Evidence-backed comparison of Hazcheck Validate and Lisam ExESS across capabilities, integrations, deployment options, confidence and known limitations.
TechSelectAI compares Hazcheck Validate and Lisam ExESS using recorded product evidence rather than user-specific recommendation scoring. Hazcheck Validate currently has 5 supported, 5 conditional, 5 unknown/not-yet-verified, and 0 not-supported capabilities. Lisam ExESS currently has 3 supported, 6 conditional, 6 unknown/not-yet-verified, and 0 not-supported capabilities. Known-fact confidence is 99% for Hazcheck Validate and 97% for Lisam ExESS. Latest recorded review or verification activity across the comparison: Sep 19, 2026.
This summary reflects recorded TechSelectAI evidence only. It is separate from buyer-specific Fit Score, Evidence Confidence, TechSelectAI Verified Reviews and Public Review Intelligence. Unknown means not yet verified, not unsupported.
SaaS dangerous-cargo compliance and validation platform centered on IMDG validation with intermodal ADR/49 CFR checks, segregation and packaging checks, dangerous-goods documents, configurable restrictions and edition-dependent API/EDI integration.
Product-stewardship and SDS authoring platform with transport classification, transport labeling, regulatory content, audit trails and chemical-data integration; it is not modeled as a full shipment segregation or terminal-operations system.
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Status and confidence reflect recorded evidence. Unknown means not yet verified, not unsupported. In the summary above, TechSelectAI labels this state “research pending”.
| Capability | Hazcheck Validate | Lisam ExESS |
|---|---|---|
| Dangerous-goods declarations, shipping papers & manifestsDocumentation, Operations & Integration | Supported99% confidenceValidate generates dangerous-goods notes/transport documentation and manifest reports. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| ERP, TMS, WMS, booking, API & EDI integrationDocumentation, Operations & Integration | Partially Supported99% confidenceEDI is available from Validate Pro and API connectivity from Validate Enterprise, so integration is edition-dependent rather than universal entitlement. | Supported97% confidenceLisam documents batch and real-time data integration across company platforms. |
| Maintained regulatory content & amendment updatesDocumentation, Operations & Integration | Supported99% confidenceHazcheck documents regularly updated regulations maintained by dangerous-goods experts. | Supported98% confidenceLisam documents integrated regulatory content with daily updates. |
| Multimodal dangerous-goods shipment complianceDocumentation, Operations & Integration | Partially Supported99% confidenceCurrent evidence supports combined IMDG, 49 CFR and ADR intermodal checks; air IATA/ICAO and RID support are not inferred. | Partially Supported96% confidenceExESS supports transport classification/labels across ADR, IATA and IMDG, but is not treated as a multimodal shipment-execution engine. |
| Port, terminal, carrier & handler dangerous-goods workflowsDocumentation, Operations & Integration | Partially Supported98% confidenceHazcheck is designed for port operators and supports CTU/load validation plus company, port and vessel restrictions, but a full terminal operating workflow is not inferred. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| SDS & Section 14 transport informationDocumentation, Operations & Integration | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Supported99% confidenceExESS is an SDS authoring platform with explicit transportation classification in Section 14. |
| Android mobile applicationMobile Access | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| iOS mobile applicationMobile Access | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Mobile web accessMobile Access | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| ADR / RID road and rail dangerous-goods complianceRegulatory Classification & Shipment Validation | Partially Supported98% confidenceADR requirements are explicitly supported for intermodal journeys, while current reviewed evidence does not verify RID as an active Hazcheck Validate entitlement. | Partially Supported96% confidenceADR transport labeling is explicit; current reviewed evidence does not verify equivalent RID shipment functionality. |
| IATA / ICAO air dangerous-goods complianceRegulatory Classification & Shipment Validation | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported97% confidenceExESS supports IATA transport classification labels, but full air-shipment declaration/acceptance validation is not inferred. |
| IMDG maritime dangerous-goods validationRegulatory Classification & Shipment Validation | Supported99% confidenceHazcheck Validate explicitly validates dangerous-goods shipments against IMDG Code provisions. | Partially Supported97% confidenceExESS supports IMDG transport classification labels and Section 14 transport data, but full IMDG shipment validation is not inferred. |
| Packaging, quantity, marks, labels & placardsRegulatory Classification & Shipment Validation | Partially Supported99% confidenceValidate includes packaging checks, but this catalog does not infer a complete marks/labels/placards workflow from packaging checks alone. | Partially Supported97% confidenceExESS generates transport labels for ADR, IATA and IMDG; full dangerous-goods packaging validation is not inferred. |
| Segregation, compatibility & stowage validationRegulatory Classification & Shipment Validation | Supported99% confidenceThe Validate tier explicitly includes stowage and segregation checks plus CTU/load validation reporting. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| UN number, proper shipping name & transport classificationRegulatory Classification & Shipment Validation | Supported99% confidenceDangerous Goods Search covers entries in the IMDG Dangerous Goods List, ADR Dangerous Goods List and 49 CFR 172.101 table with linked packing and special-provision details. | Partially Supported95% confidenceExESS calculates transport classification in SDS Section 14, but a dedicated shipment-level UN lookup/validation workflow is not inferred. |
| Deployment model | Hazcheck Validate | Lisam ExESS |
|---|---|---|
| On-premise | Not recorded | Supported99% confidence |
| Public SaaS | Supported99% confidence | Not recorded |
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