The short version
- Hundreds of points, own IT team, tender process: AMPECO, Driivz, ChargePoint or ihomer.
- Tech team that wants the code and to host it in-house: Pipelet or TopazEV.
- North America, sales-led rollout with hardware bundled: EV Connect, ChargeLab (through a reseller) or AmpUp.
- Northern Europe, drivers who already use an app: Monta.
- Roaming-first, prepared to share revenue: Virta.
- Monitoring and control only, no payments: Plugchoice, free.
- Pay per station, with OCA certification: ELVO.
- Commercial network in Portugal and Spain with its own app: ChargeSurfing.
- Turnkey engineering project in Spain: Etecnic.
- Free up to 10 chargers after a setup fee, or a manufacturer that wants its own CSMS: Zynetic.
- Very cheap white label with an app, from India: Evoltsoft or OcppWorld.
- New platform with OCPI 2.3, for CPOs, hotels and fleets: Easy Mobility.
- Building your own CSMS from components, or migrating with no downtime: Solidstudio.
- Small and mid-size networks (same price with 5 or 500 chargers), own brand, sign up today, flat price: askacharge.com.
Of the twenty-one, only six publish their prices: Monta, Plugchoice, ELVO, Pipelet, Zynetic and askacharge.com (Evoltsoft publishes a base fee, but almost everything else is an "additional fee"). For the others, everything you read online — including the figures in this article — comes from third-party directories or from customers, not from the vendor. We flag every such number as an estimate.
Before comparing: the three criteria that matter
- Pricing model. Per-charger fee (cost grows with your network), revenue share, enterprise licence, or flat rate. With 2 chargers it hardly matters; with 30, it defines your margin. And "not published" is itself information: it means a sales call, a quote and, usually, a minimum.
- Open standards. If the platform uses standard OCPP and lets you edit the server URL, your chargers aren't locked in: migrating means changing one setting. Be wary of anyone who won't say this clearly.
- Fit with your operation. Local tax compliance (in Spain: Verifactu and TicketBAI), app-less payment for walk-in customers, white label if you're an installer, roaming if you want coverage, self-service sign-up if you don't want a sales cycle.
Comparison table (October 2026)
| Platform | Based in / main market | Pricing model | Published price | Self-service sign-up | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monta | Denmark / northern Europe, expanding to US | Platform fee + per socket + % on paid charges | Yes. Starter: €300 platform fee first year + 5% on paid charges, up to 200 points. Advanced: from €500/month + €5 AC / €8 DC per socket/month + 2%. | Yes | Operators whose drivers value the Monta app |
| AMPECO | Bulgaria / global | Enterprise licence: setup + platform fee + per point, modules | No. Quote only; third-party comparisons describe a setup fee, a monthly platform fee and per-point fees. | No | CPOs scaling to hundreds of points with their own team |
| ChargePoint | USA / global | Cloud plan per port, mostly with ChargePoint hardware | No. Per-port annual plans quoted with the hardware. | No | Corporations and public networks wanting one end-to-end vendor |
| Driivz (Vontier) | Israel / global | Enterprise project | No. | No | Utilities and national CPOs with deep integration |
| EV Connect | USA / North America | Per port + implementation | No. Software directories estimate around $99 per port per month; not confirmed by the vendor. | No | US site hosts and fleets wanting hardware, software and support from one contract |
| ChargeLab | Canada / North America | Sold through hardware resellers; enterprise licence for large volumes | No. Directories list from $25 per charger per month; the vendor points you to a reseller. | No | Manufacturers and installers bundling a CSMS with chargers in North America |
| AmpUp | USA | Tiered plans (Starter / Core / Pro) per port | Partly. Plans are described; prices are shown only inside the sign-up flow. | Yes | US workplaces and multi-unit buildings offering charging as an amenity |
