SolarEdge Designer
SolarEdge Technologies
Design & simulation · Web
Pricing Free Free Free tier, no time limit
Sept 2026
Comparison
Easy PV vs PlantPredict
33 differences · 6 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
PlantPredictTerabase Energy
- Entry price
- Could not verify
- Charged
- Not established
- Free tier or trial
- Not established
- Named integrations
- 0
- Verified data points
- 12
The differences that matter most
- Price published Published Not established
- Pricing model per-seat Not established
- Free tier free-forever Not established
Easy PV or PlantPredict?
They differ most on price published. Easy PV publishes GBP 0; PlantPredict publishes Could not verify. They use different pricing models, so those figures do not compare directly.
We do not name a winner. Below are 33 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 PlantPredict is priced on an unrecorded basis. 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
PlantPredict
Could not verify
Model not established
Prices are shown exactly as each vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies.
Where they differ
33 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 | PlantPredict |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report | — Not found | Advanced Verified |
| Ground-mount / tracker layout | — Not found | Advanced Verified |
| Single-line diagram | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| 3D roof and obstruction model | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Battery sizing and modelling | Basic Verified | Advanced Verified |
| CAD export (DXF/DWG) | — Not found | Yes 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 |
| Proposals & sales | ||
| Proposal document generation | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Permitting & engineering | ||
| Interconnection application | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Structural analysis | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Reporting, data & BI | ||
| Report / deliverable export | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| AI & automation | ||
| AI agent / copilot | — Could not read | Not offered Verified |
| AI design assistance | not-claimed Not found | — Could not read |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| MCP server | — Could not read | — Verified |
| Named, documented integrations | 3 Verified | — Could not read |
| Public API | Basic Vendor claim | Advanced Verified |
| Platform & deployment | ||
| Delivery model | hybrid Verified | software Verified |
| Web application | Yes Verified | — Could not read |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Price published | Published Verified | — Could not read |
| Pricing model | per-seat Verified | — Could not read |
| Free tier | free-forever Verified | — Could not read |
| Entry price | 0 GBP free tier; Pro GBP 35/month Verified | — Could not read |
| Currency | GBP Verified | — Could not read |
| Seat cap | 20 Verified | — Could not read |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| C&I | Yes Verified | No Verified |
| 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 | — Could not read |
| Utility-scale | No Verified | Yes Verified |
Scroll the table sideways to see both products. The capability column stays in place.
Where they are the same 6 data points
- Automatic module layout
- String sizing / stringing
- Annual energy yield simulation
- Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90)
- ROI / payback calculation
- Product status
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 PlantPredict if…
- you work at utility scale
For utility-scale energy modellers and IEs who want a browser tool with unlimited projects, a documented algorithm set their lender's IE can audit, and automation. **Not for residential or C&I rooftop sales work, not for** teams that need layout-to-construction CAD (Design Pro is GIS-based, not an AutoCAD product), and not for anyone taking the site's structured data at face value — its schema publishes a price that its own pricing page contradicts.
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Frequently asked
What is the main difference between Easy PV and PlantPredict?
They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 33 verified differences and 6 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, Easy PV or PlantPredict?
Easy PV is priced per-seat and PlantPredict is priced on an unrecorded basis. 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 PlantPredict 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