Best Battery Passport Software: 2026-2027 Buyer's Guide

Research cut-off: 28 October 2026. Publisher: GoodsTag, a DPP software vendor appearing in these comparisons. Disclosure: this is vendor-published purchasing research based on public supplier documentation, not independent laboratory testing or a negotiated-quote exercise. No vendor is declared “EU certified” on this evidence.

Buyer takeaway

The February 2027 obligation attaches to specific covered batteries, not to every battery type. Vendor screening must test production identities, Annex XIII field applicability, controlled rights, interoperability, the EU Registry and long-term continuity. The data collection problem and the passport publication problem are different procurement workstreams.

Regulatory guardrail: Binding now and upcoming: Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Article 77: individual passports for EV, LMT and industrial batteries >2 kWh from 18 February 2027. The Commission’s August 2026 applicability guidance differentiates mandatory, conditional and future information; carbon footprint, recycled content and due diligence are not universally required at launch. Registry registration mechanics are set out in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1778. Important: the 2 kWh threshold does not apply to LMT in the way it applies to the industrial category.

Market structure: compare solutions doing the same job

A complete project can have multiple layers: (1) legally scoped product data and evidence, (2) upstream supplier and environmental collection, (3) stable product/lot/item identifiers, (4) compliant publication and permission management, and (5) hosting, backup and lifecycle operations. Some vendors sell only one or two of these layers. If a supplier's site shows a mill certificate or EPD engine but no proof of passport issuance and continuity, treat the tool as complementary, not as a failed passport provider.

Detailed functionality benchmark

Status legend (user-facing - never treat unknown as No):

• Y = Supported / Included (Starter unless a higher tier is noted)
• Pro / Scale / Ent = Available from that plan
• Cfg = Configurable / implementation required; not yet proven in a customer deployment for this sector
• Test = Tested in EU Registry sandbox (actual registration succeeded)
• Pend = Awaiting external dependency (for example final production Registry API access)
• NV = Not publicly verified for that vendor from reviewed sources
• No = Explicitly unsupported
• n/a = Not applicable

Coverage for competitors: D = documented/claimed by that supplier; T = tier-dependent in public materials. NV replaces earlier lone ? marks - it is not evidence of inability.

Legal / identity

Feature	GoodsTag	Minespider	Batteriepasswerk	Circuland	Circulor	Spherity VERA	Siemens DPP4.0	Veribl
ⓘ Model / batch / item granularity	Y	D	D	D	NV	NV	NV	D
Individual finished-battery / serial IDs	Y	D	D	D	D	NV	D	D
ⓘ Identifier-agnostic ID support	Y	NV	NV	D	NV	NV	NV	NV
ⓘ GS1 Digital Link / resolver (core / advanced)	Y / Pro	NV	D	D	NV	NV	NV	D
Battery Regulation Annex XIII model	Y	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Phased Annex XIII / Commission data-point applicability	Y	D	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Battery chemistry and performance fields	Y	D	D	NV	D	NV	NV	D

Supply chain and lifecycle

Feature	GoodsTag	Minespider	Batteriepasswerk	Circuland	Circulor	Spherity VERA	Siemens DPP4.0	Veribl
Cell/module-to-pack relationships	Y	T	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
ⓘ Manual supplier forms	Y	T	T	T	D	D	NV	D
Supplier API / automation	Pro	T	T	T	D	D	NV	D
Supplier subtenants	Scale	T	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
ⓘ Manual SoH / QR-form updates	Y	D	D	NV	D	NV	NV	D
BMS / API dynamic exchange	Pro	D	T	NV	NV	NV	NV	D
IoT device management	Ent	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV

