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Zorowatt vs SmartDodos

Where SmartDodos is strong, where it falls short, and what changes if you switch. Every number can be checked on their site.

SmartDodos is a Dutch simulation service for business batteries, priced per simulation, with PDF reports in your house style and a module that fetches the client's meter data from the metering company. Zorowatt is a self-serve browser tool that checks the meter data, rebuilds the bill and sizes the battery. (smartdodos.com)

Short answer
When to pick SmartDodos
Pick SmartDodos if you run occasional Dutch simulations, prefer to pay per simulation, and want the meter data fetched from the metering company for you.
When to pick Zorowatt
Pick Zorowatt if you want the first analysis free, single analyses at €15, the bill checked against the invoices, and German and Romanian sites too.

Facts about the other tool read on 2026-10-30 from the pages linked in each cell. Prices and features change; check the vendor's page before you rely on one.

FeatureZorowattSmartDodos
PriceFree €0 · Starter €49 / month · Pro €149 / month · Enterprise on requestFrom €20 per simulation, pay as you go, no entry fee; a subscription exists, price not publishedsmartdodos.com · 2026-10-30
Meter data import and checks15-minute or hourly data from CSV, Excel, German MSCONS or Green Button files, or a year of values with no dates; gaps, duplicates, daylight saving time and kW / kWh mix-ups flagged, never filled silently15-minute upload, or the meter data fetched from the metering company with the client's digital consent, within 24 hourssmartdodos.com · 2026-10-30
TariffsVersioned 2026 tariffs, each with its source: Netherlands (Liander, Stedin, Enexis, plus the ACM 2028 draft as a scenario), Germany (NEW Netz, Netze BW, RheinNetz, levies and Stromsteuer), Romania (ANRE zones). Any other country: a generic template where you enter the ratesFixed and dynamic contracts, tariff structure adjustable per client; Dutch transport tariffs not named; Germany and Romania not mentionedsmartdodos.com · 2026-10-30
Bill reconstructionRebuilt from the meter data under a versioned tariff and set against the real bill, component by componentCompared against a base case; a check against the invoices is not mentionedsmartdodos.com · 2026-10-30
Battery dispatchRule-based, with the optimal (LP) dispatch as the upper bound; every saving is billed by the same bill engineAutomatic battery size and advice on the EMS strategy; the method is not statedsmartdodos.com · 2026-10-30
Client reportPDF report for the client; white-label on ProPDF in your own house style, with heatmapssmartdodos.com · 2026-10-30
Try before buyingFirst site analysis free, no cardNo free tier; a demo on requestsmartdodos.com, smartdodos.com · 2026-10-30
LanguagesWebsite, free tools, Workspace and PDF report in English, Dutch, German and RomanianDutchsmartdodos.com · 2026-10-30

In short

SmartDodos has the lowest per-simulation price we found published in the Netherlands, and it removes the "client has no data" step by fetching it. Zorowatt costs less per analysis (€15), starts with a free one, rebuilds and checks the bill, and covers Germany and Romania; it cannot fetch metering-company data for you yet.

Price per year

SmartDodos
From €20 per simulation; a subscription exists, its price is not published
Zorowatt
Starter €588 a year (€348 at the founding price) · Pro €1,788 a year for 3 seats · single analyses €15

As each vendor's page states it; prices in other currencies are not converted.

How to switch

Upload the client's 15-minute export you used for the SmartDodos simulation; Zorowatt reads the same files.

  1. Upload the site's meter data to the free data checker or the Workspace: every assumption made reading the file is listed.
  2. Pick the site's tariff and enter the invoices: the bill check shows whether the baseline matches before anything is sized.
  3. Size the battery, compare it with your earlier study, and send the client the PDF report.

Questions

How much does SmartDodos cost?
From €20 per simulation, with no entry fee; a subscription for regular use exists but its price is not published (smartdodos.com, read on 2026-10-30). Zorowatt Starter is €49 a month for 3 site analyses, then €15 each; Pro is €149 a month with a white-label report and 3 seats. Your first site analysis is free, with no card.
Can Zorowatt fetch meter data from the metering company?
Not yet. Upload the export from the client's portal: Zorowatt reads CSV, Excel, MSCONS and Green Button files and flags gaps, duplicates and unit mix-ups.
Does SmartDodos rebuild the bill?
Its simulation page describes a comparison against a base case and does not mention a check against the invoices (read on 2026-10-30). Zorowatt rebuilds the bill under the operator's tariff and checks it against each invoice.
Free tools

Try it on your own file first

Both tools run in the browser with no account; the file is not uploaded.

Looking for a SmartDodos alternative?

Zorowatt runs in the browser, reads the site's own meter data and rebuilds its bill before it sizes anything.

SmartDodos alternative for C&I battery studies in Europe →

Switching?

Bring a site you already studied: upload its meter data and bills, and set the result next to your old one.

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