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Midsummer
Design & simulation · Web
Pricing GBP 0 Per seat Free tier, no time limit
Sept 2026
Comparison
HelioScope vs SolarEdge Designer
21 differences · 15 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
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
- Price published Partial Published
- Pricing model capacity-tiered free
- Free tier free-trial free-forever
HelioScope or SolarEdge Designer?
They differ most on price published. HelioScope publishes USD 159; SolarEdge Designer publishes Free. 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
HelioScope is priced capacity-tiered 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.
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
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
21 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 | SolarEdge Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| Ground-mount / tracker layout | Not offered Verified | — Not found |
| Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90) | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| Single-line diagram | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report | Basic Vendor claim | — Not found |
| Export to other simulation tools | none Verified | — Could not read |
| Inverter sizing | Basic Vendor claim | Advanced Verified |
| Named weather / irradiance data source | basic Vendor claim | — Not found |
| Proposals & sales | ||
| E-signature | — Verified | — Could not read |
| AI & automation | ||
| AI defect / anomaly detection | not-claimed Not found | — Could not read |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Public API | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| Named, documented integrations | 1 Verified | 2 Verified |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Price published | Partial Verified | Published Verified |
| Pricing model | capacity-tiered Verified | free Verified |
| Free tier | free-trial Verified | free-forever Verified |
| Entry price | 159 USD per licence/month Verified | 0 USD no licence or subscription fees Verified |
| 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 | global 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 15 data points
- AI design assistance
- Currency
- Automatic module layout
- CAD export (DXF/DWG)
- Shading analysis
- Remote site capture from imagery
- Battery sizing and modelling
- Annual energy yield simulation
- ROI / payback calculation
- Product status
- C&I
- Utility-scale
- 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 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 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 HelioScope and SolarEdge Designer?
They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 21 verified differences and 15 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, HelioScope or SolarEdge Designer?
HelioScope is priced capacity-tiered 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 HelioScope 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