OpenLCA Insights

What is OpenLCA?

openLCA is an open-source software tool for life cycle assessment (LCA) and sustainability assessment. It is commonly used to model and assess the environmental impacts of products, services, and processes across their entire life cycle, from raw material extraction to end-of-life disposal. It allows users to quantify environmental footprints, identify hotspots, and compare different options for improvement.

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What other technologies are related to OpenLCA?

OpenLCA Competitor Technologies

SimaPro

SimaPro is a leading LCA software, directly competing with OpenLCA in functionality and target users.

mentioned alongside OpenLCA in 32% (703) of relevant job posts

GaBi

GaBi is another major LCA software platform, making it a direct competitor to OpenLCA.

mentioned alongside OpenLCA in 32% (465) of relevant job posts

GREET

GREET is a life cycle assessment model that can be considered as a competitor to OpenLCA in certain domains such as transportation.

mentioned alongside OpenLCA in 44% (115) of relevant job posts

Brightway

Brightway is an LCA framework like openLCA that directly competes on capabilities.

mentioned alongside OpenLCA in 43% (57) of relevant job posts

OpenLCA Complementary Technologies

Ecoinvent

Ecoinvent provides a comprehensive database of life cycle inventory data that can be used with OpenLCA to perform LCA studies, so it is complementary.

mentioned alongside OpenLCA in 29% (127) of relevant job posts

Python

Python is a versatile programming language that can be used to extend and automate OpenLCA's functionalities, and to process LCA data outside of OpenLCA.

mentioned alongside OpenLCA in 0% (215) of relevant job posts

R

R is a statistical computing language that can be used for LCA data analysis and visualization complementary to OpenLCA.

mentioned alongside OpenLCA in 0% (111) of relevant job posts