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Comparison

Aurora Solar vs SolarEdge Designer

16 differences · 17 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
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

  • Price published Partial Published
  • Pricing model per-seat free
  • Free tier Not offered free-forever

All 16 differences ↓

Aurora Solar or SolarEdge Designer?

They differ most on price published. Aurora Solar 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 16 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 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.

Aurora Solar

USD 159

159 USD per user/month

Per seat

1 seat included

50 projects

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

16 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 Aurora Solar and SolarEdge Designer
Capability Aurora Solar SolarEdge Designer
Solar design & simulation
CAD export (DXF/DWG) — Not found Yes Verified
Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report Basic Vendor claim — Not found
Ground-mount / tracker layout — Not applicable — Not found
Integrations & extensibility
Public API Advanced Verified — Not found
Named, documented integrations 7 Verified 2 Verified
Platform & deployment
Delivery model hybrid Verified software Verified
Pricing & commercial terms
Price published Partial Verified Published Verified
Pricing model per-seat Verified free Verified
Free tier Not offered Verified free-forever Verified
Entry price 159 USD per user/month Verified 0 USD no licence or subscription fees Verified
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 global 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 17 data points
  • AI design assistance
  • Currency
  • Automatic module layout
  • Inverter sizing
  • Single-line diagram
  • Shading analysis
  • Remote site capture from imagery
  • Battery sizing and modelling
  • Annual energy yield simulation
  • Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90)
  • Named weather / irradiance data source
  • ROI / payback calculation
  • Product status
  • 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 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 profile

Consider 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.

Full SolarEdge Designer profile

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Frequently asked

What is the main difference between Aurora Solar and SolarEdge Designer?

They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 16 verified differences and 17 points where they are the same.

Which costs more, Aurora Solar or SolarEdge Designer?

Aurora Solar 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 Aurora Solar 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