Looking for a DigitalWTN alternative?
DigitalWTN is a gate tool for the weighbridge. Consigns does that same job, accept or reject a load and send the receipt to DEFRA, and the carrier side too: the collection, the consignment note, and the driver on the road. Here is an honest comparison.
If you are comparing waste software, the honest question is which one fits how you work. DigitalWTN focuses on one part of the job, the receiving gate. Consigns covers that part and the rest. This page lays out the difference plainly, using what DigitalWTN says publicly about itself and what Consigns does.
What DigitalWTN is
DigitalWTN describes itself as "the digital receipt book for UK waste receivers", with the line "know if a load is safe to accept before it is tipped". Their site is built for site teams, weighbridge operators and site managers, to make a fast accept or reject decision at the gate and record what they take in. They say it works offline on a tablet, validates EWC codes, handles hazardous waste, and submits receipts to DEFRA.
In short, it is a strong fit if your main job is the gate decision and recording the waste your site receives. That receiver-side workflow is what it is built for.
What Consigns does differently
Consigns does the gate job that DigitalWTN does, and then the rest of the journey. It is built for the carrier that moves the waste, and it handles the receiving side too when the load lands.
- The gate job too. Accept or reject a load when it lands, record what came in with a signature, and send the receipt to DEFRA.
- And the whole carrier job. Book a collection, send a driver, and make the consignment note as you go.
- On-site signatures that work offline, so drivers finish collections in a dead spot and the data syncs later.
- A driver app for roadside checks, with the in-flight note ready on a phone.
- Live with DEFRA. DEFRA has checked Consigns and switched it on for its live system, so your waste tracking receipts go to DEFRA for you, for real.
- A free 14-day trial you can start today.
DigitalWTN vs Consigns, at a glance
Here is the short version. Each column is what that product is built to be good at, not a score against the other.
Which should you choose?
If all you ever do is take waste in at one gate, a single-job tool like DigitalWTN is a light way to do it.
But most operators do more than the gate, and Consigns does more too. You get the same accept or reject decision and the DEFRA receipt, plus the collection, the driver and the consignment note, in one place that is already live with DEFRA. For most carriers that is the better deal, and you can try it free for 14 days.
This comparison is based on DigitalWTN's publicly available information, taken from their website in June 2026. We are not affiliated with DigitalWTN and have not used their product as a customer, so we have described what they say publicly and focused on what Consigns does. Their features and pricing may have changed since, so please check the latest with them directly. DigitalWTN and other product names are the trademarks of their respective owners.
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