Primary use case
Automating sanctions, PEP and adverse-media screening across onboarding and ongoing monitoring without spinning up a separate operations team.
Sphera
4.0
(9 reviews) Starting price
All prices Pricing not listedManaged Service, SaaS Subscription
Trial period
No free trial
Overview
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Product Review
Sphera
Sphera replaces spreadsheets, shared mailboxes and one-off scripts with a governed, automated esg & sustainability and supply chain risk workflow. Every decision is captured with reviewer, timestamp, justification and supporting evidence, so an external audit becomes a query rather than a fire drill. Native integrations with ERP, CRM, TMS and HRIS systems mean screenings happen at the point of business — onboarding, invoicing, shipment release — instead of in a separate silo. Reporting templates cover board-level KPIs, regulator submissions and operational dashboards, all driven from the same underlying event log. A documented REST API and outbound webhooks make it straightforward to embed compliance checks into custom applications and to stream events into your data warehouse. The roadmap is informed by an active customer council, so the platform keeps pace with regulatory change — from UFLPA to evolving export-control regimes.
Developer's company 
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL, United States
- Founded
- 2016
- Company size
- Very Large (1,001-5,000)
What is Sphera used for?
ESG & Sustainability
Carbon Footprint Calculator Supplier ESG Scoring CSRD / CBAM Reporting Sustainability Disclosures REST API Access SSO / SAML Integration Audit Trail & Activity Logs Role-Based Access Control Custom Reports & Dashboards Real-time Notifications Bulk Import / Export Multi-language SupportSupply Chain Risk
Multi-tier Supplier Visibility Disruption Event Monitoring Risk Heatmaps Business Continuity Planning Supplier Financial Health REST API Access SSO / SAML Integration Audit Trail & Activity Logs Role-Based Access Control Custom Reports & Dashboards Real-time Notifications Bulk Import / Export Multi-language SupportUFLPA & Forced Labor
UFLPA Entity List Screening Supply Chain Mapping Forced Labor Risk Indicators Customs Detention Documentation Xinjiang Origin Detection REST API Access SSO / SAML Integration Audit Trail & Activity Logs Role-Based Access Control Custom Reports & Dashboards Real-time Notifications Bulk Import / Export Multi-language SupportProduct details
Key differentiator
Workflow primitives designed by compliance practitioners, not just engineers — escalation paths, four-eyes review and reason-coded dispositions are native.
Best suited for
Fintech, marketplace and regulated SaaS companies running KYC, KYB and sanctions screening at scale.
Specifications
Categories
3ESG & SustainabilitySupply Chain RiskUFLPA & Forced Labor
Deployment
2On-PremiseSaaS
Industries
7AutomotiveChemicalConsumer GoodsEnergyFinancial ServicesHealthcareManufacturing
Security standards
3GDPRISO 27001SOC 2 Type II
Regimes
2EU REACHPFAS
Capabilities
AI-native
AI-enabled
AI-driven enrichment supplements every hit with adverse-media context, ownership chains and historical screening outcomes.
Public API
SSO capable
Workflow automations
Pre-built playbooks for onboarding, sanctions re-screening, shipment release and periodic refresh, each fully customisable per business unit.
Enhanced integrations
Native connectors for Salesforce, SAP, NetSuite, HubSpot, Workday and the major TMS / customs systems, plus a documented REST API and outbound webhook fabric.
Implementation
- Average deployment time
- Months
- Basic deployment cost
- Not included
Key Features
Product features that 85% or more of our vendors have identified as critical for growth.
*Comments are based on feedback from 147 partner companies and user reviews posted in the catalog over the past 12 months.
Supplier ESG Scoring
4.0 (6 reviews)
ESG questionnaires and third-party scores aggregated by supplier.
Multi-language Support
3.6 (5 reviews)
UI translations and localized data for global teams.
Bulk Import / Export
4.3 (4 reviews)
CSV, XLSX, and JSON bulk data operations with validation.
CSRD / CBAM Reporting
4.5 (4 reviews)
EU CSRD and CBAM reporting templates with calculation engines.
Custom Reports & Dashboards
3.0 (4 reviews)
Build, schedule, and share custom analytics dashboards.
Multi-tier Supplier Visibility
4.3 (4 reviews)
Discovery and mapping of n-tier supplier relationships.
Real-time Notifications
4.0 (4 reviews)
Email, in-app, Slack, and Teams alerts for critical events.
REST API Access
4.7 (3 reviews)
Programmatic access to all platform data via documented REST API.
Risk Heatmaps
2.3 (3 reviews)
Geographic and category heatmaps of supply chain exposure.
Pricing
Starting price
Pricing not listedManaged Service, SaaS Subscription
Free Version
No free version
Trial period
No free trial
User Reviews
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"Solid choice for our team"
May 27, 2026
4.0
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"Strong feature set, fair price"
May 27, 2026
5.0
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"Powerful and reliable"
May 27, 2026
5.0
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"Has become essential to our workflow"
May 27, 2026
4.0
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Robin Ellis
"Hard to recommend at this stage"
May 27, 2026
2.0
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Integrations
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FAQs
SSO via SAML 2.0 is available on the Professional plan and above. SCIM provisioning, custom IdP mappings and just-in-time onboarding are included with Enterprise.