Trust, registration and governance

Feature	GoodsTag	Minespider	Batteriepasswerk	Circuland	Circulor	Spherity VERA	Siemens DPP4.0	Veribl
ⓘ EU DPP Central Registry - ⓘ test registration	Test	D	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
EU Registry production automated API	Pend	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Role-based restricted access	Y	D	D	D	D	D	NV	D
Version history / change attribution	Y	D	D	D	D	D	NV	D
ⓘ Cryptographic authentication of create/change	Y	NV	D	NV	NV	D	NV	D
ⓘ VC issuance / verifiable DPP change attribution	Y	D	NV	NV	NV	D	D	D
ⓘ Independent third-party backup	Y	D	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
ⓘ 10-year hosting per new DPP	Y	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	D
Hosting beyond 10 years	Quote	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV

IT, operations and commercials

Feature	GoodsTag	Minespider	Batteriepasswerk	Circuland	Circulor	Spherity VERA	Siemens DPP4.0	Veribl
ⓘ Manual machine-readable export	Y	D	D	D	NV	D	NV	D
Automated export / REST API	Pro	D	D	D	NV	D	D	D
ERP / MES / PLM integration path	Scale	D	NV	NV	NV	NV	D	D
ⓘ AAS compatibility	Cfg	D	NV	NV	NV	D	D	D
ⓘ IDTA submodels	Cfg	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	D	NV
ⓘ Catena-X integration	Cfg	D	NV	NV	NV	NV	D	NV
ⓘ Hosting on ISO-certified GCP infrastructure	Y	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Vendor organisational ISO 27001 certification	No	D	NV	NV	D	NV	NV	NV
ⓘ Published starting subscription price	Y	D	D	D	NV	NV	NV	D
Published quota and billing metric	Y	D	D	D	NV	NV	NV	D
ⓘ Complete scenario cost transparency	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial	NV	NV	NV	Partial

How to interpret apparent gaps: NV is not No. Request a live workflow, a representative export, the precise plan entitlement and contract-backed continuity evidence before shortlisting.

Provider-by-provider analysis and price/licence implications

GoodsTag - Cross-sector DPP platform

Buyer fit: Manufacturers that need a configurable DPP publisher with model/batch/item identities, signing/VC attribution, independent backup and published DPP plan pricing for commercialised verticals (Batteries, Iron & Steel, Cement).

Documented strengths (owner-confirmed 28 October 2026): Create/host/publish; model/batch/item granularity; parent-child inheritance; multilingual content; GS1 core + identifier-agnostic technical support; QR; cryptographic authentication of every creation and change with demonstrable Verifiable Credentials for change attribution; manual machine-readable export on Starter; manual supplier forms and QR/form lifecycle updates on Starter (including battery SoH); independent third-party backup; 10 years hosting per newly created DPP (extensions quoted); successful EU Registry TEST registrations. REST API and automated import/export from Pro; supplier subtenants from Scale; IoT device management and extended carriers from Enterprise.

Risks and contractual checks: Advanced GS1 resolver, API automation and supplier subtenants are not Starter entitlements. AAS/IDTA/Catena-X are technically feasible but not implemented/tested as dedicated GoodsTag offerings. Production Registry automated API integration is pending final EC specifications/access - do not equate sandbox success with finished production automation. GoodsTag is not ISO 27001 certified as an organisation; hosting is on GCP (provider certifications). Sector-specific steel certificate workflows and cement EPD/DoPC mappings may require configuration and are not claimed as live customer deployments unless separately evidenced. Battery Annex XIII field timing follows Commission guidance (including October 2026 data-point updates) - not all fields are mandatory from 18 February 2027.

Public pricing (DPP tab on /pricing, applies to Battery, Iron & Steel and Cement): Starter 300 €/month (3,600 €/year) for 5,000 NEW DPPs/year; Pro 800 €/month (9,600 €/year); Scale 1,500 €/month (18,000 €/year); Enterprise quote. Volume beyond 5,000/year, setup and bespoke integrations: quote. Standard updates to existing DPPs are not billed as new creations. Do not use the Smart Products / Digital Twin tab as a DPP comparator.

Evidence: Pricing - DPP plans; Battery; Iron & Steel; Cement; owner confirmation 28 October 2026.

