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Comparison

Meteonorm vs Solcast

8 differences · 12 identical

MeteonormMeteotest AG
Entry price
Not publicly disclosed
Charged
Quote only
Free tier or trial
No free tier or trial
Named integrations
0
Verified data points
12
SolcastSolcast
Entry price
Not publicly disclosed
Charged
Quote only
Free tier or trial
Limited free allowance
Named integrations
5
Verified data points
11

The differences that matter most

  • Free tier Not offered free-tier-limited
  • Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report Not established Advanced
  • Named weather / irradiance data source advanced none

All 8 differences ↓

Meteonorm or Solcast?

They differ most on free tier. Meteonorm publishes Not publicly disclosed; Solcast publishes Not publicly disclosed.

We do not name a winner. Below are 8 differences drawn from the same sourced dataset that powers both product pages.

Verified against the vendor’s own pages.

Pricing

Both use the same pricing model, so the figures below are directly comparable.

Meteonorm

Not publicly disclosed

Quote only

Solcast

Not publicly disclosed

Quote only

Prices are shown exactly as each vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies.

Where they differ

8 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
Differences between Meteonorm and Solcast
Capability Meteonorm Solcast
Solar design & simulation
Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report — Could not read Advanced Verified
Named weather / irradiance data source advanced Verified none Verified
Terrain / topography modelling Advanced Verified — Could not read
CRM & lead management
Sales reporting and forecasting — Could not read Not offered Verified
Project & field operations
Mobile field app Yes Verified — Could not read
Monitoring & operations
Portfolio / fleet view — Could not read Advanced Verified
Integrations & extensibility
Named, documented integrations 0 Verified 5 Verified
Pricing & commercial terms
Free tier Not offered Verified free-tier-limited Verified

Scroll the table sideways to see both products. The capability column stays in place.

Where they are the same 12 data points
  • Price published
  • Pricing model
  • Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90)
  • Sub-hourly / 8760 output
  • Geographic availability
  • Product status
  • C&I
  • Residential
  • Utility-scale
  • Delivery model
  • Web application
  • E-signature

Which might suit you

Framed as requirements, not a verdict. Both descriptions come from the same data.

Consider Meteonorm if…

  • you work at utility scale
  • your work is mostly residential

It is for whoever needs the weather file that goes *into* a simulation: an engineer running PVsyst, a building physicist running IDA ICE, a developer automating TMY generation across a pipeline. It is not a design tool, not a proposal tool, and — crucially for anyone reading an old comparison — no longer primarily a perpetual-licence desktop program.

Full Meteonorm profile

Consider Solcast if…

  • you need it to connect to tools you already run (5 named)
  • you work at utility scale
  • your work is mostly residential

It is for whoever is *building* the thing an installer uses: a design tool, a monitoring platform, a trading desk, a grid operator, a resource analyst automating yield studies. It is not a tool a solar installer sits in front of. There is no drawing canvas, no proposal, no customer-facing output. If you are comparing Solcast against a design tool, you have made a category error.

Full Solcast profile

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Frequently asked

What is the main difference between Meteonorm and Solcast?

They differ most on free tier. In total we recorded 8 verified differences and 12 points where they are the same.

Which costs more, Meteonorm or Solcast?

Both are priced quote only. Meteonorm: Not publicly disclosed. Solcast: Not publicly disclosed.

Is Meteonorm or Solcast 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