SolarEdge Designer
SolarEdge Technologies
Design & simulation · Web
Pricing Free Free Free tier, no time limit
Sept 2026
Comparison
Easy PV vs RatedPower (pvDesign)
31 differences · 8 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
RatedPower (pvDesign)RatedPower (part of Enverus)
- Entry price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Charged
- Quote only
- Free tier or trial
- Demo only, no trial
- Named integrations
- 4
- Verified data points
- 9
The differences that matter most
- Price published Published Not published
- Pricing model per-seat quote-only
- Free tier free-forever demo-only
Easy PV or RatedPower (pvDesign)?
They differ most on price published. Easy PV publishes GBP 0; RatedPower (pvDesign) publishes Not publicly disclosed. They use different pricing models, so those figures do not compare directly.
We do not name a winner. Below are 31 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 RatedPower (pvDesign) is priced quote-only. 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
RatedPower (pvDesign)
Not publicly disclosed
Quote only
Prices are shown exactly as each vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies.
Where they differ
31 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 | RatedPower (pvDesign) |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| CAD export (DXF/DWG) | — Not found | Yes Verified |
| Ground-mount / tracker layout | — Not found | Advanced 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 |
| Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90) | Advanced Verified | Basic Vendor claim |
| Manual layout editing | — Could not read | — 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 | Basic Vendor claim |
| Single-line diagram | Advanced Verified | Basic Vendor claim |
| String sizing / stringing | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Proposals & sales | ||
| E-signature | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| Permitting & engineering | ||
| Interconnection application | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Structural analysis | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| AI & automation | ||
| AI agent / copilot | — Could not read | vendor-claimed Verified |
| AI design assistance | not-claimed Not found | — Could not read |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Named, documented integrations | 3 Verified | 4 Verified |
| Platform & deployment | ||
| Delivery model | hybrid Verified | software Verified |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Price published | Published Verified | Not published Verified |
| Pricing model | per-seat Verified | quote-only Verified |
| Free tier | free-forever Verified | demo-only Verified |
| 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 | global Verified |
| Jurisdictional compliance capability | uk-mcs Verified | — Could not read |
| Residential | Yes Verified | No Verified |
| Target buyer | small-installer Verified | enterprise-epc; developer 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 8 data points
- Automatic module layout
- Annual energy yield simulation
- Named weather / irradiance data source
- ROI / payback calculation
- Public API
- Product status
- 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 RatedPower (pvDesign) if…
- AI-assisted workflows matter to you
- you work at utility scale
For developers, IPPs, EPCs and engineering firms who need to iterate hundreds of utility-scale layouts and carry them through to interconnection and off-taker-ready detailed engineering. Not for anyone who needs a published price (all three tiers are "Talk to sales"), not for rooftop or residential, and not for buyers who need site prospecting outside the specific geographies where Enverus PRISM International data is licensed.
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Frequently asked
What is the main difference between Easy PV and RatedPower (pvDesign)?
They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 31 verified differences and 8 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, Easy PV or RatedPower (pvDesign)?
Easy PV is priced per-seat and RatedPower (pvDesign) is priced quote-only. 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 RatedPower (pvDesign) 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