Try to sell on Amazon or eBay in Germany or France without a valid EPR registration number, and the marketplace quietly holds your listing back. Since 2022 the platforms have removed listings from sellers who cannot prove they are registered.
For an online seller, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is not paperwork for later, it is what stands between you and a live listing.
This guide ranks the best EPR software for ecommerce sellers on how well each tool fits selling online across channels and borders, not on price. Repax is among the strongest, EPR Insights fits Shopify shops best, and ForSURE is the free pick for marketplace sellers.
In short, EPR makes you pay for the packaging, electronics and batteries you put on a market, and report them scheme by scheme. Sell across borders, which most online stores do from day one, and that multiplies fast.
Why marketplaces make EPR your problem
Online sellers feel EPR sooner and harder than most businesses, and the reason is the marketplace, not the regulator. Under EU law a marketplace can be held liable for unregistered sellers, so the platforms police it for you, market by market.
- Amazon asks for your EPR registration number as proof and suspends listings that cannot show one. It has enforced packaging in Germany since 2022 and electronics since 2023, and France works the same way.
- eBay removes German listings tied to accounts without a LUCID number.
- What you need where. Germany wants a LUCID number for packaging. France wants a unique identifier for each waste stream you sell into.
Miss a number and the first thing you lose is the listing, not a fine in the post. So the right tool for an online seller is judged less on paperwork and more on plumbing. It has to connect to where you sell, turn orders into reported quantities, and keep a registration number ready before the marketplace asks.
Where each tool lands for online sellers
We plotted all six tools on the two things that decide fit for an online seller: how far across borders they reach, and how deeply they plug into your store and order data. Dot size shows the overall rank.
- Repax (#1) is the best overall pick for a store that sells across markets or keeps adding products.
- EPR Insights (#2) plugs straight into Shopify and syncs your orders automatically.
- ForSURE (#3) is built for marketplace sellers and starts free.
- ecosistant (#4) reaches the most countries and covers the most streams.
- AlgoREP (#5) is API-first and purpose-built for France.
- Lizenzero (#6) is the cheapest way to clear packaging in Germany.
How we ranked them
We ranked on what actually keeps an online seller compliant and selling, not on the lowest sticker price. Five things mattered most.
- Fits how you sell. A native tie-in to your store or marketplace beats re-keying order data by hand.
- Turns orders into reports. The tool should read what you sold and produce the quantities each scheme wants.
- Reaches the markets you ship to. An online store sells cross-border by default, so single-country tools only fit if one country is your whole business.
- Covers the streams you actually put out. Packaging is universal. Electronics, batteries and textiles each carry their own rules.
- Grows with the catalogue. Ecommerce ranges change weekly, so the setup should not need rebuilding every time you add a line.
The best EPR software for ecommerce sellers ranked
Here are the six tools in order, with what each is, who it fits, and the one thing to check before you commit. Each screenshot is the tool's own site or app.
1. Repax for a catalogue that sells everywhere
Repax treats compliance as a property of your product data. You spec each product once, its materials, weights and components, and Repax turns that into whatever report the next scheme or marketplace wants, in every market you sell. For an online store, that is the same catalogue you already run, doing double duty as your compliance record.
Two products are live today. Repax Core is the product-data and reporting engine, and Repax Declare produces the EU Declaration of Conformity for packaging, including PPWR Annex VIII.
A third product, Comply, which registers and files with the schemes for you across markets, is coming in 2026 and open for the waitlist.
Every product you sell is one row in Repax Core, with its SKU, components, weight, supplier and category.
- Best for: an online store selling across several markets, or one whose product range keeps growing.
- Strengths: one data layer that answers every scheme and market; operator-grade and self-serve, with no consultant and no IT project; Core and Declare live today.
- Markets and streams: 27 countries; packaging, batteries, electronics and textiles.
- Pricing: a free tier at €0 a month for Core and Declare, then €29 a month on Growth and €59 a month on Pro, with an enterprise option for high volume (as of July 2026).
- Watch-out: the part that files with each scheme for you, Comply, is still on the way, so today Repax gets your data and reports right rather than pressing submit for you.
