Charging cards compared
What does your charging cost with Chargemap Pass and Tap Electric?
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Chargemap Pass and Tap Electric side by side: both without a subscription, both without a start fee; in the worked example €4.40 and €2.20* a month on top of the charger price.
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 |  Tap Electric |
|---|---|---|
| Costs | ||
| Cardone-off | €14.90 | NoneLower |
| Subscriptionper month, entry plan | None | None |
| Start feeper session | None | None |
| Surcharge on the charger price | 10% | 5% |
| Worked exampleextra per month, 100 kWh | €4.40 | €2.20*Lower |
| 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 | Yes |
| Card score | 8.7/10 · Strong | 9.4/10 · Strong |
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
Tap Electric
Charging card
Without subscription or entry plan
€2.20*a monthLower
Plans
Pay-as-you-go (alleen app)€4.40
Light€2.20
Roamer€2.50
Family€4.00
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 · StrongTap Electric9.4/10Card score · StrongCosts
weight 40%
Transparency
weight 35%
Usability
weight 25%
| Check | Chargemap Pass | Tap Electric |
|---|---|---|
| Cost in the worked exampleCosts · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 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 | 1 / 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 | 1 / 1 |
| All amounts publicTransparency · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 0.5 / 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.
Tap ElectricYesCharging in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland and the UK, at chargers shown in the app.
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).
Tap ElectricPrice shown up frontThe price is the charge point operator's tariff plus your plan's transaction fee.
Chargemap PassNoNo ERE offer mentioned on its own pages.
Tap ElectricYesTap Green Credits: ERE service for chargers in the Tap back office or charging with the Tap app or card.
View this ERE offerChargemap PassNot found on its own website.
Tap ElectricFree charge point management for home chargers (OCPP 1.6J).
Chargemap PassChargemap has a separate business offer ('Bedrijven' menu on the site); not researched further.
Tap ElectricYesCompany name and VAT number can be added to invoices; Tap Fleet offers fleet management with one invoice for public and home charging (price per driver or vehicle, amount not on the card page).
Chargemap PassCard with no subscription or commitment.
Tap ElectricMonthly plans; change or cancel any time in the app.
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
Tap Electric
Both
Sources
Chargemap Pass
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%. Tap Electric: subscription none, start fee none, surcharge 5%. In the worked example (100 kWh in 8 sessions at chargers of €0.44 per kWh) that is €4.40 and €2.20* a month on top of the charger price. * Amount as the provider publishes it, without saying whether it includes VAT.
Chargemap Pass: yes. Charge points in 19 European countries according to the card page. Tap Electric: yes. Charging in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland and the UK, at chargers shown in the app.
Chargemap Pass: yes. Tap Electric: yes. That counts towards the card score, under transparency.
Chargemap Pass 8.7/10 (strong); Tap Electric 9.4/10 (strong). 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. Tap Electric: yes. Tap Green Credits: ERE service for chargers in the Tap back office or charging with the Tap app or card. 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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