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Comparison

Arka 360 vs HelioScope

22 differences · 17 identical

Arka 360Arka360
Entry price
USD 159
Charged
Per seat
Free tier or trial
No free tier or trial
Named integrations
2
Verified data points
11
HelioScopeAurora Solar Inc. (acquired Folsom Labs, 2019)
Entry price
USD 159
Charged
Capacity tiered
Free tier or trial
Free trial
Named integrations
1
Verified data points
12

The differences that matter most

  • Price published Published Partial
  • Pricing model per-seat capacity-tiered
  • Free tier Not offered free-trial

All 22 differences ↓

Arka 360 or HelioScope?

They differ most on price published. Arka 360 publishes USD 159; HelioScope publishes USD 159. They use different pricing models, so those figures do not compare directly.

We do not name a winner. Below are 22 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

Arka 360 is priced per-seat and HelioScope 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.

Arka 360

USD 159

159 USD per month (one of three conflicting figures)

Per seat

1 seat included

HelioScope

USD 159

159 USD per licence/month

Capacity tiered

Size ceiling: 1.25 MW DC (Basic) / 5 MW (Pro) / 30 MW (Enterprise)

1 seat included

10 projects

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

Where they differ

22 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 Arka 360 and HelioScope
Capability Arka 360 HelioScope
Solar design & simulation
3D roof and obstruction model Advanced Verified — Could not read
Export to other simulation tools — Could not read none Verified
Ground-mount / tracker layout Basic Vendor claim Not offered Verified
Inverter sizing — Could not read Basic Vendor claim
Named weather / irradiance data source — Not found basic Vendor claim
On-site capture (drone / photogrammetry) — Not found — Could not read
Shading analysis — Could not read Advanced Verified
String sizing / stringing Advanced Verified — Could not read
Proposals & sales
E-signature — Could not read — Verified
AI & automation
AI defect / anomaly detection — Could not read not-claimed Not found
Integrations & extensibility
Named, documented integrations 2 Verified 1 Verified
Public API Basic Vendor claim Advanced Verified
Platform & deployment
Delivery model hybrid Verified software Verified
Pricing & commercial terms
Price published Published Verified Partial Verified
Pricing model per-seat Verified capacity-tiered Verified
Free tier Not offered Verified free-trial Verified
Entry price 159 USD per month (one of three conflicting figures) Verified 159 USD per licence/month Verified
Project / design cap — Could not read 10 Verified
System size cap — Could not read 1.25 MW DC (Basic) / 5 MW (Pro) / 30 MW (Enterprise) Verified
Market fit & availability
Geographic availability US; IN; global Verified US; global Verified
Residential Yes Verified No Verified
Target buyer solo-installer; small-installer Verified small-installer; engineering-firm Verified

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

Where they are the same 17 data points
  • AI design assistance
  • Seat cap
  • Currency
  • Automatic module layout
  • Single-line diagram
  • CAD export (DXF/DWG)
  • Remote site capture from imagery
  • Battery sizing and modelling
  • Annual energy yield simulation
  • Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report
  • Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90)
  • ROI / payback calculation
  • Product status
  • C&I
  • Utility-scale
  • Web application
  • Proposal document generation

Which might suit you

Framed as requirements, not a verdict. Both descriptions come from the same data.

Consider Arka 360 if…

  • you need a price you can plan against before talking to sales
  • AI-assisted workflows matter to you
  • your work is mostly residential

Residential and small-commercial installers who want design, shading, proposal and a light CRM in one subscription, and who are willing to buy permit plan sets from the same vendor. It is not for anyone who needs a dependable list price: the `/pricing` URL alone serves four incompatible price schedules in two currencies in a single page, and `/pricing-in` serves two different rupee schedules simultaneously. It is also not a utility-scale tool — there is no tracker or terrain workflow beyond a "single axis tracker" row in a feature table. [✓ https://arka360.com/pricing · 2026-09-25]

Full Arka 360 profile

Consider HelioScope if…

  • your systems fit within 1.25 MW DC (Basic) / 5 MW (Pro) / 30 MW (Enterprise)
  • AI-assisted workflows matter to you

For C&I designers and engineers who need a layout, a bankable-grade production estimate and a sales proposal without leaving one tool. Not for residential one-roof sales work (the same vendor routes that to Aurora) and not for jobs above 30 MW DC — the vendor publishes a hard design-size cap on every tier.

Full HelioScope profile

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Frequently asked

What is the main difference between Arka 360 and HelioScope?

They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 22 verified differences and 17 points where they are the same.

Which costs more, Arka 360 or HelioScope?

Arka 360 is priced per-seat and HelioScope 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.

Is Arka 360 or HelioScope 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