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Solution

CPO platform for charge point operators

A CPO platform is the software layer that connects chargers, manages sessions, and links roaming and business systems. GridOS is the OCPP/OCPI infrastructure layer many operators use when a full CPMS replacement is too risky or too slow.

Best for

Operators who need production-grade OCPP connectivity, OCPI roaming readiness, and multi-backend flexibility without forcing every charger onto a new CPMS on day one.

Audience

Charge Point Operators, network owners, and platform teams evaluating CPO management software.

How to use this page

  • Read this as an architecture page, not only a feature page.
  • The key question is how to stabilize charger connectivity while backend, roaming, or reporting systems change underneath.
  • Use the outcomes and pain points to decide whether this is a migration problem, a roaming problem, or a longer-term control-layer problem.

Why this solution exists

Buyers searching for “CPO platform,” “CPO management software,” or “CPO software” are usually choosing between a full charge-point management system and a gateway/control layer. This page clarifies what a modern CPO stack must own—and when GridOS is the right layer instead of a rip-and-replace CPMS.

  • “CPO platform” RFPs mix charger connectivity, roaming, billing, and CRM into one vague product box.
  • Full CPMS replacements create multi-year migration risk while the fleet still needs to grow.
  • Existing CPO software cannot cleanly support mixed OCPP versions or multi-backend routing.
  • Roaming and partner launches stall because OCPI is bolted on rather than operated as infrastructure.
  • Vendor lock-in makes data export, parallel monitoring, and staged cutover nearly impossible.

What the team gets

  • Separate charger-facing infrastructure (OCPP/OCPI) from business systems (billing, CRM, analytics).
  • Run a CPO platform strategy that allows phased migration instead of big-bang cutover.
  • Keep OCPP 1.6, 2.0.1, and 2.1 fleets under one gateway control plane.
  • Add OCPI roaming operations without rewriting the core CPO product stack.
  • Own charger event data while routing sessions to the systems that need them.

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