The #1 Blink Charging alternative is free.
Plugchoice manages, smartens and bills any OCPP charger, the same job a Blink Charging operator needs. Free, hardware-agnostic, and built so a backend in flux never strands your chargers.
Trusted by teams across EV charging
€0
every charger, forever
Free, and here to stay
€0 per charger, with no platform fee and no contract tied to one company's road ahead.
No free plan
Access comes through hardware and the Blink Charging network, priced on request.
OCPP Proxy
Keep Blink Charging connected and route to any backend, switched in one click with no site visit.
Tied to the network
Chargers bind to the Blink Charging network as their backend, so a change becomes a charger project.
Smarter charging, more meters
Load balancing, solar and peak shaving on real meter data, including wireless meters.
Fleet load management
Scheduling and depot load management, weighted toward fleet sites.
Independent and steady
A free management layer that does not depend on any one backend's balance sheet.
Restructuring hard
A workforce cut, an exit from in-house manufacturing, and a share price under a Nasdaq delisting notice.
Free to start. No credit card, no sales call, nothing to cancel.
When a backend wobbles, your chargers stay put.
Blink Charging is restructuring, its Belgian operation has changed shape, and the share price sits under a Nasdaq delisting notice. You can keep using Blink Charging. But with the OCPP Proxy your chargers connect to Plugchoice once, then route to Blink Charging or any other backend, so the next shake-up is someone else's problem. No downtime, no site visits, no lock-in.[source]
Plugchoice
OCPP Proxy
Plugchoice
Always connected
Blink Charging
Switch anytime
Always on Plugchoice
Chargers connect once and never need to move again.
Keep Blink Charging, or leave
Route to Blink Charging or 221+ other backends, switched whenever you like.
No lock-in, ever
Change or drop a backend without touching a single charger.
Feature by feature, with the price attached.
Blink Charging runs a real charging network, and the table says so. The difference is that with Plugchoice the platform is free, every price is public, smart charging reaches more meters, and you are never tied to one backend.
Take a look inside Plugchoice.
One portal to configure, monitor, smarten and bill every OCPP charger you run. Free to start.
304
charger brands supported
1,032
charger models run
221
operators connected
Plugchoice vs Blink Charging: common questions
Is Plugchoice a real alternative to Blink Charging?
Yes. Plugchoice manages, smartens and bills any OCPP charger, the same core jobs operators use Blink Charging for. It is free to start, with public pricing and an OCPP proxy that lets you migrate at your own pace.
Is Blink Charging going out of business?
No. Blink Charging is restructuring: a workforce reduction of roughly 20%, a move out of in-house manufacturing, and a share price under a Nasdaq minimum-bid delisting notice with a deadline in July 2026 to regain compliance. It is still operating. The point of this comparison is not that Blink Charging is gone, it is that you should never be locked to one backend while a company works through changes like these.
Can I keep using Blink Charging and add Plugchoice?
Yes. The OCPP proxy runs Plugchoice alongside Blink Charging, so you keep Blink Charging as a backend and still get an independent management layer. Reroute your chargers when you are ready, with no lock-in and no site visit.
Does Blink Charging have a free plan?
No. There is no free platform. Access comes through hardware and the Blink Charging network, with pricing on request. The Plugchoice platform is free, with no credit card.
Is Plugchoice cheaper for billing?
Yes. Billing & Invoicing is a flat €5.95 per charger a month, published up front, with no cut of your charging sessions.
How does smart charging compare?
Plugchoice has a dedicated module: load balancing, solar, peak shaving and dynamic tariffs on real meter data, including wireless meters. Blink Charging's smart charging is weighted toward fleet depots.
Has Blink Charging been transparent about its network?
In 2020 a short-seller report accused Blink Charging of overstating the size of its charging network. Blink Charging rejected the report, and in 2025 it stated the SEC had closed its investigation with no enforcement action. We raise it only to make a narrower point: pricing should be public and chargers should never be locked in. Plugchoice publishes every price.
What happened with Blink Charging in Belgium?
Blink Charging acquired Blue Corner in 2021 and rebranded it to Blink Charging in 2023. Third parties have since published pages aimed at Blink Charging home-charging customers in Belgium about a change in home-charging support. Whatever the outcome, an independent management layer means your chargers stay manageable.
Same chargers. Smarter software. No surprises.
Connect your first charger in minutes. It is free, with nothing to cancel.
About this comparison
Blink Charging and the Blink Charging logo are trademarks of Blink Charging Co.. Blue Corner is a trademark of its respective owner. All other names, logos and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This is an independent comparison published by Plugchoice. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Blink Charging. Every detail about Blink Charging was taken from publicly available sources and was accurate to the best of our knowledge on the dates shown. Pricing, features and corporate circumstances change often, so please confirm the current details with each provider before deciding.
Sources
- 1.Blink Charging operator and pricing information, blinkcharging.com. Blink Charging publishes no public platform pricing; access is through hardware and the Blink Charging network. Checked 10 June 2026.
- 2.'BLINK CHARGING ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2026 FINANCIAL RESULTS', globenewswire.com, 11 May 2026, and Blink Charging's related SEC filing (Form 8-K), sec.gov. Reports a net loss of $11.6 million for the quarter and a Nasdaq minimum-bid-price deficiency, with a deadline of 27 July 2026 to regain compliance. Checked 10 June 2026.
- 3.'Blink Charging Announces Workforce Reduction to Accelerate BlinkForward Initiative', blinkcharging.com, and Blink Charging's Q1 2026 Form 10-Q, sec.gov. A workforce reduction of roughly 20% and a completed move to contract manufacturing with no in-house manufacturing facilities. Checked 10 June 2026.
- 4.Blink Charging Mobile App, Apple App Store. Rated about 3.8 out of 5 from roughly 6,100 ratings. Checked 10 June 2026.
- 5.Blink Charging acquired Blue Corner in 2021 and rebranded it to Blink Charging in 2023 (blinkcharging.com news). Third-party pages aimed at Blink Charging home-charging customers in Belgium include MobilityPlus (pages.mobilityplus.be) and Blulinc (LinkedIn). Checked 10 June 2026.
- 6.Culper Research short report on Blink Charging, August 2020, alleging an overstated charging network. Blink Charging rejected the report as false and manipulative. In January 2025 Blink Charging stated that the SEC had concluded its investigation and did not intend to recommend an enforcement action. Checked 10 June 2026.