A digital passport programme starts with a question about data: who supplies it, who maintains it and who may see it? A brand may also want the same scan to authenticate a tag and open a service request. Separate those needs before comparing the platforms.
Reviewed on 5 September 2026. Written by Hashentic, one of the providers compared. The table distinguishes our implemented capabilities from the provider descriptions linked below. “Confirm” means the reviewed sources do not establish the exact feature; it is not a claim that the feature is absent. Recommendations are our assessment of fit, without comparative security testing or equivalent commercial quotes.
The decision behind the comparison
Narravero documents DPP templates, role-based views and API-managed product identities. Hashentic combines configurable product pages and public JSON-LD passport data with secure NFC checks and customer workflows. A page selected by country or product label is not the same as an authenticated partner view.
Prepare one product model, two batches and several individual items. Identify which fields are public and which must stay internal. Then change one supplier field and examine the affected views. This exposes data ownership and access assumptions that a polished sample passport can hide.
Capabilities at a glance
| Capability | Hashentic | Narravero |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication evidence | NTAG 424 DNA and EM4425 cryptographic checks; static QR/NTAG215 are information links. | NFC/QR access; confirm chip authentication and replay checks. |
| Customer experience | Branded pages with templates selected by country, identifier type and labels. | DPP templates and role-based views. |
| Product passports | Configurable records and public JSON-LD data; required content must be verified. | Passport publishing and product identities. |
| Forms and automation | Forms, six triggers, ten action types and conditions; optional AI-assisted drafts. | Work Tasks; confirm the required customer-form flow. |
| Integration and setup | REST API, incoming webhooks, outgoing HTTP actions; supported desktop NFC writing. | REST API and structured product data. |
Sources: DPP platform; API & Work Tasks; Data & templates.
Hashentic: technology, forms, workflows and platform.
Pros and cons
Hashentic
Strengths
- Secure NFC, product records and customer forms can feed the same configured process.
- Your team can define follow-up actions and connect existing systems.
Limitations and trade-offs
- Public JSON-LD is not a complete implementation of every category's passport requirements.
- A configured customer page does not automatically provide identity-based partner access.
Narravero
Strengths
- DPP templates and stakeholder views.
- Documented product-data API and process tasks.
Limitations and trade-offs
- NFC access does not identify the security method; request a chip-level demonstration.
- Validate your access model and service steps with actual project data.
A pilot that answers the important questions
- Import a model, two batches and individual items with an agreed field hierarchy.
- Compare customer, service and partner views, including a request without authorization.
- Correct shared data and trace which records and pages change.
- Submit a service form and retrieve the allowed passport data from another system.
Is Hashentic a Narravero alternative?
Choose Hashentic when secure NFC checks and configurable actions around a product scan are central, alongside product-passport data.
Include Narravero when the main project is DPP publishing with stakeholder-specific views and an explicitly defined data supply process.
Compare the complete rollout
Request scope for field mapping, template setup, data migration, access rules and ongoing updates. Agree which party verifies supplier information and which requirements apply to your category. A software subscription does not replace the work of gathering and validating the underlying data.
Discuss your pilot with sample products and an agreed test plan.
