Solset AI vs Sunbase: solar-only, or solar, roofing and construction

Sunbase sells contractor software to solar, roofing and construction companies, mainly in North America, with CRM, estimating, proposals, project management, door-to-door canvassing, HR and reporting modules and a native solar design tool. Solset AI is solar-only and goes one layer deeper on each stage of a solar job.

Where Sunbase is ahead

• Multi-trade: a company that does roofing and solar runs both in one system. Solset AI has no roofing or general-construction workflow.
• Door-to-door canvassing and HR modules, which Solset AI does not have.
• Offline mode and Zapier plus an open API are listed on its comparison page. Solset AI’s web app has no offline mode; its API and webhooks are on the higher plans.
• US accounting and lender integrations: QuickBooks, Xero, GoodLeap, LightReach, Enphase, SolarEdge.

Where Solset AI is ahead

• Design depth: shading per module by month and hour, string and cable sizing to IEC, a structural analysis with wind loads and a STAAD export, SLD, DXF import and export. Sunbase’s design page describes layouts, shading, BOM and production modelling.
• Published pricing and a free plan. Sunbase quotes a starting per-user price and prices the rest by custom quote with no trial.
• Procurement with three-way matching, and finance done to the local book (GST, GSTR exports and TDS for Indian workspaces).
• A solar-only product: the vocabulary, the stages and the documents are the ones a solar EPC uses.

Pricing, side by side

Sunbase states “plans starting from $59 per user per month”, with no fixed tiers: the quote depends on seats, modules and implementation, there is no free trial, and no long-term contract is required. Figures are from the competitor’s own website, read on 8 October 2026; check their pricing page before relying on them.

Solset AI prices per workspace, not per user: a plan covers the company, extra seats are an add-on, and the Free plan never expires and needs no card. Subscriptions are billed in rupees or dollars, and the Design Studio can also be used one roof at a time with pay-per-design credits. Every figure is on the plans page, where it is read from the live catalogue rather than typed into a blog post.

Who should choose which

If roofing or storm-restoration crews share your office with the solar team, Sunbase’s multi-trade model may fit better. If you only do solar and want the design, the structure and the books to be as specific as the work, Solset AI is the one built for that.

If Sunbase fits the way you sell, use it; the point of this post is that you can decide from the facts. If the job after the proposal is where your margin leaks, start a free Solset workspace, add one real enquiry and take it to a quotation. Our other comparisons are on the compare page.