Charging cards compared
What does your charging cost with Chargemap Pass and Plugsurfing?
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Chargemap Pass and Plugsurfing side by side: both without a subscription, start fee: none and not public; in the worked example Chargemap Pass €4.40 a month, Plugsurfing not computable up front.
Amounts from the providers' own sites, checked on September 27, 2026 · no paid placement
The numbers
What the card itself costs on top of the charger price: card, subscription, start fee and surcharge.
| Item |  Chargemap Pass | Plugsurfing |
|---|---|---|
| Costs | ||
| Cardone-off | €14.90 | €9.95Lower |
| Subscriptionper month, entry plan | None | None |
| Start feeper session | None | Not public |
| Surcharge on the charger price | 10% | Own price per charger |
| Worked exampleextra per month, 100 kWh | €4.40 | Cannot be worked out up front |
| Use | ||
| Price shown before charging | Yes | Yes |
| Works across Europe | Yes | Yes |
| Card or app | Card and app | Card and app |
| ERE and score | ||
| Own ERE deal | No | No |
| Card score | 8.7/10 · Strong | 5.0/10 · Fair |
Worked example
Per plan: what you pay per month on top of the charger price at 100 kWh in 8 sessions at chargers of €0.44 per kWh.
Chargemap Pass
Charging card
Without subscription or entry plan
€4.40a month
Plans
Chargemap Pass (zonder abonnement)€4.40
Chargemap Boost (maandelijks)€8.99
Chargemap Boost (jaarlijks)Not computable
IONITY-abonnement via ChargemapNot computable
Plugsurfing
Charging card
Without subscription or entry plan
Cannot be worked out up front: own price per charger, shown in the app
Plans
Without subscriptionNot computable
Amounts: the providers' tariff pages (see Sources).
Card score
Nine public checks in three pillars, the same rules for every card. Anything not public earns 0 points.
Chargemap Pass8.7/10Card score · StrongCosts
weight 40%
Transparency
weight 35%
Usability
weight 25%
| Check | Chargemap Pass | Plugsurfing |
|---|---|---|
| Cost in the worked exampleCosts · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| No subscription neededCosts · Entry plan without a monthly fee: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Start fee per sessionCosts · None: 1 · up to €0.35: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Price shown before chargingTransparency · Yes: 1 (AFIR Art. 5(5)) | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Price computable up frontTransparency · No, fixed or percentage surcharge: 1 · flat own kWh price: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| All amounts publicTransparency · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Works across EuropeUsability · Yes: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| For any carUsability · No brand restriction: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Card and appUsability · Both: 1 · one of them: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
Extras
The first sentence of what the provider itself says. Everything is on each card's page, with sources.
Chargemap PassYesCharge points in 19 European countries according to the card page.
More than 1,000,000 charge points across Europe and the UK through more than 500 operators.
Chargemap PassPrice shown up frontThe network sets the price and its structure (per kWh, per minute or per session); Chargemap adds service costs of about 10% (the help centre calls it a 10% commission).
The help centre puts the card or key fob at about €9.95 including VAT (in an article about the UK subscription); the terms say the exact card price is shown at checkout.
Chargemap PassNoNo ERE offer mentioned on its own pages.
No ERE offer mentioned on its own pages.
Chargemap PassNot found on its own website.
Not found on its own website.
Chargemap PassChargemap has a separate business offer ('Bedrijven' menu on the site); not researched further.
Plugsurfing no longer offers a fleet product itself and refers fleet customers to its sister brand Travelcard.
Chargemap PassCard with no subscription or commitment.
No minimum term; you can close your account at any time.
Which one suits whom?
No winner and no advice: these are the differences in the public data. Lower means a lower amount, nothing more.
Chargemap Pass
Plugsurfing
Both
Sources
Chargemap Pass
Checked on September 27, 2026
Plugsurfing
Checked on September 27, 2026
Questions
Answered with the numbers on this page, the same way for both.
Chargemap Pass: subscription none, start fee none, surcharge 10%. Plugsurfing: subscription none, start fee not public, surcharge own price per charger.
Chargemap Pass: yes. Charge points in 19 European countries according to the card page. Plugsurfing: yes. More than 1,000,000 charge points across Europe and the UK through more than 500 operators.
Chargemap Pass: yes. Plugsurfing: yes. That counts towards the card score, under transparency.
Chargemap Pass 8.7/10 (strong); Plugsurfing 5.0/10 (fair). The card score counts nine public checks: costs 40%, transparency 35% and usability 25%, with the same rules for every card.
Chargemap Pass: no. No ERE offer mentioned on its own pages. Plugsurfing: no. No ERE offer mentioned on its own pages. Since 1 January 2026, ERE payment for home charging needs a charger with a built-in MID meter; you can also arrange ERE separately from your energy supplier or charging card.
With a charger that has a built-in MID meter you earn ERE payment for what you charge at home. Compare the providers on net earnings and trust.
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