The vaylens alternative with no fee per charge point.
Plugchoice manages OCPP 1.6J chargers for €0, with free chat and email support, and runs next to vaylens.
€0
for the platform, at any fleet size
- Unlimited chargers, locations and users
- Free chat and email support in the app and the portal
- vaylens stays connected through the OCPP proxy
vaylens prices from vaylens.com/pricing, checked on 1 September 2026.
Your fleet on vaylens and on Plugchoice
Set your charge points. The estimate uses the prices vaylens 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 vaylens, can run next to Plugchoice through the proxy, at its own price.
How the estimate works: it uses Essential, the lower of the two published plans, at €6.90 per charge point a month excluding VAT. Advanced is €9.90. The estimate leaves out support, an add-on from €6.90 per charge point a month, and training at €390 for two hours. Chat and email support on Plugchoice is free. The Plugchoice side counts one AC socket per charge point.
Keep vaylens while you try Plugchoice
The chargers connect to Plugchoice once. Next to it, vaylens stays connected and keeps billing your sessions until you switch it off.
- One connection per chargerPoint the charger at Plugchoice. Plugchoice passes every message on to vaylens.
- Switch vaylens 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 vaylens. Each gets a role, Billing or Data and control, and only one holds Billing.
Plugchoice and vaylens compared
Details about vaylens from vaylens.com, checked on 1 September 2026.
| Feature | Plugchoice€0 platform | From €6.90 per charge point a month |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Fee per charge point | €0 to manage it | €6.90 a month on Essential, €9.90 on Advanced, excluding VAT1 |
| Support | Chat and email in the app and the portal, free | An add-on from €6.90 per charge point a month, Premium on request1 |
| Public price list | Every price is public | Plans, support and training on vaylens.com/pricing1 |
| Charging and billing | ||
| Smart charging | Load balancing, solar balancing and dynamic tariffs, from €25 a year per AC socket | Dynamic load management1 |
| Billing for public charging | Planned for the fourth quarter of 2026 | Automated billing12 |
| Roaming | Planned for the fourth quarter of 2026 | Yes1 |
| Home charging reimbursement | Not offered | From a vaylens account2 |
| Connections and apps | ||
| Another back office next to it | Through the OCPP proxy, with 300+ back offices on the list | Not stated on vaylens.com12 |
| App | For charger owners | eCharge+, for drivers2 |
| REST API | Public documentation at developer.plugchoice.com | API integration, named on the pricing page1 |
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 vaylens
Yes. The charger connects to Plugchoice, and Plugchoice passes every message on to vaylens. Billing stays with vaylens, next to Plugchoice, until you switch it off. Its fee per charge point runs on until then.
No. Chat and email support in the app and the portal is free. On vaylens, support is an add-on from €6.90 per charge point a month, with Premium on request.
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 vaylens connected for billing. Home charging reimbursement is not part of Plugchoice.
Point each charger's OCPP address at ws://ocpp.plugchoice.com and add it in Plugchoice. Then add vaylens as its back office, and the charger reports to both. Plugchoice works with chargers that speak OCPP 1.6J, depending on model, firmware and configuration.
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 vaylens
Create a free account, point a charger at ws://ocpp.plugchoice.com and add vaylens as its back office.
About this page
vaylens and the vaylens logo are trademarks of vaylens GmbH. 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 vaylens. Every detail about vaylens 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 vaylens before relying on them.
- vaylens, 'Pricing', vaylens.com/pricing. Lists Essential at EUR 6.90 and Advanced at EUR 9.90 per charge point per month excluding VAT, a support add-on from EUR 6.90 per charge point per month with a Premium tier priced on request, training at EUR 390 for two hours, and names dynamic load management, roaming, automated billing and API integration. Checked 1 September 2026.
- vaylens, 'Access and billing management', 'eCharge+' and 'Product overview', vaylens.com/features. Describe automated billing, reimbursement of home charging from a vaylens account, the eCharge+ driver app, and starting a session by RFID card, app or payment terminal. Checked 1 September 2026.
- vaylens, 'Legal notice' and 'About us', vaylens.com. Name vaylens GmbH in Dortmund, commercial register HRB 33903, and state that Compleo and vaylens are two independent brands within the KOSTAL Group. Checked 1 September 2026.