Top switching and bill services compared

About Top switching and bill services compared

Switching and bill services sit between a household and its energy supplier, so the cost question here is not a tariff but what the service charges for handling the move. This ranking covers 14 brands that compare or manage energy in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. The main trade-off is straightforward: a service that charges nothing to switch, or one that takes a share of your savings or a subscription, and how much of the market each one can show you. Auto switching matters too, because a service that completes the transfer saves the cancellation calls and the paperwork. Coverage sets the ceiling. Supplier counts in this ranking run 11 to 70, so a service covering the whole market in its country gives you more to compare than one listing a narrow panel. Support is the quieter factor: email is the norm, and only some add phone, chat or a help centre. Where a service works on a share of savings, part of any gain goes to it, and several free services here do not publish a commission list.

How we picked

Services are scored on cost, offer and trust, weighted as listed: cost at 40%, offer at 40% and trust at 20%. Cost here means what the switching service itself charges, since a comparison service rarely sets the price you pay for energy. Offer breadth counts how many suppliers a service can show in your market, whether it covers the whole market there, whether it will complete the switch for you, and how many ways you can reach it. Trust looks at the legal entity behind the brand, the market it operates in, and whether it publishes the commission it receives from suppliers. Every figure comes from the brand's own published pages: switching and fee pages for what the service charges, about and contact pages for coverage and support routes, and terms or disclaimer pages for the legal entity and commission practice. Where a service does not publish a commission list, that counts against trust. Partners are listed first, then everything else by score, so a partner can outrank a stronger score. Markets are mixed on purpose, and each blurb says where the service runs and what it charges.

Our top picks

1. 1. Wechselpilot

   Wechselpilot is in this ranking as the paid option, and its price is tied to results: a service fee of 20% to 25% alongside a share of your savings, rather than a free switch. It has run since 2016 as WECHSELPILOT GmbH, covers energy alone and supports you on email, phone and help centre. The trade-off against Utility Wallet below it is clear: Wechselpilot does not cover the whole German market, while Utility Wallet charges nothing to switch and covers the whole United States market, though its support runs on email only.

   • Fee model: Share of savings
   • Fee: 20% to 25%
   • Automatic switching: Yes

   Pros

   • The move is handed over rather than self-managed: auto switch is a yes, so you do not chase every step yourself.
   • Scope stays on energy, so the advice and the supplier list are built around a single kind of household bill.
   • Coverage sits in DE, which saves you wading through offers and comparisons meant for other markets entirely.
   • Trading since 2016, the service gives a household a record to weigh the fee against before agreeing.
   • Support runs on email, phone and help centre, so a stalled handover can be chased by email, phone or written guidance.

   Cons

   • Whole market coverage is a no, so the comparison does not reach every supplier you could move to in principle.
   • Compared with free switching at Gaslicht.com, the share of savings model here takes 20% to 25% from what you save.
   • The service stays inside DE, so a household in any other country gets nothing at all from it.

2. PD3. PREISVERGLEICH.de: best for PREISVERGLEICH.de

   PREISVERGLEICH.de is a German comparison portal for electricity, gas, internet, mobile contracts, insurance and loans. It states that users can compare over 12,000 electricity tariffs. The portal also lists current deals and a savings-rewards section.

   • Markets: DE

   Pros

   • Maintains a very broad pool of German electricity tariffs
   • Gathers energy, telecom, insurance and loan topics together
   • Uses plain everyday language for tariff and contract terms

   Cons

   • Covers household contracts for one national market only
   • Focus stays on standard electricity, gas and telecom ranges
   • Guidance centres on household use rather than business needs

3. C4. CHECK24: best for CHECK24

   CHECK24 is a comparison portal covering electricity and gas, insurance, loans, DSL, mobile providers and travel.

   • Markets: DE

   Pros

   • Covers power, gas, motor cover, loans, broadband, mobile and travel together
   • Includes holiday transfers and rental cars alongside household switching
   • Offers flexible cancellation or rebooking on many travel offers
   • Holds test winner marks on more than one hundred occasions

   Cons

   • Focuses on a fixed set of household and travel categories
   • Places all travellers from one booking in a single room
   • Centres tariffs and departures on German locations

4. T5. Tarifalo: best for Tarifalo

   Tarifalo assesses tariffs on the Spanish market to help households save on home bills.

   • Markets: ES

   Pros

   • Covers light and gas tariffs for homes and businesses in Spain
   • Matches tariffs to habits, schedules, consumption and power needs
   • Explains supply contracts, energy invoices and switching questions
   • Considers certified renewable origin and solar self consumption options

   Cons

   • Covers only the Spanish energy market and no other country
   • Focuses only on light and gas supply for home or business
   • Draws only on official tariffs from a defined supplier group

5. E6. Energiemarkt: best for Energiemarkt

   Energiemarkt.nl offers free advice on energy in the Netherlands.

   • Markets: NL

   Pros

   • Handles the full switch to a Dutch energy contract after one short call
   • Offers variable, fixed and dynamic contracts with one year and three year terms
   • Works only with A quality suppliers focused on reliable service and certainty
   • Personal advice shaped around household needs, wishes and current contract situation

   Cons

   • Focuses solely on the Dutch energy market, so choice stays within one country
   • Requires a phone conversation with an expert before the switch moves forward

6. RM7. remind.me: best for remind.me

   Compares electricity and gas tariffs in Germany and handles the supplier switch, including cancellation, registration and deadlines, free of charge.

