LoadSnap vs MyWastetracker,
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MyWastetracker sells itself as the simple, low-cost answer to DEFRA's mandate, and that is a fair description. It is also a small product with a small website, which makes some of this comparison a list of things nobody has said.
Who it's for
LoadSnap: Carriers and receivers
MyWastetracker: A low-cost route to DEFRA compliance for carriers, receivers and brokers, with all three modules included
Pricing
LoadSnap: Free plan, then from £25/mo
MyWastetracker: From £39 + VAT for carriers, varying by sites and vehicles. Free until October 2026
DEFRA submission
LoadSnap: DEFRA API submission included on every plan
MyWastetracker: PAT approved and on the GOV.UK provider list
What it says it is
MyWastetracker describes itself as the simple and low-cost answer to DEFRA's digital waste tracking, and the whole product is stated in one sentence on their homepage: a dedicated office module, a drivers' app, comprehensive reporting, instant data submission to DEFRA, and inclusive waste receiver and broker modules. That is the complete published feature set. There is no features page and no pricing page.
They are on the GOV.UK provider list under Digital Waste Tracking Limited and state they passed PAT testing. Their FAQ is the clearest explanation of the mandate on any competitor site we looked at, including a genuinely useful note that DEFRA's own free spreadsheet alternative exists, is available for twelve months from October, and requires submission within forty-eight hours of a load arriving. Pointing customers at the free alternative is not what most vendors do.
Pricing is from £39 plus VAT for carriers, varying by the number of disposal sites and vehicles, free to use until October 2026 with free setup and support. They publish a landline. For a small operator who wants to phone somebody, that is worth more than it looks.
What has not been said
This is where the comparison gets thin, and we want to be careful about the difference between a product not having something and a website not mentioning it.
There is no statement anywhere about offline working, native apps, GPS, route planning, scheduling, container tracking, weighbridge capture, vehicle checks or invoicing. There is a drivers' app, but nothing describes what it does. There are no published price tiers beyond the from figure, so what you actually pay for three sites and eight vehicles is not knowable from the site. And Digital Waste Tracking Ltd was incorporated in June 2025, so there is no independent review history: no Trustpilot profile, no Capterra listing.
None of that means the product is bad. It means you will have to establish most of it on a call, and we would rather say that than mark a long column of crosses against a company that simply has a small website.
Price, and what you are choosing between
If DEFRA submission is the entire job, MyWastetracker at £39 plus VAT with carrier, receiver and broker modules all included is a straightforward and defensible purchase.
LoadSnap starts free for ten loads a month and runs from £25 to £249 plus VAT by volume, and the money buys the rest of the operation: the round planned, the driver dispatched, the skip tracked, the invoice raised, the classification done from a photograph. If none of that is a problem you have, you are paying for weight you will not lift.
The one thing we would push back on is the assumption that compliance and operations are separate purchases. Every load that gets filed also got collected, weighed, tipped and invoiced by somebody, and the reason LoadSnap files accurately is that it already holds all of that. Two systems means somebody keys the same movement twice, which is the problem digital waste tracking was meant to end.
Feature comparison
How LoadSnap and MyWastetracker line up on the things that matter for DEFRA compliance. Items marked [verify] are awaiting independent confirmation.
| Feature | LoadSnapFree plan, then from £25/mo | MyWastetrackerFrom £39 + VAT for carriers, varying by sites and vehicles. Free until October 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance and DEFRA | ||
| Built for carriers as well as receivers | Yes | Both sides, inclusive |
| On the GOV.UK software-provider list | Yes | Yes |
| DEFRA API submission | All plans | Yes |
| Carrier, receiver and broker in one | Yes | Yes, inclusive |
| Digital Waste Transfer Note PDFs | Yes | [verify] |
| Hazardous consignment notes | Yes | [verify] |
| Out on the road | ||
| Driver app | Yes | Yes |
| Works with no signal | Opens and captures offline | Not claimed |
| AI waste classification from photos | Yes | Not claimed |
| Route planning and optimisation | Yes | Not claimed |
| Vehicle safety checks | Yes | Not claimed |
| Running the business | ||
| Jobs and recurring work | Yes | Not claimed |
| Container and skip tracking | Yes | Not claimed |
| Invoicing your customers | Yes | Not claimed |
| Weighbridge capture | Yes | Not claimed |
| Reporting | Yes | Yes |
| Buying it | ||
| Free plan | Yes · 10 loads | Free until Oct 2026 |
| Published price tiers | Yes, every tier | A from price only |
| VAT treatment stated | Yes · ex-VAT | Yes · ex-VAT |
| Free setup and support | Support included | Yes |
| Entry price | £0, then from £25/mo | From £39 + VAT |
An honest take
No tool is best for everyone. Here's where each one is the stronger choice.
Where MyWastetracker may be the better fit
- A genuinely low entry price at £39 plus VAT with carrier, receiver and broker modules all included rather than tiered.
- Free setup and free support, which lowers the risk of trying it.
- The clearest plain-English explanation of the mandate on any competitor site, including honestly pointing out DEFRA's free spreadsheet alternative.
- A published landline, which matters more to a one-yard operator than most software companies believe.
- Priced per disposal site and per vehicle, so it scales down honestly for a single-site business.
Where LoadSnap is the stronger choice
- Route planning, scheduling, jobs and recurring work, none of which MyWastetracker claims.
- Container and skip tracking, invoicing, quotes and rate cards.
- Capture that survives no signal, and AI classification from a photograph.
- Weighbridge capture with gross and tare, and vehicle safety checks.
- Every price tier published, rather than a from figure that varies by sites and vehicles.
When to choose each
Find the row that sounds like your operation. Where the honest answer is “either”, it says so.
| If this is you | Take | Because |
|---|---|---|
| DEFRA submission is the only thing you need software for | MyWastetracker | From £39 plus VAT with carrier, receiver and broker modules included. That is a clean answer to a narrow question. |
| You want the round planned and the day scheduled | LoadSnap | MyWastetracker makes no claim to routing, scheduling, jobs or container tracking. |
| You want to see every price tier before you talk to anyone | LoadSnap | They publish a from figure and say the price varies by sites and vehicles. Every LoadSnap tier is on the pricing page. |
| You want to ring somebody and speak to a person | MyWastetracker | They publish a landline on every page, which small operators rightly value. |
| Your drivers work where there is no signal | LoadSnap | There is no offline claim anywhere on their site. Ours opens with no signal and captures the load on the phone. |
| You want the EWC code decided from a photograph | LoadSnap | AI classification across 850+ codes with hazardous flagging, which they do not claim. |
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Questions
LoadSnap vs MyWastetracker: FAQs
01Is MyWastetracker on the DEFRA list?
02What does MyWastetracker actually cost?
03Does it have a driver app?
04Does it do more than DEFRA submission?
05Should I be worried that they are a new company?
Comparison based on publicly available information about MyWastetracker (mywastetracker.co.uk) as of 5 September 2026, believed accurate but not warranted; features and pricing may have changed since. Items marked “[verify]” could not be independently confirmed at the time of writing. LoadSnap claims reflect the live product as of 5 September 2026. MyWastetracker and any related marks are the property of their respective owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by MyWastetracker.
Sources: mywastetracker.co.uk · MyWastetracker FAQs (mywastetracker.co.uk/faqs) · GOV.UK - choose a software provider (receipt of waste)
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