What Smart Charging Ltd. does

Smart Charging Kft. (Smart Charging Ltd.) is a privately held Hungarian limited liability company founded in 2017, headquartered in Budapest with a registered office in Gyöngyös, operating in the e-mobility software segment. The company develops cloud-based SaaS solutions that enable charge point operators (CPOs) and e-mobility service providers (EMSPs) to centrally and remotely operate electric vehicle charging networks, optimise charger efficiency and availability, and exchange data with their billing, payment, parking, CRM, and ERP systems. Its core technology stack is hardware- and manufacturer-independent, modular, and scalable, positioning the platform as an integration-friendly alternative to vendor-locked backoffice solutions.

The company offers two principal products: the SmartCharging Backend, a cloud-based charging management SaaS sold primarily through direct B2B sales on a subscription basis (annual billing, quote-based pricing), and the SmartCharging Mobile App, a white-label cross-platform Android/iOS application distributed via Google Play and the Apple App Store to end-user EV drivers across six European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia). The mobile app provides a charging-point database with offline-cached data, route planning, real-time availability, and push notifications, and is offered both as a free consumer product and as a white-label licence to partner organisations. Revenue is generated from SaaS subscriptions to the backend, white-label app licensing/customisation, and ancillary third-party system integration services.

The company has eight named reference customers/partners (altego, Evesco, esols, eps, moon, smart-digital, powersonica, elektromotive), has received 230,000,000 HUF of repayable grant funding under the Hungarian Széchenyi 2020 programme (GINOP-8.1.3/B-17), and participates in the RECKON EU project linking renewable energy and blockchain. Day-to-day leadership is provided by Managing Director Bényász Gábor. Headcount is in the 1-10 range with active junior engineering recruitment, and the company is GDPR-compliant, with encrypted server-side data storage hosted on EU infrastructure.

Name

Smart Charging Ltd.

Legal name

Smart Charging Kft.

Website

https://smartcharging.hu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Smart Charging Kft., founded in 2017 in Hungary, develops cloud-based SaaS charging management software and a white-label mobile app for charge point operators, e-mobility service providers, and EV drivers across six European countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

EV Charging Management Software

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed EV Charging Software (Residential, Fleet, Workplace) (EUAFAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

EV Charging Network Management & Software Services (CPMS, Monitoring, Billing) (TLAKAMAG), EV Charging Settlement, Billing & Roaming (Payments, Tariffs, Clearing) (EUAFAMAI)

Keywords

• EV charging management software
• Charge point operator SaaS
• E-mobility platform solutions
• White-label charging apps
• EV charging network operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Budapest

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (Charging Management Backend): Cloud-based SaaS charging management platform offered on subscription basis to charge point operators (CPOs) and e-mobility service providers (EMSPs); platform-independent, modular, scalable architecture enables recurring revenue.
2. White-label Mobile App Licensing: SmartCharging mobile app offered as a customizable white-label product for organizations wishing to provide their own branded EV charging app to end users, generating licensing/customization revenue.
3. 3rd Party System Integration Services: Customizable and flexible, cost-effective integration services with 3rd party systems (billing, payment, parking) delivered alongside the SaaS platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Smart Charging delivers a cloud-based SaaS charging management backend that enables charge point operators and e-mobility service providers to centrally and remotely operate EV charging networks, with customizable, cost-effective integration to third-party billing, payment, parking, CRM, and ERP systems. Complementing the backend, the company offers a white-label cross-platform SmartCharging mobile application (iOS and Android) containing a detailed database of EV charging points across six European countries to support end-user route planning and charger discovery. Both products are built on a hardware- and manufacturer-independent, modular, scalable architecture delivered primarily as cloud-based SaaS.

Product overview

Smart Charging Ltd. (Smart Charging Kft.) delivers a unified e-mobility and IoT software platform composed of two main offerings: a cloud-based SaaS charging management platform — the SmartCharging Backend — designed for charging point operators and e-mobility service providers, and a complementary white-label SmartCharging Mobile App that serves electric vehicle end users. The two products together cover the full e-mobility application stack: the Backend handles network management, integrations and operational data, while the Mobile App provides the consumer-facing experience of locating charging points and planning routes. Both products run on a hardware- and manufacturer-independent, modular, and scalable architecture that supports integration with chosen payment, billing, parking, CRM and ERP systems, and are delivered primarily as cloud-based SaaS.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SmartCharging: White-label mobile application and e-mobility software brand under Smart Charging Kft., providing a database of EV charging points and supporting EV driver route planning.

