SolarEdge Designer
SolarEdge Technologies
Design & simulation · Web
Pricing Free Free Free tier, no time limit
Sept 2026
Comparison
Easy PV vs SolarEdge Designer
23 differences · 14 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
SolarEdge DesignerSolarEdge Technologies
- Entry price
- Free
- Charged
- Free
- Free tier or trial
- Free tier, no time limit
- Named integrations
- 2
- Verified data points
- 9
The differences that matter most
- Pricing model per-seat free
- Entry price 0 GBP free tier; Pro GBP 35/month 0 USD no licence or subscription fees
- CAD export (DXF/DWG) Not found Yes
Easy PV or SolarEdge Designer?
They differ most on pricing model. Easy PV publishes GBP 0; SolarEdge Designer publishes Free. They use different pricing models, so those figures do not compare directly.
We do not name a winner. Below are 23 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 SolarEdge Designer is priced free. 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
SolarEdge Designer
Free
0 USD no licence or subscription fees
Free
Prices are shown exactly as each vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies.
Where they differ
23 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 | SolarEdge Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| CAD export (DXF/DWG) | — Not found | Yes Verified |
| Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90) | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Named, documented integrations | 3 Verified | 2 Verified |
| Public API | Basic Vendor claim | — Not found |
| Platform & deployment | ||
| Delivery model | hybrid Verified | software Verified |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Pricing model | per-seat Verified | free Verified |
| Entry price | 0 GBP free tier; Pro GBP 35/month Verified | 0 USD no licence or subscription fees Verified |
| Currency | GBP Verified | USD 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 | — Could not read |
Scroll the table sideways to see both products. The capability column stays in place.
Where they are the same 14 data points
- Price published
- Free tier
- Automatic module layout
- Ground-mount / tracker layout
- Annual energy yield simulation
- Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report
- Named weather / irradiance data source
- ROI / payback calculation
- Product status
- C&I
- Residential
- 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 SolarEdge Designer if…
- you need a price you can plan against before talking to sales
- you want to start without a budget approval
- AI-assisted workflows matter to you
- your work is mostly residential
For installers designing SolarEdge systems who want design, compliance checking and a proposal at no cost, integrated with the SolarEdge Monitoring Platform. Not for vendor-neutral design work: the vendor's own copy scopes it to "all your SolarEdge systems" and to compliance with "the latest SolarEdge design rules". Any comparison page must state that the price is zero because the product sells inverters, not software.
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Frequently asked
What is the main difference between Easy PV and SolarEdge Designer?
They differ most on pricing model. In total we recorded 23 verified differences and 14 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, Easy PV or SolarEdge Designer?
Easy PV is priced per-seat and SolarEdge Designer is priced free. 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 SolarEdge Designer 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