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Comparison

Archelios Pro vs PVsyst

23 differences · 12 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
PVsystPVsyst SA
Entry price
CHF 700
Charged
Per seat
Free tier or trial
Free trial
Named integrations
15
Verified data points
11

The differences that matter most

  • Price published Not published Published
  • Pricing model quote-only per-seat
  • Free tier Not offered free-trial

All 23 differences ↓

Archelios Pro or PVsyst?

They differ most on price published. Archelios Pro publishes Not publicly disclosed; PVsyst publishes CHF 700. They use different pricing models, so those figures do not compare directly.

We do not name a winner. Below are 23 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 PVsyst 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

PVsyst

CHF 700

700 CHF per year

Per seat

Prices are shown exactly as each vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies.

Where they differ

23 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
Differences between Archelios Pro and PVsyst
Capability Archelios Pro PVsyst
Solar design & simulation
Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90) Advanced Verified — Not found
3D roof and obstruction model Advanced Verified — Could not read
Automatic module layout Basic Vendor claim Advanced Verified
Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report Basic Vendor claim — Not found
CAD export (DXF/DWG) Yes Verified Yes Vendor claim
Inverter sizing — Could not read Advanced Verified
On-site capture (drone / photogrammetry) — Not found — Could not read
Remote site capture from imagery Basic Verified Advanced Verified
Shading analysis — Could not read Advanced Verified
String sizing / stringing Advanced Verified — Could not read
Proposals & sales
Proposal document generation — Not found — Could not read
Estimation & financial modelling
PPA / lease / TPO modelling Not offered Verified — Could not read
Reporting, data & BI
Report / deliverable export — Could not read Advanced Verified
Integrations & extensibility
Named, documented integrations 2 Verified 15 Verified
Platform & deployment
Desktop OS support — Could not read Windows 8/10/11 32/64-bit; NOT Citrix, Remote Desktop, Azure Virtual Desktop; workspace cannot sit on OneDrive/Google Drive/Dropbox Verified
Web application — Could not read No Verified
Pricing & commercial terms
Price published Not published Verified Published Verified
Pricing model quote-only Verified per-seat Verified
Free tier Not offered Verified free-trial Verified
Entry price — Could not read 700 CHF per year Verified
Currency — Could not read CHF Verified
Market fit & availability
Geographic availability FR; EU; MA; DE; CN; global Verified global Verified
Target buyer — Could not read engineering-firm; small-installer Verified

Scroll the table sideways to see both products. The capability column stays in place.

Where they are the same 12 data points
  • Ground-mount / tracker layout
  • Single-line diagram
  • Battery sizing and modelling
  • Annual energy yield simulation
  • Named weather / irradiance data source
  • ROI / payback calculation
  • Public API
  • Product status
  • C&I
  • Residential
  • Utility-scale
  • Delivery model

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 profile

Consider PVsyst if…

  • you need a price you can plan against before talking to sales
  • you need it to connect to tools you already run (15 named)
  • you are comfortable with desktop software and its constraints
  • you work at utility scale
  • your work is mostly residential

For engineers and IEs who need a yield number a bank will accept and are willing to work in a single-machine desktop tool. Not for anyone who needs macOS, a browser, a shared cloud workspace, a terminal-server deployment, or a sales proposal — the vendor explicitly excludes servers, Citrix, Remote Desktop, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows Enterprise editions and cloud-synced folders, and sells no CRM or proposal module at all.

Full PVsyst profile

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Frequently asked

What is the main difference between Archelios Pro and PVsyst?

They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 23 verified differences and 12 points where they are the same.

Which costs more, Archelios Pro or PVsyst?

Archelios Pro is priced quote-only and PVsyst 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 PVsyst 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

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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