PVOutput
PVOutput.org (community)
Monitoring & asset mgmt · Web · iOS · Android
Pricing Free Free Free tier, no time limit
Sept 2026
Comparison
VCOM Cloud vs Solar Analytics
29 differences · 4 identical
VCOM Cloudmeteocontrol GmbH
- Entry price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Charged
- Quote only
- Free tier or trial
- Not established
- Named integrations
- 0
- Verified data points
- 13
Solar AnalyticsSolar Analytics Pty Ltd
- Entry price
- AUD 6
- Charged
- Per unit of usage
- Free tier or trial
- Free trial
- Named integrations
- 7
- Verified data points
- 10
The differences that matter most
- Price published Not published Published
- Pricing model quote-only per-unit-usage
- Free tier Not established free-trial
VCOM Cloud or Solar Analytics?
They differ most on price published. VCOM Cloud publishes Not publicly disclosed; Solar Analytics publishes AUD 6. 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
VCOM Cloud is priced quote-only and Solar Analytics is priced per-unit-usage. These are different pricing models, so a single side-by-side figure would be misleading. Each is shown as its vendor states it.
VCOM Cloud
Not publicly disclosed
Quote only
Solar Analytics
AUD 6
6 AUD per inverter per month, incl. GST
Per unit of usage
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 | VCOM Cloud | Solar Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| Battery sizing and modelling | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Proposals & sales | ||
| Branded / customisable templates | — Could not read | — Not found |
| CRM & lead management | ||
| Sales reporting and forecasting | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Project & field operations | ||
| Automated customer updates | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| Mobile field app | Yes Verified | — Could not read |
| Estimation & financial modelling | ||
| PPA / lease / TPO modelling | — Could not read | — Not applicable |
| ROI / payback calculation | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Monitoring & operations | ||
| Work order / CMMS | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| Alerts and fault detection | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Asset / contract & PPA billing | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Portfolio / fleet view | — Could not read | — Not found |
| Inspection & data capture operations | ||
| Automated fault diagnosis | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| SCADA / real-time plant control | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Reporting, data & BI | ||
| Automated / scheduled reporting | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Public API | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| Named, documented integrations | 0 Verified | 7 Verified |
| Platform & deployment | ||
| Android app | Yes Verified | — Could not read |
| iOS app | Yes Verified | — Could not read |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Price published | Not published Verified | Published Verified |
| Pricing model | quote-only Verified | per-unit-usage Verified |
| Free tier | — Could not read | free-trial Verified |
| Entry price | — Could not read | 6 AUD per inverter per month, incl. GST Verified |
| Currency | — Could not read | AUD Verified |
| Self-serve signup | — Not found | — Could not read |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| C&I | Yes Verified | No Verified |
| Geographic availability | DE; EU; JP; LATAM; US; global Verified | AU; NZ Verified |
| Residential | No Verified | Yes Verified |
| Target buyer | o&m-provider Verified | — Could not read |
| Utility-scale | Yes Verified | No Verified |
Scroll the table sideways to see both products. The capability column stays in place.
Where they are the same 4 data points
- Product status
- Production monitoring
- Delivery model
- Web application
Which might suit you
Framed as requirements, not a verdict. Both descriptions come from the same data.
Consider VCOM Cloud if…
- your team works from phones in the field
- you work at utility scale
It is for O&M managers, asset managers and investors running C&I-to-utility PV portfolios in Europe, LATAM and Japan who want manufacturer-independent monitoring plus a real API and a CMMS in the same account. It is not for a buyer who needs published pricing (no price is visible anywhere without a trade login), and not for anyone who wants pure software with no vendor hardware in the chain — the blue'Log is described by the vendor as "the heart of on-site monitoring" for VCOM.
Full VCOM Cloud profileConsider Solar Analytics if…
- you need a price you can plan against before talking to sales
- you need it to connect to tools you already run (7 named)
- your work is mostly residential
For Australian and New Zealand homeowners who want independent fault detection and bill-savings analysis on a residential rooftop system, and for AU solar retailers who want to bundle that. Not for commercial or utility fleets, and not for anyone outside Australia and New Zealand — the vendor's own pricing page says every published price "appl[ies] only to Australia and New Zealand", and the CATCH tier "appl[ies] only to Australia".
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Frequently asked
What is the main difference between VCOM Cloud and Solar Analytics?
They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 29 verified differences and 4 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, VCOM Cloud or Solar Analytics?
VCOM Cloud is priced quote-only and Solar Analytics is priced per-unit-usage. These are different pricing models, so a single side-by-side figure would be misleading. Each is shown as its vendor states it.
Is VCOM Cloud or Solar Analytics 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