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Enablon EHS vs IHS Markit Petra

Enablon EHS logo

Enablon EHS

Software

Environmental health and safety management

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Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
IHS Markit Petra logo

IHS Markit Petra

Software

Geological interpretation and mapping software

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Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Enablon EHS uK Find a Tender award notice records Enablon SAS awarded a 5 year contract by Cadent Gas Limited for its EHS management solution valued at £1,275,353.62 excluding VAT (£1,530,424.34 including VAT); this is a contract value, not a price list; IHS Markit Petra iHS Markit Petra's product page (ihsmarkit.com/products/petra.html) now redirects live to spglobal.com, confirming IHS Markit's merger into S&P Global means the Petra product line is sold under S&P Global rather than as an independent IHS Markit product (redirect observed 19 August 2026).
  • They diverge on capability: Enablon EHS covers Incident management, IHS Markit Petra covers Well log analysis.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Enablon EHS and IHS Markit Petra actually diverge.

Attributes where Enablon EHS and IHS Markit Petra differ
AttributeEnablon EHSIHS Markit Petra
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Ios, AndroidWindows
Founded19951959

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Enablon EHS

  • Incident management
  • Health and safety compliance
  • Environmental management
  • Risk assessment
  • Audit management
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Salesforce

Only in IHS Markit Petra

  • Well log analysis
  • Cross-section creation
  • Contour mapping
  • Formation tops
  • Volumetric calculations
  • Kingdom
  • ArcGIS
  • Petrel

Both cover

  • Windows support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Enablon EHS

  • Health and safety managementnot IHS Markit Petra
  • Incident reportingnot IHS Markit Petra
  • Risk assessmentnot IHS Markit Petra
  • Compliance trackingnot IHS Markit Petra
  • Audit managementnot IHS Markit Petra

IHS Markit Petra

  • Well log interpretationnot Enablon EHS
  • Geological mappingnot Enablon EHS
  • Exploration analysisnot Enablon EHS
  • Formation evaluationnot Enablon EHS
  • Resource assessmentnot Enablon EHS

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Enablon EHS

  • UK Find a Tender award notice records Enablon SAS awarded a 5 year contract by Cadent Gas Limited for its EHS management solution valued at £1,275,353.62 excluding VAT (£1,530,424.34 including VAT); this is a contract value, not a price list

IHS Markit Petra

  • IHS Markit Petra's product page (ihsmarkit.com/products/petra.html) now redirects live to spglobal.com, confirming IHS Markit's merger into S&P Global means the Petra product line is sold under S&P Global rather than as an independent IHS Markit product (redirect observed 19 August 2026).

Pricing, plan by plan

Enablon EHS

On request
  • Enablon EHS$25000/year
    • Health and safety management
    • Incident reporting
    • Compliance tracking
  • Enablon Enterprise$60000/year
    • Advanced features
    • Multi-site management
    • Custom workflows

IHS Markit Petra

On request
  • Petra Standard$8000/year
    • Well log analysis
    • Cross-sections
    • Contour mapping
  • Petra Professional$15000/year
    • 3D visualization
    • Advanced mapping
    • Volumetric analysis

Which should you pick?

Choose Enablon EHS if

  • You need incident management.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
  • You also want health and safety compliance.
Enablon EHS review

Choose IHS Markit Petra if

  • You need well log analysis.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want cross-section creation.
IHS Markit Petra review

Questions people ask

Is Enablon EHS or IHS Markit Petra better?
Neither clearly leads. Enablon EHS starts at On request and IHS Markit Petra at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Enablon EHS or IHS Markit Petra?
Enablon EHS starts at On request and IHS Markit Petra at On request.
Does Enablon EHS or IHS Markit Petra run on more platforms?
Enablon EHS runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. IHS Markit Petra runs on Windows.
What is Enablon EHS best used for?
Enablon EHS is most often used for health and safety management, incident reporting, risk assessment, compliance tracking. Of those, health and safety management and incident reporting are not what IHS Markit Petra is typically brought in for.
What can Enablon EHS do that IHS Markit Petra cannot?
Enablon EHS covers Incident management, Health and safety compliance, Environmental management, Risk assessment. IHS Markit Petra covers Well log analysis, Cross-section creation, Contour mapping, Formation tops. Both handle Windows support.
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