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ClearoSystems vs. ecosistant

ClearoSystems: a free analysis, launching soon, that establishes what you concretely have to do and shows the risks you run if you do not. ecosistant is a strong fit for Online shops selling into many European countries at once, whether they run the registrations themselves or hand them over in full.

By Maarten Kuipers

Published 16.07.2026 · Last verified 10.08.2026 · Next review 20.10.2026

  • 2 providers compared
  • 24 sources disclosed

Both are built for e-commerce, and both let you start free and online. The difference is what you know after that first step. ecosistant's quick check asks a number of general questions and returns an orientation: EPR may be relevant to you. ecosistant itself adds that a more far-reaching analysis is needed to establish what exactly has to happen; that analysis belongs to the service route afterwards, and the result of the check is released after a newsletter sign-up is confirmed. ClearoSystems sets the bar at the result: the needs analysis (launching soon) works through your own combination of role, product, sales channel and target country into an obligations profile per target country — what you concretely have to do, and the risks you run if that does not happen. Against that, ecosistant covers up to thirty European countries and takes over the execution in full with its Premium Service; our analysis covers twenty-eight, with execution deepest in the Netherlands and Germany.

At a glance

  • CClearoSystems Logo ClearoSystemsDigital EPR needs analysis built for e-commerce and digital export businesses, launching soon: the guided analysis works through your own combination of role, product, sales channel and target country and establishes what you concretely have to do per target country — which registration, whether an authorised representative is required, which additional duties such as marking — and the risks you run if that does not happen. If you would rather hand it over, our own specialists take over registration, reporting and representation.Visit providerRead review
  • Eecosistant Logo ecosistantDigital EPR platform for online shops with coverage in up to 30 European countries. The starting point is a five-step online quick check. It gives a first orientation — whether EPR may be relevant to you — and ecosistant itself notes that a more far-reaching analysis is needed to establish what exactly has to happen; that analysis belongs to the service route afterwards. From there you choose between digital self-service, where you carry out the registrations yourself, and a Premium Service in which ecosistant takes over registration, reporting and communication with authorities in full.Visit providerRead review

What you get from whom

What you getCClearoSystems LogoClearoSystemsEecosistant Logoecosistant
Finding out what applies to you costs nothingthe analysis itself — the service that follows is paid everywhereyesSourceyesSource
Built for e-commerce and digital export businesseswebshop, marketplace and cross-border selling as the starting point, not the exceptionyesSourceyesSource
Your own combination of role, product, channel and target country is assessed separatelynot one regime, and not one general answer for everyoneyesSourcepartiala short questionnaire about activity and target markets; the outcome is an orientation, not an assessment worked through per situationSource
You get an obligations profile per target countryregistration, representation, marking — not just that you are liableyesSourcepartialthe free check gives an orientation on whether EPR may be relevant to you; what applies per country, and what you concretely have to do, follows — per ecosistant — from a more far-reaching analysis inside the serviceSource
You see the risks you run if you do not actwhat happens when the required steps are not taken — not just that you are liableyesSourcenot statedthe outcome is described as information and recommendations; whether it states the consequences of non-compliance is not stated
Execution afterwards: registration, reporting, representationyesSourceyesthrough its Premium ServiceSource
Countries in scope28 countriesSourceup to 30 European countriesSource

Where ClearoSystems makes the difference

  • The output says what you concretely have to do per target country: which registration, whether an authorised representative is required, which marking — not just that EPR is relevant to you
  • It also shows the risks you run if those steps are not taken
  • The needs analysis (launching soon) works through your combination of role, product, sales channel and target country separately, before any service is sold
  • Every relevant regime sits in one profile, not packaging alone
  • Registration, reporting and representation are carried out by our own specialists, in the same route as the analysis

How we evaluated

1. We identify EPR compliance providers relevant to product and e-commerce businesses selling in the Netherlands, Germany and other EU countries. 2. Per provider we collect facts on six dimensions: Starting point, What you get, Cost to find out, What it is built for, Execution afterwards and Reach. Every fact carries a source link, a verbatim quote from that page and a retrieval date. 3. The yardstick is the result, not the entry: what does a business know after that first step that it did not know before, and can it act on it straight away? That a provider has a digital check is no comparison criterion in itself. 4. We track the providers in this overview on a fixed cadence: we re-run their free checks and re-read their own pages. If what such a check returns changes, or what a provider publishes changes, we update this overview and the last-checked date moves with it. The next round is scheduled for 20 October 2026. 5. Every fact in this overview was re-fetched from the providers themselves in August 2026. Where a provider's own pages do not answer a dimension, we leave the cell empty with a dash rather than turning it into an assumption. 6. This overview comes from our own editorial team: we place ClearoSystems beside the alternatives and present no independent ranking. There is no rank order, no numbering and no 'best'.

