PVOutput
PVOutput.org (community)
Monitoring & asset mgmt · Web · iOS · Android
Pricing Free Free Free tier, no time limit
Sept 2026
Comparison
PowerTrack vs Solar Analytics
27 differences · 4 identical
PowerTrackAlsoEnergy, Inc. (a Stem, Inc. company)
- Entry price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Charged
- Quote only
- Free tier or trial
- No free tier or trial
- Named integrations
- 0
- Verified data points
- 8
Solar AnalyticsSolar Analytics Pty Ltd
- Entry price
- AUD 6
- Charged
- Per unit of usage
- Free tier or trial
- Free trial
- Named integrations
- 7
- Verified data points
- 10
The differences that matter most
- Price published Not published Published
- Pricing model quote-only per-unit-usage
- Free tier Not offered free-trial
PowerTrack or Solar Analytics?
They differ most on price published. PowerTrack publishes Not publicly disclosed; Solar Analytics publishes AUD 6. They use different pricing models, so those figures do not compare directly.
We do not name a winner. Below are 27 differences drawn from the same sourced dataset that powers both product pages.
Verified against the vendor’s own pages.
Pricing
These cannot be compared on a single number
PowerTrack is priced quote-only and Solar Analytics is priced per-unit-usage. These are different pricing models, so a single side-by-side figure would be misleading. Each is shown as its vendor states it.
PowerTrack
Not publicly disclosed
Quote only
Solar Analytics
AUD 6
6 AUD per inverter per month, incl. GST
Per unit of usage
Prices are shown exactly as each vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies.
Where they differ
27 differences, ordered by how much they are likely to matter — pricing transparency first, then capabilities the vendor explicitly confirms or denies.
Legend Verified Vendor claim Not offered Not found Could not read
| Capability | PowerTrack | Solar Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| Battery sizing and modelling | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Proposals & sales | ||
| Branded / customisable templates | — Could not read | — Not found |
| Project & field operations | ||
| Automated customer updates | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| Permitting & engineering | ||
| Automated code compliance check | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Estimation & financial modelling | ||
| PPA / lease / TPO modelling | — Could not read | — Not applicable |
| ROI / payback calculation | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Monitoring & operations | ||
| Alerts and fault detection | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Portfolio / fleet view | — Could not read | — Not found |
| Weather-adjusted expected production | Yes Verified | — Could not read |
| Work order / CMMS | Basic Vendor claim | — Not found |
| Inspection & data capture operations | ||
| Automated fault diagnosis | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Multi-vendor hardware / data ingest | Basic Vendor claim | — Could not read |
| SCADA / real-time plant control | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Reporting, data & BI | ||
| Automated / scheduled reporting | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Named, documented integrations | 0 Verified | 7 Verified |
| Platform & deployment | ||
| Web application | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Price published | Not published Verified | Published Verified |
| Pricing model | quote-only Verified | per-unit-usage Verified |
| Free tier | Not offered Verified | free-trial Verified |
| Entry price | — Could not read | 6 AUD per inverter per month, incl. GST Verified |
| Currency | — Could not read | AUD Verified |
| Self-serve signup | — Not found | — Could not read |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| C&I | Yes Verified | No Verified |
| Geographic availability | US; EMEA; JP; global Verified | AU; NZ Verified |
| Product status | active — but the brand is mid-migration to stem.com (see Red flags) Verified | active Verified |
| Target buyer | o&m-provider Verified | — Could not read |
| Utility-scale | Yes Verified | No Verified |
Scroll the table sideways to see both products. The capability column stays in place.
Where they are the same 4 data points
- Public API
- Residential
- Production monitoring
- Delivery model
Which might suit you
Framed as requirements, not a verdict. Both descriptions come from the same data.
Consider PowerTrack if…
- you work at utility scale
It is for utility, C&I and aggregated-residential fleet owners, EPCs, O&M providers and control-room operators who need one platform across mixed hardware and who are willing to run an enterprise procurement (no price is published anywhere on either vendor site). It is not for a single-site residential owner, not for anyone who wants to self-serve a signup, and not for a buyer who needs a published price before taking a sales call.
Full PowerTrack profileConsider Solar Analytics if…
- you need a price you can plan against before talking to sales
- you need it to connect to tools you already run (7 named)
- your work is mostly residential
For Australian and New Zealand homeowners who want independent fault detection and bill-savings analysis on a residential rooftop system, and for AU solar retailers who want to bundle that. Not for commercial or utility fleets, and not for anyone outside Australia and New Zealand — the vendor's own pricing page says every published price "appl[ies] only to Australia and New Zealand", and the CATCH tier "appl[ies] only to Australia".
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Frequently asked
What is the main difference between PowerTrack and Solar Analytics?
They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 27 verified differences and 4 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, PowerTrack or Solar Analytics?
PowerTrack is priced quote-only and Solar Analytics is priced per-unit-usage. These are different pricing models, so a single side-by-side figure would be misleading. Each is shown as its vendor states it.
Is PowerTrack or Solar Analytics better?
We do not name a winner. Both are described from the same verified data, and which suits you depends on your requirements — the differences above are the facts; the choice is yours.
Last verified
Vendors change pricing and features without notice. Check the vendor’s own page before deciding.
This comparison is generated from the feature database, not written by hand. A pair is only published when the data holds at least five stateable differences — which is why 281 candidate pairs were refused. How comparisons are built