| Virta | Finland / Europe | Fee and/or revenue share, on request | No. | No | Mid-size European operators wanting roaming coverage with contained upfront cost |
| Plugchoice | Netherlands / Europe | Free core; paid modules per charger; partner fee | Yes. Core platform €0, unlimited chargers. Smart charging €25/charger/year. Billing module announced for Q4 2026 at €5.95/charger/month. Partner programme €29/month. | Yes | Installers and home/small-site owners who need monitoring and control, not payments |
| Etecnic | Spain | Bundled with the engineering project | No. | No | Public administrations and turnkey projects in Spain |
| ELVO | Romania / Europe | Per station + % of paid charges | Yes. €3.99 per station per month (every outlet included, AC or DC) + 3% of paid charges. Enterprise and white label on request. | Yes, 30-day trial | Installers and small CPOs who want OCA certification and per-station pricing |
| Pipelet | Germany / DACH and Europe | SaaS per point, on-premise licence or appliance | Yes. SaaS from €5.90 per charging point per month. On-premise from €18,000 a year. Industrial appliance €2,490 + €249/month. | Not stated | CPOs with a tech team who want full white label and the source code |
| ChargeSurfing | Portugal / Portugal and Spain | Bundles by number of sockets, 0% on sessions | No. Gold (100 sockets), Platinum (500) and Enterprise plans, "sob consulta" (on request). | No | Operators in Portugal and Spain who want white label with their own app |
| TopazEV (S44 Energy) | US | Flat tiered fee, no % on sessions; code licence separate | No. Tiers described (Core up to 10 chargers, Growth up to 500, Enterprise, self-hosted Custom) without figures. | Trial with 1 charger | Technical CPOs who want OCPP 2.1 and the option to own the code |
| ihomer | Netherlands / Europe | Project: CPMS, smart charging, roaming and gateway, separately or together | No. | No | Large CPOs and utilities (Vattenfall, Alfen, Octopus Energy) with power and grid problems |
| Zynetic | Singapore / UAE and global | Per charger, with a setup fee; 0% on sessions | Yes. Startup: $0/month up to 10 chargers + $1,500 setup. Growth: $10 per charger per month + setup ($2,500 on promotion until December 2026; $10,000 normally). Enterprise: annual licence. | Not stated | Networks starting with a few chargers, and manufacturers (OEMs) that want their own CSMS |
| Evoltsoft | India / global | Plans by number of points + many modules at extra cost | Partly. Starter Lite $30/month (up to 10 points, billed quarterly), Starter $50/month; modules, extra points and OCPI listed as "additional fee". | Not stated | CPOs that want a white-label app launched in days |
| OcppWorld | India (cites India's DPDPA data law) | Flat price per charger, no setup fee, no % per session | No. It says "one flat price per charger" without the figure. | Not stated | CPOs and manufacturers that want asset management, billing and financing in one place |
| Easy Mobility | Turkey (Istanbul), founded 2025 | Cloud SaaS (AWS), on request | No. | Not stated | CPOs, fleets, shopping centres and hotels |
| Solidstudio | Poland (Kraków) / global | Platform and components: CPMS, eMSP app, OCPP/OCPI/OICP gateways, OCPP Proxy, virtual charge point | No. | No | Companies building their own CSMS from components, or switching platform without downtime |
| askacharge.com | Basque Country / Spain, Europe, US | Flat rate, unlimited chargers; % only on driver payments | Yes. €20/month (US: $20), unlimited chargers. Driver payments 2% + €0.25 per charge, all-in. Roaming hub €1/month + 1% per roaming session. Full price list. | Yes, 30-day trial | Small and medium operators, installers reselling white label, businesses with parking |
Published prices were read from each vendor's website on 11 September 2026; those of ELVO, Pipelet, ChargeSurfing, TopazEV and ihomer, and Plugchoice's again, on 3 October 2026 (links at the end). "Directories estimate" means the number comes from a software listing site, not from the vendor, and should be treated as an order of magnitude. Commercial terms change — check before signing.
