Alternatives
Aurora Solar alternatives
Aurora Solar is a strong residential design and sales tool, priced per user. Installers look elsewhere when they need the rest of the job in the same system, work outside the US, or want a different pricing model.
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These are the alternatives worth a look, starting with the one we build. Each is described from its own website.
Why people look beyond Aurora Solar
- You need procurement, installation and invoicing on the same record as the design
- Per-user pricing grows faster than your team’s workload
- You sell outside the US and do not need US permitting or lender integrations
- You want a structural check and a STAAD model from the same design
The alternatives, one by one.
1. Solset AI
Best for: solar EPCs and installers who run the whole job, in any country.
- One record from enquiry to service: design, quotation, purchase orders, stock, crews, grid connection, invoices and AMC visits.
- A Design Studio with per-panel shading, a structural analysis with STAAD export, a single-line diagram and a bill of materials that prices the quotation.
- Works in any country: tax, document currency, dates and units follow the workspace.
- Priced per workspace, not per user, with a Free plan that needs no card.
2. OpenSolar
Best for: Installers who want a free design-and-sell tool with partner finance and a supplier shop.
Free software to design, sell and manage solar projects, paid for by partners rather than installers.
3. Arka360
Best for: Design-led installers who want 3D proposals, battery modelling and outsourced design or permit services.
All-in-one solar design, proposal and financing software, with design and permit services.
4. SurgePV
Best for: Design-led teams that want stringing, SLDs and P-value yield reports per designer.
AI-powered solar design software with engineering detail, priced per seat per year.
5. Pylon
Best for: Small installers in Australia and the UK who want cheap, fast proposals and pay per job.
Pay-per-project solar design and proposal software from Sydney, with an optional CRM.
6. HelioScope
Best for: Commercial designers who need fast layouts and lender-accepted production simulations.
Aurora Solar’s commercial solar-plus-storage design and simulation tool.
Each product is described from its own website, read on 3 November 2026. Check their sites before relying on a detail.
Common questions
See the parts for yourself.
- Design StudioRoof layout, shading, structure, SLD and bill of materials
- Sales and CRMLeads, WhatsApp, quotations and follow-ups
- OperationsProcurement, stock, crews, grid connection and service
- FinanceInvoices, receipts, receivables and job costing
- Plans and pricingPer workspace, with a Free plan and no card
- Book a live demo30 minutes on your own kind of project
Put your next job on one record.
Create a free workspace, add one real enquiry and take it as far as a quotation. If that is not faster than how you work today, you have lost nothing.