The In-House CPMS Benchmark
You built in-house for a reason, and for a while, it was the right call. Then the market changed. This benchmark maps your platform across seven capability dimensions and shows you, on a single radar chart, where it sits against what best-in-class commercial CPMS deliver in 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the In-House CPMS Benchmark?
A diagnostic tool for operators running their own charge point management software. It scores your platform across seven capability dimensions and plots them against the current market benchmark, so you can see exactly where your in-house build leads and where it lags.
Who is this benchmark for?
CTOs, VPs of Engineering, Heads of Product, CEOs, and CFOs. Anyone responsible for the decision to keep building in-house, or to reconsider it, will get a clearer picture from five minutes here than from a quarter of internal debate.
What does it measure?
Seven dimensions:
– engineering allocation (commodity work vs. net-new product)
– technology and standards fitness
– feature release cadence
– business model flexibility
– customer and partner experience
– energy ecosystem readiness
– the true cost of running the platform.
Two questions per dimension, all qualitative. You approximate your situation; you don’t dig up exact dates or numbers.
Do I need to prepare anything?
No. Every question asks for your best judgment of how things work today: how fast you ship, what a new pricing model takes, where you stand on Plug & Charge. Answer from memory. It takes about five minutes.
What does the radar actually compare me against?
The outer ring represents what best-in-class commercial CPMS platforms deliver today. It isn’t any one named product; it’s the current market bar. The gap between your shape and that ring is where the cost and risk of standing still tend to concentrate.
Is this an AMPECO sales pitch in disguise?
No. The benchmark shows you your own platform against the market and explains what the gaps mean. The diagnosis is yours to keep, whatever you decide to do with it. If the results make a transition worth exploring, you’ll know, but the tool’s job is to tell you the truth, not to sell you a verdict.
What if my platform scores low?
A low score isn’t a directive to migrate next quarter. It’s a map of where your engineering capacity is being absorbed and where your platform may not carry the business through 2027. What you do with that map, build, buy, or change course, is your call to make with better information.