DWTS Software Comparison: LoadLog vs the Alternatives

LoadLog

LoadLog is a dedicated DWTS compliance platform built specifically for permitted waste receiving sites — skip hire companies, waste transfer stations, recycling facilities, and landfill operators. It connects directly to the DEFRA DWTS API, handles Waste Transfer Note submission, carrier validation, digital signatures, PDF records, and maintains a full audit trail.

Its standout feature is offline recording. Data entered at a weighbridge or remote yard is stored on the device and syncs automatically when a connection is available, with automatic retry on failed submissions. This matters for sites where the weighbridge is at the far end of the yard, well beyond the office WiFi.

Pricing starts at £12 per month for unlimited WTNs with multi-user access, and a free tier covers up to 5 WTNs per month for testing and light use. There is no credit card required to start.

Best for: waste receiving sites that need a simple, dedicated compliance tool with offline support and straightforward pricing. Less suitable for organisations that need a full ERP or weighbridge-integrated system with batch upload.

AnyWaste

AnyWaste is a broader platform built by a team with 28 years in the waste industry. It covers WTNs, HWCNs, and DGNs in a single workflow, and operates on a network-effect model where recyclers (anchor accounts) pay and producers and carriers join free as Linked Accounts. This creates a connected supply chain where all parties see the same records.

Pricing is public and starts at £50 per month for a single site with one admin, rising to £350+ for higher volumes and multi-site support. White-label is available on the Enterprise tier. A driver app and DIWASS integration are both listed as coming in Q3-Q4 2026.

Best for: waste recyclers and sites that want supply chain visibility across producers and carriers, especially those that handle hazardous waste. Less suited to smaller operations or sites that need offline recording — the platform does not advertise offline support.

Wasters

Wasters positions itself as a next-generation compliance platform and claims to be officially listed on GOV.UK as a fully compatible software provider after passing 100% of DEFRA's integration tests. It covers digital WTNs, licence management, automated reporting, and data management across all waste roles — receiving sites, carriers, brokers, and producers.

Pricing is not public. You must contact sales or book a consultation to get a quote. The company was registered in May 2025 and is relatively new to the market. Several pages on the site (pricing, some solution pages) return 404 errors.

Best for: organisations that want a platform covering all waste roles and are comfortable with sales-led pricing. Less suited to operators who want transparent pricing or rely on offline recording — Wasters does not advertise offline capability.

QWTN

QWTN is a lightweight digital WTN tool built by a former waste carrier for other carriers and tradespeople. It handles the core duty-of-care paperwork — creating, signing, and storing Waste Transfer Notes — with useful features like season tickets, templates, and EA carrier register lookup. The free tier lets you create single notes without signing up.

QWTN does not connect to the DEFRA DWTS API. It digitises the paper WTN process but cannot submit records to the government's digital waste tracking system. From October 2026, when receiving sites must use the DWTS, QWTN on its own will not be sufficient for compliance at a permitted site. Pricing starts at £12 per month for the Solo plan.

Best for: waste carriers and tradespeople who need digital WTNs for duty of care compliance but are not yet required to submit to the DWTS (carriers join the mandate in October 2027). Not suitable as a standalone solution for receiving sites that need to submit to the DWTS from October 2026.

Vaste

Vaste is an enterprise feedstock intelligence platform — a marketplace, inventory management tool, and compliance system rolled into one. Its primary angle is connecting biomass feedstock buyers and suppliers, with DWTS compliance added as a module. It claims live DEFRA API integration and supports CSV/Excel bulk uploads for sites without weighbridge API connectivity.

Pricing is not public. You must request a demo or get in touch. Vaste appears aimed at larger waste receiving facilities with complex feedstock needs rather than smaller independent sites.

Best for: larger waste receiving facilities and biomass/feedstock operations that need both compliance and procurement tools in one platform and have the budget for enterprise software. Overkill for skip yards and small transfer stations that just need to submit WTNs.

DEFRA Direct (Spreadsheet Upload)

DEFRA's own DWTS submission method is a spreadsheet you download from the government portal, fill in with your waste movement data, and upload back. There is no web-based manual entry form — DEFRA tested one during development but abandoned it after finding it 'time-consuming and burdensome.' The spreadsheet is a temporary measure expected to remain in place until at least October 2027.

The spreadsheet costs £26 per legal entity per year (free during the voluntary beta period). You can fill it in offline and upload it later, which gives a basic kind of offline capability — but there is no mobile app, no automatic sync, no validation before upload, and no way to submit digitally signed records. If your spreadsheet has errors, it gets rejected without telling you which row failed. You also need a separate spreadsheet file for each organisation you operate.

It has no carrier validation, no digital signatures, no PDF export, no multi-user support, and no real-time audit trail. For a site receiving a handful of loads a week, the spreadsheet method is workable. For a site receiving multiple loads per day, the data-entry burden and error rate make it impractical at scale without a dedicated compliance tool to manage the workflow.

Best for: very small sites receiving occasional loads where the administrative overhead of spreadsheet management is acceptable. Not suitable for any site receiving more than a few loads per day, or any site that needs digital signatures, carrier validation, or an automated submission workflow.