# Select a DPP provider: company checklist

> Questions for evaluating product fit, data ownership, integration, security, operation and exit options.

- Category: Planning
- Last reviewed: 17 August 2026
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A credible provider should demonstrate your real data flow, explain limits openly and make data and identifiers portable.

## In brief

- Use a real dataset in the evaluation.
- Clarify ownership, exports and exit arrangements contractually.
- Check security, availability and access controls.

## Test functional fit

Ask the provider to model your product hierarchy, import your data, run validation and publish a controlled model-, batch- or item-level passport.


## Review technology and security

Evaluate APIs, standards, authentication, roles, audit logs, backups, incident processes, hosting and long-term identifier availability.


## Check commercial resilience

Compare total operating cost, support, limits, roadmap, data export and a transition plan if the contract ends.


## Frequently asked questions

### Should a provider promise automatic legal compliance?

Treat such claims cautiously. Product-specific applicability and company responsibility cannot be delegated to a tool.

### What export should be required?

A complete, documented, machine-readable export of product data, evidence, versions, identifiers and relevant relationships.

## Official sources

- [EU Regulation 2024/1781 (ESPR)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj)
- [European Commission Digital Product Passport Registry](https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/digital-product-passport/dpp-registry_en)

This content is general information and does not constitute legal advice or a compliance guarantee.