Easy PV
Midsummer
Design & simulation · Web
Pricing GBP 0 Per seat Free tier, no time limit
Sept 2026
Comparison
Aurora Solar vs Scanifly
26 differences · 13 identical
Aurora SolarAurora Solar Inc.
- Entry price
- USD 159
- Charged
- Per seat
- Free tier or trial
- No free tier or trial
- Named integrations
- 7
- Verified data points
- 9
ScaniflyScanifly, Inc.
- Entry price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Charged
- Quote only
- Free tier or trial
- No free tier or trial
- Named integrations
- 2
- Verified data points
- 7
The differences that matter most
- Price published Partial Not published
- Pricing model per-seat quote-only
- Entry price 159 USD per user/month Not established
Aurora Solar or Scanifly?
They differ most on price published. Aurora Solar publishes USD 159; Scanifly publishes Not publicly disclosed. They use different pricing models, so those figures do not compare directly.
We do not name a winner. Below are 26 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
Aurora Solar is priced per-seat and Scanifly is priced quote-only. These are different pricing models, so a single side-by-side figure would be misleading. Each is shown as its vendor states it.
Aurora Solar
USD 159
159 USD per user/month
Per seat
1 seat included
50 projects
Scanifly
Not publicly disclosed
Quote only
Prices are shown exactly as each vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies.
Where they differ
26 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 | Aurora Solar | Scanifly |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| Battery sizing and modelling | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| CAD export (DXF/DWG) | — Not found | Yes Verified |
| Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90) | — Not found | Advanced Verified |
| 3D roof and obstruction model | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Annual energy yield simulation | Advanced Verified | Basic Vendor claim |
| Ground-mount / tracker layout | — Not applicable | Basic Vendor claim |
| Inverter sizing | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| On-site capture (drone / photogrammetry) | — Could not read | Not offered Verified |
| Shading analysis | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| String sizing / stringing | — Could not read | — Not found |
| Proposals & sales | ||
| Proposal document generation | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| E-signature | — Could not read | — Verified |
| Estimation & financial modelling | ||
| ROI / payback calculation | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Named, documented integrations | 7 Verified | 2 Verified |
| Platform & deployment | ||
| Android app | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| iOS app | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Price published | Partial Verified | Not published Verified |
| Pricing model | per-seat Verified | quote-only Verified |
| Entry price | 159 USD per user/month Verified | — Could not read |
| Currency | USD Verified | — Could not read |
| Project / design cap | 50 Verified | — Could not read |
| Seat cap | 1 Verified | — Could not read |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| C&I | No Verified | Yes Verified |
| Geographic availability | US; CA; EU Verified | US Verified |
| Jurisdictional compliance capability | us-nec Verified | — Could not read |
| Target buyer | small-installer; sales-org Verified | — Could not read |
Scroll the table sideways to see both products. The capability column stays in place.
Where they are the same 13 data points
- AI design assistance
- Free tier
- Automatic module layout
- Single-line diagram
- Remote site capture from imagery
- Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report
- Named weather / irradiance data source
- Public API
- Product status
- Residential
- Utility-scale
- Delivery model
- Web application
Which might suit you
Framed as requirements, not a verdict. Both descriptions come from the same data.
Consider Aurora Solar if…
- you need it to connect to tools you already run (7 named)
- AI-assisted workflows matter to you
- your work is mostly residential
For residential installers and dealer/sales organisations who need design accuracy and a proposal in the same tool, on a per-seat subscription. Not for utility-scale or large C&I work — the vendor's own navigation routes "Commercial" to a different product (HelioScope), and the Aurora plan tables cap Basic/Premium at 1 user and 50 projects/month.
Full Aurora Solar profileConsider Scanifly if…
- your team works from phones in the field
- AI-assisted workflows matter to you
- your work is mostly residential
US residential and small-commercial contractors whose real cost is revisions, change orders and finance rejections, and who are willing to put a drone in every surveyor's van. It is not for utility-scale work, not for anyone who cannot or will not fly drones on site (the drone half is the differentiator; without it this is an ordinary remote design tool), and not for a buyer who needs a price before a sales call — **Scanifly publishes no pricing at all**. [✗ not found · https://scanifly.com/pricing/ returns HTTP 404; no price string appears anywhere on the site 2026-09-25]
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Frequently asked
What is the main difference between Aurora Solar and Scanifly?
They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 26 verified differences and 13 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, Aurora Solar or Scanifly?
Aurora Solar is priced per-seat and Scanifly is priced quote-only. These are different pricing models, so a single side-by-side figure would be misleading. Each is shown as its vendor states it.
Is Aurora Solar or Scanifly 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