Repax and Recyda are both software for packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), but they are built for different jobs.
Recyda scores how recyclable your packaging is. Repax reports and declares across every market and stream from one product record.
For most producers choosing one tool, Repax is the better overall choice, while Recyda is the stronger pick if your core job is scoring recyclability and designing packaging to pass PPWR.
This Repax vs Recyda comparison covers what each tool is built for, where each genuinely wins, what they cost, and how to choose, including when it makes sense to run both.
Two tools built for two different jobs
The fastest way to place these two is by the question each one was designed to answer. They overlap in the middle, on EPR fees and PPWR paperwork, but they start from opposite ends of the job.
What Recyda is built for
Recyda is a German packaging tool built around one strong idea, knowing whether your packaging is recyclable before it becomes a compliance problem.
Recyda does three linked jobs for packaging. It grades a pack against recyclability standards such as the German ZSVR minimum standard and the PPWR. It calculates EPR fees for more than 20 countries. And it manages Declarations of Conformity and technical documentation for the PPWR.
The recyclability grading is what sets them apart. If your question is "will this pack design pass in the markets we sell in," few tools answer it as directly.
They pitch at global brands and lead on enterprise-grade support, security and audit-readiness, with case studies from names like Beiersdorf. Pricing is by demo, so you book a call rather than read a plan online.
What Repax is built for
Repax treats compliance as a property of knowing your products. You spec a product once, its packaging, components, materials and weights, and every report is generated from that single record.
Repax Core holds that product data and turns it into whatever a Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) asks for.
Repax Declare produces the EU Declaration of Conformity and the PPWR technical file that the regulation requires from 12 August 2026, which is the same paperwork Recyda manages on the compliance side.
A third product, Repax Comply, will run registrations and filings across EU markets and is publicly named but not yet shipped. Repax is also our own product, so we lead with it, though we are straight about where Recyda wins.
Two things separate Repax from a packaging-only tool. It covers more than packaging, so batteries, electronics and textiles run from the same data layer. And it publishes its pricing, with a free tier and self-serve setup, so a producer can start the same afternoon.
Repax and Recyda side by side
Rather than a feature dump, here is what each tool actually answers when a producer asks it. The plain answer per question is what usually decides the choice.
| The question you are really asking | Repax | Recyda |
|---|---|---|
| Does it cover more than packaging? | Yes, batteries, electronics and textiles too | No, packaging only |
| Can it calculate my EPR fees across countries? | Yes, generated from your product data | Yes, for more than 20 countries |
| Can it produce the EU Declaration of Conformity myself? | Yes, Declare is a dedicated self-serve tool | Yes, managed as part of the platform |
| Can I see a price and start today? | Yes, free tier then paid plans, self-serve | No, pricing is by demo |
| Can it tell me if my packaging design is recyclable? | No, that is not what it does | Yes, its core strength, graded against ZSVR and PPWR |
| Who runs it day to day? | Your own team, in software you own | You, after an enterprise-style onboarding |
| Who is it aimed at? | Mid-market producers, the ops or finance lead | Larger and enterprise brands |
| Where is it strongest? | Reporting and declarations across markets and streams | Designing packaging to pass recyclability rules |
The short version: they meet in the middle on EPR fees and PPWR documents, then pull apart. Recyda goes up the chain into packaging design, Repax goes across into more markets and more streams.
How Repax and Recyda compare criterion by criterion
Take the decision one criterion at a time. On most of them Repax comes out ahead for the producers we build for, but not all, and the exceptions are the honest part.
Recyclability scoring
Recyda wins this outright. Grading a pack against the ZSVR minimum standard and PPWR criteria is the thing it was built to do, and Repax does not do it at all. If designing packaging to pass is your job, this criterion alone can settle it.
Waste streams covered
Repax wins. Recyda is packaging only, so if you also report batteries, electronics or textiles you would need a second tool alongside it. Repax runs all of those from one product record, so one place answers every stream you sell.
EPR fee calculation
This one is close. Both calculate fees across many countries, Recyda for more than 20 and Repax from your product data for the markets you set up. The tie-breaker is scope, since Recyda calculates for packaging while Repax covers packaging plus the other streams.
The EU Declaration of Conformity
Also close, since both manage the PPWR declaration and technical file, and Recyda covers the same paperwork inside its platform.
