Tippa vs LoadSnap
In short: both record loads for receiving sites, carriers and brokers, report received waste to Defra’s Digital Waste Tracking, keep working with no signal, and are on Defra’s list of software. LoadSnap reads a weighbridge indicator, has an iPhone app and connects to more outside tools. Tippa’s free core has no limit on loads, and it makes waste returns and hazardous consignment notes for each of the four UK nations. The table sets out what each says it does.
Tippa and LoadSnap, 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 LoadSnap doesn’t do it. Prices are as each supplier gives them. Check LoadSnap’s website before you buy.
| Tippa (this site) | LoadSnap | |
|---|---|---|
| Made for | Receiving sites, carriers, skip hire, brokers and dealers, in all four UK nations | Receivers, carriers, brokers and tradespeople carrying their own waste |
| UK nations | England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with each regulator's own forms and returns | Not stated on its website |
| 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) | Trade from £25 a month, Pro £39, Business £169 |
| 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: 10 loads a month, 1 office login, up to 5 vehicles and 2 drivers |
| Apps | Web, on any phone, tablet or computer; not yet in the App Store or Google Play | iPhone and iPad app, installable web app, Windows weighbridge connector |
| 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, with retries; its site says on every plan, its pricing lists it from Pro, automatic on Business |
| Carriers’ and brokers’ reporting to Defra | Not yet: Defra plans it for carriers and brokers from October 2027 | Not yet: to switch on when Defra's carrier phase starts |
| 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 | Yes, on the Business plan; which nations' forms not stated |
| Waste returns | EA, NRW, SEPA and NIEA waste returns, and EA and NRW hazardous waste consignee returns (add-ons) | The EA's hazardous waste consignee return, as a CSV; waste returns not stated |
| Working with no signal | Yes: loads, weighing, collections and drop-offs are recorded with no signal and sent when it's back | Yes: loads captured with no signal are sent when it's back |
| Weighbridge | A weighbridge mode, with weights typed in and tares remembered; doesn't read an indicator or print tickets yet | A free Windows connector reads an indicator that sends text and prints a ticket; or weights typed in |
| Invoicing and accounts software | Invoicing (add-on); invoices and payments export as CSV, with no direct link to Xero, Sage or QuickBooks yet | Invoicing from Pro, with card payments through Stripe; export files for Sage 50, Xero and QuickBooks |
| 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 | Says all 14 passed, none exempted; results for each not published |
Where LoadSnap is stronger
- Its free Windows connector reads the weight from your weighbridge indicator and prints a ticket. With Tippa, weights are typed in.
- An iPhone and iPad app in the App Store. Tippa runs in the web browser and isn’t in the app stores yet.
- Card payments on invoices, and export files laid out for Sage 50, Xero and QuickBooks. Tippa exports CSV.
- An API, and a connector that lets AI assistants such as Claude or ChatGPT read and add records.
- A portal where your customers see their jobs, notes and invoices. Tippa sends producers signing links and updates, without a portal.
- AI that suggests the waste code from a description of the waste.
Where Tippa is stronger
- The free core has no monthly limit on loads, and reporting every received load to Defra is included.
- Waste returns for the Environment Agency, NRW, SEPA and NIEA, built from your records (add-on). LoadSnap’s website names the EA’s consignee return only.
- Hazardous consignment notes free, on the EA’s, NRW’s, SEPA’s or NIEA’s own form.
- It says plainly that it works in all four UK nations, with each regulator’s own forms.
- Unlimited drivers free, with daily vehicle checks, rounds and skip hire.
- The results of each of Defra’s test scenarios are published, scenario by scenario, on Defra test results.
Which suits you
Choose LoadSnap if…
- you weigh a lot of loads and want the weight read straight from the indicator
- you want an iPhone app, card payments on invoices, or files laid out for your accounts package
- you want an API, an AI assistant connector or a customer portal
Choose Tippa if…
- you want Defra reporting free, with no monthly limit on loads
- you need waste returns, or hazardous notes for Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland
- you run skips, rounds or several drivers and vehicles
Moving from LoadSnap
LoadSnap’s website describes CSV and PDF exports, so start there: export your customers and past loads as CSV. 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 LoadSnap 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 LoadSnap’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 LoadSnap, 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 LoadSnap is stronger. Tippa isn’t affiliated with LoadSnap; LoadSnap 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 a LoadSnap alternative?
Yes: both record loads for receiving sites, carriers and brokers, report received waste to Defra’s Digital Waste Tracking, and are on Defra’s list of software. Tippa’s free core has no monthly limit on loads and makes waste returns and hazardous notes for all four UK nations; LoadSnap reads a weighbridge indicator and has an iPhone app.
Can I move my records from LoadSnap to Tippa?
LoadSnap’s website describes CSV and PDF exports, so start there: export your customers and past loads as CSV. 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 LoadSnap are both on it.
How did you compare Tippa and LoadSnap?
We read LoadSnap’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 LoadSnap.
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 LoadSnap’s own website said on the date shown. It isn’t a review of LoadSnap, and features and prices change. Check with LoadSnap before you buy.