Repax is our own product, and we put it first because a product-data-first setup does not need replacing when you add your next market or marketplace.
2. EPR Insights for selling on Shopify
EPR Insights is the closest fit if your shop runs on Shopify. You install the app in minutes with no developer, your order data syncs automatically, and it maps what you sold to the right categories across markets.
It is built squarely for cross-border ecommerce merchants who have outgrown a spreadsheet but do not want a heavy platform.
- Best for: Shopify shops and cross-border ecommerce.
- Strengths: a native Shopify app; automatic order sync; public pricing you can start on today.
- Markets and streams: 39 countries; packaging, WEEE and batteries.
- Pricing: from about $15 a month, with a 7-day free trial (as of July 2026).
- Watch-out: streams stop at packaging, WEEE and batteries, so textiles and furniture are not covered.
If Shopify is your storefront, this is the shortest path from orders to filed reports.
3. ForSURE for marketplace sellers
ForSURE is built for people selling on marketplaces. Whether you list on Amazon, eBay or Etsy, it connects to your inventory, matches products to EPR categories, tracks each country's deadlines and files in a click.
It also offers a genuinely free plan, which makes it an easy place to start before you have a line in the budget for compliance.
- Best for: marketplace sellers who want to start free.
- Strengths: a real free plan; connects to Amazon, eBay and Etsy; covers packaging, WEEE, batteries and textiles.
- Markets and streams: across the EU, with the deepest templates for Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.
- Pricing: free plan, with paid tiers on request (as of July 2026).
- Watch-out: paid pricing is not published, so you will need a quote as your volumes grow.
If marketplaces are where you sell, start here and see how far the free plan takes you.
4. ecosistant for the widest reach
ecosistant covers the most ground on this list, up to 30 European countries and the widest set of streams, packaging, electronics, batteries, textiles and even furniture. It prices per country, so a store shipping into a handful of markets pays only for those.
It pairs self-serve software with an optional consultant if you want a person to lean on, which suits a small team taking on several markets at once.
- Best for: cross-border D2C stores with mixed product types.
- Strengths: the broadest reach and stream coverage here; pay per country; software plus optional consultancy.
- Markets and streams: up to 30 European countries; packaging, WEEE, batteries, textiles and furniture.
- Pricing: from €24.90 per country (as of July 2026).
- Watch-out: per-country pricing adds up quickly once you sell into many markets at once.
5. AlgoREP for selling into France
If France is a real part of your sales, AlgoREP is purpose-built for it. It covers all 19 French EPR schemes, uses AI to classify your products and calculates your eco-contributions in seconds.
It is API-first, so you can wire it into a store or backend, or run it from the dashboard, and it is used by ecommerce sellers, marketplace operators and consultants.
- Best for: online sellers with France as a main market, or teams that want an API.
- Strengths: all 19 French schemes; AI product classification; API-first for automation.
- Markets and streams: France; all French streams, including WEEE.
- Pricing: a free tier, then from €15 a month (as of July 2026).
- Watch-out: it is France-only, so it fits as your French engine, not your one tool for every market.
6. Lizenzero for clearing Germany cheaply
Lizenzero, run by Der Grüne Punkt, is the cheapest way to get legal for packaging in Germany. You enter your packaging quantities in a simple calculator, it prices them, and it hands you the figures for your LUCID registration.
For a micro-seller or sole trader shipping into Germany, that is often all you need.
- Best for: micro and small sellers whose main market is Germany.
- Strengths: the cheapest entry point here; fully self-serve; handles the LUCID data.
- Markets and streams: Germany, with a separate platform for cross-border selling; packaging only.
- Pricing: from €39 a year, with a roughly €25 base fee plus VAT (as of July 2026).
- Watch-out: one market and one stream, so you outgrow it the moment you add another country or an electronics or battery obligation.
Which tool fits how you sell
The right pick depends less on which tool is best overall and more on where you sell and how your orders reach you. Match your setup to the list.
