SolarEdge Designer
SolarEdge Technologies
Design & simulation · Web
Pricing Free Free Free tier, no time limit
Sept 2026
Comparison
Easy PV vs HelioScope
32 differences · 10 identical
Easy PVMidsummer
- Entry price
- GBP 0
- Charged
- Per seat
- Free tier or trial
- Free tier, no time limit
- Named integrations
- 3
- Verified data points
- 10
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 free-forever free-trial
Easy PV or HelioScope?
They differ most on price published. Easy PV publishes GBP 0; HelioScope publishes USD 159. They use different pricing models, so those figures do not compare directly.
We do not name a winner. Below are 32 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
Easy PV 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.
Easy PV
GBP 0
0 GBP free tier; Pro GBP 35/month
Per seat
20 seats 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
32 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 | Easy PV | HelioScope |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| CAD export (DXF/DWG) | — Not found | Yes Verified |
| Ground-mount / tracker layout | — Not found | Not offered Verified |
| 3D roof and obstruction model | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report | — Not found | Basic Vendor claim |
| Battery sizing and modelling | Basic Verified | Advanced Verified |
| Export to other simulation tools | — Could not read | none 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 |
| Remote site capture from imagery | Basic Vendor claim | Advanced Verified |
| Shading analysis | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| String sizing / stringing | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Proposals & sales | ||
| E-signature | — Could not read | — Verified |
| Permitting & engineering | ||
| Interconnection application | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Structural analysis | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| AI & automation | ||
| AI design assistance | not-claimed Not found | vendor-claimed Verified |
| AI defect / anomaly detection | — Could not read | not-claimed Not found |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Named, documented integrations | 3 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 | free-forever Verified | free-trial Verified |
| Entry price | 0 GBP free tier; Pro GBP 35/month Verified | 159 USD per licence/month Verified |
| Currency | GBP Verified | USD Verified |
| Project / design cap | — Could not read | 10 Verified |
| Seat cap | 20 Verified | 1 Verified |
| System size cap | — Could not read | 1.25 MW DC (Basic) / 5 MW (Pro) / 30 MW (Enterprise) Verified |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| Geographic availability | UK Verified | US; global Verified |
| Jurisdictional compliance capability | uk-mcs Verified | — Could not read |
| Residential | Yes Verified | No Verified |
| Target buyer | 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 10 data points
- Automatic module layout
- Single-line diagram
- Annual energy yield simulation
- 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 Easy PV if…
- you need a price you can plan against before talking to sales
- you want to start without a budget approval
- your work is mostly residential
UK residential and light-commercial installers who already buy from Midsummer, need MCS-compliant self-consumption modelling and structural/wind-loading numbers, and want DNO paperwork handled in the same place as the design. It is not for anyone outside the UK — MCS, DNO and the Midsummer trade account are the whole point — and the free tier's commercial logic should be read plainly: the software is free because the distributor is selling the hardware. [✓ https://easy-pv.co.uk/ · 2026-09-25]
Full Easy PV profileConsider 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.
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Frequently asked
What is the main difference between Easy PV and HelioScope?
They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 32 verified differences and 10 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, Easy PV or HelioScope?
Easy PV 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 Easy PV 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