Title: Essent laadpas vs Laadkompas laadpas | EREVergelijken
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Last modified: 2026-09-27
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Charging cards compared

# Essent laadpas vs Laadkompas laadpascharging cards compared on cost and coverage

What does your charging cost with Essent laadpas and Laadkompas laadpas?

EV cost scan with your mileage and charging habits

-   [Calculate it with Essent laadpas](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/ev-cost-scan/?pas=essent-laadpas)
-   [Calculate it with Laadkompas laadpas](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/ev-cost-scan/?pas=laadkompas-laadpas)

Essent laadpas and Laadkompas laadpas side by side: subscription: €4.00 and none, start fee: none and €0.47\*; in the worked example €4.00 and €3.76\* a month on top of the charger price.

Amounts from the providers' own sites, checked on September 27, 2026 · no paid placement

The numbers

## Essent laadpas and Laadkompas laadpas side by side

What the card itself costs on top of the charger price: card, subscription, start fee and surcharge.

Essent laadpas and Laadkompas laadpas: costs, use and card score
| Item | Essent laadpas | Laadkompas laadpas |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Costs |
| Card one-off | None | None |
| Subscription per month, entry plan | €4.00 | None Lower |
| Start fee per session | None Lower | €0.47\* |
| Surcharge on the charger price | None | None |
| Worked example extra per month, 100 kWh | €4.00 | €3.76\* |
| Use |
| Price shown before charging | Yes | Yes |
| Works across Europe | Yes | Yes |
| Card or app | Card | Card and app |
| ERE and score |
| Own ERE deal | Waitlist | Yes |
| Card score | 7.6/10 · Good | 7.4/10 · Good |

-   \* Amount as the provider publishes it; the provider does not say whether it includes VAT.
-   Marked green: the lower amount, only when it stays lower if an amount with \* were excl. VAT (then 21% is added). No mark: the same, or not certain which is lower.
-   Worked example: what the card costs per month on top of the charger price, at 100 kWh in 8 sessions at public chargers of €0.44 per kWh (the tariff of the municipal TotalEnergies chargers in Amsterdam).

Worked example

## What Essent laadpas and Laadkompas laadpas cost extra per month

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.

Essent laadpas

Charging card

Without subscription or entry plan

€4.00 a month

Plans

-   Without subscription €4.00

Where

Many networks

Payment

Card

For whom

Anyone in the Netherlands

Laadkompas laadpas

Charging card

Without subscription or entry plan

€3.76\* a month

Plans

-   Laadpas zonder abonnement €3.76

-   Laadpas met abonnement €4.78

Where

Many networks

Payment

Card and app

For whom

Anyone in the Netherlands

Amounts: the providers' tariff pages (see Sources).

Card score

## Score per pillar

Nine public checks in three pillars, the same rules for every card. Anything not public earns 0 points.

[How the card score works](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/#card-score)

-   Essent laadpas 7.6 /10 Card score · Good
-   Laadkompas laadpas 7.4 /10 Card score · Good

-   Costs

    weight 40%

    Essent laadpas 5.0

    Laadkompas laadpas 5.0

-   Transparency

    weight 35%

    Essent laadpas 10.0

    Laadkompas laadpas 8.3

-   Usability

    weight 25%

    Essent laadpas 8.3

    Laadkompas laadpas 10.0

See every point per check+

Card score: points per check
| Check | Essent laadpas | Laadkompas laadpas |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost in the worked example Costs · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 0 | 0.5 / 1 | 0.5 / 1 |
| No subscription needed Costs · Entry plan without a monthly fee: 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Start fee per session Costs · None: 1 · up to €0.35: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Price shown before charging Transparency · Yes: 1 (AFIR Art. 5(5)) | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Price computable up front Transparency · No, fixed or percentage surcharge: 1 · flat own kWh price: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| All amounts public Transparency · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 0.5 / 1 |
| Works across Europe Usability · Yes: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| For any car Usability · No brand restriction: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Card and app Usability · Both: 1 · one of them: 0.5 | 0.5 / 1 | 1 / 1 |

Extras

## Coverage, transparency and extras

The first sentence of what the provider itself says. Everything is on each card's page, with sources.

-   ### Works across Europe

    Essent laadpas Yes

    More than 950,000 charge points in 22 European countries; full coverage in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, good coverage in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France.

    Laadkompas laadpas Yes

    Laadkompas reports good coverage in Europe, with country pages for Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Croatia, Norway, Austria, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

-   ### Tariff and price up front

    Essent laadpas Price shown up front

    A subscription is required: €4.00 per month incl. VAT (tariff sheet from 30 January 2025).

    Laadkompas laadpas Price shown up front

    Free to order, with no shipping or connection costs.

-   ### ERE deal

    Essent laadpas Waitlist

    Essent is preparing an ERE service with a partner for customers with an Essent home charger; for now you can only leave your details.

    [View this ERE offer](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/providers/essent/)

    Laadkompas laadpas Yes

    Laadkompas is an ERE booking service provider.

    [View this ERE offer](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/providers/laadkompas/)

-   ### Home charging

    Essent laadpas

    Essent sells home chargers.

    Laadkompas laadpas

    Laadkompas also sells home chargers and charger management (myLaadkompas).

-   ### Business

    Essent laadpas

    Essent says charging costs can be settled for business use 'from this autumn'; the tariff sheet lists 'Business settlement / automatic expense claims' at €5.50 per month incl. VAT.