   • Fee model: Free
   • Markets: DE

   Pros

   • Manages cancellation, registration and deadlines during the supplier switch
   • Covers electricity and gas tariffs within the German market
   • Keeps the service centred on household energy supplier moves

7. 8. EnergieKiezer: best for top-pick

   EnergieKiezer heads this ranking because it gives what matters most in a switching service without asking anything in return: the switch is free, and it can show you 70 suppliers across the whole Dutch market. It also completes the transfer for you, and support runs on phone, chat and help centre. The trade-off is transparency, since it does not publish a commission list, so the order of results cannot be read from the site. Gaslicht.com, the service ranked next, works the same free way but adds a mobile app and a shorter supplier list.

   • Fee model: Free
   • Automatic switching: Yes
   • Suppliers covered: 70

   Pros

   • Covers 70 suppliers, against 30 at Gaslicht.com and 21 at Compare Power.
   • Auto switch is a yes, so a chosen supplier can take the transfer in hand instead of the household doing it alone.
   • The switching fee model is free, so nothing is charged to start a comparison or move supplier.
   • Support runs on phone, chat and help centre, giving a call, a live chat and a help centre rather than a single route.

   Cons

   • Commission list published is a no, and the switching fee model is free, so a reader gets the comparison without a published rate behind it.
   • Support runs on phone, chat and help centre only, with email not among the listed channels.
   • The service line is energy only, energy, so nothing beyond energy supply sits in the comparison.
   • Coverage is NL, so the site is aimed at the Dutch market alone.

8. 9. Gaslicht.com

   Gaslicht.com is a close second in this ranking, and the difference is convenience rather than price. The switch is free, the service will move you automatically, and a mobile app sits alongside 30 suppliers in the Dutch market, which is covered in full. Support reaches you on phone, email and chat, the widest set here. It does not publish a commission list. Compare Power, ranked next, also charges nothing to switch and supports you on chat, email and phone, but it works in the United States and lists 21 suppliers.

   • Fee model: Free
   • Automatic switching: Yes
   • Suppliers covered: 30

   Pros

   • The switching fee model is free, so nothing is charged to the household for a changeover.
   • The whole market is covered rather than a preferred shortlist, so a recommendation is not steered towards a single partner.
   • A mobile app is available, so quotes and the finished contract sit in the same place on a phone.
   • Support runs on phone, email and chat, giving a household several ways to reach someone after the switch is done.

   Cons

   • The commission list is not published, so a supplier payment behind a recommendation cannot be weighed by the household, and questions on it go to support on phone, email and chat.
   • Coverage of 30 suppliers trails EnergieKiezer at 70, so the tail of the market is thinner.
   • The service covers energy in NL only, so a household wanting gas or broadband handled alongside electricity finds nothing here.

9. 10. Compare Power

   Compare Power earns its place in this ranking by keeping the switch free and covering the whole United States market across 21 suppliers, with support on chat, email and phone. It has traded since 2009 and does not publish a commission list. Gatby, ranked next, runs the same free model in the same market and will complete the transfer for you, but it covers fewer suppliers and its support runs on email, phone and help centre, which leaves out chat.

   • Fee model: Free
   • Suppliers covered: 21
   • Whole market: Yes

   Pros

   • Support runs on chat, email and phone, so a household can pick up a phone, open a chat, send an email or read the help centre after it has signed up.
   • The service listed is energy, so the comparison is built around the energy switch itself rather than diluted across a general marketplace.
   • Trading since 2009 puts a long operating record behind a service that handles your address and supplier details.

   Cons

   • Commission list published is a no, so a household cannot see what a supplier pays to be included in the comparison.
   • Coverage of 21 suppliers is thinner than EnergieKiezer at 70 and Gaslicht.com at 30.
   • The only service listed is energy, so there is no broadband or mobile quote in the same place for a household shopping a wider basket.

What to look for

What the switch costs you

A free switching service is the norm, with 71.4% of these services charging nothing. The rest take a share of your savings or a subscription, so the fee page tells you what a better rate will actually leave you. Entry and renewal matter less here than the fee itself.

How much of the market you can see

Supplier coverage stretches from 11 to 70 suppliers, with a median of 30. More suppliers means more chances of a better rate, though a narrower panel can still fit a smaller market.

Whole market or a chosen panel

A service that covers the whole market in its country is showing everything on offer rather than a selection. 69.2% of the services here do, and the remainder list part of their market.

Who completes the transfer

Auto switching removes the cancellation calls and the gap between contracts. 90.9% of the services in this ranking will do it for you, and the rest leave that work with you.

Support routes

Email leads at 92.9%, with phone at 71.4%, chat at 28.6% and help centres at 57.1%. A phone line and a help centre matter most if you expect questions about the first bill.

Whether the reward is visible

A service that publishes the commission it receives lets you read the order of results for what it is. Only 11.1% of these services publish a commission list, so it is worth checking how a service is paid before trusting its supplier order.

Frequently asked questions

Top switching and bill services compared by country

• Germany
• Ireland
• Netherlands
• United Kingdom
• United States

The data behind this ranking

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