Automation

Climeworks

AI-driven direct air capture

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Pricing · PaidRising
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend

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The Brief

What Climeworks does

Climeworks builds direct air capture plants — pulling CO2 from the atmosphere using AI-optimized sorbent cycling. Operates Orca and Mammoth plants in Iceland. Backed by Microsoft, Stripe, JPMorgan offtake. ETH Zurich spinout.

How Climeworks compares with its closest alternatives

3 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan; Climeworks does not. All 5 offer an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Climeworks. Climeworks offers hardware. Of the alternatives, 1 offers hardware. Climeworks was founded in 2009; the alternatives were founded between 2010 and 2017. Climeworks is based in Zurich, Switzerland; 1 of its 5 alternatives is in Switzerland too, and the others in Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong and elsewhere.

Market position · Automation

How Climeworks compares in Automation

Climeworks has high opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 362 live Automation tools on FalcoScan. Across Automation, the average opportunity score is 73.7 and the average saturation score 22.9. FalcoScan rates Climeworks's own market position as open. 59 of the 362 operating Automation tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 4 shutdowns in the category.

Climeworks compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
ClimeworksFounded 2009 · Zurich, SwitzerlandHighOpenPaid—NoNoHardwareRising
VerityFounded 2014 · Zurich, SwitzerlandHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, HardwareRising
GoToFounded 2010 · Jakarta, IndonesiaModerateCrowdedFree—YesYesWeb, API, MobileRising
GrabFounded 2012 · SingaporeHighCrowdedFree—YesYesWeb, API, MobileStable
LalamoveFounded 2013 · Hong KongModerateContestedFree—YesYesWeb, API, MobileStable
LiftitFounded 2017 · Bogotá, ColombiaModerateOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, API, MobileStable

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Climeworks exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Data AnalysisOptimizationAutomationSensor Fusion
Industry Verticals
EnergyClimateCarbon Removal
Tagged

Climeworks shows up when builders search for these

climate-techswitzerlanddacfrontier
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Questions

Climeworks: common questions

Is Climeworks free?

No. Climeworks is a paid product.

What are the best alternatives to Climeworks?

The closest alternatives to Climeworks that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Verity, GoTo, Grab, Lalamove, and Liftit.

Is Climeworks still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Climeworks as operating at climeworks.com.

Where is Climeworks based?

Climeworks is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Does Climeworks have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Climeworks.

Who is Climeworks for?

Climeworks is built for enterprises and government.

How do I sign in to Climeworks?

Sign in on Climeworks's own website, climeworks.com. FalcoScan reviews Climeworks but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Climeworks directly.

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