SimaPro

The world's leading Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) software.

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Overview

SimaPro is a widely used Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) software that helps sustainability professionals and LCA experts to measure and analyze the environmental impact of products, processes, and services. It provides a comprehensive framework for modeling complex life cycles and supports in-depth analysis, including scenario and uncertainty analysis. The software is used for carbon and water footprinting, sustainability reporting, and ecodesign.

✨ Key Features

  • Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) modeling
  • Access to leading LCI databases (e.g., ecoinvent)
  • Impact assessment methods (e.g., ReCiPe, IPCC)
  • Carbon footprint analysis
  • Water footprint analysis
  • Scenario and uncertainty analysis.
  • Detailed reporting and visualization

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Long-standing reputation and wide use in academia and industry
  • Extensive database access and methodological transparency.
  • Advanced analysis features for in-depth, scientific insights.

Unique Value: Offers a powerful and transparent platform for conducting detailed, compliant Life Cycle Assessments, enabling deep understanding of environmental impacts.

🎯 Use Cases (5)

Conducting detailed LCAs for products and services Creating Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) Identifying environmental hotspots in a product's lifecycle Supporting ecodesign and sustainable product development Corporate sustainability reporting

✅ Best For

  • Used by LCA experts and sustainability consultants for complex and in-depth analysis of product footprints.

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Users without a background in Life Cycle Assessment
  • Quick, high-level environmental impact estimates

🏆 Alternatives

Sphera (GaBi) One Click LCA OpenLCA

Considered more of an expert system with a steeper learning curve compared to more automated or simplified LCA tools, but offers greater flexibility and depth.

💻 Platforms

Desktop Web (SimaPro Collect, Share, Flow) API

✅ Offline Mode Available

🔌 Integrations

Microsoft Excel Python (via API)

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support
  • ✓ Phone Support
  • ✓ Dedicated Support (All tier)

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ GDPR ✓ SSO ✓ ISO 14040/14044 compliant

💰 Pricing

Contact for pricing

✓ 14-day free trial

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