Repax edges it for a self-serve team, because Declare is a dedicated tool that generates the signed document with a unique ID and hosts the public page its QR code resolves to, on public pricing.
Pricing and how you start
Repax wins. Its plans are public and setup is self-serve, so you can be building your catalogue before you ever speak to sales. Recyda is demo-only, which means a call and a quote before you see a number.
Who runs it and who it suits
Repax is built for the ops or finance lead at a mid-market company who got handed EPR and wants a workflow they own. Recyda leans enterprise, with the onboarding and audit-readiness a large brand expects. Neither is wrong, they are aimed at different buyers.
What Repax and Recyda cost
Cost is where the two feel most different, and for a smaller producer it often decides the whole thing.
Repax publishes its pricing. Core and Declare each share the same simple tiers:
- Free: 0 euro per month
- Growth: 29 euro per month
- Pro: 59 euro per month
- Enterprise: custom, for high volume
Prices are as of July 2026 and shown before VAT. You start on the free tier with no sales call and see your product data working before you ever speak to anyone.
Recyda does not publish pricing. You book a demo, and the fee comes back as a quote shaped around your portfolio and the enterprise service around it.
That is normal for a tool pitched at large brands, it just means the first step is always a conversation rather than a signup, and you cannot compare a number up front.
Which one fits where you are in compliance
The clearest way to choose is to match the tool to where you are in the compliance job right now. Find the situation below that sounds like yours, and the right pick follows from it.
- You are at the packaging design stage. You are choosing materials and need to know whether a pack will pass recyclability rules. Recyda is built for exactly this, and Repax does not cover it.
- You are at the reporting and filing stage. You know your products and need to calculate fees, produce declarations and report across markets. Repax is built for this, from one product record.
- You report more than packaging. Batteries, electronics or textiles are in scope. Repax covers them from the same data layer, Recyda does not.
- You want a price and to start today. Repax has a free tier and self-serve setup, so you begin without a sales call. Recyda needs a demo first.
- You are a large brand doing both jobs. You can run both: Recyda upstream to score and design your packaging, Repax downstream to report and declare across every stream and market. They are not mutually exclusive.
Repax vs Recyda questions answered
What producers usually ask us when they're deciding between the two.
Is Repax or Recyda better for EPR compliance?
It depends on the job. Repax is better for reporting and declaring across markets and streams, with public pricing and software your own team runs. Recyda is better for scoring how recyclable your packaging is and designing it to pass PPWR. Both calculate EPR fees and manage the PPWR declaration, so the deciding factor is usually streams, pricing and whether you need recyclability scoring.
Does Recyda do EPR reporting and the PPWR Declaration of Conformity?
Yes. Recyda calculates EPR fees for more than 20 countries and manages Declarations of Conformity and technical documentation for the PPWR, alongside its recyclability grading. Its limit is scope, it covers packaging only, and price, it is demo-only rather than published.
Is Repax or Recyda cheaper?
Repax publishes its pricing: a free tier at 0 euro per month, then 29 euro and 59 euro per month, with enterprise for high volume (as of July 2026, before VAT). Recyda is demo-only, so there is no public price to compare, you request a quote. If seeing a number and starting without a sales call matters, Repax is the clear answer.
Does Repax score packaging recyclability like Recyda?
No, and this is the honest catch. Repax reports on the products you have specified, but it does not grade how recyclable a pack design is against ZSVR or PPWR criteria the way Recyda does. If design-for-recycling scoring is what you need, keep Recyda for that and pair it with Repax for reporting across your other streams.
Which is better for a small business?
Repax, in most cases. The free tier, public pricing and self-serve setup suit a smaller producer who wants to be compliant without a sales call, and the product-data model grows with you. Recyda leans enterprise, with demo-only pricing and onboarding built for larger brands, so a small seller often finds it heavier than the job needs.
Can you use Repax and Recyda together?
Yes, and for a large brand it can be the best of both. Recyda scores and designs your packaging for recyclability at the front of the process, and Repax holds your product data to calculate fees, produce declarations and report across packaging, batteries, electronics and textiles. One works upstream at design, the other downstream at reporting.
For the EU rules behind the declaration, the regulation is on EUR-Lex, and Repax explains the wider picture in its guide to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
