CBAM software pricing stays hidden in 2026 by design: of ten vendors compared here, only one, Dubrink, publishes an actual price list, while every other platform routes budget questions into a demo call. Dubrink's own pricing page lists a Starter importer tier at €1,990 per year for a single legal entity importing up to 1,000 tonnes, a Premium tier at €2,990 per year for up to 15,000 tonnes, and a custom quote above that ceiling. This page collects every verified figure in the CBAM software market as of July 2026, names exactly which vendors quote in the open and which do not, and explains what actually determines the number a sales call ends with.
The compliance calendar behind this pricing gap is not optional reading. The definitive phase of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, established by Regulation (EU) 2023/956 and amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2083, has applied since January 1, 2026. Certificate sales open February 1, 2027, and the first annual CBAM declaration, covering all calendar-year 2026 imports, is due September 30, 2027. The official certificate price for Q2 2026 is €75.28 per tonne CO₂e, and the 2026 CBAM factor is 2.5%, keeping net certificate costs low even as the data collection obligation applies at full strength now. Software bought in 2026 is a purchase of data infrastructure ahead of that deadline, which is why its price deserves scrutiny before a demo, not during one.
The CBAM Software Pricing Master Table (2026)
Nine of ten vendors compared here publish no CBAM pricing anywhere on their own websites; the table below marks the one that breaks the pattern and how each vendor structures the number it will eventually quote.
| Vendor | Public pricing (as of July 2026) | Pricing model | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubrink | Published: Starter €1,990/yr, Premium €2,990/yr, Enterprise custom quote | Per-entity, tiered by tonnage and supplier count, priced on both the importer and supplier side | Connect tier, free, requires the counterparty to hold a paid license |
| CBAMBOO | None on cbamboo.com; third parties report €9,000 to €19,000 per year, with a reported €31,000 enterprise tier (unverified) | Quote-based; buyer-pays structure | Supplier side reportedly free of charge (unverified) |
| CarbonChain | None; carbonchain.com/pricing returns a 404 | Quote-based | Free declarant trial, free scenario-analysis trial, free supplier risk ratings, free calculator |
| kolum | None; pricing page shows a demo call to action with no tiers | Quote-based | None published |
| Coolset | None; CBAM is not listed as a module on the pricing page | Quote-based per module | None specific to CBAM |
| Greenly | None; three named tiers shown with no attached figures | Quote-based | None stated for CBAM |
| osapiens | None; quote-based, including an EASY START line for SMEs | Quote-based, webinar to specialist call to proposal | None published |
| CBAM Estimator GmbH | None; quote-based | Quote-based, software bundled with consulting | Free first CBAM report, free initial consultation |
| Sentra.world | None; no pricing page exists | Quote-based, exporter and supplier-side focus | Free liability calculator, free intensity calculator, free eligibility checker |
| IntegrityNext | None; pricing page returns a server error | Per-offer, scaled by supplier count, buyer-pays | Supplier accounts free per the vendor's own terms (free trial reported by third parties, unverified) |
Two patterns hold across all ten rows. Quote-based is the default state of the CBAM software market, not the exception, and free tiers cluster on the data-collection side of the transaction, not the compliance-output side: every vendor above that offers something free gives away a calculator, a trial, or a supplier account, never a completed, registry-ready declaration.
The 9 Vendors That Publish No CBAM Pricing
Naming which vendors keep pricing behind a demo is itself the finding, since it means every budget conversation in this market starts from zero public information. The nine vendors below publish no CBAM software pricing on their own websites as of July 2026, and buyers should expect to request a written quote from each before comparing cost.
- Coolset: pricing page lists per-module "Get a quote" buttons; CBAM is not among the shortlisted modules at all
- CBAMBOO: /pricing returns a 404; homepage and importer page show only a "Book a demo" button
- CarbonChain: /pricing is a 404; the CBAM product page offers free trials instead of prices
- kolum: pricing page shows no tiers, only a "Book a demo" button
- Greenly: pricing page names three tiers (GHG Report Compliance, Climate Action Ready, Net Zero Contributor) with no figures attached to any of them
- osapiens: /pricing is a 404; its EASY START SME page routes buyers through a webinar and a specialist call first
- CBAM Estimator GmbH: offers a free first report and a free consultation, but no published rate card
- Sentra.world: no pricing page exists anywhere on the domain
- IntegrityNext: pricing page returns a server error (HTTP 500) as of the July 2026 check
Dubrink's Public Price List: The Only Verified Numbers in the Market
Dubrink is the sole vendor here that publishes actual CBAM software prices, and its rate card is the only place in the market where price scales transparently with tonnage and supplier count. The table below reproduces Dubrink's published tiers, verified against dubrink.com/pricing.
