Best AC and DC EV chargers ranked in Europe for the first time
Danish electric vehicle charger software firm Monta has developed a benchmark to rank the real-world performance of AC and DC chargers for electric vehicles across Europe and the UK.
The benchmark is based on tens of thousands of live charging sessions, ranking AC and DC models for operational reliability, energy delivery, and user satisfaction.
Siemens, the EV charger leading supplier, dominates the AC charger list despite spinning out and cutting back its operations, while Kempower and Alpitronic top the DC charger list.
The EV Charge Points Performance Score, developed using live platform data and driver feedback, is designed to provide charge point operators (CPOs) and hardware manufacturers with the most accurate, transparent and user-focused view of charger reliability to date.
The rankings cover the top 10 DC chargers and the top 50 AC chargers.
While average uptime figures for many DC chargers are commonly cited at 97% or above, Monta’s platform data shows that only 90% of charging sessions across Europe result in a successful energy transfer, meaning drivers complete their charge without interruption or error. These figures suggest a disconnect between how the industry reports performance and what EV drivers actually experience at the charge point.
The Monta Performance Score is calculated from three core indicators: charge success rate, uptime rate, and user satisfaction rate.
In the Top 50 AC ranking, the first place is held by Siemens of Germany with the SiCharge CC AC22, followed by Dutch supplier Alfen and Landis & Gyr of Switzerland, both with a score of 84,78.
The gap between first and tenth place is just 2.11 points and between first and 25th of less than 5 points, testifying to an overall high level of performance among the models evaluated.
IN the DC charger rankings there is a wider spread of performance. The C-Series terminal from Kempower in Finland came out on top with a score of 90.85, four points ahead of the runner-up on the basis of the operational reliability and a very solid user experience.
Italy’s Alpitronic has four models in the top 10 (2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th places), confirming its position in the DC segment.
“The electrification of mobility will only succeed if trust in the charging experience becomes absolute. Hardware availability is not enough; what matters is how chargers perform in the real world, every day, for every driver. This ranking is our way of anchoring the industry around shared performance standards, grounded in data and designed to improve outcomes for all stakeholders: manufacturers, operators and users,” said Casper Rasmussen, CEO & Co-founder of Monta
Top 10 AC Chargers – Q1 2025
|
Rank |
Model |
Brand |
Performance score |
Country |
|
1 |
SiCharge CC AC22 |
Siemens |
85.21 |
Germany |
|
2 |
Twin |
Alfen |
84.78 |
Netherlands |
|
3 |
INCH Pro |
Landis & Gyr |
84.78 |
Switzerland |
|
4 |
INCH Home |
Landis & Gyr |
84.66 |
Switzerland |
|
5 |
Charge Core |
Easee |
84.63 |
Norway |
|
6 |
Power |
DEFA |
84.04 |
Norway |
|
7 |
AMTRON Professional |
MENNEKES |
83.79 |
Germany |
|
8 |
Wallbox GLB+ |
Garo |
83.38 |
Sweden |
|
9 |
P30 C-Series |
Keba |
83.30 |
Austria |
|
10 |
Webasto Next |
Webasto |
83.10 |
Germany |
Top 10 DC Chargers – Q1 2025
|
Rank |
Model |
Brand |
Performance Score |
Country |
|
1 |
C-Series |
Kempower |
90.85 |
Finland |
|
2 |
HYC 50 |
Alpitronic |
86.38 |
Italy |
|
3 |
HYC 400 |
Alpitronic |
85.40 |
Italy |
|
4 |
Troniq Modular |
EVBox |
84.68 |
Netherlands |
|
5 |
HYC 300 |
Alpitronic |
84.48 |
Italy |
|
6 |
HYC 150 |
Alpitronic |
81.39 |
Italy |
|
7 |
Terra DC wallbox |
ABB |
81.32 |
Sweden/Switzerland |
|
8 |
Terra 184 |
ABB |
80.92 |
Sweden/Switzerland |
|
9 |
Terra 54 |
ABB |
79.56 |
Sweden/Switzerland |
|
10 |
MaxiCharger DC Fast |
Autel |
79.53 |
China |
“EV drivers don’t judge performance based on specs, they judge it based on outcomes. If we want a frictionless, scalable charging experience, we must build on shared standards and close the loop between data, design and delivery,” said Rasmussen.
The data was collected between January 1 and March 31, 2025 automatically via the Monta platform, which records several thousand sessions worldwide, mainly in Europe, every day. Models which have less than 100 sockets connected were filtered out in order to ensure a sufficient amount of data to make findings relevant.
The Top 50 is available online,
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