Minespider - Battery-native passport + mineral traceability

Buyer fit: Strong dedicated multi-tier battery procurement candidate. Battery teams needing structured supplier/data governance and material-chain evidence, not only a QR viewer.

Documented strengths: Detailed public plan matrix specifies users, linked battery passports, evidence storage, data access, Catena-X, BMS support, registry and backup tiers.

Risks and contractual checks: Base lacks linked packs/modules, supplier external data requests, tracing view and advanced integration assistance per plan table; even annual-unlimited language has conditions. Backup described as standard/enhanced; independence and exit details require proof.

Public pricing: Base 11,900 €/year (table up to 5,000), Plus 19,700 €/year (unlimited per table), Enterprise 34,500 €/year; service and integration tiers differ. Conflicting page headline about unlimited: verify.

Evidence: Source 1; Source 2

Batteriepasswerk - Battery-native self-service

Buyer fit: Entry-level battery issuer with documented volume ceilings. Small-to-mid battery assemblers with a bounded model count wanting quick self-service.

Documented strengths: Unusually concrete volume/model quotas, supplier self-service on Starter; Pro shows BMS telemetry and SHA-256 hash-chain audit history.

Risks and contractual checks: Basic SHA-256 proof is not in itself a qualified signature or independent backup. Supplier certificate OCR shown as “coming soon.” Verify Registry submission, third-party redundancy and recovery.

Public pricing: Pilot free 25 passports/year; Starter 149 €/month up to 2,000/year and five models; Pro 449 €/month up to 25,000/year and 15 models. Larger quoted.

Evidence: Source 1; Source 2

Circuland - Battery-native self-service

Buyer fit: Cost-sensitive battery SaaS with bounded quotas. Small industrial/LMT battery manufacturers needing low-entry-cost publication and API access.

Documented strengths: Published API rate limits, connectors, team sizes, supplier portal and white-label differences, plus IEC self-issued or GS1 Digital Link identifiers.

Risks and contractual checks: Capacity denominators and long-term hosting, external independent backup and exact Registry workflow not established by reviewed pricing source.

Public pricing: Free 5 passports; Starter 99 €/month up to 500; Pro 499 €/month up to 5,000; Business 1,499 €/month up to 25,000; Enterprise quote. Page includes monthly/yearly toggle; clarify whether passport counts reset annually or are active lifetime counts.

Evidence: Source 1

Circulor - Enterprise battery supply-chain provenance + DPP

Buyer fit: Enterprise provenance-heavy battery programmes. Automotive/BESS value chains needing independently verified origin claims and tier-n traceability.

Documented strengths: Public battery-passport examples with Volvo and a June 2026 BESS pilot involving REPT Battero and TÜV Rheinland; permissioned item views and provenance demonstrated.

Risks and contractual checks: Scope and cost likely include a significant supplier onboarding programme; public source does not establish price, export/exit, backup independent operation or Registry production tests.

Public pricing: Enterprise quote only; no comparable public per-passport tariff found.

Evidence: Source 1; Source 2

Circularise - Confidential chain of custody and supply-chain sharing

Buyer fit: Upstream material evidence adjunct or integrated suite depending on scope. Complex multi-tier chains concerned about confidential supplier data, mass-balance and material allocation.

Documented strengths: Data collection, supplier-level evidence, mass balance/chain-of-custody and confidential sharing are explicit product themes.

Risks and contractual checks: Do not assume supplier traceability equals a full EU Registry issuer, independent DPP backup or item-level regulated passport without a working demo.

Public pricing: Quote only.

Evidence: Source 1

Spherity VERA - Verifiable-credentials / data-space DPP platform

Buyer fit: Standards/data-exchange-oriented procurement. Enterprises prioritising W3C verifiable credentials, identity wallets and data-space sharing.

Documented strengths: Detailed documentation for DPP templates, credential exchange, API, permissions and W3C identity/security workflows.

Risks and contractual checks: Cryptographic credential handling is not proof of an independent backup provider, Registry integration or low-effort onboarding; request separate proofs.

Public pricing: Quote only.

