The Bunch vs Taupia
The Bunch if one bill across every service is worth the exit fees. Taupia if you want the lower total and no lock-in.
Free, no signup. Puts a package quote next to your own split.
- Leaving early
The Bunch
£150 per fuel, so £300 on a dual-fuel house
Taupia
No shared contract, so nothing to buy out
- Fair usage
The Bunch
Published limits, then a surcharge per kWh
Taupia
No limits, because you pay actual usage
- Renewal
The Bunch
Contacts you 30 to 49 days before term end
Taupia
Alerts you, then switches once you approve
The Bunch sets up, manages and pays a household's bills in one place, covering energy, water, broadband, a TV Licence and TV packages, and it can split that bill equally between housemates. Its own terms are clear that it is a platform rather than a supplier, relying on third parties to deliver each service. Two things in those terms are worth reading before you sign: the exit fees, which reach £300 on a dual-fuel house, and the fair usage policy, which sets consumption limits and a per-kWh surcharge above them. Taupia takes the other route: you keep your own named accounts with real suppliers, split the actual bill with your housemates, and let Taupia monitor the market and flag renewal dates before they arrive. Below is the arithmetic, dimension by dimension.
Figures here are drawn from The Bunch's own published terms and conditions and its homepage, checked 27 August 2026. The Bunch does not publish a package price, so this page states that rather than printing a range. Broadband exit fees vary by provider and are set by that provider rather than by The Bunch.
How they compare
| Dimension | The Bunch | Taupia |
|---|---|---|
| Price (pp/week) | Quote-based. No public list price. The exact wordingQuote-based: no public list price (as of August 2026). | Actual usage, split your way. Usually less. The exact wordingThe direct cost of your house's actual usage, split on the rule your household sets. Usually less than a fixed package like this, and more so the more housemates you have. A house that uses a lot of energy narrows the gap, and with only three sharing a heavy-usage house can pay more than the cheapest package. Run your numbers below. |
| Fair usage | Limits, then £0.30/kWh electricity, £0.10/kWh gas. The exact wordingThe Bunch publishes a fair usage policy. Its terms say the fixed monthly price covers typical domestic consumption within stated limits, and that going beyond them triggers a staged notice process and can add a surcharge of currently £0.30 per kWh of electricity and £0.10 per kWh of gas, or move you to a different tariff. | No limits to exceed. You pay the actual bill. The exact wordingThere are no limits to exceed, because you pay each supplier's actual bill rather than a fixed amount that assumes a usage band. |
| What happens after uni/tenancy | No stated minimum term. Exit fees up to £300. The exact wordingIts terms do not state a minimum energy term; the cancellation-fee table is worked through a 12-month example. Leaving an energy contract early costs £150 per fuel, so £300 on a house with both gas and electricity, plus £25 on water, any remaining broadband contract fees, the rest of the management fee, and the TV Licence to the end of the current quarter. | No shared contract. Ends or transfers with you. The exact wordingNo shared contract to unwind. Your account ends or transfers independently whenever you move out. |
| Liability model | Split equally. No joint liability rule in its terms. The exact wordingBills can be split equally between housemates. The Bunch's terms do not state a joint and several liability rule. They do say that to cancel a bill-splitting contract every customer named on it must confirm, so one housemate cannot end it alone. | Your own named accounts. Splitting tracks, not transfers. The exact wordingYour own named accounts with real suppliers. Note that a shared home usually has one energy account for the property, and named account holders are typically jointly and severally liable to the supplier for the whole bill. Splitting via Taupia tracks who owes what and who has paid; it does not change who the supplier can chase. |
| Renewal monitoring | Contacts you 30 to 49 days before term end. The exact wordingIts terms say it will contact you at least 30 to 49 days before the end of any fixed term contract, which most of this market does not commit to at all. It publishes no commitment to re-shop the market for you in the meantime. | Ongoing. Flags a switch, runs it on approval. The exact wordingOngoing. Taupia tracks the market and flags a switch whenever a better deal appears, then runs it once you approve. |
- All five packages compared side by side
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- Why a standard supplier account is not a capped package
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The Bunch at a glance
- Account model
- A platform, not a supplier. Its terms say The Bunch helps customers set up, manage and pay for lots of different services in one bill, and that it is not a supplier of the individual services and works with and relies on third parties to deliver them.Source: the-bunch.co.uk — checked 27 August 2026
- Pricing model
