Easy PV
Midsummer
Design & simulation · Web
Pricing GBP 0 Per seat Free tier, no time limit
Sept 2026
Comparison
Arka 360 vs SolarEdge Designer
17 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
SolarEdge DesignerSolarEdge Technologies
- Entry price
- Free
- Charged
- Free
- Free tier or trial
- Free tier, no time limit
- Named integrations
- 2
- Verified data points
- 9
The differences that matter most
- Pricing model per-seat free
- Free tier Not offered free-forever
- Entry price 159 USD per month (one of three conflicting figures) 0 USD no licence or subscription fees
Arka 360 or SolarEdge Designer?
They differ most on pricing model. Arka 360 publishes USD 159; SolarEdge Designer publishes Free. They use different pricing models, so those figures do not compare directly.
We do not name a winner. Below are 17 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 SolarEdge Designer is priced free. 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
SolarEdge Designer
Free
0 USD no licence or subscription fees
Free
Prices are shown exactly as each vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies.
Where they differ
17 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 | Arka 360 | SolarEdge Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90) | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| Single-line diagram | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| 3D roof and obstruction model | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report | Basic Vendor claim | — Not found |
| Ground-mount / tracker layout | Basic Vendor claim | — Not found |
| Inverter sizing | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| 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 |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Public API | Basic Vendor claim | — Not found |
| Platform & deployment | ||
| Delivery model | hybrid Verified | software Verified |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Pricing model | per-seat Verified | free Verified |
| Free tier | Not offered Verified | free-forever Verified |
| Entry price | 159 USD per month (one of three conflicting figures) Verified | 0 USD no licence or subscription fees Verified |
| Seat cap | 1 Verified | — Could not read |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| Geographic availability | US; IN; global Verified | global Verified |
| Target buyer | solo-installer; small-installer Verified | — Could not read |
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
- Currency
- Price published
- Automatic module layout
- CAD export (DXF/DWG)
- Remote site capture from imagery
- Battery sizing and modelling
- Annual energy yield simulation
- Named weather / irradiance data source
- ROI / payback calculation
- Named, documented integrations
- Product status
- C&I
- Residential
- 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 profileConsider SolarEdge Designer if…
- you need a price you can plan against before talking to sales
- you want to start without a budget approval
- AI-assisted workflows matter to you
- your work is mostly residential
For installers designing SolarEdge systems who want design, compliance checking and a proposal at no cost, integrated with the SolarEdge Monitoring Platform. Not for vendor-neutral design work: the vendor's own copy scopes it to "all your SolarEdge systems" and to compliance with "the latest SolarEdge design rules". Any comparison page must state that the price is zero because the product sells inverters, not software.
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Frequently asked
What is the main difference between Arka 360 and SolarEdge Designer?
They differ most on pricing model. In total we recorded 17 verified differences and 17 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, Arka 360 or SolarEdge Designer?
Arka 360 is priced per-seat and SolarEdge Designer is priced free. 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 SolarEdge Designer 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