B Corp certification cost

How much does B Corp certification cost?

Fees from B Lab U.S. & Canada's published pricing, plus the costs that don't appear on B Lab's invoice. Other regions price differently.

Short answer

In the U.S. and Canada, B Lab's 2026 annual certification fee is $2,100 for companies under $5M in revenue and rises with revenue to $52,500 below $1B. From January 2027 the cost splits into three fees: an Application & Scoping Fee and an Annual IP License & Community Fee paid to B Lab, plus an Independent Audit Fee paid to the assurance provider.

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Updated November 2026 Checked against B Lab's published sources By Ecolytics, a Certified B Corp

What are B Lab's fees?

For 2026, one annual certification fee based on revenue, which includes average audit costs. For 2027, three fees: Application & Scoping (new companies from $250), an Annual IP License & Community Fee (from $1,470 under $5M), and an Independent Audit Fee set by the assurance provider.

B Lab U.S. & Canada publishes one 2026 fee table for both new and existing B Corps. It is based on gross revenue for your most recently closed fiscal year, and a portion covers independent audit costs for an average-complexity company. Extra audit work, such as for a higher risk profile or nonconformities, can add cost, and B Lab says it will tell you in advance.

From January 2027, the Independent Audit Fee is billed directly by the assurance provider. B Lab's fee page includes a calculator for estimating it by revenue, headcount, sector and sites. B Lab is also reducing the Annual IP License & Community Fee indefinitely for companies with $15M or less in revenue, and Equity Pricing remains available to eligible companies.

How Ecolytics helpsEcolytics doesn't change B Lab's fees, but it can reduce the extra audit work that adds cost by keeping evidence complete and organized before the auditor arrives. See it in a demo →

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What does certification really cost, all in?

B Lab's fees are usually the smaller part. The bigger costs are internal time to put practices in place and document them, legal work for the B Corp legal requirement, and any consultant or software you choose. Those vary far more than the fees do.

Budget for four buckets:

B Lab and audit fees, from the tables below.
Internal time: scoping your requirements, writing policies, collecting evidence and answering auditor questions.
Legal: amending governing documents to meet the B Corp legal requirement, which depends on your entity type and state.
Outside support: optional consultants, software, or both.

B Lab estimates two to six months from submission to certification, mostly driven by how many major nonconformities need fixing, so preparation time is where most of the cost can be saved.

How Ecolytics helpsEcolytics cuts the internal time: requirements are scoped for you, document requests are tracked, and evidence sits next to the requirement it proves. See it in a demo →

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What's the return on using Ecolytics?

Ecolytics estimates a 72% reduction in time spent on certification. For a medium-size company, that's roughly 605–845 hours a year back for the team, or $45,375–$63,375 of staff time at a $75/hour blended rate.

Here is where a medium-size company (roughly 50–249 workers) typically spends its time on B Corp work in a year, done by hand and with Ecolytics.

Work	By hand (hrs)	With Ecolytics (hrs)	Hours back
Systematizing & tracking B Corp metrics	240–310	65–85	175–225
Working through the V2 standards	220–280	60–80	160–200
Emissions baseline and climate action plan	90–130	25–35	65–95
HR tasks + employee engagement surveys	90–140	25–40	65–100
Impact report creation	80–130	20–35	60–95
Supplier + stakeholder surveys	60–95	15–25	45–70
Sustainable vendor search	50–80	15–20	35–60
Total per year	830–1,165	225–320	605–845

Staff time returned each year$45,375–$63,375Your blended hourly rate $

Estimates from Ecolytics' recertification quotes for medium-size companies; with-Ecolytics hours apply Ecolytics' estimated 72% time reduction. Your hours depend on your size, sector and starting point. A demo gives you an estimate for your company.

How Ecolytics helpsThe hours come back from the work that repeats every year: tracking metrics, gathering evidence, emissions, surveys and the impact report. Get the figures for your own size and sector in the calculator below. Try the calculator ↓

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B Lab U.S. & Canada fee tables

2026 annual certification fee (new and existing B Corps)

Annual revenue	Certification fee
$0 – $5M	$2,100
$5M – $7.5M	$3,150
$7.5M – $10M	$3,938
$10M – $15M	$6,300
$15M – $20M	$8,925
$20M – $30M	$12,600
$30M – $50M	$16,800
$50M – $75M	$21,000
$75M – $100M	$26,775
$100M – $175M	$31,500
$175M – $250M	$36,750
$250M – $500M	$42,000
$500M – $750M	$47,250
$750M – $1B	$52,500
Over $1B	Contact B Lab

USD or CAD. Includes average audit costs for the tier. Source: B Lab U.S. & Canada 2026 pricing pages.

2027 structure: three fees

Before the audit · to B Lab

Application & Scoping Fee

New certification: $250 under $2.5M revenue; $500 from $5M to $50M; more above that. Recertification: $0 below $75M.

To the assurance provider

Independent Audit Fee

Set and billed by the auditor based on size, sector and sites. Estimate it with B Lab's calculator.

Every year · to B Lab

Annual IP License & Community Fee

$1,470 under $5M; $2,205 for $5–7.5M; $2,757 for $7.5–10M; $4,410 for $10–15M. Higher bands match 2026.

Why teams choose Ecolytics

100+ companies prepare for B Corp with Ecolytics

72%estimated reduction in time spent on certification

“…eased our journey towards B Corp certification… [and] enhanced our impact reporting capabilities.”

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Three ways to work with us

In-houseEcolytics + your teamYou run it. Ecolytics handles scoping, tracking and evidence; your team works the list, and the knowledge stays in-house.Book a demo → With an expertEcolytics + a consultantAlready working with a consultant? They work in your account, so their judgment and your evidence live in one place.See consultant partners → With studentsEcolytics + B AcademicsStudent B Impact Teams work through the assessment with you as part of their coursework, in the platform.How B Academics works →

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About Ecolytics

Who's behind this guide

Ecolytics, Inc. is a Certified B Corporation that makes software for B Corp certification preparation and sustainability management. Ecolytics operates under a license from B Lab for specified uses of the B Lab Standards.

We help companies scope the requirements that apply to them, collect evidence, and stay ready for audits, whether they work on their own, with a consultant, or with a B Academics student team.

B Lab retains certification authority. Ecolytics does not certify companies or decide audit outcomes. B Lab owns the B Corp trademark and issues certification, and under the B Lab Standards V2 companies are audited by independent, B Lab-approved assurance providers.

Status: Certified B Corporation since August 2024
Verified score: 92.2 on B Lab Standards V1.6
Headquarters: Washington, DC, United States
Industry: Software publishing and SaaS platforms
B Lab license: Specified uses of the B Lab Standards

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