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Midsummer
Design & simulation · Web
Pricing GBP 0 Per seat Free tier, no time limit
Sept 2026
Comparison
Enact vs PlantPredict
29 differences · 9 identical
EnactEnact Systems Inc.
- Entry price
- USD 279
- Charged
- Per seat
- Free tier or trial
- No free tier or trial
- Named integrations
- 1
- Verified data points
- 11
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 Partial Not established
- Pricing model per-seat Not established
- Free tier Not offered Not established
Enact or PlantPredict?
They differ most on price published. Enact publishes USD 279; 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 29 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
Enact 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.
Enact
USD 279
279 USD per month billed annually
Per seat
2 seats included
10 projects
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
29 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 | Enact | PlantPredict |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report | — Not found | Advanced Verified |
| Single-line diagram | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| 3D roof and obstruction model | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Annual energy yield simulation | Basic Vendor claim | Advanced Verified |
| Automatic module layout | Basic Vendor claim | Advanced Verified |
| CAD export (DXF/DWG) | Yes Verified | Yes Vendor claim |
| Named weather / irradiance data source | — Not found | basic Vendor claim |
| On-site capture (drone / photogrammetry) | — Not found | — Could not read |
| Shading analysis | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Proposals & sales | ||
| Proposal document generation | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Monitoring & operations | ||
| Production monitoring | 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 defect / anomaly detection | vendor-claimed Verified | — Could not read |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| MCP server | — Could not read | — Verified |
| Named, documented integrations | 1 Verified | — Could not read |
| Platform prerequisite | AutoCAD (PVCAD plug-in tier) — or bundled at +$66/month 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 | Partial Verified | — Could not read |
| Pricing model | per-seat Verified | — Could not read |
| Free tier | Not offered Verified | — Could not read |
| Entry price | 279 USD per month billed annually Verified | — Could not read |
| Currency | USD Verified | — Could not read |
| Project / design cap | 10 Verified | — Could not read |
| Seat cap | 2 Verified | — Could not read |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| C&I | Yes Verified | No Verified |
| Residential | Yes Verified | No Verified |
Scroll the table sideways to see both products. The capability column stays in place.
Where they are the same 9 data points
- Ground-mount / tracker layout
- String sizing / stringing
- Remote site capture from imagery
- Battery sizing and modelling
- Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90)
- ROI / payback calculation
- Geographic availability
- Product status
- Utility-scale
Which might suit you
Framed as requirements, not a verdict. Both descriptions come from the same data.
Consider Enact if…
- AI-assisted workflows matter to you
- you work at utility scale
- your work is mostly residential
Installers who want one vendor for sales design, permit-grade engineering and post-install monitoring, and who will pay for those as three separate line items. It is not a single unified product: the "end-to-end platform" announced in January 2026 is, as sold on 2026-09-25, three priced modules — one of which still lives on a separate domain under a separate brand, with its own pricing pages that disagree with Enact's. [✓ https://enact.solar/providers/provider-pricing/ · 2026-09-25]
Full Enact 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 Enact and PlantPredict?
They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 29 verified differences and 9 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, Enact or PlantPredict?
Enact 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 Enact 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