Easy PV
Midsummer
Design & simulation · Web
Pricing GBP 0 Per seat Free tier, no time limit
Sept 2026
Comparison
HelioScope vs Scanifly
29 differences · 12 identical
HelioScopeAurora Solar Inc. (acquired Folsom Labs, 2019)
- Entry price
- USD 159
- Charged
- Capacity tiered
- Free tier or trial
- Free trial
- Named integrations
- 1
- Verified data points
- 12
ScaniflyScanifly, Inc.
- Entry price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Charged
- Quote only
- Free tier or trial
- No free tier or trial
- Named integrations
- 2
- Verified data points
- 7
The differences that matter most
- Price published Partial Not published
- Pricing model capacity-tiered quote-only
- Free tier free-trial Not offered
HelioScope or Scanifly?
They differ most on price published. HelioScope publishes USD 159; Scanifly publishes Not publicly disclosed. 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
HelioScope is priced capacity-tiered and Scanifly 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.
HelioScope
USD 159
159 USD per licence/month
Capacity tiered
Size ceiling: 1.25 MW DC (Basic) / 5 MW (Pro) / 30 MW (Enterprise)
1 seat included
10 projects
Scanifly
Not publicly disclosed
Quote only
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 | HelioScope | Scanifly |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| Battery sizing and modelling | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| Single-line diagram | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| 3D roof and obstruction model | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Annual energy yield simulation | Advanced Verified | Basic Vendor claim |
| Export to other simulation tools | none Verified | — Could not read |
| Ground-mount / tracker layout | Not offered Verified | Basic Vendor claim |
| Inverter sizing | Basic Vendor claim | — Could not read |
| Named weather / irradiance data source | basic Vendor claim | — Not found |
| On-site capture (drone / photogrammetry) | — Could not read | Not offered Verified |
| Shading analysis | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| String sizing / stringing | — Could not read | — Not found |
| Proposals & sales | ||
| Proposal document generation | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| Estimation & financial modelling | ||
| ROI / payback calculation | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| AI & automation | ||
| AI defect / anomaly detection | not-claimed Not found | — Could not read |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Named, documented integrations | 1 Verified | 2 Verified |
| Platform & deployment | ||
| Android app | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| Delivery model | software Verified | hybrid Verified |
| iOS app | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Price published | Partial Verified | Not published Verified |
| Pricing model | capacity-tiered Verified | quote-only Verified |
| Free tier | free-trial Verified | Not offered Verified |
| Entry price | 159 USD per licence/month Verified | — Could not read |
| Currency | USD Verified | — Could not read |
| Project / design cap | 10 Verified | — Could not read |
| Seat cap | 1 Verified | — Could not read |
| System size cap | 1.25 MW DC (Basic) / 5 MW (Pro) / 30 MW (Enterprise) Verified | — Could not read |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| Geographic availability | US; global Verified | US Verified |
| Residential | No Verified | Yes Verified |
| Target buyer | small-installer; engineering-firm Verified | — Could not read |
Scroll the table sideways to see both products. The capability column stays in place.
Where they are the same 12 data points
- AI design assistance
- Automatic module layout
- CAD export (DXF/DWG)
- Remote site capture from imagery
- Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report
- Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90)
- Public API
- Product status
- C&I
- Utility-scale
- Web application
- E-signature
Which might suit you
Framed as requirements, not a verdict. Both descriptions come from the same data.
Consider HelioScope if…
- your systems fit within 1.25 MW DC (Basic) / 5 MW (Pro) / 30 MW (Enterprise)
- AI-assisted workflows matter to you
For C&I designers and engineers who need a layout, a bankable-grade production estimate and a sales proposal without leaving one tool. Not for residential one-roof sales work (the same vendor routes that to Aurora) and not for jobs above 30 MW DC — the vendor publishes a hard design-size cap on every tier.
Full HelioScope profileConsider Scanifly if…
- your team works from phones in the field
- AI-assisted workflows matter to you
- your work is mostly residential
US residential and small-commercial contractors whose real cost is revisions, change orders and finance rejections, and who are willing to put a drone in every surveyor's van. It is not for utility-scale work, not for anyone who cannot or will not fly drones on site (the drone half is the differentiator; without it this is an ordinary remote design tool), and not for a buyer who needs a price before a sales call — **Scanifly publishes no pricing at all**. [✗ not found · https://scanifly.com/pricing/ returns HTTP 404; no price string appears anywhere on the site 2026-09-25]
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Frequently asked
What is the main difference between HelioScope and Scanifly?
They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 29 verified differences and 12 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, HelioScope or Scanifly?
HelioScope is priced capacity-tiered and Scanifly 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 HelioScope or Scanifly 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