Comparison
Energy Toolbase (ETB Developer) vs Xendee
21 differences · 11 identical
- Entry price
- USD 299
- Charged
- Hardware inclusive
- Free tier or trial
- No free tier or trial
- Named integrations
- 4
- Verified data points
- 13
- Entry price
- USD 440
- Charged
- Per seat
- Free tier or trial
- Paid trial
- Named integrations
- 1
- Verified data points
- 20
The differences that matter most
- Pricing model hardware-inclusive per-seat
- Free tier Not offered paid-trial
- Entry price 299 USD per user/month billed annually 440 USD per user/month billed annually
Energy Toolbase (ETB Developer) or Xendee?
They differ most on pricing model. Energy Toolbase (ETB Developer) publishes USD 299; Xendee publishes USD 440. They use different pricing models, so those figures do not compare directly.
We do not name a winner. Below are 21 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
Energy Toolbase (ETB Developer) is priced hardware-inclusive and Xendee is priced per-seat. These are different pricing models, so a single side-by-side figure would be misleading. Each is shown as its vendor states it.
Energy Toolbase (ETB Developer)
USD 299
299 USD per user/month billed annually
Hardware inclusive
1 seat included
10 projects
Xendee
USD 440
440 USD per user/month billed annually
Per seat
1 seat included
Prices are shown exactly as each vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies.
Where they differ
21 differences, ordered by how much they are likely to matter — pricing transparency first, then capabilities the vendor explicitly confirms or denies.
| Capability | Energy Toolbase (ETB Developer) | Xendee |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| Dispatch / self-consumption strategy | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Single-line diagram | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Sub-hourly / 8760 output | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| Proposals & sales | ||
| Branded / customisable templates | — Could not read | — Verified |
| E-signature | Yes Vendor claim | — Verified |
| Financing option presentation | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Incentive and rebate calculation | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Savings / bill-offset calculation | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Monitoring & operations | ||
| Portfolio / fleet view | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Production monitoring | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Thermal / aerial inspection analytics | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Certificate, rebate & scheme administration | ||
| VPP / demand-response enrolment | Yes Verified | — Could not read |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Named, documented integrations | 4 Verified | 1 Verified |
| Platform prerequisite | — Could not read | Genability/Arcadia access (Enterprise API tier) Verified |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Pricing model | hardware-inclusive Verified | per-seat Verified |
| Free tier | Not offered Verified | paid-trial Verified |
| Entry price | 299 USD per user/month billed annually Verified | 440 USD per user/month billed annually Verified |
| Project / design cap | 10 Verified | — Could not read |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| Residential | Yes Verified | No Verified |
| Target buyer | developer; engineering-firm Verified | engineering-firm; 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 11 data points
- AI agent / copilot
- Seat cap
- Currency
- Price published
- Geographic availability
- Product status
- C&I
- Interconnection application
- Delivery model
- Web application
- Proposal document generation
Which might suit you
Framed as requirements, not a verdict. Both descriptions come from the same data.
Consider Energy Toolbase (ETB Developer) if…
- AI-assisted workflows matter to you
- your work is mostly residential
For C&I and community-scale solar-plus-storage developers and consultants who need a defensible bill-savings model against real tariffs and then a branded proposal out of the same tool. Not for off-grid or islanded microgrid engineering — ETB models the economics of grid-connected assets against a rate schedule, where HOMER Pro models the physics of a system that may have no grid at all.
Full Energy Toolbase (ETB Developer) profileConsider Xendee if…
- AI-assisted workflows matter to you
- you work at utility scale
For developers, EPCs, consultants and OEMs doing techno-economic microgrid and EV-charging work who need multi-node modelling, power-flow and one-line output, and a path from business development through to operations in one algorithm. Not for someone who wants one licence that does everything — PROPOSE and DESIGN are separate products at separate per-user prices, and custom tariffs, white labelling and DISCOVER API access are all priced on top.
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Frequently asked
What is the main difference between Energy Toolbase (ETB Developer) and Xendee?
They differ most on pricing model. In total we recorded 21 verified differences and 11 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, Energy Toolbase (ETB Developer) or Xendee?
Energy Toolbase (ETB Developer) is priced hardware-inclusive and Xendee is priced per-seat. These are different pricing models, so a single side-by-side figure would be misleading. Each is shown as its vendor states it.
Is Energy Toolbase (ETB Developer) or Xendee 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
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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