JOIN

Full membership of OpenPeppol is open to three main organisation types

  • Policy Enablers
    • Government entities acting as Peppol Authorities
  • Service Providers
    • Access Point Providers
    • Service Metadata Publishers
    • Pre-Award Service Providers
  • End Users
    • public and private sector buyers
    • suppliers
    • other end users of Peppol-based services

We also encourage other associations, academic institutions, trade bodies and related IT solution providers to join the OpenPeppol community as Observers. As Associate Members, Observers may attend OpenPeppol meetings but are not eligible to vote or take up elected positions.

To apply for membership, click on ‘Registration’ to download a Registration Form.

Quick Facts
  • End Users are not required to become members of OpenPeppol to send or receive Peppol-based messages
  • End Users that become OpenPeppol members can participate in our End User Community to influence the development and reach of Peppol

Benefits

By becoming a member of OpenPeppol, public and private sector organisations have a unique opportunity to join forces and drive the adoption of common standards, process automation and connectivity around the world

OpenPeppol members can:

  • influence the adoption of common standards
  • ensure the relevance and usability of Peppol specifications and services
  • influence the expansion of Peppol specifications into new areas of use
  • access a wide group of large and small organisations from a variety of public and private sectors

Members of OpenPeppol communities can:

  • attend and vote at the General Assembly
  • apply for appointment to elected positions
  • join regular face-to-face and web community meetings
  • join work groups established within a community

Obligations

Members of OpenPeppol are expected to participate, on a volunteer basis, in the activities of relevant Domain and Stakeholder Communities to ensure a collaborative approach to the work of the Association.

As a condition of membership, all OpenPeppol members and associate members shall:

  • accept the Statutes of the Association
  • pay the relevant subscription fees

More details about the Statutes and Agreements can be found by following the ‘Support’ link below.

Additionally, full members shall, as a minimum:

  • join their relevant Stakeholder Community
  • in the case of Peppol Authorities, join the eDelivery Community
  • in the case of Service Providers, join the eDelivery and at least one other Domain Community

Members may also optionally participate in additional Domain Communities in line with their areas of interest.

OpenPeppol membership fee structure

Fees are payable on first registration.

For Peppol Authority members, the sign-up fee and the annual fee is payable in full.

For all other member categories, the sign-up fee is payable in full, together with the annual fee, which is pro-rata for the calendar year of joining

Thereafter, for all member categories, the annual fee is paid in advance for each calendar year

Membership fees support the purposes and activities of the organisation and are determined by the OpenPeppol Managing Committee.

Ref2022 Membership Categories and FeesSign-upAnnual
1Peppol Authority  
 Post Award + Capability Lookup13.20016.500
 Pre Award + Capability Lookup13.20016.500
 Post Award + Pre Award + Capability Lookup16.50022.000
 National Service Domains (each)13.20016.500
 New Global Service Domainstbdtbd
2Service Provider
2aPost Award Procurement Service Domain
 S1 and S2 size organisations(1-50 employees)8251.650
 S3 size organisations(51-250 employees)1.6502.475
 S4 size organisations(251-2500 employees)1.6503.300
 S5 size organisations(>2500 employees)1.6504.125
2bAddressing and Capability Lookup Service Domain
 S1 size organisations(1-10 employees)550825
 S3 size Capability Lookup Service Domain only8251.650
 S2 to S5 size organisations(>10 employees)1.6501.650
2cPre Award Procurement Service Domain
 S1 and S2 size organisations(1-50 employees)8251.650
 S3 size organisations(51-250 employees)1.6502.475
 S4 size organisations(251-2500 employees)1.6503.300
 S5 size organisations(>2500 employees)1.6504.125
2dPost Award + Pre Award Procurement Service Domains
 S1 and S2 size organisations(1-50 employees)1.1002.200
 S3 size organisations(51-250 employees)2.2003.300
 S4 size organisations(251-2500 employees)2.2004.400
 S5 size organisations(>2500 employees)2.2005.500
2eNational Service Domains
 S1 and S2 size organisations(1-50 employees)8251.650
 S3 size organisations(51-250 employees)1.6502.475
 S4 size organisations(251-2500 employees)1.6503.300
 S5 size organisations(>2500 employees)1.6504.125
 • A 20% – 60% discount on the above fees for National Service Domains will apply for Service Providers who sign up for at least one Global Service Domain or one more National Service Domain. The discount will be set by the PA
2fNew Global Service Domaintbdtbd
3End User of Peppol Based Services
 S1 and S2 size organisations(1-50 employees)5501.100
 S3 size organisations(51-250 employees)1.3751.925
 S4 size organisations(251-2500 employees)1.3752.750
 S5 size organisations(>2500 employees)1.3753.575
4Observer
 All organisations 165825
All the amounts are in Euros (€)

Registration form

Candidate members must submit a completed and signed Registration Form, which can be downloaded here

Please sign and email a PDF copy of your completed Registration Form to info@peppol.eu and the OpenPeppol Operating Office will review the application and notify you of the next steps to become a member.

Participation

On registration, Peppol Authority and Service Provider candidate members must nominate which of the four Domain Communities in which they will participate:

  • eDeC – eDelivery Community
  • PoAC – Post Award Community
  • PrAC – Pre Award Community
  • CTCC – CTC Community

Please note that participation in:

  • eDeC is mandatory for all Peppol Authorities and Service Providers
  • PoAC is mandatory for all Post Award Service Providers
  • PrAC is mandatory for all Pre Award Service Providers 

In addition to the mandatory participation requirements, Peppol Authorities, Service Providers and End User members may also choose to participate in any other Domain Community.

Legal Agreements

Peppol Authorities sign the Peppol Authority Agreement with OpenPeppol.

Service Providers sign the Peppol Service Provider Agreement with the Peppol Authority in the jurisdiction where they are based.

Where no Peppol Authority exists within the jurisdiction where they are based, Service Providers can sign the Service Provider Agreement with OpenPeppol, which acts as the Coordinating Authority.

Peppol services are provided to End User members by Peppol-accredited Service Providers and are subject to commercial agreements agreed between the two parties.