Common ground: both are independent
It is only fair to start here: WATTever is an independent Australian energy comparison site, and independence is exactly the quality we argue matters most. So this is not the usual commission-versus-subscription contrast. On the core question of "who pays to influence the recommendation", WATTever and EnergySorted are aligned in spirit, and WATTever deserves credit for that.
That means the comparison has to be honest about a genuine peer rather than an easy foil. The differences are real, but they are about depth of costing, ongoing tracking and multi-fuel coverage, not about one being independent and the other not.
Real-usage costing from an uploaded bill
The clearest difference is how each tool arrives at the cost. EnergySorted is built around uploading a recent bill so that every plan is costed against your actual usage: your specific peak, off-peak and shoulder split, your real solar feed-in, and your gas stepped rates. The aim is to remove estimation from the answer wherever possible.
When your usage is unusual (a big solar export, heavy off-peak use, an electric-hot-water controlled load) the difference between an estimate and your real numbers can flip which plan is actually cheapest. Reading the real bill is what EnergySorted optimises for.
Ongoing tracking and multi-fuel
The second difference is what happens after the comparison. EnergySorted does not treat the switch as the finish line. It tracks your bills over time with a Bill Health Score, forecasts your next bill, and explains why a bill changed: seasonal usage, a rate rise, or a benefit period ending. That ongoing layer is designed to stop you slowly drifting back onto an overpriced plan, which is how most people end up overpaying.
EnergySorted also spans electricity, gas and petrol/diesel in one place, and backs its recommendation with a savings guarantee. So the pitch against a fellow independent is not "we are independent and they are not": it is real-usage costing, continuous tracking, and multi-fuel breadth.
When WATTever might suit you
WATTever is a solid, independent choice, and if you want a free, independent comparison and are happy to work from the inputs it asks for, it may well cover your needs. Independent tools like it are a genuinely good part of the Australian market and worth supporting.
Choose EnergySorted when you want the comparison costed on your real bill rather than entered figures, when you want ongoing bill tracking rather than a one-off check, and when you want electricity, gas and fuel handled together. The subscription (around $39) funds that extra depth; whether it is worth it depends on how much you value real-usage accuracy and continuous monitoring.