    Laadkompas laadpas

    Not found on its own website.

-   ### Good to know

    Essent laadpas

    Open-ended; cancellable with one month's notice to the end of any calendar month.

    Laadkompas laadpas

    Without subscription: cancel any time, no notice period.

Which one suits whom?

## The differences at a glance

No winner and no advice: these are the differences in the public data. Lower means a lower amount, nothing more.

Essent laadpas

-   No start fee
-   Card only
-   Own ERE deal: waitlist

[All about Essent laadpas](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/essent-laadpas/)

Laadkompas laadpas

-   No subscription needed
-   As a card and in the app
-   Own ERE deal, open now

[All about Laadkompas laadpas](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/laadkompas-laadpas/)

Not certain which is lower: worked example. At least one of the two does not say whether the amount includes VAT (\* in the table).

Both

-   No surcharge: you pay the charge point's price
-   Works across many networks
-   Shows the price before charging
-   Works across Europe
-   For any car

Sources

## Where the numbers come from

Essent laadpas

-   [Essent laadpas en laaddruppel](https://www.essent.nl/elektrisch-laden/laadpas)
-   [Tarievenblad Essent Elektrisch Laden (vanaf 30-01-2025)](https://www.essent.nl/-/media/essent/documenten/algemene-voorwaarden/tarievenblad-essent-elektrisch-laden.pdf)
-   [Productvoorwaarden Laadpas & Laaddiensten](https://www.essent.nl/-/media/essent/documenten/algemene-voorwaarden/productvoorwaarden-laadpas-en-laaddiensten.pdf)
-   [Essent automatisch verrekenen](https://www.essent.nl/elektrisch-laden/laadpaal/automatisch-declareren)
-   [Essent ERE's](https://www.essent.nl/elektrisch-laden/laadpaal/ere)

Checked on September 27, 2026

Laadkompas laadpas

-   [Laadkompas help: wat kost de laadpas](https://intercom.help/laadkompas-f0386a1d6abd/nl/articles/10358644-wat-kost-de-laadpas-van-laadkompas)
-   [Laadkompas help: laadpas zonder abonnement](https://intercom.help/laadkompas-f0386a1d6abd/nl/articles/10346092-hoe-werkt-de-laadpas-zonder-abonnement)
-   [Laadkompas help: laadpas met abonnement](https://intercom.help/laadkompas-f0386a1d6abd/nl/articles/10346094-hoe-werkt-een-laadpas-met-abonnement)
-   [Laadkompas help: laadpas in het buitenland](https://intercom.help/laadkompas-f0386a1d6abd/nl/articles/10346103-hoe-werkt-de-laadpas-in-het-buitenland)
-   [Laadkompas help: abonnement opzeggen](https://intercom.help/laadkompas-f0386a1d6abd/nl/articles/10353249-hoe-zeg-ik-mijn-laadpas-abonnement-op)
-   [Laadkompas help: de Laadkompas-app](https://intercom.help/laadkompas-f0386a1d6abd/nl/articles/10365106-wat-kan-ik-met-de-laadkompas-app)
-   [Laadkompas help: laadpas aanvragen in België](https://intercom.help/laadkompas-f0386a1d6abd/nl/articles/10391794-kan-ik-de-laadpas-aanvragen-in-belgie)
-   [Laadkompas help: kosten en commissie ERE](https://intercom.help/laadkompas-f0386a1d6abd/nl/articles/14298796-welke-kosten-of-commissie-rekent-laadkompas)
-   [Laadkompas nieuws: starttarief € 0,47](https://laadkompas.nl/nieuws/anwb-verhoogt-starttarief-laadpas-opnieuw-naar-euro0-89-laadkompas-blijft-euro0-47-per-sessie/)
-   [Laadkompas laadpas](https://laadkompas.nl/laadpas/)

Checked on September 27, 2026

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Questions

## Frequently asked questions

Answered with the numbers on this page, the same way for both.

What does charging with Essent laadpas and Laadkompas laadpas cost?

Essent laadpas: subscription €4.00, start fee none, surcharge none. Laadkompas laadpas: subscription none, start fee €0.47\*, surcharge none. In the worked example (100 kWh in 8 sessions at chargers of €0.44 per kWh) that is €4.00 and €3.76\* a month on top of the charger price. \* Amount as the provider publishes it, without saying whether it includes VAT.

Do Essent laadpas and Laadkompas laadpas work across Europe?

Essent laadpas: yes. More than 950,000 charge points in 22 European countries; full coverage in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, good coverage in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. Laadkompas laadpas: yes. Laadkompas reports good coverage in Europe, with country pages for Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Croatia, Norway, Austria, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

Do Essent laadpas and Laadkompas laadpas show the price before charging?

Essent laadpas: yes. Laadkompas laadpas: yes. That counts towards the card score, under transparency.

What is the card score of Essent laadpas and Laadkompas laadpas?

Essent laadpas 7.6/10 (good); Laadkompas laadpas 7.4/10 (good). The card score counts nine public checks: costs 40%, transparency 35% and usability 25%, with the same rules for every card.

Do Essent laadpas and Laadkompas laadpas have an ERE deal?

Essent laadpas: waitlist. Essent is preparing an ERE service with a partner for customers with an Essent home charger; for now you can only leave your details. Laadkompas laadpas: yes. Laadkompas is an ERE booking service provider. 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.

## Do you also charge at home?

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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