Tippa vs IntelliWaste
In short: both have a free plan that reports a receiving site’s loads to Defra’s Digital Waste Tracking, both make transfer and consignment notes, and both are on Defra’s list of software. IntelliWaste’s free plan has unlimited users and sites, and its paid plans add jobs and bin hire. Tippa makes hazardous notes for all four UK nations, has a weighbridge mode, and its add-ons build your waste returns. The table sets out what each says it does.
Tippa and IntelliWaste, side by side
As each product’s own website described it on , and Defra’s list of software on GOV.UK the same day. “Not stated on its website” means we couldn’t find it there, not that IntelliWaste doesn’t do it. Prices are as each supplier gives them. Check IntelliWaste’s website before you buy.
| Tippa (this site) | IntelliWaste | |
|---|---|---|
| Made for | Receiving sites, carriers, skip hire, brokers and dealers, in all four UK nations | Receiving sites, carriers, and skip and wheelie bin hire |
| UK nations | England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with each regulator's own forms and returns | England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for Defra reporting and transfer notes |
| Price | Core tools free; add-ons £5 to £25 a month each, extra sites £25 (each with an office user), extra vehicles and office users £5 (plus VAT) | Free; Business Ready £30, £70 or £110 a month by team size, skips and wheelie bins £40 a month more (VAT included) |
| Free option | Yes: 1 office user (and another with each extra site), 1 site, 1 vehicle, unlimited drivers and loads, Defra reporting included; every add-on free for its first month, no card needed | Yes: Defra reporting, transfer and consignment notes, the last month's reports, unlimited sites and users |
| Apps | Web, on any phone, tablet or computer; not yet in the App Store or Google Play | Web and mobile |
| Reporting waste received to Defra | Every load received, on every plan including the free one; resent every hour if Defra's service is down | Yes, on the free plan; Defra's errors listed so a record can be fixed and resent |
| Carriers’ and brokers’ reporting to Defra | Not yet: Defra plans it for carriers and brokers from October 2027 | Not stated on its website |
| Hazardous waste consignment notes | Free, on the EA's, NRW's, SEPA's or NIEA's own form, filled in from the record, with each waste's hazardous properties and POPs | Free, on the England and Wales form; Scotland and Northern Ireland not stated |
| Waste returns | EA, NRW, SEPA and NIEA waste returns, and EA and NRW hazardous waste consignee returns (add-ons) | Not stated on its website |
| Working with no signal | Yes: loads, weighing, collections and drop-offs are recorded with no signal and sent when it's back | Defra records made offline upload when back online; other records not stated |
| Weighbridge | A weighbridge mode, with weights typed in and tares remembered; doesn't read an indicator or print tickets yet | Not stated on its website |
| Invoicing and accounts software | Invoicing (add-on); invoices and payments export as CSV, with no direct link to Xero, Sage or QuickBooks yet | Invoices from jobs and notes, tracked to paid (Business Ready); links to accounts software not stated |
| On Defra’s GOV.UK list of software | Yes, listed as "TTPPA | TIPPA"; no test scenarios marked exempt | Yes; no test scenarios marked exempt |
| Defra’s test scenarios | All 14 run, none exempted; the results for each are published on this site | Not stated on its website |
Where IntelliWaste is stronger
- Its free plan has unlimited users and sites. Tippa’s free core has one office user and one site.
- Support by phone, live chat and WhatsApp, seven days a week, and a free demo. Tippa’s support is by email and its help assistant.
- Wheelie bin hire alongside skips, in its hire package.
Where Tippa is stronger
- Hazardous consignment notes on SEPA’s and NIEA’s forms as well as the England and Wales one, free.
- Waste returns for all four UK regulators, and EA and NRW hazardous waste consignee returns, built from your records (add-ons).
- Loads, weighing, collections and drop-offs all keep working with no signal.
- A weighbridge mode for whoever works the weighbridge, which remembers each vehicle’s tare.
- Brokers can arrange collections with other carriers, and drivers get free daily vehicle checks.
- The results of each of Defra’s test scenarios are published, scenario by scenario, on Defra test results.
Which suits you
Choose IntelliWaste if…
- you need several office users or sites, free
- you want support by phone or chat, or hire out wheelie bins as well as skips
Choose Tippa if…
- you take in hazardous waste in Scotland or Northern Ireland, or want your waste returns built for you
- your gate or your vehicles are often out of signal
- you have a weighbridge, broker waste, or want free vehicle checks for your drivers
Moving from IntelliWaste
IntelliWaste’s website doesn’t describe an export, so ask IntelliWaste for your customers and past loads as a spreadsheet. Tippa’s Import Records then brings your customers, sites, vehicles and past loads across, free: download Tippa’s template, as Excel or CSV, and paste your old records in. Every row is checked, carrier registrations and permits included, before anything is saved; rows with a problem come back as a file to fix, and you can undo an import for 7 days. You choose whether past loads are sent to Defra, so loads IntelliWaste has already reported aren’t sent twice.
The core tools are free, with no limit on loads, so you can run both side by side for as long as you like before you decide. Where your records are kept and who can see them is on Security and your data. If you’d like to check something first, ask us before you sign up: a person reads every message.
How we compared them
We read IntelliWaste’s own website on , and nothing written about it elsewhere, and checked Defra’s list of software providers on GOV.UK the same day. Tippa’s column describes Tippa as it is today. That makes this a comparison on paper: we haven’t used IntelliWaste, or measured how easy either is to use, how reliable it is or how good its support is, and a feature a website doesn’t mention may still exist.
We make Tippa, and we’ve tried to be fair, saying first where IntelliWaste is stronger. Tippa isn’t affiliated with IntelliWaste; IntelliWaste is a trade mark of its owner. If anything here is wrong or out of date, email support@tip-pa.co.uk and we’ll check it and put it right.
Common questions
Is Tippa an IntelliWaste alternative?
Yes: both have a free plan that reports a receiving site’s loads to Defra’s Digital Waste Tracking, and both make transfer and consignment notes. IntelliWaste’s free plan has unlimited users and sites; Tippa makes hazardous notes for all four UK nations and builds waste returns.
Can I move my records from IntelliWaste to Tippa?
IntelliWaste’s website doesn’t describe an export, so ask IntelliWaste for your customers and past loads as a spreadsheet. Then bring them into Tippa with Import Records, free. You choose whether past loads are sent to Defra, so loads already reported aren’t sent twice.
Is either approved by Defra?
No software is. Defra doesn’t approve or certify waste tracking software: its list on GOV.UK only confirms that a provider has connected to its service. Tippa and IntelliWaste are both on it.
How did you compare Tippa and IntelliWaste?
We read IntelliWaste’s own website, and Defra’s list on GOV.UK, on the date shown at the top of this page. It’s a comparison on paper: a feature a website doesn’t mention may still exist. Tippa isn’t affiliated with IntelliWaste.
How Tippa helps
Tippa records every load your site receives, reports it to Defra for free, and builds your waste returns from the same records.
This page compares what Tippa does with what IntelliWaste’s own website said on the date shown. It isn’t a review of IntelliWaste, and features and prices change. Check with IntelliWaste before you buy.