Evidence: Source 1; Source 2

Siemens DPP4.0 - Industrial/automotive enterprise DPP

Buyer fit: Strong industrial integration option. Large enterprises with existing Siemens/AAS/Catena-X and complex industrial components.

Documented strengths: Explicit AAS/IDTA, Catena-X, open API and nested-asset modelling, with a released DPP SaaS offer.

Risks and contractual checks: Licensing, backup provider independence and particular battery checklist validation to be established contractually.

Public pricing: Quote only.

Evidence: Source 1

Veribl - DPP publisher + consumer service

Buyer fit: Modern passport publication + consumer service, with evidence-first vendor review. Brands seeking DPP and consumer support / warranties with test reports and portability.

Documented strengths: Detailed vendor-published interoperability test reports and commitments to version signatures, export, 10-year uptime and GS1/AAS/Catena-X.

Risks and contractual checks: Self-published test assertions; independently verify test artefacts. Crucially growth plan limits products, not DPP passport creation units, and uses USD with scan limits. Vendor claims second-provider backup export, not necessarily an independent operated backup.

Public pricing: Product-platform Growth $499/month for 100 PRODUCTS and 25k scans/mo; Enterprise quote. This is a product/scan limit, NOT 100 battery units. Official public DPP battery pricing may differ.

Evidence: Source 1; Source 2

Narravero - Cross-sector DPP / customer experience

Buyer fit: Brand/engagement-led battery records rather than primarily mineral provenance. Multi-sector brand-led DPP, after-sales and product-content experiences.

Documented strengths: Public vertical battery cases, multilingual consumer experience, marketing/analytics and ERP/PIM connection claims.

Risks and contractual checks: Pricing inconsistencies, and lack of independent proof for third-party backup and Registry fulfilment in reviewed sources. For a compliance-first manufacturer, request granular evidence.

Public pricing: Public pricing page displays conflicting excerpts: optional pilot from 8,000 € one-time; “Plus from 660 €/month”, another “from 6,500 €/year”, and Pro variations. Treat licensing as custom quote until reconciled.

Evidence: Source 1; Source 2

Kezzler - Enterprise serialized identity & traceability

Buyer fit: Useful to assess for very high production volumes but require battery-regulation evidence. Very-high-volume item-level identities and event-based logistics / consumer traceability.

Documented strengths: Specialisation in identification and serialization at scale.

Risks and contractual checks: Check Battery Annex XIII forms, Registry, signing and independent backup separately; site not fully assessed for sector-specific features.

Public pricing: Quote only.

Evidence: Source 1

Cirtrace - Sector-template DPP publisher; steel vertical

Buyer fit: Has a battery template but less public technical depth than dedicated battery providers. Manufacturers seeking an existing marketed steel template, DoPC/EPD inclusion and QR/API.

Documented strengths: Published sectoral steel solution discusses DoPC, EN 15804 EPD, ERP and QR, supply-chain traceability and recycled content.

Risks and contractual checks: Some published claims about steel timeline and universal retention are over-specific compared with pending delegated acts; use neutral law sources. Steel mill genealogy/independent backup claims not substantiated.

Public pricing: Quote only.

Evidence: Source 1; Source 2

osapiens HUB - Enterprise product and supply-chain compliance platform

Buyer fit: Enterprise compliance consolidation. Enterprises consolidating DPP with adjacent product, supplier and sustainability compliance processes.

Documented strengths: DPP alongside wider supplier/compliance workflows, suited to data governance at scale.

Risks and contractual checks: Confirm sector schema, Registry workflow, external data backup and detailed plant-specific genealogy with proof, not brand reputation.

Public pricing: Quote only.