- Selling on marketplaces like Amazon, eBay or Etsy: ForSURE first, especially on a budget, with AlgoREP if France is the marketplace that matters.
- Running your own store on Shopify: EPR Insights, because the app reads your orders without any re-keying.
- Selling across several EU countries: Repax if your catalogue is complex or growing, ecosistant if you would rather pay per country and cover more streams.
- Mostly one market: AlgoREP for France, Lizenzero for Germany, then something broader when you expand.
- Growing fast with a catalogue that keeps changing: Repax, because a product-data-first setup does not need rebuilding when you add a market or a marketplace.
The big enterprise platforms you will see on other lists, Sphera, Assent and Lorax EPI, and the UK schemes like Valpak and Ecosurety, are built for large producers and sold through sales teams. They are overkill for an online seller, so we left them off this list on purpose.
The tools compared side by side
Here are all six tools in one view, with how each connects to your selling, the streams it covers and the entry price. Prices are as of July 2026.
| Tool | Best for | Connects to your selling | Markets | Streams | Entry price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repax | Growing multi-market stores | Product catalogue and reporting | 27 countries | Packaging, batteries, electronics, textiles | Free (then €29/mo) |
| EPR Insights | Shopify shops | Native Shopify app, auto order sync | 39 countries | Packaging, WEEE, batteries | ~$15/mo |
| ForSURE | Marketplace sellers | Amazon, eBay and Etsy inventory | EU | Packaging, WEEE, batteries, textiles | Free plan |
| ecosistant | Cross-border D2C, mixed streams | Dashboard, per-country setup | Up to 30 EU | Packaging, WEEE, batteries, textiles, furniture | €24.90/country |
| AlgoREP | Selling into France | API and dashboard | France | All 19 French streams | Free (then €15/mo) |
| Lizenzero | Micro-sellers into Germany | Packaging calculator | Germany | Packaging | €39/yr |
Frequently asked questions
Short, direct answers to what online sellers ask most about EPR software.
What is the best EPR software for ecommerce sellers?
For most online sellers, Repax is the best overall pick, because it turns the product catalogue you already keep into the reports every market and marketplace wants. If you sell on Shopify, EPR Insights is the tightest fit, and if you sell across marketplaces, ForSURE starts free.
Do Amazon and eBay require an EPR registration number?
Yes, in the markets that have EPR. Amazon asks for a valid registration number and suspends listings that cannot show one, in Germany since 2022 for packaging and 2023 for electronics, and in France as well. eBay removes German listings without a LUCID number. The number has to exist before the listing goes live, which is why registration comes first.
How does EPR work for cross-border online sellers?
Each country you ship to runs its own scheme, with its own registration, fees and reports. Selling into five countries can mean five registrations and five sets of numbers. Software earns its place here by holding one record of your products and turning it into each market's format, so you are not rebuilding the same data five times.
What is the best EPR software for Shopify?
EPR Insights, because of its native Shopify app and automatic order sync. You install it in minutes, and your orders flow into the right categories without re-keying. ForSURE is the other strong option if you also sell on marketplaces.
Is there free EPR software for online sellers?
Yes. Repax has a free tier, with Repax Core and Repax Declare both starting at €0 a month, and ForSURE offers a free plan aimed at small and marketplace sellers. AlgoREP has a free tier too. Watch for tools that advertise a free guide rather than free software. EPR Insights, for instance, is paid from around $15 a month.
Does the marketplace handle EPR for me?
Usually not for free. In France and Spain, Amazon offers a pay-on-behalf service where it files for you and bills you, which tends to cost more than registering yourself. In most cases you still need your own registration numbers, so a tool that keeps them in order is worth more than leaving it to the platform.
How much does EPR software cost for an online seller?
Several tools start free, including Repax (free at €0 a month, then €29 a month on Growth and €59 a month on Pro), ForSURE's free plan and AlgoREP's free tier. Low-cost paid options include EPR Insights from about $15 a month, AlgoREP from €15 a month, ecosistant from €24.90 per country and Lizenzero from €39 a year. The fees you owe the schemes themselves are separate. Prices are as of July 2026.
