DWTS Software Comparison: LoadLog vs the Alternatives

LoadLog

LoadLog is a DWTS compliance platform built for permitted waste receiving sites - skip hire companies, waste transfer stations, recycling facilities, and landfill operators - with a carrier hub that is free on every plan for businesses that also collect waste. It is listed on GOV.UK as a compatible software provider for the report receipt of waste service, having passed the production approval tests. It connects directly to the DEFRA DWTS API, handles Waste Transfer Note submission, carrier validation, digital signatures, PDF records, reusable templates, and maintains a full audit trail.

Its standout feature is the direct DEFRA DWTS API submission. Every note is validated as it is recorded and submitted in one tap, with an automatic retry if a submission fails, so a load is never lost between the weighbridge and the DWTS.

The carrier hub holds the permit or exemption with the dates that apply to it, a driver register with a unique number for each driver, the vehicle list with MOT and document dates, competence certificates, and a private document store, and it exports an inspection pack as one PDF. Carriers are planned to join the DWTS in October 2027, but the England permit change lands in July 2027, and that is the record the hub keeps. If you are choosing between systems, our carrier software compared page sets out what each option keeps for the 2027 duties.

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 straightforward pricing, and carriers who want the permit, driver and vehicle record kept in one place ahead of the July 2027 permit change. Less suitable for organisations that need a full ERP, or booking, scheduling and invoicing alongside compliance.

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 free for the core platform, with the paid Compliance Hub shown as in development rather than released. White-label is advertised on the Enterprise tier, and a driver app is live.

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.

Wasters

Wasters positions itself as a next-generation compliance platform and is listed on GOV.UK as a compatible software provider for the report receipt of waste service. 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.

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 now advertises Defra receipts as built into its transfer notes, with receipt submission in Defra's production approval. Its own status page, updated 13 October 2026, says it is not on the GOV.UK list of compatible software until that completes. So today QWTN cannot submit records to the government's digital waste tracking system, and from October 2026 a permitted receiving site cannot rely on QWTN alone for compliance. 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, plus booking, scheduling and invoicing, and are not yet required to submit to the DWTS (carriers are planned to join in October 2027). LoadLog's carrier hub keeps the permit, driver and vehicle record free of charge, but QWTN goes further on day-to-day operations. 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 is listed on GOV.UK as a compatible software provider for the report receipt of waste service 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.

LoadSnap

LoadSnap is listed on GOV.UK as a compatible software provider for the report receipt of waste service and submits waste movements directly via the DEFRA API on every plan. It is positioned as an all-in-one platform for carriers and receivers, with AI photo-to-EWC classification, operative weighbridge receipts, a driver app, scheduling, invoicing, and document storage alongside DWTS compliance.

Pricing is public: a Free plan covers 10 loads a month, paid plans start at £25 per month, and the Pro plan for growing carriers and receiving sites is £39 per month. Carrier licence verification against the live EA register, digital signatures, and more advanced features sit on the Pro plan and above.

Best for: small to mid-size operators who want DEFRA beta access now, AI-assisted classification, and a broader operations toolset alongside compliance. Less suited to buyers who want per-WTN simplicity without the wider feature set.

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). There is no mobile app, 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.