The EU's central DPP registry opened on 19 July 2026. That is EU infrastructure, not a deadline for your products — batteries are the first category that must register, in February 2027. See when it applies to you

How small-brand
DPP tools compare.

Six digital product passport tools a small brand can realistically buy, side by side. Facts, not adjectives — every competitor cell was read from the vendor's own site on 30 Aug 2026.

EU data regionProduct data stored in Frankfurt
GTIN-compatibleOpen data on every passport
Category templatesEditable starting fields
Privacy-consciousNo analytics cookies
CIRPASS-2 observerEU DPP reference programme

The comparison table.

Prices are the vendor's listed monthly price in their own currency, excluding VAT where they say so. “Not published” means the vendor's site did not state it.

ToolWho it's forFree tierStarting priceShopify integrationQR / GS1 Digital LinkSelf-serve signup
productpasses.comSmall EU brands (1–250 people), any product category5 passports free, forever · no card€9/mo Solo · €29/mo Studio · €89/mo Foundry · yearly 20% offYes — Shopify sync on Studio & Foundry; product-URL AI-fill on every planQR (SVG/PNG) with GTIN field · GS1 Digital Link resolver (/01/{GTIN})Yes
PassoNextShopify merchantsFree plan · 10 passports$9/mo (Starter, 100 passports)Yes — Shopify appQR codes & GS1 Digital LinksYes — install from Shopify App Store
PasstiqShopify merchants, textile-firstFree plan · 10 published passports$9/mo (Starter, 100 passports)Yes — Shopify app with theme extensionQR codes (SVG/PNG) · GS1 Digital Link not publishedYes — Add to Shopify
SolveDPPShopify merchants; manufacturers across categoriesFree plan · 5 DPPs$9.99/mo (Starter, 70 DPPs)Yes — Shopify appQR codes · GS1 Digital Link not publishedYes — install from Shopify App Store
dpp-toolEU SMEs, manufacturers, importersFree plan · 5 products€29/mo (Starter, 100 products)Not published (generic ERP/PIM/e-commerce API)GS1 Digital Link–compatible QRYes — no card required
CarbonfactApparel & footwear brands and their suppliers (LCA-first)Not publishedNot published — quote on requestNot publishedQR codes for DPPs (Reporting add-on) · GS1 Digital Link not publishedNo — request a demo

Checked 30 Aug 2026 on passonext.com, apps.shopify.com/passonext, passtiq.com, apps.shopify.com/passtiq, solvedpp.com/pricing, dpp-tool.com/en/pricing, carbonfact.com/pricing. Vendors change plans; if you spot something out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.

What's different about productpasses.com.

AI on every tier — even Free

Photo, text, URL, or Excel/CSV — AI drafts your passport in seconds. AI is included on every plan, including Free, because the data-entry burden is the real friction.

ESPR-aligned templates per category

Start with practical fields for textiles, batteries, furniture, electronics and cosmetics. Category-specific legal requirements depend on the applicable EU rules and delegated acts; review them before claiming compliance.

Excel/CSV import with AI cleanup

Drop a messy spreadsheet — AI recognises columns, categorises products, standardises values, web-searches missing specs, and flags what needs your attention. Messy input is expected, not rejected.

EU data residency by architecture

Database in Frankfurt (Supabase EU), edge functions on Vercel EU, transactional email via Resend EU. Your customer data doesn't transit US infrastructure. GDPR-native.

Open data, no lock-in

Every passport has an optional GTIN field, exports as portable JSON-LD, and the QR resolves to a public page at productpasses.com/p/<slug>. If you ever migrate, your data goes with you.

Invite your suppliers — scoped, not full access

Ask your factory or material supplier to fill in materials, certifications, and care info directly. They get a scoped login that only shows the passports + fields you assigned. You review and approve before anything goes live.

One product, every size of brand.

Same editor, same templates, same AI. The plan scales as your catalogue grows.

A small brand getting started

Solo founder · Shopify store

One person, a Shopify or WooCommerce store, 5–50 SKUs, no compliance consultant. Sign up, upload a photo, get a passport in under five minutes. AI does the boring fields, you keep the brand voice.

Typical plan: Free or Solo (€9/mo)

Multi-line brand or sustainability lead

Growing brand · multiple lines

50–500 SKUs, a team of 2–5, messy supplier data in spreadsheets. Bulk-import the CSV, let AI categorise and clean, review each draft, activate in batches. Team seats for collaborators.

Typical plan: Studio (€29/mo)

Manufacturer, distributor, or agency

Larger operations · multi-brand or B2B

500+ SKUs, multiple product lines or client brands, B2B clients asking for passport URLs. Unlimited active passports, AI Max, partner/supplier seats. Heavy integrations available via Foundry API or Enterprise tier.

Typical plan: Foundry (€89/mo) or Enterprise

Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy, or your own site — passport URLs paste anywhere.

Drop a copy-paste HTML or Liquid snippet onto your product page, print the QR on your hangtag. Each passport URL is permanent, so stickers stay valid even when you update the content. See the QR placement guide.

Start free, scale when you need to.

5 passports free, forever. AI included. No card needed.

Digital Product Passport Software Comparison 2026