SolarEdge Designer
SolarEdge Technologies
Design & simulation · Web
Pricing Free Free Free tier, no time limit
Sept 2026
Comparison
Easy PV vs PVsyst
30 differences · 9 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
PVsystPVsyst SA
- Entry price
- CHF 700
- Charged
- Per seat
- Free tier or trial
- Free trial
- Named integrations
- 15
- Verified data points
- 11
The differences that matter most
- Free tier free-forever free-trial
- Entry price 0 GBP free tier; Pro GBP 35/month 700 CHF per year
- Ground-mount / tracker layout Not found Advanced
Easy PV or PVsyst?
They differ most on free tier. Easy PV publishes GBP 0; PVsyst publishes CHF 700.
We do not name a winner. Below are 30 differences drawn from the same sourced dataset that powers both product pages.
Verified against the vendor’s own pages.
Pricing
Both use the same pricing model, so the figures below are directly comparable.
Easy PV
GBP 0
0 GBP free tier; Pro GBP 35/month
Per seat
20 seats included
PVsyst
CHF 700
700 CHF per year
Per seat
Prices are shown exactly as each vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies.
Where they differ
30 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 | PVsyst |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| Ground-mount / tracker layout | — Not found | Advanced Verified |
| Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90) | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| Named weather / irradiance data source | — 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 |
| Inverter sizing | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| 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 | ||
| 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 design assistance | not-claimed Not found | — Could not read |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Named, documented integrations | 3 Verified | 15 Verified |
| Public API | Basic Vendor claim | Advanced Verified |
| Platform & deployment | ||
| Delivery model | hybrid Verified | software Verified |
| Desktop OS support | — Could not read | Windows 8/10/11 32/64-bit; NOT Citrix, Remote Desktop, Azure Virtual Desktop; workspace cannot sit on OneDrive/Google Drive/Dropbox Verified |
| Web application | Yes Verified | No Verified |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Free tier | free-forever Verified | free-trial Verified |
| Entry price | 0 GBP free tier; Pro GBP 35/month Verified | 700 CHF per year Verified |
| Currency | GBP Verified | CHF Verified |
| Seat cap | 20 Verified | — Could not read |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| Geographic availability | UK Verified | global Verified |
| Jurisdictional compliance capability | uk-mcs Verified | — Could not read |
| Target buyer | small-installer Verified | engineering-firm; small-installer Verified |
| 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 9 data points
- Price published
- Pricing model
- Automatic module layout
- Annual energy yield simulation
- Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report
- ROI / payback calculation
- Product status
- C&I
- Residential
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 PVsyst if…
- you need a price you can plan against before talking to sales
- you need it to connect to tools you already run (15 named)
- you are comfortable with desktop software and its constraints
- you work at utility scale
- your work is mostly residential
For engineers and IEs who need a yield number a bank will accept and are willing to work in a single-machine desktop tool. Not for anyone who needs macOS, a browser, a shared cloud workspace, a terminal-server deployment, or a sales proposal — the vendor explicitly excludes servers, Citrix, Remote Desktop, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows Enterprise editions and cloud-synced folders, and sells no CRM or proposal module at all.
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Frequently asked
What is the main difference between Easy PV and PVsyst?
They differ most on free tier. In total we recorded 30 verified differences and 9 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, Easy PV or PVsyst?
Both are priced per seat. Easy PV: GBP 0. PVsyst: CHF 700.
Is Easy PV or PVsyst 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