| License side | Tier | Price | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Importer | Connect | Free | 1 entity, unlimited tonnes, requires suppliers holding a paid license |
| Importer | Starter | €1,990/year | 1 entity, up to 1,000 tonnes/year, up to 10 suppliers |
| Importer | Premium | €2,990/year | 1 entity, up to 15,000 tonnes/year, up to 50 suppliers |
| Importer | Enterprise | Custom quote | Multiple entities, unlimited tonnes and suppliers |
| Supplier | Connect | Free | 1 entity, requires importers holding a paid license |
| Supplier | Premium | €1,990/year | Multiple entities, can connect sub-suppliers |
Three details matter beyond the headline figures. Billing runs annually in EUR with no stated monthly option, no published VAT treatment, and no free trial; all of that needs confirming directly with the vendor. Both paid importer tiers include analytics, forecasting, and PDF and XML report generation, so those are not upsells on top of the base price. Dubrink's reciprocal free-tier structure, where a free Connect account works only if the counterparty already pays, means the real cost of using Dubrink depends on how many suppliers or customers are already on the platform, not on your tier alone. The full company and product detail sits in our Dubrink review.
One correction is worth flagging: a third-party CBAM software roundup lists Dubrink at "€1,990 per year for up to 15,000 tonnes," which mismatches Dubrink's own tiers. On dubrink.com, €1,990 buys the 1,000-tonne Starter tier; 15,000 tonnes requires the €2,990 Premium tier. The vendor's own page is the authoritative source, and this page follows it.
What Actually Drives CBAM Software Price
Import volume, supplier count, and the number of legal entities in scope drive CBAM software price more than any other variables, a conclusion drawn directly from the only vendor that prices transparently against them. Because Dubrink is the sole rate card in the market, its tier structure is also the clearest available evidence for how the rest of the market likely prices its custom quotes.
- Import volume (tonnes per year). Dubrink's own tiers jump from €1,990 to €2,990 at the 1,000-to-15,000-tonne line, a 50 percent price increase for a 15x volume increase. Vendors that price CBAM software as a data-processing problem tend to scale cost with tonnage in a similarly non-linear way.
- Supplier count. Dubrink caps Starter at 10 suppliers and Premium at 50; CBAMBOO and kolum both build core features around per-supplier data requests, and IntegrityNext states that its subscription price scales with the number of suppliers managed. An import book with 40 non-EU installations should expect quotes materially higher than one with 4.
- Sector and entity coverage. Buyers importing across multiple CBAM sectors, meaning steel, cement, aluminium, fertilizers, electricity, and hydrogen, or operating more than one declarant entity, move quickly into the custom-quote territory every vendor reserves for complexity. Dubrink's own Enterprise tier and CBAMBOO's reported enterprise figure both sit here.
A fourth variable, data strategy, sits underneath all three: buyers who plan to use default values instead of collecting actual supplier data need less software, since the supplier-outreach layer of most platforms becomes optional.
Typical CBAM Software Cost Ranges by Company Size
CBAM software cost for a single-entity importer under 1,000 tonnes starts at €1,990 per year, the only verified entry-level figure in the market, and rises into five-figure annual territory for multi-entity or metals-heavy import books. The table below separates vendor-published numbers from third-party-reported figures, which are marked unverified and should not be treated as quotes.
| Import profile | Verified vendor price | Third-party reported (unverified) |
|---|---|---|
| Small importer, 1 entity, up to 1,000 t/yr | Dubrink Starter: €1,990/yr | None |
| Mid-market importer, 1 entity, up to 15,000 t/yr | Dubrink Premium: €2,990/yr | CBAMBOO: €9,000 to €19,000/yr, by tier, up to 1,000 t |
| Multi-entity or enterprise importer | Dubrink Enterprise: custom quote | CBAMBOO enterprise: reported €31,000/yr; CarbonChain Data Sheets: reported $2,500/site |
| Carbon-accounting suite bundling CBAM | Not applicable | Greenly-style carbon plans: reported $3,800 to $7,800/yr (not CBAM-specific) |
Two caveats govern this table. The third-party figures come from independent reviewer sites, not the vendors themselves, and none of the vendors named has confirmed them publicly, so treat them as directional, not quotable. None of these ranges reflects certificate cost either, which stays low relative to software cost in 2026: a tonne of blast-furnace steel, at roughly 2.0 tCO₂e and the Q2 2026 price of €75.28, carries about €3.76 in net certificate cost after the 2.5% CBAM factor, several orders of magnitude below any software subscription in this table.
Licensing Models: Per-Importer vs Per-Supplier CBAM Software Pricing
CBAM software splits into two licensing philosophies: platforms that charge the importer only, and platforms that price both sides of the supply chain separately. Dubrink is the clearest example of the second model, publishing distinct importer and supplier rate cards with reciprocal free tiers, so a supplier only pays if its importer customers are not already paying, and vice versa; an importer with 10 suppliers already on a paid Dubrink Premium license effectively imports free supplier participation into its own Starter tier.
CBAMBOO and IntegrityNext instead follow a buyer-pays model: the buying company pays a subscription while supplier accounts stay free, shifting all licensing cost onto one side. Sentra.world runs the opposite emphasis, building for the exporter or supplier side rather than mirroring an importer-first tool. Before comparing quotes, confirm which side of your supply chain the quoted price actually covers, since a cheap importer-side quote can hide a second, uncosted requirement on the supplier side.
