Apiday vs Celsia
A side-by-side comparison of Apiday and Celsia — two options for esg & impact. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
ESG & Impact
ESG & Impact
Rating
4.1 / 5
4.1 / 5
Pricing
Custom / Contact sales
Custom / Contact sales
Best for
European funds with binding SFDR reporting obligations
European managers facing CSRD and SFDR head-on
Key features
- Framework-aligned ESG questionnaire campaigns
- AI-powered data extraction from documents
- GHG emissions calculation with verified benchmarks
- SFDR and EU Taxonomy compliance workflows
- ESG scoring and portfolio benchmarking
- CSRD double materiality assessment and reporting
- EU Taxonomy screening across 150+ activities with auto-scoring
- SFDR disclosures with PAI indicator aggregation
- Guided data collection for portfolio companies
- Word-format report exports
Pros
- Kills the spreadsheet-and-email ESG collection cycle
- Covers PE, credit, VC and infrastructure use cases
- AI extraction meaningfully reduces portfolio-company effort
- Regulation-specific guidance reduces consultant dependence
- Taxonomy auto-scoring saves genuinely tedious analysis
- ISS-Corporate backing adds staying power
Cons
- European regulatory focus; US-only funds need less of it
- Value scales with portfolio size — light for micro-funds
- Purpose-built for EU regimes — thin outside them
- Less emphasis on broader impact measurement beyond compliance