The EU will soon require Digital Product Passports for many products sold in Europe. These rules will start to appear by 2027. The goal is simple. Every product will need a digital record that proves what it is, where it came from, and how it was made. This record will follow the product across its entire life.
Manufacturers know this shift is coming, but no one knows the final rules. Regulators are still debating the shape of each passport. They are also defining what data each product type must include. A furniture maker will face different rules than a battery producer. A steel supplier will have a different set of fields, formats, and access needs. Anyone who claims they already know the final details is guessing.
This uncertainty creates a challenge for manufacturers. You must prepare for DPPs now, even though the final rules are still in progress. At the same time, you need to protect ownership of your data. Many commercial vendors want to lock you into a closed platform. If you choose the wrong system, you may not be able to move your data later. The safest path is to stay in control.
This is why we built O2P.
O2P is the Open Product Passport platform that will help manufacturers prepare for the coming DPP era. It is open source, flexible, and designed for real ownership of product data. O2P gives you control of your product information and lets you adapt as new rules appear. You will decide how to host it, how to customise it, and how to integrate it with your current systems.
O2P will launch in 2026. It is not available to download yet, but the platform is in active development. Our goal is to give manufacturers a stable, open, and reliable foundation before DPP rules become mandatory.
Own your product passports
O2P installs on a subdomain of your website. Many companies plan to use something like dpp.yourcompany.com. This brings DPP access into your own environment. You will log in, create passports, manage them, and serve them when requested. When a customer scans a product, the request will go to your O2P instance. Your system will respond with the passport and its data. You keep control at every step.
Because O2P is open source, you own the platform and the passports inside it. You are not tied to a single vendor. You are not forced into long contracts. You can move your hosting, migrate your data, or change your setup at any time. This reduces risk and gives your team full flexibility.
Simple setup options for any team
When O2P launches in 2026, you will be able to choose a hosting option that matches your needs.
You can self host O2P. You only need a web application and a database. Any IT team can run it. You can host everything together or split the app and database across your own cloud tools.
For teams that want less overhead, managed hosting will be available. You will be able to choose a low cost hosted application that connects to your own data source. You can also choose a fully hosted O2P setup when you want a complete solution that scales with your passports.
In every setup, you keep control of your data.
Open source means community control and faster innovation
O2P will follow the spirit of projects like WordPress. It will be free to access, easy to run, and simple to extend. Anyone will be able to inspect the code. Anyone will be able to improve it. Anyone will be able to build plugins or integrations.
A strong ecosystem will form as more developers join the community. Over time, plugins will support specific industry needs and compliance frameworks. This approach gives manufacturers far more flexibility than a closed system.
A battery producer may need automation with recycling partners. A furniture maker may need sourcing data fields or repair history tools. A textile mill may want a traceability plugin. With O2P, these features can be shared across the community.
We welcome manufacturers, developers, and partners who want to shape the platform. The more voices involved, the stronger O2P becomes.
Get ahead of DPP regulations now
Companies that prepare early will save time and cost as new rules appear. O2P will let you build your product data in a structured, future ready way. You will be able to map your processes, test your workflows, and prepare your teams. When the final DPP rules arrive, you will already have a system designed for compliance.
DPPs also create value beyond compliance. Better product data improves service and warranty checks. It reduces manual work and cuts errors. It helps you prove sustainability claims with real evidence. It supports trust with customers and shareholders.
Clear product data will also help companies explore circular economy models. This can unlock new revenue streams and reduce waste.
Help us build the future of open product data
We created O2P to give manufacturers a stable foundation for the next era of product transparency. The platform is open, flexible, and designed to grow with the community. O2P launches in 2026, and we are building it with partners across many sectors.
You can visit o2p.org to learn more and join our early partner group. If you want to help shape the future of digital product passports, we would love to hear from you.