Easy PV
Midsummer
Design & simulation · Web
Comparison
21 differences · 11 identical
The differences that matter most
They differ most on price published. Archelios Pro publishes Not publicly disclosed; Reslink Energy publishes USD 2000. 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.
These cannot be compared on a single number
Archelios Pro is priced quote-only and Reslink Energy is priced capacity-tiered. 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
Reslink Energy
USD 2000
2000 USD per year
Capacity tiered
Size ceiling: 100 kW / 500 kW / 5 MW / 100 MW
Prices are shown exactly as each vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies.
21 differences, ordered by how much they are likely to matter — pricing transparency first, then capabilities the vendor explicitly confirms or denies.
| Capability | Archelios Pro | Reslink Energy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Automatic module layout | Basic Vendor claim | Advanced Verified |
| CAD export (DXF/DWG) | Yes Verified | Yes Vendor claim |
| 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 |
| ROI / payback calculation | Advanced Verified | Basic Vendor claim |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Named, documented integrations | 2 Verified | 0 Verified |
| Public API | Advanced Verified | Basic Vendor claim |
| Platform & deployment | ||
| Web application | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Price published | Not published Verified | Published Verified |
| Pricing model | quote-only Verified | capacity-tiered Verified |
| Free tier | Not offered Verified | demo-only Verified |
| Entry price | — Could not read | 2000 USD per year Verified |
| Currency | — Could not read | USD Verified |
| System size cap | — Could not read | 100 kW / 500 kW / 5 MW / 100 MW Verified |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| Geographic availability | FR; EU; MA; DE; CN; global Verified | IN; global Verified |
| Target buyer | — Could not read | small-installer; enterprise-epc Verified |
| Utility-scale | Yes Verified | No Verified |
Scroll the table sideways to see both products. The capability column stays in place.
Framed as requirements, not a verdict. Both descriptions come from the same data.
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 profileIndian rooftop and C&I EPCs whose sales reps carry a phone rather than a laptop and who want the design, BOM and proposal produced on the roof. It is not for anyone who needs a price they can rely on before they call sales: the same site publishes four mutually incompatible price schedules, in two currencies, on two billing periods, with two different sets of plan names — and a fifth figure appears on its Capterra listing. [✓ https://www.reslink.org/pricing/ · 2026-09-25]
Full Reslink Energy profileMidsummer
Design & simulation · Web
SolarEdge Technologies
Design & simulation · Web
National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) — formerly the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Design & simulation · Desktop
They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 21 verified differences and 11 points where they are the same.
Archelios Pro is priced quote-only and Reslink Energy is priced capacity-tiered. These are different pricing models, so a single side-by-side figure would be misleading. Each is shown as its vendor states it.
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.
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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