Easy PV
Midsummer
Design & simulation · Web
Pricing GBP 0 Per seat Free tier, no time limit
Sept 2026
Comparison
DNV SolarFarmer vs Enact
34 differences · 5 identical
DNV SolarFarmerDNV
- Entry price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Charged
- Quote only
- Free tier or trial
- Free trial
- Named integrations
- 3
- Verified data points
- 8
EnactEnact Systems Inc.
- Entry price
- USD 279
- Charged
- Per seat
- Free tier or trial
- No free tier or trial
- Named integrations
- 1
- Verified data points
- 11
The differences that matter most
- Price published Not published Partial
- Pricing model quote-only per-seat
- Free tier free-trial Not offered
DNV SolarFarmer or Enact?
They differ most on price published. DNV SolarFarmer publishes Not publicly disclosed; Enact publishes USD 279. They use different pricing models, so those figures do not compare directly.
We do not name a winner. Below are 34 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
DNV SolarFarmer is priced quote-only and Enact is priced per-seat. These are different pricing models, so a single side-by-side figure would be misleading. Each is shown as its vendor states it.
DNV SolarFarmer
Not publicly disclosed
Quote only
Enact
USD 279
279 USD per month billed annually
Per seat
2 seats included
10 projects
Prices are shown exactly as each vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies.
Where they differ
34 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 | DNV SolarFarmer | Enact |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| Battery sizing and modelling | — Not found | Advanced Verified |
| Single-line diagram | — Not found | Advanced Verified |
| 3D roof and obstruction model | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Annual energy yield simulation | Advanced Verified | Basic Vendor claim |
| Automatic module layout | Advanced Verified | Basic Vendor claim |
| Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report | Basic Vendor claim | — Not found |
| Electrical mismatch modelling | Yes Verified | — Could not read |
| Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90) | Basic Vendor claim | Advanced Verified |
| Named weather / irradiance data source | basic Vendor claim | — Not found |
| On-site capture (drone / photogrammetry) | — Could not read | — Not found |
| Shading analysis | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| String sizing / stringing | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Proposals & sales | ||
| Proposal document generation | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Estimation & financial modelling | ||
| ROI / payback calculation | — Not found | Advanced Verified |
| Monitoring & operations | ||
| Production monitoring | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Reporting, data & BI | ||
| Report / deliverable export | Basic Vendor claim | — Could not read |
| AI & automation | ||
| AI defect / anomaly detection | — Could not read | vendor-claimed Verified |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Named, documented integrations | 3 Verified | 1 Verified |
| Platform prerequisite | — Could not read | AutoCAD (PVCAD plug-in tier) — or bundled at +$66/month Verified |
| Public API | Not offered Verified | Basic Vendor claim |
| Platform & deployment | ||
| Delivery model | software Verified | hybrid Verified |
| Desktop OS support | Windows 10, 3GHz+, 16GB RAM, 1920x1200 Verified | — Could not read |
| Web application | No Verified | Yes Verified |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Price published | Not published Verified | Partial Verified |
| Pricing model | quote-only Verified | per-seat Verified |
| Free tier | free-trial Verified | Not offered Verified |
| Entry price | — Could not read | 279 USD per month billed annually Verified |
| Currency | — Could not read | USD Verified |
| Project / design cap | — Could not read | 10 Verified |
| Seat cap | — Could not read | 2 Verified |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| C&I | No Verified | Yes Verified |
| Geographic availability | global Verified | US; global Verified |
| Residential | No Verified | Yes Verified |
| Target buyer | engineering-firm; developer Verified | — Could not read |
Scroll the table sideways to see both products. The capability column stays in place.
Where they are the same 5 data points
- Ground-mount / tracker layout
- CAD export (DXF/DWG)
- Remote site capture from imagery
- Product status
- Utility-scale
Which might suit you
Framed as requirements, not a verdict. Both descriptions come from the same data.
Consider DNV SolarFarmer if…
- you are comfortable with desktop software and its constraints
- you work at utility scale
For yield engineers and IEs at developers, lenders and EPCs who want a model backed by an assurance firm's operational dataset and are comfortable in a scripted desktop tool. Not for rooftop, residential or C&I sales work, not for macOS, and not for anyone who needs to see a price before talking to someone — the "View pricing" link leads to a JavaScript storefront that serves no product content to a non-JS reader.
Full DNV SolarFarmer profileConsider Enact if…
- AI-assisted workflows matter to you
- you work at utility scale
- your work is mostly residential
Installers who want one vendor for sales design, permit-grade engineering and post-install monitoring, and who will pay for those as three separate line items. It is not a single unified product: the "end-to-end platform" announced in January 2026 is, as sold on 2026-09-25, three priced modules — one of which still lives on a separate domain under a separate brand, with its own pricing pages that disagree with Enact's. [✓ https://enact.solar/providers/provider-pricing/ · 2026-09-25]
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Frequently asked
What is the main difference between DNV SolarFarmer and Enact?
They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 34 verified differences and 5 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, DNV SolarFarmer or Enact?
DNV SolarFarmer is priced quote-only and Enact is priced per-seat. These are different pricing models, so a single side-by-side figure would be misleading. Each is shown as its vendor states it.
Is DNV SolarFarmer or Enact 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