ChargingNear.me vs the Electrify America App

At a glance

Here is how the two compare on the ten things drivers ask about most. Our figures come from the ChargingNear.me catalog as of Nov 14, 2026. Electrify America app facts come only from what its company publishes.

Not verified means we did not verify this fact on Nov 14, 2026, so we make no claim either way.

Where ChargingNear.me wins

• 82,786 DC fast ports on 132 networks

  Electrify America lists 6,200+ Hyper-Fast chargers in North America, all on its own network. ChargingNear.me lists 82,786 DC fast ports in all 50 states and DC, on 132 networks. You see every fast charger in our catalog, whoever runs it.

• Your backup is on the same map

  When the station you picked is busy or out of service, the next fast charger may belong to another network. ChargingNear.me shows them together, so a backup is never hidden in another app.

• No download, no account

  ChargingNear.me runs in any browser. You can search without installing anything or making an account.

• No network to promote

  ChargingNear.me runs no chargers, so it ranks no network above another. The Electrify America app is made by Electrify America for its own network.

• Filters for plug and power

  Show only DC fast chargers of 150 kW and up. Pick NACS or CCS. Show only sites open 24/7. The map keeps just the stations that fit your car.

• A Verified date on every location

  Each location has its own page with its plugs, its ports and a Verified date from the Department of Energy, Open Charge Map or a driver check-in.

• A range check before the drive

  Will I Make It answers Yes, Close or No for your trip, with your likely arrival battery. It is free, with no sign-in.

When the Electrify America app still makes sense

We want you to use the right tool for the job. The Electrify America app is a good choice here.

• You are charging at an Electrify America station

  The app is built around Electrify America's own network. At one of its stations, use it to start or pay for your session.

• Most of your charging is on Electrify America

  If you charge on its network most weeks, keep its app handy. Use ChargingNear.me to find the fast chargers around it on other networks.

Coverage: fast charging beyond one network

Electrify America lists 6,200+ Hyper-Fast chargers in North America, according to its homepage. They are all on its own network.

ChargingNear.me lists 58,379 charging locations with 273,575 ports, 82,786 of them DC fast, on 132 networks, in all 50 states and DC. Electrify America is one of those networks: our catalog lists 1,234 charging locations with 6,330 ports, 6,160 of them DC fast on its network, as of Nov 14, 2026.

Chargers and locations are different units. One location often has several chargers. Electrify America's figure covers North America, and ours covers the United States. So the two numbers do not line up one to one, and we do not compare them directly.

What the numbers do show is choice. On ChargingNear.me, an Electrify America station and the fast chargers around it sit on one map.

Road trips

Highway trips run on DC fast charging. ChargingNear.me lets you filter to DC fast chargers of 150 kW and up, on any network in our catalog, and pick the plug your car uses: NACS or CCS.

Before you leave, run your drive through Will I Make It. It models the route, the weather, elevation, wind and your speed, then answers Yes, Close or No.

Pick a first-choice stop and a backup. If the backup is on another network, you will already know where it is. If your stop is an Electrify America station, use its app there to start or pay for your session.

Speed in the browser

ChargingNear.me opens in any browser. There is no app to install and no account to make. Search a city or an address, and the map fills in.

Every location has a plain web page you can open from a search result or a text message. The page shows its plugs, ports and Verified date right away.

That is handy on the road. A passenger can look up the next stop on any phone, with nothing to download first.

Data freshness and verification

Our station data syncs every day from the U.S. Department of Energy's NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center, plus Open Charge Map.

Every location page shows a Verified date. It is the latest of the Department of Energy's last confirmation, Open Charge Map's last check or a driver check-in on ChargingNear.me.

A dated record tells you how fresh a listing is. If the date is old, plan a backup on another network before you go. Our Electrify America network page lists its locations by state.

Privacy: no account to search

You can search ChargingNear.me without an account. There is no sign-up form between you and the map. We do not need your name or your email address to show you a charger.

We did not verify whether the Electrify America app needs an account to search, so we make no claim either way. At one of its stations, use its app to start or pay for your session.

Finding the station is a different job. It should be quick and open to anyone. On ChargingNear.me it is: pick a plug, pick a speed and go.

That also helps on a shared or borrowed phone. Nothing to install, nothing to sign in to and nothing left behind but a browser tab.

Sources

Competitor facts on this page come only from these sources, named here in text.

• electrifyamerica.com homepage (network size) — verified Nov 14, 2026
• ChargingNear.me catalog: U.S. Department of Energy NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center, synced daily, plus Open Charge Map — data as of Nov 14, 2026