Comparison
clca vs Sphera GaBi
Enterprise LCA + GaBi DB (formerly thinkstep)
Sphera GaBi is the legacy choice for large industrials; clca offers modern web SaaS, ecoinvent v3.12, Turkish-market integration and a 50% academic discount.
What Sphera GaBi is good at
Established enterprise vendor for automotive, chemicals and heavy industry; proprietary GaBi DB.
- Deep customer base in automotive and aerospace
- Large proprietary GaBi database
- Enterprise consulting team
Feature comparison
| Feature | clca | Sphera GaBi |
|---|---|---|
| AI report assistant | ✓ Native | ✗ |
| Ready report & EPD templates | ✓ One click | Enterprise consulting |
| Automated report generation | ✓ One-click PDF | Manual |
| Custom activity creation | ✓ UI-based | ✓ Complex |
| Consultant module | ✓ Native | ✗ |
| Automatic electricity calculation | ✓ TR + global grids | GaBi DB |
| Real-time multi-user | ✓ Live sync | ✗ |
| LCA copy (1-click) | ✓ | Manual |
| Live mass-flow management | ✓ Live balance | Post-calculation |
| Per-project licensing | ✓ Flexible | Annual seat |
| Database | ecoinvent v3.12 | GaBi DB |
| Deployment | Web SaaS | Desktop / hybrid |
| EN+TR UI | ✓ | EN/DE |
| 50% academic discount | ✓ | Academic license |
| Modern UI | ✓ | Legacy |
Choose clca when
- You want a modern, fast, web-based tool
- You prefer ecoinvent (over GaBi) as your DB
- EN+TR bilingual support and Turkish-market regulations
- Academic use or SME manufacturer
Choose Sphera GaBi when
- Projects where automotive OEM supply chains require GaBi standards
- Migrating very old legacy LCA models
Next step
Test the comparison against your own product portfolio. Open a free trial project on clca and model the same data set.