Evidence: Source 1

Pricing and five-year ownership economics

Table A - what providers publish (different denominators)

Vendor	Plan	Advertised price	Included quantity	Unit	API / integration tier	Retention + independent backup	Setup / overage	Source	Verified
GoodsTag	Starter	300 €/month (3,600 €/year)	5,000	new DPP/year	No REST API on Starter	10y/new DPP + independent backup included	Setup/overage quote	/pricing DPP	2026-10-28
GoodsTag	Pro	800 €/month (9,600 €/year)	5,000	new DPP/year	REST API + automated import/export	Same base retention/backup	Implementation may be quoted	/pricing DPP	2026-10-28
GoodsTag	Scale	1,500 €/month (18,000 €/year)	5,000	new DPP/year	Enterprise integrations + supplier subtenants	Same base retention/backup	Quote extras	/pricing DPP	2026-10-28
Batteriepasswerk	Starter	149 €/month	2,000	new/year (max 5 models)	Self-service	Verify backup independence	Higher tiers for volume	batteriepasswerk.com	2026-10-27
Batteriepasswerk	Pro	449 €/month	25,000	new/year (max 15 models)	BMS telemetry claimed	Verify	Enterprise quote	same	2026-10-27
Minespider	Base	11,900 €/year	5,000 in detailed table (headline conflict)	new/year vs “unlimited” claim	Tiered	Backup tiers described	Verify contradiction	minespider.com	2026-10-27
Minespider	Plus	19,700 €/year	Unlimited in table (subject to terms)	plan table	Higher	Enhanced	Terms	same	2026-10-27
Circuland	Pro	499 €/month	5,000	denominator unclear	Verify	Verify	Do not equate to GoodsTag new/year	circuland	2026-10-27
Veribl	Growth	$499/month	100 products + scan caps	products/scans	Verify	Verify	Not 100 battery units/year	veribl.com	2026-10-27

Live demo checklist

Run the same short checklist with every shortlisted vendor. Your team and the vendor should complete these steps together in one session.

1. Create a few battery passports where model data and individual battery data stay separate, and show what happens when invalid data is blocked.
2. Open the public QR view and at least one restricted view (for example repairer or authority) with different fields visible.
3. Update a passport after a repair or state-of-health change, keep the old version available, and export the data in a usable format.
4. Show how registration with the EU DPP Registry works (or is prepared), including a failed submission.
5. Explain who hosts the independent backup if your main system is down, and how the QR still resolves.
6. Give a clear price example for your expected yearly volume, including storage of previous years.

Red flags that should change the award decision

• The sales team treats planned sector rules as legally adopted, or states that one qualified eIDAS seal must be attached to every passport without a legal reference.
• The vendor offers only a human-readable QR landing page with no demonstrable machine-readable data, version tracking and audience restrictions.
• “Independent backup” means only a second region under the same provider, with no third-party custody or recoverable export.
• A five-year price quote ignores cumulative retained passports, production volumes, API events, data carriers and exit costs.
• “Compliant” refers only to a PDF/checklist generated by the vendor and not to relevant product law, access/Registry obligations and actual test output.
• A supplier traceability or EPD calculator is sold as an all-in-one EU passport while no Registry, publishing or continuity architecture is demonstrated.

Evaluation method and limitations

FLAG for separate /pricing editorial review (not changed here): the main GoodsTag pricing page may still show shorthand such as “ISO 27001 security”. Owner confirmation 28 October 2026: GoodsTag is not ISO 27001 certified; hosting is on GCP infrastructure that holds provider certifications. Prefer wording such as “Hosted on an ISO 27001-certified GCP infrastructure”.

1. Regulation first: the current EU product law and official Commission guidance are the legal baseline; vendor claims cannot change legal applicability or dates.
2. Source-grounded only: features marked documented are supplier-published claims, not independently audited delivery results. Public case studies are identified explicitly. Unknown is not failure.
3. Plan-aware: a vendor capability on Enterprise must not be marked as available on its Starter tier; included/optional/Beta features need separate confirmation.
4. No fake scoring: a weighted RFP should be populated after your team sees proof and the commercial terms. Public documentation counts do not equal product quality, SLA performance or compliance certification.
5. Commercial comparability: new creation/year, active published stock, SKU/model, scans, API calls and unlimited-fair-use licences are different price denominators. Cross-denominator cost comparisons are prohibited.
6. Publisher disclosure: GoodsTag appears as a evaluated supplier. The article is not an independent analyst ranking and is not neutral third-party certification.