Products and services

• SmartCharging Backend (Cloud-based Charging Management Solution) Cloud-based SaaS charging management platform that enables charge point operators (CPOs) and e-mobility service providers (EMSPs) to centrally and remotely operate EV charging networks, improve charger efficiency and availability, and feed operational data into customers' other systems. The architecture is hardware- and manufacturer-independent, modular, and scalable, and supports simple integration with customer-selected payment, billing, CRM, and ERP systems. Delivered primarily as cloud-based SaaS on an annual subscription basis.
• SmartCharging Mobile App (White-label) White-label cross-platform mobile application (Android and iOS) for electric vehicle end users, containing a detailed database of EV charging points across six European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia) and supporting route planning to the chosen charging station. Distributed via Google Play Store and Apple App Store as a free consumer app, and offered as a white-label product customizable to partner organizations' requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Database covers EV charging points across 6 European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Google (Google Maps, Google Analytics)coreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Maps is used to visualize EV charging points and enable route planning in the mobile app; Google Analytics is used for web and app traffic measurement (data retention 26 months). Google Analytics cookies used on smartcharging.hu: _utma, _utmb, _utmc, _utmt, _utmz.
• Apple (Apple Maps / iOS App Store)coreTechnology or IntegrationApple Maps / iOS Maps services used for visualization of charging points and route planning in the mobile app; SmartCharging app distributed via Apple App Store under Apple's terms and conditions.
• Tárhely.Eu Szolgáltató Kft.coreTechnology or IntegrationHungarian web hosting provider acting as data processor for Smart Charging Kft. Provides online hosting services for the corporate website. Address: 1144 Budapest, Ormánság utca 4. X. em. 241.
• BlazeArts Kft. (arubacloud.hu)coreTechnology or IntegrationProvides online hosting and server infrastructure (Aruba Cloud) for Smart Charging's mobile application data storage. Address: 1096 Budapest, Thaly Kálmán utca 39.; Postal: 6090 Kunszentmiklós, Szent Erzsébet tér 11.
• Magyar Posta Zrt.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHungarian national postal service provider acting as data processor for postal services, delivery, authorized delivery, and parcel delivery related to applicant/error reporter data. Address: 1138 Budapest, Dunavirág utca 2-6.
• Zsámboki Roland egyéni vállalkozó (just-asec.com)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIndependent entrepreneur acting as data processor for Smart Charging. Address: 6115 Kunszállás, Kölcsey u. 7.
• RECKON Project (EU project consortium)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRECKON project links renewable energy and blockchain technology. The project aims to leverage locally produced green energy — especially time-varying solar energy surplus — for computationally intensive tasks. Smart Charging participates as a partner in this consortium.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ChargePoint: US-headquartered EV charging network operator with a global cloud software platform for CPOs — overlapping CPO software category but vastly larger scale and geographic reach.
• EVBox: Dutch global EV charging hardware and software provider with a CPO backoffice suite — comparable CPO software capability but bundled with proprietary hardware, unlike Smart Charging's hardware-agnostic approach.
• Enel X Way: Utility-backed global e-mobility services provider offering charging management software and networks — a broader incumbent with overlapping CPO/EMSP software functionality.

Direct peers

• Virta: Finnish EV charging SaaS platform serving CPOs and EMSPs across Europe with a backend management system and white-label driver app — directly comparable business model and customer base to Smart Charging.
• Driivz: Israeli provider of end-to-end EV charging management software for charge point operators and e-mobility service providers — competes in the same CPO/EMSP SaaS category as Smart Charging.
• Etrel: Slovenian vendor of EV charging management solutions and energy-management software for CPOs — comparable regional European SaaS player with overlapping hardware-agnostic philosophy.
• Hubject: German eRoaming platform connecting EV charging networks and EMSP/CPO backends across Europe — comparable as an interoperability and charging-network software intermediary.
• Monta: Danish EV charging platform offering a SaaS management portal for operators plus a consumer-facing app — directly comparable dual product strategy to Smart Charging's backend-plus-app model.

Regional players

• GreenWay: Polish EV charging network operator with proprietary software for managing its CEE charging network — a regional player with overlapping CPO software needs and adjacent CEE market presence.

Emerging players

• Ampcontrol: US/EU-focused software platform for managing EV charging fleets and energy optimization — emerging SaaS peer with comparable CPO management functionality and energy-aware charging roadmap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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