Easy PV
Midsummer
Design & simulation · Web
Pricing GBP 0 Per seat Free tier, no time limit
Sept 2026
Comparison
Archelios Pro vs Enact
21 differences · 14 identical
Archelios ProTrace Software International
- Entry price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Charged
- Quote only
- Free tier or trial
- No free tier or trial
- Named integrations
- 2
- Verified data points
- 10
EnactEnact Systems Inc.
- Entry price
- USD 279
- Charged
- Per seat
- Free tier or trial
- No free tier or trial
- Named integrations
- 1
- Verified data points
- 11
The differences that matter most
- Price published Not published Partial
- Pricing model quote-only per-seat
- Entry price Not established 279 USD per month billed annually
Archelios Pro or Enact?
They differ most on price published. Archelios Pro publishes Not publicly disclosed; Enact publishes USD 279. They use different pricing models, so those figures do not compare directly.
We do not name a winner. Below are 21 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
Archelios Pro is priced quote-only and Enact is priced per-seat. These are different pricing models, so a single side-by-side figure would be misleading. Each is shown as its vendor states it.
Archelios Pro
Not publicly disclosed
Quote only
Enact
USD 279
279 USD per month billed annually
Per seat
2 seats included
10 projects
Prices are shown exactly as each vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies.
Where they differ
21 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 | Archelios Pro | Enact |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| Named weather / irradiance data source | advanced Verified | — Not found |
| Single-line diagram | — Not found | Advanced Verified |
| Annual energy yield simulation | Advanced Verified | Basic Vendor claim |
| Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report | Basic Vendor claim | — Not found |
| Remote site capture from imagery | Basic Verified | Advanced Verified |
| Proposals & sales | ||
| Proposal document generation | — Not found | Advanced Verified |
| Estimation & financial modelling | ||
| PPA / lease / TPO modelling | Not offered Verified | — Could not read |
| Monitoring & operations | ||
| Production monitoring | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| AI & automation | ||
| AI defect / anomaly detection | — Could not read | vendor-claimed Verified |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Named, documented integrations | 2 Verified | 1 Verified |
| Platform prerequisite | — Could not read | AutoCAD (PVCAD plug-in tier) — or bundled at +$66/month Verified |
| Public API | Advanced Verified | Basic Vendor claim |
| Platform & deployment | ||
| Delivery model | software Verified | hybrid Verified |
| Web application | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Price published | Not published Verified | Partial Verified |
| Pricing model | quote-only Verified | per-seat Verified |
| Entry price | — Could not read | 279 USD per month billed annually Verified |
| Currency | — Could not read | USD Verified |
| Project / design cap | — Could not read | 10 Verified |
| Seat cap | — Could not read | 2 Verified |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| Geographic availability | FR; EU; MA; DE; CN; global Verified | US; global Verified |
Scroll the table sideways to see both products. The capability column stays in place.
Where they are the same 14 data points
- Free tier
- Automatic module layout
- Ground-mount / tracker layout
- String sizing / stringing
- CAD export (DXF/DWG)
- 3D roof and obstruction model
- On-site capture (drone / photogrammetry)
- Battery sizing and modelling
- Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90)
- ROI / payback calculation
- Product status
- C&I
- Residential
- Utility-scale
Which might suit you
Framed as requirements, not a verdict. Both descriptions come from the same data.
Consider Archelios Pro if…
- you work at utility scale
- your work is mostly residential
European design offices and installers who want a properly priced, properly documented simulation tool with real CAD and BIM interoperability, and whose projects sort cleanly into power bands. It is not for teams that need a CRM, a lead pipeline or a polished sales proposal — the output is a technical PDF and an economic analysis, not a homeowner-facing document — and the tier boundaries are hard: at 101 kWp you are on a €1,490 licence, not a €990 one. [✓ https://www.trace-software.com/en/our-solutions/archelios-pro-free-free-pv-design-software/ · 2026-09-25]
Full Archelios Pro profileConsider Enact if…
- AI-assisted workflows matter to you
- you work at utility scale
- your work is mostly residential
Installers who want one vendor for sales design, permit-grade engineering and post-install monitoring, and who will pay for those as three separate line items. It is not a single unified product: the "end-to-end platform" announced in January 2026 is, as sold on 2026-09-25, three priced modules — one of which still lives on a separate domain under a separate brand, with its own pricing pages that disagree with Enact's. [✓ https://enact.solar/providers/provider-pricing/ · 2026-09-25]
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Frequently asked
What is the main difference between Archelios Pro and Enact?
They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 21 verified differences and 14 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, Archelios Pro or Enact?
Archelios Pro is priced quote-only and Enact is priced per-seat. These are different pricing models, so a single side-by-side figure would be misleading. Each is shown as its vendor states it.
Is Archelios Pro or Enact 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