Questions to Ask in a CBAM Software Demo
Ask these six questions before any CBAM software demo ends, since none of the nine quote-based vendors publishes the answers in advance.
- Request a written quote broken out by tonnage, supplier count, and number of entities, not a single bundled annual number.
- Ask whether the supplier side is free, discounted, or billed separately, and get that answer in writing before assuming your quote covers your whole supply chain.
- Confirm whether registry-compatible XML or PDF export is included in the quoted price, or sold as an add-on module.
- Get the renewal-year price in writing, not only the first-year or promotional rate.
- Ask what happens to the price if your import volume crosses a tier threshold mid-year, since none of the vendors here publish a mid-term upgrade policy.
- Ask to see the default-value handling live, cross-checked against Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621, since default-value support changes how much supplier-side licensing you actually need.
A vendor that answers all six clearly has effectively published the pricing its own website withholds. A vendor that cannot is asking for a signature on incomplete information.
When Free CBAM Tools Are Enough
Free CBAM tools are enough for any importer that needs to scope exposure, forecast certificate cost, or monitor the official price, which covers most of what a demo call is trying to sell before a subscription is justified. cbamguide.com publishes its own free tools as the no-cost baseline every paid platform on this page has to beat: the CBAM Cost Calculator projects certificate obligations from 2026 through 2034 with a downloadable report PDF, and the CBAM Price API and widget behind our Price Tracker delivers the live EU ETS price and the official quarterly certificate price with no key, no signup, and no vendor relationship.
Paid software earns its cost once the job shifts from scoping to recurring data operations: more than 10 suppliers, multiple sectors or legal entities, or an audit requirement that needs a traceable record behind every declared figure. Importers below the 50-tonne annual de minimis threshold are exempt from CBAM entirely, removing roughly 90% of importers from the regime before cost becomes relevant. For a feature comparison once a subscription looks justified, see Best CBAM Software 2026 or the alternatives pages for Dubrink, kolum, CBAMBOO, CarbonChain, and Greenly.
How We Verified This Pricing
cbamguide.com is an independent editorial site with no affiliate relationships, referral fees, or paid placements from any of the ten vendors named on this page: Dubrink, CBAMBOO, CarbonChain, kolum, Coolset, Greenly, osapiens, CBAM Estimator GmbH, Sentra.world, and IntegrityNext. Every vendor link above points to a plain homepage or pricing page, with no tracking parameter and no referral code attached. Dubrink's rate card was checked directly against dubrink.com/pricing on July 10, 2026, and the presence or absence of published pricing for the other nine vendors was checked directly against each vendor's own site in that same window. Figures attributed to third parties throughout this page are marked as unverified and should not be treated as confirmed quotes; only vendor-published numbers are presented as fact.
Frequently Asked Questions About CBAM Software Pricing
How Much Does CBAM Software Cost?
CBAM software costs start at €1,990 per year for a single-entity importer under 1,000 tonnes, the only verified entry price in the market, published by Dubrink. Every other vendor is quote-based, so costs beyond that entry tier require a demo. Third-party reviewers report figures from €9,000 to €31,000 per year for other platforms at higher volumes, none confirmed by the vendor itself.
Which CBAM Software Vendor Publishes Pricing?
Only Dubrink publishes CBAM software pricing on its own website as of July 2026, with tiers set by tonnage, supplier count, and entity count. The other nine, Coolset, CBAMBOO, CarbonChain, kolum, Greenly, osapiens, CBAM Estimator GmbH, Sentra.world, and IntegrityNext, are all quote-based.
Why Do CBAM Software Vendors Not Publish Pricing?
Most treat pricing as deal-specific because cost scales with variables that differ by buyer: import volume, supplier count, sector mix, and entity count. That matches common enterprise B2B SaaS practice, but it leaves CBAM buyers, who face a fixed September 30, 2027 declaration deadline, comparing platforms with less information than that deadline warrants.
Is Dubrink the Cheapest CBAM Software?
Dubrink has the cheapest verified price in the market, at €1,990 per year, because it is the only vendor with a published rate card. Whether a quote-based competitor would undercut that price for the same profile cannot be confirmed without requesting a quote, so cheapest here describes the only number anyone can check without a sales call.
Do I Need to Pay for CBAM Software at All?
No, not automatically. Importers below the 50-tonne annual de minimis threshold are exempt from CBAM entirely, and a small, simple supplier base can often be handled with the free CBAM Cost Calculator, the free Price Tracker, and a spreadsheet. Paid software earns its cost once supplier count, sector count, or audit requirements exceed what manual tracking handles reliably.
What Is the Difference Between Per-Importer and Per-Supplier Pricing?
Per-importer pricing charges only the buying company, with supplier participation free or included, the model CBAMBOO and IntegrityNext use. Per-supplier pricing, which Dubrink uses on both sides of its rate card, charges each side separately with reciprocal free tiers for counterparties already paying. The practical difference: total cost depends only on your own tier, or also on how many trading partners already hold a paid license.