- Quote-based: no public list price (as of August 2026). The Bunch charges a management fee on top of the underlying service costs, and the remaining management fee is payable if you leave a fixed term early.Source: the-bunch.co.uk — checked 27 August 2026
- Coverage
- Energy, water, broadband, a TV Licence and TV packages, with the option to split the bill equally between you and your housemates.Source: the-bunch.co.uk — checked 27 August 2026
- Fair usage and surcharges
- Its terms set out a fair usage policy: the fixed monthly price covers typical domestic consumption within stated limits, going beyond the limits lets it issue notice, apply a surcharge of currently £0.30 per kWh of electricity and £0.10 per kWh of gas, or move you to another tariff. Its terms present those as alternatives rather than sequential stages, and any surcharge takes at least 30 days' written notice.Source: the-bunch.co.uk — checked 27 August 2026
- Early exit fees
- Energy is £150 per fuel, so £300 for a house with both gas and electricity. Water carries a £25 cancellation fee, broadband carries whatever the underlying provider charges, the remaining management fee is payable, and the TV Licence runs to the end of the current quarter.Source: the-bunch.co.uk — checked 27 August 2026
- Renewal contact
- Its terms say The Bunch contacts customers at least 30 to 49 days before the end of any fixed term contract. Its terms do not state a minimum energy term; the cancellation-fee table is worked through a 12-month example.Source: the-bunch.co.uk — checked 27 August 2026
Is The Bunch's fixed monthly price actually fixed?
The Bunch says
One automatic monthly payment with fixed tariff energy rates.
Fixed within a usage band. The terms say the fixed price covers typical domestic consumption within stated limits. Go past them and The Bunch can give notice, add currently 30p per kWh of power and 10p per kWh of gas, or move you to another tariff, on 30 days' notice. To its credit it publishes that.
Source: the-bunch.co.uk — checked 27 August 2026
Which one fits your household
Choose The Bunch if
- You want one company handling energy, water, broadband and the TV Licence, and a single bill split equally across the house.
- You value being contacted before a fixed term ends, which The Bunch commits to in writing and most of this market does not.
- Your household's usage sits comfortably inside a typical band, so the fair usage limits are unlikely to bite.
Choose Taupia if
- You would rather pay each supplier's actual cost and split it, which usually costs less than a fixed package, and more so the more housemates you have.
- You do not want an exit fee standing between you and a better deal, or between you and an early end to the tenancy.
- You want the market watched during the contract and a switch run once you approve it, rather than a call before renewal.
What Taupia does not do
What Taupia does not do, stated on the page that compares it.
- Taupia does not compare or switch water. UK household water is a regional monopoly, so there is nothing to switch. Taupia only tracks the bill.
- Taupia does not charge the household. It is funded by the commission a supplier pays when a switch completes, so its revenue depends on switches happening.
- Taupia does not fix your monthly cost. You pay each supplier's actual bill, so a cold month costs more. A fixed package removes that variability and Taupia does not.
- Taupia is not a supplier and does not hold your contract. It cannot cap what you pay, and it does not change who a supplier can chase for an unpaid bill.
- Splitting, payment tracking and renewal alerts are not part of the comparison pages on this site. They live in the Taupia app, on iOS and Android or in the desktop preview at taupia.com/app, so the household needs the app.
Common questions about The Bunch and Taupia
How much does The Bunch cost?
There is no public package price, but two figures are published. Clause 5.15 sets a subscription fee of £10 a month based on the number of bill payers where it manages more than one service, and the exit fees are published in full. Its terms also say you are likely to find cheaper individual deals for the services it provides.
What does The Bunch charge to leave early?
Energy is £150 per fuel, so £300 for a house with both gas and electricity. Water adds a £25 cancellation fee, broadband costs whatever the underlying provider charges, the rest of the management fee is payable, and the TV Licence runs to the end of the current quarter.
Does The Bunch have a fair usage cap?
Yes, and it publishes it. Its terms say the fixed monthly price covers typical domestic consumption within stated limits. Beyond them it can give notice, add currently £0.30 per kWh of electricity and £0.10 per kWh of gas, or move you to a different tariff, with at least 30 days' written notice before any surcharge.
What are the alternatives to The Bunch?
Epic Student Bills, Fused Bills, One Utility Bill and Split The Bills are the other packaged providers we compare. The alternative shape is going direct: each supplier account in the household's own names, with the bill split between housemates. Taupia automates that route but does not fix your monthly cost the way a package does.
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