What a month actually costs: a 10-charger network
Take a small network — say a hotel with 10 AC chargers doing 400 paid charges a month at €10 each (€4,000 of charging revenue) — and only the platforms with public prices, because with the others we would be guessing:
| Platform | Software | Fees on €4,000 of paid charging | Approx. total per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monta Starter | €300 platform fee for the first year (€25/month) | 5% = €200 (includes Stripe processing) | ≈ €225 |
| Plugchoice | €0 core; billing module not available until Q4 2026 | Not applicable: cannot collect driver payments yet | €0, but no revenue either |
| ELVO | 10 × €3.99 = €39.90 | 3% = €120 (does not say whether payment processing is included) | ≈ €160, plus processing if charged separately |
| Pipelet SaaS | 10 × €5.90 = €59 ("from" price) | Does not publish how it charges for driver payments | €59 + payments |
| Zynetic Startup | $0 per month up to 10 chargers, plus a one-off $1,500 setup fee | 0% per session; payment processing cost not published | $0/month + $1,500 setup + payments |
| askacharge.com | €20 (€40 with managed hosting and your own domain) | 2% + €0.25 × 400 = €180 (includes Stripe processing) | ≈ €200 – €220 |
Two things stand out. First, on a small network the payment fee, not the software fee, is most of the bill — so compare the percentage on paid charges before anything else. Second, if your chargers are free to use (workplace, residents), the software fee is the whole bill, and there the gap is real: €0 at Plugchoice, €20 at askacharge.com, €25/month at Monta Starter, €39.90 at ELVO, €59 at Pipelet, and a quote everywhere else. With 100 chargers, ELVO goes to €399 and Pipelet to €590 a month; askacharge.com stays at €20.
If you'd rather run your own numbers, the cost and revenue calculator does it with your charger count, tariff and sessions.
The platforms, one by one
Monta — the best driver app in northern Europe
Danish, very polished, with a large roaming network of its own and easy onboarding for installers. Its ecosystem revolves around its driver app. Best for: operators whose drivers value an established app, especially in northern Europe. Watch out for: the Starter plan's 5% on every paid charge, per-socket pricing above 200 points, and an ecosystem centred on the Monta brand, not yours. Detailed comparison here.
AMPECO — the deepest enterprise white label
Bulgarian, hardware-agnostic, with roaming, smart charging and a very deep integration ecosystem. Best for: CPOs in their scaling phase, with hundreds of points and their own technical team. Watch out for: per-point pricing with minimums and a sales process with an implementation project — oversized for small networks. Detailed comparison here and six AMPECO alternatives by segment.
ChargePoint — the global giant
Hardware + software + services from the world's largest network. Best for: large corporations and public networks that want a single end-to-end vendor. Watch out for: the software is sold with the hardware; cloud plans are per port and quoted; less agility for the small operator.
Driivz — the utilities' CSMS
Israeli (Vontier group), strong in advanced energy management and in very large utility and fleet networks. Best for: utilities and national CPOs with deep systems integration. Watch out for: it's a full enterprise project; there is no self-service.
EV Connect — the North American full-service contract
Californian, OCPP 2.0.1 certified, with a US call centre and roaming through Passport Hub. Sold as a package: software, hardware partners, installation and support. Best for: US site hosts and fleets that want one contract and a project manager. Watch out for: no published pricing, per-port fees that directories put near $99/month, and an implementation budget on top. EV Connect alternatives here.
ChargeLab — the OEM's CSMS in North America
Canadian, OCPP-native, and mostly reached through charger manufacturers and turnkey installers who bundle it with their hardware (Autel, among others). Best for: buying chargers and software from the same reseller in North America. Watch out for: you don't buy from ChargeLab directly unless you're doing hundreds of chargers a year, so the price depends on the reseller.
AmpUp — the amenity-charging platform
US-based, with a Starter plan for workplaces and multi-unit buildings that offer charging without charging for it, and Core/Pro plans that add driver payments and pricing tools. Best for: US property managers starting with a few ports. Watch out for: prices only appear once you're inside the sign-up flow, and it's per port.
Virta — the shared-risk model
Finnish, a pioneer of European roaming, with commercial terms that can include revenue sharing instead of only fees. Best for: medium European operators who want to start with contained investment and broad roaming coverage. Watch out for: revenue sharing gets expensive when your network performs well, and the visible brand tends to be Virta's.
