Ohme Home Pro vs Ohme ePod

Price

Ohme sells the Home Pro from £999 and the ePod from £949, both with a standard installation. The gap holds across sellers: £1,199 against £1,149 at Octopus Energy, and £999 against £949 at Currys. Charger-only prices follow the same pattern, at about £532 and £498 from wholesalers.

The headline gap flatters the ePod. Its price excludes a Type 2 cable, which Ohme sells separately in 5m and 8m lengths, and we have not captured their prices. The Home Pro includes a 5m cable and holster, and an 8m upgrade costs about £50 more at Octopus Energy, and £88 more at ElectricPoint on the charger alone. So price the cable you need before you decide. Our installation cost guide covers the other costs.

Smart features and tariffs

Both are generally available for Intelligent Octopus Go in Octopus’s compatibility data, with charging controlled in the Ohme app. Both have the same built-in 4G SIM, so neither needs home Wi-Fi, and both share the same behaviour when offline at plug-in: on Intelligent Octopus Go, an offline charger starts a Max charge billed at the peak rate. Both lost OVO Charge Anytime on 15 July 2025. Our Intelligent Octopus Go explainer covers the tariff.

The software is identical: scheduling, price cap, multi-car profiles, approve-each-plug-in, button lock and over-the-air updates. The Home Pro adds a colour screen, so you can see and control charging without your phone. The ePod has three buttons. That is the whole smart-features gap, and it is why the Home Pro scores 9.5 for smart features and the ePod 9.3.

Solar

Identical. Both offer Solar Only, which starts at 1.44kW of surplus, and Solar Boost, which starts from 0.72kW and tops up from the grid. Both need a working CT clamp, supplied in the box, and a charger installed from January 2023. Both do dynamic load balancing with the same clamp. See our solar EV charging guide.

Installation and safety

Both have built-in PEN fault protection, a Type A 30mA RCD with 6mA DC detection and IK08, and both need an upstream breaker, with Ohme recommending a 40A Type B MCB. The differences are physical. The Home Pro is IP55, 170 x 200 x 100mm and 4kg, with a holster for the cable. The ePod is IP54, 230 x 140 x 100mm and 1.48kg, and at 1.48kg it is among the lightest chargers in our set.

Untethered has practical effects. The ePod accepts any Type 2 lead, so it suits a household with a Type 1 car or two EVs that need different cables, and the wall stays tidier. The cost is that you plug in at both ends every time, and the lead has to live in the boot or on a hook. Our tethered vs untethered guide goes through the trade-offs. Ohme’s ePod S, announced in March 2026, is for shared parking and is not a single-home product.

Reliability and owners

Owner evidence is brand-level, so it does not separate the two. In the What Car? 2025 owner survey, on a page marked as sponsored by Pod, Ohme came fourth of 11, with a 13% fault rate and 27% of faults unresolved. Model-specific complaints are similar: both depend on the 4G connection, and forum users report offline drop-outs. One ePod owner described the unit showing 0% state of charge and starting to charge immediately on Intelligent Octopus Go despite showing online, in March 2025.

Warranty

Both carry three years from installation covering parts and labour including on-site help, with the 4G data covered for that period. The ePod’s separate Type 2 cable has its own 12-month warranty.

Verdict

We score the Ohme Home Pro 7.4 and the Ohme ePod 7.2 out of 10. The margin is small. The Home Pro edges the ePod on smart features, reliability, warranty, safety and flexibility, helped by the screen, the IP55 case and the included cable. The ePod scores slightly higher on price, even after we deduct for the missing cable.

Choose the Home Pro if you have one car with a Type 2 port and want the simplest day-to-day experience. Choose the ePod if you have a Type 1 car, share the charger between different cars, want a small unit on the wall or want to save money on a short cable you already own. Read the Ohme Home Pro review and Ohme ePod review, or see where both sit in our best home EV chargers.