Easy PV
Midsummer
Design & simulation · Web
Pricing GBP 0 Per seat Free tier, no time limit
Sept 2026
Comparison
PVsyst vs Scanifly
31 differences · 7 identical
PVsystPVsyst SA
- Entry price
- CHF 700
- Charged
- Per seat
- Free tier or trial
- Free trial
- Named integrations
- 15
- Verified data points
- 11
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 Published Not published
- Pricing model per-seat quote-only
- Free tier free-trial Not offered
PVsyst or Scanifly?
They differ most on price published. PVsyst publishes CHF 700; 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 31 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
PVsyst is priced per-seat 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.
PVsyst
CHF 700
700 CHF per year
Per seat
Scanifly
Not publicly disclosed
Quote only
Prices are shown exactly as each vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies.
Where they differ
31 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 | PVsyst | Scanifly |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| Battery sizing and modelling | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90) | — Not found | Advanced Verified |
| Named weather / irradiance data source | advanced Verified | — Not found |
| 3D roof and obstruction model | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Annual energy yield simulation | Advanced Verified | Basic Vendor claim |
| Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report | — Not found | Basic Vendor claim |
| CAD export (DXF/DWG) | Yes Vendor claim | Yes Verified |
| Ground-mount / tracker layout | Advanced Verified | Basic Vendor claim |
| Inverter sizing | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| 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 | ||
| E-signature | — Could not read | — Verified |
| Proposal document generation | — Could not read | — Not found |
| Estimation & financial modelling | ||
| ROI / payback calculation | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| Reporting, data & BI | ||
| Report / deliverable export | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| AI & automation | ||
| AI design assistance | — Could not read | vendor-claimed Verified |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Named, documented integrations | 15 Verified | 2 Verified |
| Platform & deployment | ||
| Android app | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| Delivery model | software Verified | hybrid Verified |
| Desktop OS support | Windows 8/10/11 32/64-bit; NOT Citrix, Remote Desktop, Azure Virtual Desktop; workspace cannot sit on OneDrive/Google Drive/Dropbox Verified | — Could not read |
| iOS app | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| Web application | No Verified | Yes Verified |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Price published | Published Verified | Not published Verified |
| Pricing model | per-seat Verified | quote-only Verified |
| Free tier | free-trial Verified | Not offered Verified |
| Entry price | 700 CHF per year Verified | — Could not read |
| Currency | CHF Verified | — Could not read |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| Geographic availability | global Verified | US Verified |
| Target buyer | engineering-firm; small-installer 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 7 data points
- Automatic module layout
- Single-line diagram
- Remote site capture from imagery
- Public API
- Product status
- C&I
- Residential
Which might suit you
Framed as requirements, not a verdict. Both descriptions come from the same data.
Consider PVsyst if…
- you need a price you can plan against before talking to sales
- you need it to connect to tools you already run (15 named)
- you are comfortable with desktop software and its constraints
- you work at utility scale
- your work is mostly residential
For engineers and IEs who need a yield number a bank will accept and are willing to work in a single-machine desktop tool. Not for anyone who needs macOS, a browser, a shared cloud workspace, a terminal-server deployment, or a sales proposal — the vendor explicitly excludes servers, Citrix, Remote Desktop, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows Enterprise editions and cloud-synced folders, and sells no CRM or proposal module at all.
Full PVsyst 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 PVsyst and Scanifly?
They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 31 verified differences and 7 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, PVsyst or Scanifly?
PVsyst is priced per-seat 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 PVsyst 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
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