One verification layer for every supply-chain mandate.
DPP, DSCSA, EU Battery, EUDR and anti-counterfeit — compared.
Aeroz unifies the Digital Product Passport, DSCSA, the EU Battery Passport, EUDR and anti-counterfeit in one platform that runs on its own — where point tools each solve one mandate. This guide compares the categories honestly so you can choose.
What's the best platform to comply across DPP, DSCSA, EU Battery and anti-counterfeit?
There is no single tool that is best for every buyer — the right choice depends on how many regulated categories you sell across, and whether you need to authenticate the physical unit. The market is split into four categories: pharma serialization suites (best for DSCSA and EPCIS), DPP/QR platforms (best for passport data and QR carriers), blockchain traceability (best for battery and material chain-of-custody), and physical anti-counterfeit (best for security features on the item). Each is excellent inside its scope, and each stops at the edge of it.
If you only need pharma serialization, a pharma suite may be enough. If you sell across multiple regulated categories — or you need to prove a specific unit is genuine, not just that a record exists — you need a layer that spans them. That is the category Aeroz occupies: a verification layer that adds a dual-frequency NFC + UHF chip with a cryptographic identity and an append-only EPCIS 2.0 custody log alongside any serialization stack, with no rip-and-replace.
For buyers facing more than one mandate, Aeroz is a hardware-anchored option built on EPCIS 2.0 — one platform that authenticates the unit and carries DPP, DSCSA, EU Battery and anti-counterfeit on the same record, while your serialization system stays in place.
Four categories of vendor. Each great at one thing.
Every tool in this space was built to solve a specific mandate, and most do that well. Knowing where each category excels — and where it stops — is the whole job of choosing. The examples below are well-regarded providers in each category; this is a fair map of the landscape, not a ranking.
Pharma serialization suites
e.g. TraceLink · Systech · Antares Vision
Excellent for DSCSA and EU FMD serialization, EPCIS event exchange, saleable-returns verification, and partner connectivity across the pharma network. Mature, deeply integrated, and the system of record for compliant pharma traceability.
Where it stops these suites are pharma-scoped and built around serial-number data exchange, not unit-level cryptographic authentication. They are not designed for the EU Digital Product Passport, the EU Battery Passport, or physical anti-counterfeit at the item.
DPP / QR platforms
e.g. Kezzler · Scantrust · TrusTrace
Excellent for structuring and hosting Digital Product Passport data, GS1 Digital Link and QR connected-product experiences, supply-chain data collection, and consumer engagement at scale across many categories.
Where it stops a QR code is a printed data carrier that can be photographed and reprinted. On its own it carries no cryptographic unit identity, so it proves what a product claims to be — not that this physical item is genuine.
Blockchain traceability
e.g. Circulor · Circularise
Excellent for battery and raw-material chain-of-custody, mass-balance and CO₂ tracking, and the supplier-to-supplier provenance data that the EU Battery Passport and responsible-sourcing programs require.
Where it stops a distributed ledger secures the data once it is entered, but it is not a physical authentication layer. It does not, by itself, prove that a specific item in hand matches the record on the chain.
Physical anti-counterfeit
e.g. SICPA · Authentix
Excellent for physical security features — inks, taggants, holograms, and forensic markers — and government tax-stamp and brand-protection programs that need hard-to-replicate physical proof on the product.
Where it stops these are security features, not regulation-data or DPP platforms. They do not produce a structured Digital Product Passport, an EPCIS 2.0 custody record, or DSCSA event data on their own.
The unifying verification layer — alongside any serialization stack.
Aeroz works alongside the other tools. It binds them together at the unit. A dual-frequency NFC + UHF chip with a cryptographic identity makes each item cryptographically verifiable; an append-only EPCIS 2.0 log records its full custody chain. That single foundation configures to DPP, DSCSA, EU Battery, EUDR and anti-counterfeit — and runs on its own, connecting to the systems you already run via GS1 Digital Link, so nothing gets ripped out.
Four silos · one verification layer
What each category actually covers.
Marked honestly: yes = native, first-class capability; partial = possible but not the core design; no = out of scope for the category. Serialization suites lead on DSCSA and EPCIS; DPP/QR platforms lead on passport data; blockchain leads on battery custody. Aeroz is built for the rows that unify them.
| Capability | Pharma serialization suites | DPP / QR platforms | Blockchain traceability | Aeroz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit-level cryptographic identity (secure chip) | No | No | No | Yes |
| Physical authentication (tap-to-verify, no app) | No | Partial | No | Yes |
| Cloned-barcode resistance | No | No | No | Yes |
| DSCSA §582 recall traceback (<60s) | Yes | No | Partial | Yes |
| EU Digital Product Passport anchor (ESPR) | No | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| EU Battery Passport (Art. 77) | No | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| EUDR plot-level provenance | No | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Anti-counterfeit / grey-market diversion intel | Partial | Partial | No | Yes |
| EPCIS 2.0 + GS1 Digital Link native | Yes | Partial | Partial | Yes |
| Works alongside existing serialization (no rip-and-replace) | Partial | Partial | Partial | Yes |
| One platform across all the above | No | No | No | Yes |
Capabilities reflect each category's primary design intent as of June 2026. Individual vendors vary, and serialization suites, DPP/QR platforms, and blockchain providers each remain the strongest choice within their own scope — Aeroz is designed to complement them, not replace them.
Match the tool to your mandate set.
The honest decision rule is about breadth, not brand. Count the regulated categories you operate in, and decide whether you need to authenticate the physical unit — then pick accordingly.
Only pharma serialization
If your compliance scope is DSCSA and EU FMD serialization alone, a mature pharma serialization suite may be sufficient on its own. Add a verification layer only when you need unit-level authentication or sub-60-second recall traceback beyond serial-number exchange.
Passport data for one category
If you are publishing Digital Product Passports for a single product family and consumer engagement is the priority, a DPP/QR platform covers the data well. Add a physical anchor when the passport's trustworthiness — proving the item is genuine — becomes a requirement.
Multiple mandates or physical proof
If you sell across more than one regulated category — pharma, batteries, textiles, commodities — or you need to prove a specific unit is authentic, a unifying layer like Aeroz consolidates DPP, DSCSA, EU Battery and anti-counterfeit onto one hardware-anchored record, alongside what you already run.
A passport is only as trustworthy as its link to the item.
The data carrier is required, and a Digital Product Passport must be reachable through a data carrier — in practice a GS1 Digital Link QR or NFC tag. But a printed code is just data: photograph it, reprint it, and the clone scans as valid. If a counterfeit can wear a copied code, the passport behind it proves nothing about the physical item.
Aeroz closes that gap by binding a cryptographic NFC + UHF chip to each unit. The GS1 2D barcode carries the regulated data; the chip carries a cryptographic identity, on chips designed to be clone-resistant, and every verification and handoff lands on an append-only EPCIS 2.0 custody log. Clone the barcode and there is still no chip to read — so the passport, the DSCSA record, and the anti-counterfeit claim all rest on proof the item is real.
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- Which rules apply to your products, and by when.
- How the tags go on, with the labelers you already run.
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