Recommended weighted RFP exercise (after demos): regulatory/applicability + identity + restricted access 25%; data collection and source evidence 20%; integration and operating workflow 20%; trust, independent backup, provenance and portability 20%; verifiable five-year TCO and support 15%. Adapt the weights for each sector and display measured demo results, not vendor marketing ratings.

Regulatory and industry primary references

• Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542
• Commission battery DPP FAQ
• Commission battery guidance hub
• DPP Registry Regulation (EU) 2026/1778

Terms explained

Complex comparison rows use the definitions below (also available as ⓘ tooltips in the matrices).

Term	What it means	Why buyers care	Ask in the demo
Model / batch / item granularity	Passport identifies a design, a lot, or one physical unit	Legal duties often attach to a specific identity level	Show model, batch and item passports from one family
Parent-child genealogy	Upstream records link to derived lots with inherited attributes	Traceability without rewriting every field	Demonstrate inheritance after a rework event
New DPP/year vs active stock	Creations in a period versus hosted passport inventory	Vendors price different units	Confirm the quota denominator in writing
Identifier-agnostic support	Platform can accept several ID schemes technically	Technical support ≠ automatic legal acceptance	Which schemes passed Registry validation for our category?
EU Central Registry	EU index of identifiers - not the passport host	Registration and hosting are separate controls	Show test registration vs hosting recovery
Registry test vs production API	Sandbox registration versus automated live submission	Sandbox success ≠ finished production API	Is live registration manual, assisted or API-integrated today?
Cryptographic signature	Integrity and attribution of creates/updates	Needed across the passport lifetime	Sign a create and an update; verify both
W3C Verifiable Credential	Verifiable assertion with issuer, subject and proof	Ecosystems may exchange credentials, not only signed blobs	Export a VC and name tested profiles
Independent third-party backup	Separate-service continuity, not same-cloud replicas only	Continuity and exit planning	Recover a passport without the primary host
10-year hosting vs extension	Included retention per new DPP; extra years may be quoted	Long-life products may need year 11+	Confirm included years and extension pricing
Manual export vs API export	Machine-readable download (Starter) versus automated/API (Pro)	Exit and integration paths differ by plan	Export a full pack; then show the Pro API path
Supplier form vs API vs subtenant	Manual forms (Starter), API (Pro), isolated supplier workspaces (Scale)	Supply-chain maturity drives plan choice	Run a form, then show API and subtenant boundaries
Manual SoH vs BMS vs IoT	QR/form (Starter), BMS/API (Pro), device management (Ent)	Dynamic battery data cost and complexity differ	Update SoH manually and via API
LCA engine vs LCA ingestion	Calculating impacts versus storing/publishing external results	DPP host ≠ EPD authoring tool	Import an EN 15804 result without recalculating GWP
EN 10204 3.1/3.2	Mill inspection documents associated to heats/batches	Certificate association is not automatic mill software	Ingest a 3.1 file against a heat and export it
AAS / IDTA / Catena-X	Industrial twin and data-space ecosystems	Not implied by a generic REST API	Is each path tested product or custom-only?
GCP ISO vs vendor ISO 27001	Cloud provider certificates versus the DPP vendor's own certification	GoodsTag is hosted on GCP; GoodsTag itself is not ISO 27001 certified	Separate vendor certificates from hosting attestations
Published price vs five-year TCO	Public base subscription versus all quoted unknowns	Sticker prices misrank vendors	Complete a five-year worksheet with known subtotal and listed unknowns

Related GoodsTag guides and next actions

• General DPP buying guide
• Battery solutions · Iron & steel solutions · Cement solutions
• Ask three shortlisted vendors to run the same live demo checklist before you buy.

Editorial last checked 28 October 2026. Owner-confirmed GoodsTag capability clarifications applied. Reverify current prices, legislation and provider capabilities immediately before release.