Plugchoice — free, and honest about what it isn't
Dutch. The core platform — monitoring, remote control, firmware, OCPP logs, API, app — is free with unlimited chargers, and it says so plainly. Paid modules for smart charging; billing and invoicing announced for the end of 2026. Best for: installers and site owners who need to see and control chargers but don't sell charging. Watch out for: at the time of writing you cannot take payments from drivers with it, so it is not a CSMS for a charging business yet.
Etecnic (EVcharge) — Spain's turnkey integrator
A veteran Spanish company combining its own software with engineering, installation and maintenance. Best for: public administrations and projects that want a single contractor from start to finish. Watch out for: the software is tied to the engineering project; if you only want the platform, you pay for the bundle.
ELVO — pay per station, with OCA certification
Romanian, with online sign-up, a 30-day trial and a clear price: €3.99 per station per month plus 3% of paid charges. Certified by the Open Charge Alliance for OCPP 1.6 with security, and ISO 27001. For: installers and small CPOs who want a published per-station price and a certification to show. Watch out for: cost grows with every station, white label is on the Enterprise plan, and its website says nothing about OCPI or roaming.
Pipelet — full white label and the code in your hands
German and modular, with over 100 companies and 12,000 points in production according to its website. OCPP 1.6 and 2.0.1, OCPI 2.2 and 2.3, white label with no "powered by", and the source code delivered in Git repositories to run on your own infrastructure. For: CPOs with a tech team who want independence from the vendor. Watch out for: the SaaS is per point (from €5.90 a month) and the on-premise licence starts at €18,000 a year.
ChargeSurfing — white label with an app in Portugal and Spain
Portuguese, integrated with the Mobi.E public network and local payments (Multibanco, MB WAY). Plans by number of sockets, all with 0% on sessions; iOS/Android apps and load balancing on Platinum, OCPI roaming on Enterprise. For: operators in Portugal and Spain who want their own app. Watch out for: prices are no longer on the website ("sob consulta") and roaming is on the top plan.
TopazEV — OCPP 2.1, and the code if you buy it
From S44 Energy (New Jersey, US). Speaks OCPP 1.6, 2.0.1 and 2.1, takes no percentage of sessions, and can run in your own cloud. The code is acquired under a Business Source License: source-available, not open source in the strict sense. For: technical CPOs who want the latest protocol and no dependence on a SaaS. Watch out for: the tiers are described but have no prices.
ihomer — the Dutch power and roaming specialist
Dutch, since 2008, an Open Charge Alliance member and co-author of OCPP and OCPI. It splits CPMS, smart charging, roaming and a high-availability gateway, and each piece can run alongside another CSMS. Customers include Vattenfall, Alfen and Octopus Energy. For: large networks with power, battery or grid-congestion problems. Watch out for: no published prices; not built for a 10-charger network.
Zynetic — free up to 10 chargers, once you pay the setup
From Singapore, with offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi and its own network in the UAE. OCPP 1.6 to 2.1, OCPI roaming and a white-label app. One of the few that publish prices: Startup $0 per month up to 10 chargers, with a $1,500 setup fee; Growth $10 per charger per month, with a $10,000 setup fee reduced to $2,500 on promotion until December 2026; Enterprise on an annual licence. No percentage on sessions. For: networks that start small and manufacturers that want to ship their charger with their own CSMS. Watch out for: the setup fee. With 10 chargers, $1,500 equals several years of fees on a flat-rate platform.
Evoltsoft — white label with an app, launched in a week
Evoltsoft Technologies, from India. OCPP 1.6J and 2.0.1, OCPI roaming through Gireve or Hubject and a white-label app; it says it operates in more than 28 countries and launches in a week. It publishes a base fee (Starter Lite $30 per month up to 10 points, billed quarterly; Starter $50), but almost everything else is listed as an "additional fee". For: CPOs that want their own app without building it. Watch out for: the final price depends on the modules; ask for the full quote before comparing.
