The E-Flux by Road alternative at €0 per socket.
Plugchoice manages OCPP 1.6J chargers with no fee per socket and no connection fee, and runs next to E-Flux by Road.
€0
for the platform, at any fleet size
- Unlimited chargers, locations and users
- No fee per socket and no connection fee
- E-Flux by Road stays connected through the OCPP proxy
E-Flux by Road prices from e-flux.io/pricing, checked on 1 September 2026.
Your fleet on E-Flux by Road and on Plugchoice
Set your sockets. The estimate uses the prices E-Flux by Road publishes, as they stood on 1 September 2026.
Plugchoice does not bill sessions yet. Billing is planned for the fourth quarter of 2026, in the countries our payment partner covers. Until then a back office that bills, such as E-Flux by Road, can run next to Plugchoice through the proxy, at its own price.
How the estimate works: it uses Essential, the plan without a platform fee. Every plan charges €5.50 per AC socket and €10.40 per DC socket a month. Business adds €49.99 a month, and Enterprise is priced on consultation. The estimate leaves out the one-time connection fee of €16.50 per AC socket and €22.18 per DC socket. It also leaves out €0.03 per kWh on sessions with cards from other providers, and 3.5% plus €0.15 on scan and tap to pay. All E-Flux by Road prices exclude VAT.
Keep E-Flux by Road while you try Plugchoice
The chargers connect to Plugchoice once. E-Flux by Road stays connected next to it and keeps billing your sessions until you switch it off.
- One connection per chargerPoint the charger at Plugchoice. Plugchoice passes every message on to E-Flux by Road, and holds them while E-Flux by Road is offline.
- Switch E-Flux by Road off with one toggleSwitch it off in the portal or the app, and the charger stays online without a site visit.
- 300+ back offices on the listAdd another one next to E-Flux by Road. Each gets a role, Billing or Data and control, and only one holds Billing.
Plugchoice and E-Flux by Road compared
E-Flux by Road details from e-flux.io: prices checked on 1 September 2026, features on 31 August 2026.
| Feature | Plugchoice€0 platform | €5.50 per AC socket a month |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Platform fee | €0, at any fleet size | None on Essential, €49.99 a month on Business, Enterprise on consultation1 |
| Fee per socket | €0 to manage it | €5.50 a month per AC socket and €10.40 per DC socket, on every plan1 |
| Connection fee | None | €16.50 per AC socket and €22.18 per DC socket, once1 |
| Fees per session | None | €0.03 per kWh on cards from other providers, 3.5% plus €0.15 on scan and tap to pay2 |
| Connections | ||
| Another back office next to it | Through the OCPP proxy, with 300+ back offices on the list | Not stated on e-flux.io12 |
| OCPP versions | 1.6J | 1.6 and 2.0.12 |
| Charging and billing | ||
| Smart charging | Load balancing, solar balancing and dynamic tariffs, from €25 a year per AC socket | Static load balancing, dynamic load balancing through partners2 |
| Billing for public charging | Planned for the fourth quarter of 2026 | Yes2 |
| Roaming | Planned for the fourth quarter of 2026 | Yes, over OCPI2 |
| Apps, brand and data | ||
| App for charger owners | Yes | Yes2 |
| REST API | Public documentation at developer.plugchoice.com | Documentation at dashboard.e-flux.io/docs, API access listed under Enterprise12 |
| Your own brand | Partner Program, €29 a month per company | White label2 |
| Security certification | Hosting certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022, in the EU | ISO 270012 |
Inside the Plugchoice portal and app
One account for both, free for every charger you connect.
Every charger in one list
Status, connection, location and serial number of each charger. Plugchoice translates the status of every brand into the same words.
The app for charger owners
Start, stop and lock the charger, follow each session and pick an energy mode from your phone.
The back offices on a charger
Each has a role, Billing or Data and control, and connects or disconnects with one click.
Smart Charging per location
The groups under the main fuse, the current per phase and the charge mode of the location. From €25 a year per AC socket.
A page per charger
Its connectors, sessions and commands, and the full OCPP message log, filterable and exportable.
Questions about switching from E-Flux by Road
Yes. The charger connects to Plugchoice, and Plugchoice passes every message on to E-Flux by Road. E-Flux by Road keeps billing your sessions next to Plugchoice until you switch it off. Its fee per socket runs on until then.
No. Connecting a charger to Plugchoice costs €0, and so does managing it. Point its OCPP address at ws://ocpp.plugchoice.com and add it in the portal. A charger whose maker locks the address cannot move.
Not yet. Billing and roaming are planned for the fourth quarter of 2026, in the countries our payment partner covers. Billing will be a flat price per charger, never a percentage of a session. Until then, keep E-Flux by Road connected for billing.
Chargers that speak OCPP 1.6J, depending on model, firmware and configuration. E-Flux by Road also takes OCPP 2.0.1.
The platform is free for every charger, location and user. Smart Charging is €25 a year per AC socket, €74 for five years or €165 for the life of the charger. A DC socket counts four times. The Partner Program for your own brand is €29 a month per company.
Try Plugchoice next to E-Flux by Road
Create a free account, point a charger at ws://ocpp.plugchoice.com and add E-Flux by Road as its back office.
About this page
E-Flux by Road and the E-Flux by Road logo are trademarks of Road B.V. All other names, logos and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This page is published independently by Plugchoice and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by E-Flux by Road. Every detail about E-Flux by Road was taken from the sources below and was accurate to the best of our knowledge on the dates shown. Plans and features change often, so please confirm the current details with E-Flux by Road before relying on them.
- E-Flux by Road, 'E-Flux charge point management pricing', e-flux.io/pricing. Lists Essential with no platform fee, Business at EUR 49.99 per month and Enterprise priced on consultation, each at EUR 5.50 per AC socket per month and EUR 10.40 per DC socket, with one-time connection fees of EUR 16.50 for AC and EUR 22.18 for DC, and API access listed under Enterprise. Checked 1 September 2026.
- Our research on E-Flux by Road, from e-flux.io, e-flux.io/pricing, dashboard.e-flux.io/docs and e-flux.io/support. Records OCPP 1.6 and 2.0.1, roaming over OCPI, billing and payments, an app for owners, white label, ISO 27001, API documentation at dashboard.e-flux.io/docs, static load balancing with dynamic load balancing through partners, EUR 0.03 per kWh on non-E-Flux cards, scan and tap to pay at 3.5% of the session plus EUR 0.15, and prices excluding VAT. Checked 31 August 2026.
- Road, 'About us', road.io/company. Names Road B.V. and its Amsterdam base. Checked 1 September 2026.
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