  • Starting point: do you begin with a self-test, or with a form, a call or a checkout?
  • What you get: an obligations profile per target country, a to-do list, a cost overview, a quote or a call — and above all: do you then know what you concretely have to do?
  • Risks: does the result show what happens if the required steps are not taken?
  • Cost to find out: what that first step costs, separate from what execution costs later.
  • What it is built for: is the service built for webshops and export businesses, and is your own combination of role, product, channel and target country assessed separately?
  • Execution afterwards: does the provider carry out registration, reporting and representation itself?
  • Reach: how many countries the provider covers.

Common mistakes when choosing

  • Assuming EPR is only about packaging, when separate EPR schemes also exist for electronics, batteries and textiles.
  • Covering only your home market and forgetting that selling in Germany or other EU countries requires its own registration, such as LUCID for packaging.
  • Waiting until a marketplace or customs asks for proof of registration instead of arranging it in advance.
  • Assuming a fulfilment or logistics partner handles EPR obligations automatically.
  • Believing the business falls under an exemption threshold without substantiating it, or overlooking the exceptions to it, such as single-use plastic packaging.
  • Ignoring the obligation to appoint an authorised representative in Germany for electrical equipment.

CClearoSystems Logo ClearoSystemsProfile

Digital EPR needs analysis built for e-commerce and digital export businesses, launching soon: the guided analysis works through your own combination of role, product, sales channel and target country and establishes what you concretely have to do per target country — which registration, whether an authorised representative is required, which additional duties such as marking — and the risks you run if that does not happen. If you would rather hand it over, our own specialists take over registration, reporting and representation.

  • Starting pointThe digital needs analysis, launching shortly after this website, assesses your role, products, sales channels and target countries - the questions a webshop selling across borders actually faces.
  • What you getPer target country you see what you concretely have to do: which registration duties apply, whether an authorised representative is required and which additional duties there are, such as marking — and the risks you run if that does not happen. The preview is on screen straight away; the full report reaches you by e-mail or as an export.
  • Cost to find outThe analysis and the obligations profile cost nothing; the service that follows is paid.
  • What it is built forBuilt for webshops, marketplace sellers and export businesses: role, product, sales channel and target country are the inputs, and every combination of them is worked through separately.
  • Execution afterwardsEither the route runs on in full - report, quote, contract and execution by our own specialists - or you export the result and take it elsewhere.
  • ReachWe serve 28 countries - the EU-27 plus Switzerland - and we keep adding to that number.

a free analysis, launching soon, that establishes what you concretely have to do and shows the risks you run if you do not

Pros

  • The output says what you concretely have to do per target country: which registration, whether an authorised representative is required, which marking — not just that you are liable
  • It also shows the risks you run if those steps are not taken
  • Built for e-commerce and digital export businesses: your own webshop, a marketplace and cross-border selling are the starting point, not the exception
  • Every individual situation assessed separately: 54 modelled starting situations across role, channel, buyer type and regime, over the three regimes the analysis asks about (packaging, WEEE and batteries) and twenty-eight countries
  • Every relevant regime in one profile, not packaging alone
  • If you want to hand it over, registration, reporting and representation are carried out by our own specialists
  • Unclear cases go to a specialist rather than to an error message

Particularly suited to: E-commerce and export businesses that want to know what applies to their own situation before signing a licence or a contract

See how the needs analysis works (launching soon)

Eecosistant Logo ecosistant

Digital EPR platform for online shops with coverage in up to 30 European countries. The starting point is a five-step online quick check. It gives a first orientation — whether EPR may be relevant to you — and ecosistant itself notes that a more far-reaching analysis is needed to establish what exactly has to happen; that analysis belongs to the service route afterwards. From there you choose between digital self-service, where you carry out the registrations yourself, and a Premium Service in which ecosistant takes over registration, reporting and communication with authorities in full.

  • Starting pointA five-step questionnaire about your role, products and markets that ends in a request for your contact details; the result is released after a newsletter sign-up is confirmed.✓ verified
  • What you getThe free check returns an orientation: afterwards you know whether EPR may be relevant to you, not which steps you have to take. For that, ecosistant points to a more far-reaching analysis; detailed digital guidance and per-country to-do lists belong to the paid service packages, and on self-service you carry out the registrations yourself.✓ verified
  • Cost to find outThe form costs no money; the service packages that follow are paid.✓ verified
  • What it is built forExplicitly aimed at online shops, with packages by company size. The free check is an orientation on whether EPR may be relevant to you; per-country detail belongs to the more far-reaching analysis inside the service.✓ verified
  • Execution afterwardsThrough the Premium Service, ecosistant takes over registration, volume reporting and communication with authorities in full.✓ verified
  • ReachCoverage for online shops across 30 European countries.✓ verified

broad European coverage with published entry pricing for the digital self-service offering

Pros

  • A free online quick check gives you a first orientation in about a minute
  • Broad European coverage: up to 30 countries from one account
  • Published entry pricing for its digital self-service offering, so you know the starting cost up front
  • The Premium Service takes over registration, volume reporting and communication with authorities in full
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