OcppWorld — asset management, billing and financing
A platform with OCPP 1.6J and 2.0.1, OCPI 2.2 roaming, asset management, billing and a financing module for manufacturers that sell chargers. It does not say where it is based, but it cites India's data protection law (DPDPA). It advertises "one flat price per charger", with no setup fee and no per-session cut, but does not publish the figure. For: CPOs and manufacturers that want assets and billing in one place. Watch out for: no published price or country.
Easy Mobility — the newcomer, with OCPI 2.3
Turkish (Istanbul), founded in 2025. Cloud CPMS (AWS) with OCPP 1.6 and 2.0.1, OCPI 2.3.0, multi-tenancy by operator and country, and a white-label app. For: CPOs, fleets, shopping centres and hotels. Watch out for: it is very new and publishes neither prices nor charger numbers.
Solidstudio — the parts to build your own CSMS
Polish (Kraków), since 2017. Rather than a closed platform, it sells parts: CPMS, a white-label driver app, OCPP/OCPI/OICP gateways, an OCPP Proxy that sits in front of your current backend so you can migrate without downtime, and a virtual charge point for testing. It says it manages more than 60,000 points in 15 markets. For: companies that want to build or switch CSMS without being tied to one vendor. Watch out for: no published prices; it is a project, not an online sign-up.
askacharge.com — for small and medium operators who want their own brand
Ours — so we'll tell you exactly where it fits. Best for: small and mid-size operators (the price doesn't change with the number of chargers), installers reselling a white-label CSMS, and businesses with parking (hotels, restaurants, campsites, fleets, offices). Flat €20/month with unlimited chargers ($20 in the US), instant online sign-up, OCPP 1.6J/2.0.1 (tested with the Open Charge Alliance's OCTT; not certified by the Alliance), OCPI 2.2, a roaming hub with free sign-up and 1% per session, app-less QR payment, an MCP server and API keys for AI agents, and automatic Verifactu/TicketBAI on every charge in Spain. Not for: networks of hundreds of points with enterprise tenders — that's what AMPECO, Driivz, ChargePoint or ihomer are for. If you want the source code to host it yourself, look at Pipelet or TopazEV. Also not for you if you need a native driver app (ours is a web app) or local tax filing outside Spain. The full price list is published, including the only two cases where we charge a percentage and three worked examples of what a month actually costs.
The advice that applies to all twenty-one
Demand standard OCPP and try before you sign anything: connect one of your real chargers to the candidate platform and run a full cycle (activate, charge, collect payment, invoice). Any serious CSMS lets you do this in a trial period. If they ask for a lock-in contract before you've seen your charger working, that's a bad sign. And if the price isn't on the website, ask for it in writing before the demo, not after.
Related reading
- Charge point management software: what it is, what it costs and how to choose
- AMPECO alternatives: six platforms by segment
- EV Connect alternatives for US site hosts and small operators
- Monta vs askacharge.com · AMPECO vs askacharge.com
- Your charger manufacturer shut down: how to get back in control
Sources
- Monta pricing: monta.com/en/pricing
- Plugchoice pricing: plugchoice.com/en/pricing
- ChargeLab pricing page (reseller / enterprise licence): chargelab.co/pricing
- EV Connect FAQ (OCPP 2.0.1 certification, Passport Hub, no published pricing): evconnect.com/resources/faq
- AmpUp plans FAQ: support.ampup.io
- AMPECO plans and tariffs page (no prices): ampeco.com
- ELVO pricing: elvo.io
- Pipelet ("from" prices, modules and source code): pipelet.com
- ChargeSurfing plans: chargesurfing.com/precos
- TopazEV tiers: topazev.com/pricing · BSL licence: S44 Energy announcement
- ihomer: ihomer.nl
- Zynetic pricing: zynetic.com/pricing
- Evoltsoft plans: evoltsoft.com/pricing
- OcppWorld: ocppworld.com
- Easy Mobility: easy-mobility.net
- Solidstudio: solidstudio.io
- askacharge.com pricing: askacharge.com/askacharge/en/pricing.html