Repax vs Ecoveritas compared for global packaging EPR in 2026

Repax vs Ecoveritas comes down to who makes your packaging data accurate. Do you want a specialist to clean and file it for you, or a platform where you own that data and file it yourself?

For most producers, Repax is the better choice. You own one live product record that stays accurate across markets and streams, with public pricing and the EU documents built in.

Ecoveritas is the stronger fit for a large brand that wants a specialist to reconcile data across many countries and hand back audit-ready returns.

Two ways to get to an accurate submission

Both tools exist to help producers meet Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), the rules that make a business pay for collecting and recycling the packaging it puts on the market.

Getting there means turning messy packaging data into numbers a regulator will accept.

They solve that in opposite ways.

1. Ecoveritas is a data specialist. You send them your packaging data, and their team cleans it, calculates your fees and files your returns, in the UK and across more than 30 countries. Their pitch is accuracy, because better data means you avoid paying inflated fees.
2. Repax is a platform you run. You build one accurate product record once, and it feeds every market and stream you report in. You keep the data and file from it yourself.

So this is less a feature race than a decision about who owns the data and does the work. The rest of this page shows what each approach buys you.

Repax and Ecoveritas across the data journey

Here is the whole comparison in one view, laid out as the journey your packaging data takes from raw numbers to a filed return. Read it as two shapes of the same job, not a scorecard where more ticks wins.

Read down the columns and the split is clear. Ecoveritas is built to take the data work off your desk and get the numbers right for you. Repax is built so you hold that data yourself and report from it, across streams, with the EU documents already included.

Where Ecoveritas genuinely wins

Ecoveritas has one real strength, and it is worth taking seriously. They make packaging data accurate for you, at a scale most in-house teams cannot match.

Here is where that specialist model pulls ahead.

• They do the data work for you. The full journey, obligation assessment, data collection, cleansing, calculation and filing, runs as a managed service. For a brand sitting on messy data, that is genuinely valuable.
• Accuracy that protects your fees. Their whole pitch is that better data means you are not overpaying. Getting packaging weights and materials right can cut a fee that was inflated by bad numbers.
• Recyclability assessment built in. Their Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) scores how recyclable your packaging is, which feeds the modulated fees the PPWR is bringing in. Repax does not do this.
• Global reach, handled for you. They manage EPR data reporting across more than 30 countries, so a large brand does not have to staff every market itself.
• A track record with big brands. Ecoveritas works with 70+ clients whose combined turnover tops 50 billion pounds, names like John Lewis, Harrods and Selfridges.

If your problem is dirty data across many markets, and you would rather a specialist fix it than build that capability in-house, Ecoveritas is strong at exactly that.

Why Repax is the pick for most producers

Repax comes at the same job from the other end. Instead of sending your data out to be cleaned, you build it right once and keep it. It is also our own product, so we lead with it, though we are straight about where Ecoveritas wins.

Here is where owning the platform pulls ahead for most producers.

• You own one accurate record, and reuse it everywhere. In Repax Core you describe a product once, down to each packaging component, and that record feeds every market and stream. Fix a material once and every product using it updates, with no fresh round of data collection.
• It reaches across streams, not just packaging. Repax covers over 30 EPR categories spanning packaging, batteries, electronics and textiles, and is EU-built. Our roundup of the best EPR software sets that scope against the wider market.
• The PPWR document is already solved, self-serve. Repax Declare produces the EU Declaration of Conformity the PPWR requires from 12 August 2026, signed and with a unique ID. Ecoveritas covers the PPWR through its service, but lists no self-serve declaration tool.
• You can see the price and start today. Repax publishes its pricing and has a free tier, so you set it up and see it working before talking to anyone. Ecoveritas quotes a price rather than showing one.

One honest caveat. Repax does not clean your data for you, does not assess recyclability, and does not yet file into scheme portals on your behalf. That last job belongs to Comply, which is named but not live.

So today you enter your own data and submit through each scheme's own channel. If having a specialist do the data work is the point, that is Ecoveritas's model, not ours.

The price you can see versus the price you ask for

Price is the clearest practical split between the two, so it is worth being exact.

Repax publishes its price

Core and Declare each share the same plans:

• Free: 0 euro a month
• Growth: 29 euro a month
• Pro: 59 euro a month
• Enterprise: custom, for high volume

The figures are as of July 2026 and shown before VAT. You start on the free tier with no sales call, and the free plan stays free rather than expiring after a trial.

Ecoveritas gives you a quote

Ecoveritas does not publish a price. You contact them, they scope your data and your markets, and you receive a quote, which is normal for a managed service. The trade-off is that you cannot see a number, or start, without a conversation.

So it is see-and-start versus ask-and-scope

With Repax you read the price and try it free today. With Ecoveritas you buy a managed service the way you buy any managed service, through a conversation. Treat these as July 2026 details and confirm current pricing with each provider.

Which one fits your data operation

You do not need to weigh every row above. Match yourself to the line that sounds most like you.

• You have no one to own packaging data in-house. Ecoveritas. A specialist who collects, cleans, calculates and files is exactly what you want.
• You sell across many countries and want it handled. Ecoveritas. They manage EPR data reporting across 30+ markets, so you do not staff each one.
• You need recyclability assessed for modulated fees. Ecoveritas. Their RAM scores packaging in a way Repax does not.
• You want to own your data and see it working. Repax. One product record you maintain and report from yourself.
• You report beyond packaging. Repax. One record covers packaging, batteries, electronics and textiles.
• You need the PPWR Declaration of Conformity, self-serve. Repax. Declare is built for that document, from signing to the hosted page its QR code resolves to.
• You want to see a price and start free. Repax. Public pricing, a free tier, and a self-serve start.

Questions producers ask about Repax and Ecoveritas

Short, direct answers to the questions that come up most when weighing the two.

Is Repax or Ecoveritas better for EPR compliance?

For most producers, Repax, because you own a platform that reports across markets and streams, builds in the PPWR declaration, and publishes its pricing. Ecoveritas fits a large brand that would rather a specialist reconcile and file its packaging data.

What is the difference between Repax and Ecoveritas?

Ecoveritas is a data specialist that cleans, calculates and files your packaging data for you, in the UK and across 30+ countries. Repax is a platform you run yourself, where you describe a product once and report from that record, with public pricing.

How much does Ecoveritas cost?

Ecoveritas does not publish a price, you get a quote after a conversation. Repax publishes its tiers, free at 0 euro, then 29 and 59 euro a month, with a free plan you can start today (as of July 2026).

What is Ecoveritas RAM?

RAM is Ecoveritas's Recyclability Assessment Methodology, which scores how recyclable your packaging is. That matters as EPR fees get modulated, so more recyclable packaging pays less, and it is something Repax does not offer.

Does Repax do everything Ecoveritas does?

No. Repax does not clean your data or assess recyclability, and does not yet file into scheme portals for you. It lets you own an accurate product record and report and declare from it yourself, while Ecoveritas does that data work for you.

Which is better for the PPWR Declaration of Conformity?

Repax, if you want a self-serve tool. Declare produces the EU Declaration of Conformity the PPWR requires from 12 August 2026, while Ecoveritas covers it through its managed service rather than a self-serve tool.

Is Ecoveritas any good?

Yes. Ecoveritas is a well-regarded data specialist that turns raw packaging data into accurate EPR submissions for 70+ major brands across more than 30 countries. Producers compare them with Repax for fit, not quality.

The regulation behind the declaration is on EUR-Lex, and the European Commission keeps an overview on its packaging waste pages.