Best Solar Design Software - Page 2

Compare the Top Solar Design Software as of March 2026 - Page 2

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    PV Designer

    PV Designer

    Solmetric

    PV Designer software is ideal for residential and small commercial systems. It enables you to quickly and easily: draw a roof outline, specify set-backs and keep-out regions, incorporate SunEye shade measurements at specific locations on the roof, drag-and-drop modules, size strings, check inverter limits, and calculate the AC energy production for your system. It includes extensive worldwide databases of modules, inverters, and historical weather. You can easily try different design scenarios and compare their AC kW-hr outputs side-by-side to identify the best design. PV Designer is the design tool of choice for designing systems of around 15 kW or less, however larger systems up to 100kW can also be designed in PV Designer. The software is easy to learn and easy to use, yet enables detailed analysis traditionally only available in complicated engineering tools.
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    Scanifly

    Scanifly

    Scanifly

    98% of solar professionals conduct a technical onsite survey before construction; over 50% do so before closing a sale. With current methods, solar companies still spend hours using ladders and hand-measuring rooftops, which slows down pipelines, hurts accuracy, and increases safety risks. Scanifly’s solar design software uses drone technology and 3D modeling tools to eliminate roof climbs, decrease onsite time by up to 90%, and increase design accuracy to avoid redesigns, change orders, or delays on install day. Ladders, tape measures, handwritten notes, and handheld shading equipment can lead to inaccuracies, errors, and guesswork. Drones and 3D modeling software streamline the process while improving time, safety, and design accuracy. Take pictures with your drone (JPEGs) to digitize the project's characteristics. Automatically create to-scale 3D models of proposed sites.
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    PVsyst

    PVsyst

    PVsyst

    PVsyst is designed to be used by architects, engineers, and researchers. It is also a very useful educative tool. It includes a detailed contextual Help menu that explains the procedures and models that are used, and offers a user-friendly approach with a guide to develop a project. PVsyst is able to import meteo data, as well as personal data from many different sources. For the inverter sizing: the second graph displays the annual distribution of the array power, with the array and inverter nominal power. Storage in a grid system is a complex feature, as it may have different objectives, which lead to different strategies and different PV system configurations.
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    OpenSolar

    OpenSolar

    OpenSolar

    The fastest, simplest and most accurate 3D design tool available, making your proposals reliable and bankable from the office and in the field. Fully customizable, interactive proposals online or as a PDF. 24% sale conversion drawn from experience selling 10,000's of systems, face-to-face and over the phone. Effortless selection and integration of your chosen finance providers with in-app real-time approvals, making selling easier than ever. Built-in CRM, digital scheduling, real-time customer alerts, hardware catalogs, on-demand permitting and e-signatures. Integrate your existing CRM and business tools with our class-leading platform. Work the way you want to work. Fully customizable, interactive proposals online or as a PDF. 24% sale conversion drawn from experience selling 10,000's of systems, face-to-face and over the phone. Effortless selection and integration of your chosen finance providers with in-app real-time approvals, making selling easier than ever.
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    SolarNexus

    SolarNexus

    SolarNexus

    The clock is always ticking in solar contracting. The tools you adopt for sales, project design and fulfillment can make or break a business. The SolarNexus software solution helps contractors operate efficiently at scale. Solar contracting is a relay race. Every project is a fast-paced series of steps. Remain profitable as you grow with clean handoffs and a smooth process workflow. We provide a full suite of sales and operations tools backed by professional services that give contractors the opportunity to scale their solar business. Our operational expertise in solar contracting and enterprise software lets us find and resolve inefficiencies invisible to other people and programs.
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    System Advisor Model (SAM)

    System Advisor Model (SAM)

    National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    Photovoltaic systems, from small residential rooftops to large utility-scale systems. Concentrating Solar Power systems for electric power generation, including parabolic trough, power tower, and linear Fresnel. Power purchase agreement (PPA) projects where the system is connected to the grid at an interconnection point, and the project earns revenue through power sales. The project may be owned and operated by a single owner or by a partnership involving a flip or leaseback arrangement. Third-party ownership is where the system is installed on the customer's (host) property and owned by a separate entity (developer), and the host is compensated for power generated by the system through either a PPA or lease agreement.
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    BlueSol

    BlueSol

    BlueSol

    BlueSol is a software for the design of photovoltaic systems in every country in the world. It allows you to perform the entire process of designing a PV system, from the preliminary assessment of producibility to the realization of the project documentation. BlueSol is a product made with a standard Microsoft interface, very easy to use but at the same time manages every detail of the PV system. Automatic and optimized insertion of strings, inverters, panels, batteries, and cables. Calculation of map of the distribution of radiations on areas. Exporting system layout to DWG and to the image. Interactive design over internet map and 3D view. Automatic insertion of inverters, panels, batteries, and connecting cables. BlueSol is available in a single installation and in different languages. Automatic and optimized insertion of strings, inverters, panels, batteries and cables.
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    PV F-CHART

    PV F-CHART

    F-Chart Software

    PV F-CHART is a comprehensive photovoltaic system analysis and design program. The program provides monthly-average performance estimates for each hour of the day. The calculations are based upon methods developed at the University of Wisconsin which use solar radiation utilize ability to account for the statistical variation of radiation and the load. We provide weather data for over 300 locations, weather data can be added, hourly load profiles for each month, statistical load variation, time-of-day rates for buy/sell, life-cycle economics with cash flow and monthly parameter variation.
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    T*SOL

