How iCOR compares
Whether you're a long-time subscriber to a traditional legal register provider, or looking to start your compliance journey, it's tricky to know what solution is the best fit for your company.
We've compiled an honest overview of what some of the leading providers offer, and how we compare.
This table has been built from information advertised online by the providers listed below.
| Feature | Barbour EHS (top-tier subscription) | Croner-i (top-tier subscription) | iCOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal compliance audits | No | No | Yes |
| Unlimited self-audits | |||
| Legal register | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Spreadsheet-based bespoke legal register with legislation summaries and overviews. Coloured icons. Hyperlinks to guidelines and related legislation. | Legal register to help track compliance. | Built instantly from answers to your audit. iCOR's signature spreadsheet-free layout. Bespoke, site-specific legal register with legislation summaries and overviews. Instant bespoke compliance statements. Flag icons and colour-coded aspects. Hyperlinks to relevant legislation and guidance. Up-to-date record of amendments. | |
| Legal updates | Yes | Partial | Yes |
Legislation and consultation updates. Horizon scanning. Three managed updates per year. | Legislation tracker. Case reports. No managed updates to your site's register. | Your site's legal register is updated monthly by the iCOR team. Record of reviews. Monthly update email including new legislation, horizon scanning and case reports. iCOR updated every month to reflect all legislation changes. Full history saved and stored, so changes do not affect the work you've already done. | |
| Training & communication | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Option to add e-learning. Editable PowerPoint presentations and handouts. Weekly news. | Staff training modules. Training presentations. Regular updates and e-alerts. | Legal register and compliance data exports, useful for toolbox talks and workshop sessions. Option to add in-person training courses on EHS legal compliance. Monthly update email. Collaborative action planner to close audit results within iCOR. | |
| EMS & OHSMS support | Medium | Medium | High |
ISO gap analysis tool. Model policies, risk assessments, checklists. Option to add bespoke aspects & impacts register for ISO 14001. | Option to add an environmental aspects and impacts register tool. Model policies, forms, factsheets. Risk assessment templates. Library of reference PDFs. Information on ISO14090 and best environmental practices. | Option to add an environmental aspects register, aligned to ISO 14001:2026. Incident reporting for environmental. Hazard reporting for health & safety. Action planning tool. Timeline feature shows when compliance activities have taken place. Option to add waste duty of care support. Option to add gap analysis support for ISO 14001. Reference PDFs, including procedure documents and risk assessment guidance. | |
| Compliance tracking | Low | Low | Yes |
| One-off compliance action plan provided. | Assign your own status of compliance. | iCOR's site dashboard shows each site's real-time status of legal compliance. iCOR'S conformity tracker shows percentage of compliance with all relevant legal requirements, plus a breakdown of any non-conformities. Timeline feature shows all collected evidence, compliance activity and updates to legislation. | |
| Support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Legal helpdesk. | Access to an advice/help line. Director briefings. How-to guides. | Audit has a "get help" button that links directly to the iCOR helpdesk. More information on applicable questions in the iCOR self-audit tool. iCOR's site resources include ISO prodedures and a how-to knowledgebase. A flexible, highly responsive team of experts. |
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