Charge point management system integrating access, billing, and payments
Featuring tools to customise access and tariffs, automate billing, and integrate multiple payment options, our EV charging management software is designed to make managing charging stations easy and intuitive so you can focus on what matters most.
Station management with vaylens in a nutshell
Adapts to your growing business
By giving you options to integrate with the latest technology in our fast-changing industry, we make sure you can rely on a solution that's always compatible with your growing business.
Makes your investment worthwhile
By giving you smart tools to monetise your charging infrastructure, we make your investment in electric mobility worthwhile and part of your business's long-term success.
Compatible with multiple payment terminals
By helping you configure and connect your existing charging stations to a payment method or terminal, we make every charging transaction significantly simpler.
Software features
Manage your charge points
Set up your EV chargers in minutes using our guided onboarding and simplified handover for electricians and manage your chargers with a dashboard tailored to your needs.
Detect errors and find potentially malfunctioning EV chargers quickly by using our real-time activation overview, including a tracker of error rates.
Use our cloud-based load management and individual charging strategies to maximise the performance of your EV chargers without extending your grid connection
Monetise Your EV Charging Stations
Set up tariffs for your charging points to start collecting money from your EV chargers at once. Without any need for extra contracts, you receive your earnings directly to your bank account.
Take advantage of our large network of roaming partners to give all EV drivers easy access to your charging infrastructure.
Assign specific tariffs and access to charging points to earn money from your EV chargers, even in (semi-)private workplace or residential settings.Learn more
Payment Integrations
Enable online payment via QR-Code or app to offer a convenient charging experience to everyone.
Connect your charging infrastructure with one of our partner payment terminals in record time or integrate your EV chargers with built-in or stand-alone payment terminals from our many hardware partners.
Make your charging infrastructure user-friendly and secure with our dynamic QR-codes, AFIR-conform payment terminals, and Eichrecht-compliant charging transactions.
Manage access and billing for your charge points
Tailor access to every one of your EV chargers by setting up your own access and authentication rules.
Use our location management feature to define use cases for specific locations, so you can efficiently manage multiple EV charging locations with your team.
Set up tariffs per your preference and choose if you want to handle contracting and billing by yourself or want to let vaylens take care of everything.
Tailor workplace EV charging access for your employees and visitors
Streamline workplace charging with a feature that makes it easy to provide electric vehicle (EV) charging without added stress.
Offer flexible, discounted EV charging rates to chosen user groups, creating a tailored charging experience.
Simplifies the process of providing charging solutions, allowing you to focus on your core business regardless of the groups you want to serve.
Get comprehensive support and services
Choose one or multiple support options, including webinars, dedicated customer success support, or a 24/7 helpline for your customers.
Browse the latest documentation and tutorials to unlock the full potential of your charging management platform and scale up your eMobility business.
Integrate vaylens into your company's existing infrastructure.
FAQs
Yes, you can easily migrate a bulk of charging points by importing a prefilled Excel file. You can download a template for your file from your vaylens account.
Yes, vaylens supports basic and advanced integrations, making valuable, tailored data available to you via application programming interfaces (APIs). Please contact us for a personalized consultation here.
Vaylens supports all built-in payment terminals from Compleo and Alpitronic charging stations. vaylens also supports a selection of stand-alone payment terminals. Please reach out to partners@vaylens.com for the latest list of compatible payment terminals.
Think of en EV charging management software as the brain behind your EV charging stations. The physical station itself can deliver electricity, but on its own it can't take payments, control who plugs in, or tell you when something's gone wrong. An EV charging station without software is just a power outlet. EV charging management software connects to your charging stations via the internet and gives you a central dashboard to run everything: setting tariffs, managing access, monitoring performance, and getting paid. Platforms like vaylens automate the day-to-day management of your EV charging stations, so you can set up, configure, and monitor your chargers individually or in bulk — and collect earnings directly into your bank account.
You manage EV charging stations through an EV charging management software. Once your stations are connected you control everything from this platform — no need to visit each charging station in person. The main things you'll manage are:
- Who can charge — enable access by RFID card, app, or payment terminal, like vaylens' payment integrations
- What they pay — set different tariffs for different user groups (e.g. staff vs. visitors), like vaylens' Community Charging
- How power is distributed — cloud-based load management helps you maximise your charging station's performance without needing to upgrade your grid connection
- How you get paid — set your tariffs and receive earnings directly into your bank account, automatically
- Keeping everything up to date — most platforms like vaylens let you push firmware updates to your charging stations remotely, in bulk
You can monitor your EV charging stations in your EV charging management software, in real time, from anywhere. You can see at a glance which stations are online, offline, or in use — and drill down into any individual charger to troubleshoot or remotely start and stop charging sessions. If something goes wrong, you don't have to find out the hard way. The EV charging management software sends alerts via email or text the moment it detects a hardware or charging issue, so you can act quickly — often fixing problems remotely without sending anyone out. Over time, the data your EV charging stations generate also helps you spot patterns, optimise pricing, and report on energy consumption for things like ESG or CSRD compliance.
OCPP stands for Open Charge Point Protocol. In plain English, it's the standard "language" that allows EV charging stations and EV charging management software to talk to each other — regardless of who made them. Why does it matter to you? Because it means you're not locked in. OCPP interoperability gives you the flexibility to choose your EV charging hardware and software independently, reduces vendor lock-in, and protects your investment as the industry evolves.
EV charging stations require software, because without it, they can only do one thing: push electricity. It can't take payment, manage access, balance your energy load, or tell you when it's broken. Without EV charging management software, an EV charging station simply won't work as it should. The practical upside of smart software is significant. With EV charging management software that can help you with automated billing, remote diagnostics, and usage reporting, your EV charging network can effectively run itself.
EV charging stations require an app, because the app is the driver's side of the experience — it's how your customers or employees actually interact with your EV charging stations. At the most basic level, many public EV charging stations require an app to start a session, because that's how secure payments, access management, and real-time tracking work. But a good app like vaylens' eCharge+ does much more than that: it shows drivers where your EV charging stations are, whether they're available, what they cost, and sends a notification when charging is done. For operators, the app is also a direct line to your customers. Drivers can view their billing history, manage payment methods, reserve an EV charging station in advance, and report issues — reducing the support burden on your team and improving the overall experience. Happy drivers come back. That's good for business.
