a spreadsheet and upload them with our CSV import. We then recalculate them with the DESNZ factors for each year.

Get your figures and reports done in an afternoon

Add a year of bills and Carbon Recycling produces your footprint, PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan and SECR report, with every figure traced to its government factor. Prices are on the pricing page, from £59 a month.

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