    T*SOL

    Valentin Software

    T*SOL is the simulation program with which you can calculate the yield of a thermal solar system. No matter whether for domestic water heating, heating support, swimming pools or process heat, with T*SOL you can optimally design your planned solar thermal system, dimension storage and collector arrays (also east / west roofs) and determine the economic efficiency. At the start of the design process, you have a large selection of all relevant systems for domestic hot water heating and heating support, as well as for swimming pools and process heat. During the design, you will be supported with dimensioning suggestions and can use a parameter variation to find the optimal combination, e.g. of storage size and collector area. The parameters of the simulation results such as energies, temperatures or volumes can be displayed graphically. You can choose between different display formats such as bar charts and line graphs. The time axis can be varied between a day and up to a year.
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    SolarPlus

    SolarPlus

    SolarPlus

    SolarPlus is a complete solar design software platform to win you more happy solar customers, save you time, and maximize your profits. Focus your energy to its best use – leading your team, closing deals and bring all of your essential solar installation admin tasks into one easy management platform. SolarPlus V4 brings you the future of energy modeling the only way to see a complete generation, demands and grid interaction. Reduce the compliance load – SolarPlus aids in standard-compliant PV design and generation of handover documentation. RoofMap, our new panel layout tool offers unparalleled visualization and layout control and flexibility. Select from common tariff options or create a tariff to match your customers’ billing preferences. Even compare current and new tariff recommendations. Tariff structure includes single or time-of-use options as well as block pricing and maximum demand options.
    Starting Price: $2 per prospect
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    archelios PRO

    archelios PRO

    Trace Software International

    archelios PRO is a simulation and design software dedicated to photovoltaic projects, offering an all-in-one solution for industry professionals. It allows you to design, size, simulate, and manage photovoltaic installations in a precise and optimised manner. With its cutting-edge technology, Archelios PRO helps you maximise the energy efficiency and profitability of your solar projects, while meeting regulatory and technical requirements. Additionally, the software includes powerful tools for managing self-consumption, ensuring that energy produced is efficiently utilised within the building or facility. archelios PRO benefits from responsive technical support and regular updates to its features, ensuring that you stay at the forefront of innovation in a constantly evolving sector.
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    SurgePV

    SurgePV

    SurgePV

    SurgePV is an AI-powered solar design software that simplifies the entire process of designing, managing, and closing solar projects. Built for solar professionals, the platform automates roof modeling, shading analysis, and energy optimization, helping users create accurate, code-compliant designs in minutes. With advanced tools for site assessments, panel placements, and proposal creation, SurgePV streamlines workflows and reduces costs. The platform also offers precise financial insights, making it easier for solar installers and sales professionals to present ROI and close deals faster, all with responsive customer support and a user-friendly interface.
    Starting Price: $100
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    Glint Solar

    Glint Solar

    Glint Solar

    Glint Solar is a cloud-based platform for early-stage utility-scale solar project site analysis, design, and development that helps developers and multidisciplinary teams screen, prioritize, and assess thousands of potential solar locations with integrated GIS and topographic data, satellite imagery, engineering-approved yield and feasibility tools, and 3D visualizations so they can evaluate buildable areas, mark exclusion zones, grid connections, and generate professional visuals that support permitting, stakeholder engagement, and internal decisions; it centralizes project data in a shared workspace to improve team collaboration between business development, GIS, and engineering, reduces wasted development hours on unviable sites, and accelerates project pipelines by enabling quick scenario updates and accurate reporting without relying on disparate tools or manual processes.
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    Xendee

    Xendee

    Xendee

    Xendee is a cloud-based energy system design platform that helps engineers, planners, utilities, developers, and project teams rapidly model, simulate, and analyze complex energy infrastructure systems, including microgrids, utility grids, renewable energy portfolios, storage assets, and hybrid power systems, with precision and flexibility. It combines advanced system modeling, optimization algorithms, and scenario analysis to size and compare generation, storage, and load profiles, evaluate economic performance, and forecast operational outcomes under real-world conditions so teams can make data-backed decisions without manual spreadsheets or disparate tools. Xendee supports multi-objective optimization to minimize cost, maximize resilience, or meet sustainability targets with constraints like fuel availability, tariffs, emissions limits, and reliability criteria, while providing detailed outputs such as energy production curves and cash flow projections.
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    Aurora Solar

    Aurora Solar

    Aurora Solar

    Aurora’s cloud-based software transforms solar design, sales, and delivery. With just an address and electric bill, Aurora empowers you to generate a full, accurate, and customizable design for every customer — and close the deal on the spot. We help power thousands of solar projects every week towards our goal of making solar accessible for everyone.
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    Eturnity Solar Expert
    Eturnity software supports installers and salesmen of climate-friendly building technologies (photovoltaic / solar, heat pumps, charging stations, e-mobility etc.). With our products we offers excellent support during the whole process of customer acquisition and consulting. The Eturnity platform strengthens a comprehensive customer acquisition, offers an effective initial consultation and increases the efficiency in the preparation of offers. We enable our customer to digitize the whole customer consultation from the initial planning and design of the building systems to the final compilation of quotations and sales. Become a sales partner of Eturnity! Since 2015, Eturnity has not only been serving Switzerland with its software products but is also inspiring more and more customers from all parts of the world. In order to provide our customers with the best possible service, we rely on competent and motivated sales partners, especially abroad. Do you see potential on your mar
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    Morgan Solar Sun Studio
    Analyze and compare the performance of different light management technologies. Explore conceptual designs and the interaction with surroundings. Design strategies to generate electricity, provide shading and reduce operating costs. Reduce solar heat gain and glare to improve human comfort and wellness. Use sunlight to your advantage. We can help identify what matters to you and then work with you to develop a customized proposal.
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