Free LCA software, for everyone.
FreeLCA is free life cycle assessment software — 214 literature-sourced templates across seven industries on EPA TRACI 2.1 + IPCC AR6, with US and international electricity grids. No license, no per-seat fee, no LCA degree required. Most professional LCA software costs thousands of dollars a year and assumes you are a specialist; FreeLCA is built to be the opposite.
How free LCA software compares
The major LCA tools, at a glance. Pricing reflects publicly reported figures and changes over time — treat it as orientation, not a quote.
| Tool | Price | Platform | Free | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreeLCA | Free ($0) | Web | Fast, multi-industry comparison; planning-grade studies | |
| One Click LCA | Paid (subscription) | Web | Construction EPDs & building certifications | |
| SimaPro | ≈ €6,100+/yr | Desktop | Exhaustive, ISO-reviewed expert studies | |
| GaBi / Sphera | Quote-based (high) | Desktop | Regulated industries, large dataset breadth | |
| openLCA | Free; databases paid | Desktop | Open-source expert modeling (ecoinvent is paid) |
FreeLCA is a planning-grade comparative tool — credible numbers for choosing between alternatives, not a substitute for a third-party-reviewed EPD. For exhaustive, certified studies, SimaPro, GaBi, and One Click LCA remain the references.
Why a free LCA tool, and why now
Free, and free to keep
No license, no per-seat fee, no credit card. It runs on free, redistributable public data, so there is no license cost to pass on.
Easy enough for non-experts
Start from a vetted template instead of a blank model. No LCA degree required — the most-cited barrier with the desktop tools.
Transparent, not a black box
Every factor is literature-sourced and version-pinned, and the methodology is published per industry — the opposite of an opaque dataset.
Multi-industry in one place
Water, energy, transport, waste, packaging, buildings, and food — most tools are construction-first or expert-only.
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