CBAM software compared
Six CBAM tools side by side, ours included. Each cell says only what the vendor states on its own page, read on 13 November 2026; short quotes are in quotation marks. We did not use the other tools or test their figures, and "not stated" means the page we read did not say, not that the tool lacks it.
| Feature | CBAMCalc | Karbonet | CBAMBOO | CBAMable | Dubrink | CBAM Exporter Pack (this site) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made for | “Industrial exporters and importers” | Addresses exporters: “Make CBAM compliance for EU exports the easy part” | Operators and importers | “Built for brokers managing CBAM across multiple importer clients” | Not stated on the page read | Operators and exporters outside the EU; free tools for EU importers too |
| Supplier data collection | “Supplier Response Portal” and “Supplier Email Generator” | “Send a secure link; your supplier submits without creating an account” | For importers: “engaging suppliers” | Evidence requests by secure link; suppliers upload without an account | “Connect and automate CBAM & PPWR data across your entire supply chain” | Supplier request links in the paid app; a free supplier letter |
| Embedded emissions calculation | “Embedded emissions tracking”; “Model liability for any CN code” | Per installation and CN code, with precursors and carbon price already paid | Listed as coming next: “calculated to the EU methodology” | Calculations “follow Regulation (EU) 2023/956 and its implementing measures” | Not stated on the page read | Per installation from fuels, electricity and precursors in the paid app; a free calculator for one process |
| Reports and exports | Quarterly reports in “Excel · PDF · HTML · XML” | A “CBAM data pack” | Not stated on the page read | “EU CBAM XML/ZIP export packs” for the broker to review; it does not submit declarations | Not stated on the page read | Emissions report (Excel), monitoring plan (Word), Evidence Pack (zip), consignment statements (PDF). No importer declaration XML |
| Commission communication template | Not stated on the page read | Not stated on the page read | Not stated on the page read | Not stated on the page read | Not stated on the page read | Filled from the year's data in the paid app; a free draft and a free checker of a supplier's file |
| Languages | English and Arabic | “11 Languages” | Not stated on the page read | Not stated on the page read | Website in 14 languages; the product's languages not stated | Public site in 20 languages; the paid app in English |
| Free use | “Start Free Trial — No credit card needed” | “14-day free trial · no credit card required” | Not stated on the page read | Not stated on the page read | A “Free CBAM checker”; the platform through “Book a Demo” | Free public tools and a sample Evidence Pack; no free trial of the paid app |
Where others state more than we offer
- An XML export: CBAMCalc states quarterly reports in XML, and CBAMable states EU CBAM XML/ZIP export packs. We make no importer declaration XML.
- Importer work in the app: CBAMBOO and CBAMable state tools for importers and brokers. Our paid app is built for installations outside the EU.
- A free trial: CBAMCalc and Karbonet state one. Our paid app has none; the free tools need no account.
- Languages in the app: Karbonet states 11 languages. Our paid app is in English; only the public site is translated.
Also missing here: a live EU ETS price. We show only the certificate prices the Commission publishes.
How this page was made
We read each vendor's home page on 13 November 2026 and wrote down what it says about these seven points, nothing else. Features can be on other pages of a vendor's site, and they change; open the links for the current state. Prices are left out for every tool. This page does not rank the tools. To tell us that a cell is wrong, use the feedback form.
For the ways to comply without software, see compliance options compared; what our figures rest on is in how the figures are calculated.