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Comparison

PVsyst vs SolarEdge Designer

16 differences · 16 identical

PVsystPVsyst SA
Entry price
CHF 700
Charged
Per seat
Free tier or trial
Free trial
Named integrations
15
Verified data points
11
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

  • Pricing model per-seat free
  • Free tier free-trial free-forever
  • Entry price 700 CHF per year 0 USD no licence or subscription fees

All 16 differences ↓

PVsyst or SolarEdge Designer?

They differ most on pricing model. PVsyst publishes CHF 700; SolarEdge Designer publishes Free. They use different pricing models, so those figures do not compare directly.

We do not name a winner. Below are 16 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 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.

PVsyst

CHF 700

700 CHF per year

Per seat

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

16 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 PVsyst and SolarEdge Designer
Capability PVsyst SolarEdge Designer
Solar design & simulation
Ground-mount / tracker layout Advanced Verified — Not found
Named weather / irradiance data source advanced Verified — Not found
CAD export (DXF/DWG) Yes Vendor claim Yes Verified
Proposals & sales
Proposal document generation — Could not read Advanced Verified
Reporting, data & BI
Report / deliverable export Advanced Verified — Could not read
AI & automation
AI design assistance — Could not read vendor-claimed Verified
Integrations & extensibility
Public API Advanced Verified — Not found
Named, documented integrations 15 Verified 2 Verified
Platform & deployment
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
Web application No Verified Yes Verified
Pricing & commercial terms
Pricing model per-seat Verified free Verified
Free tier free-trial Verified free-forever Verified
Entry price 700 CHF per year Verified 0 USD no licence or subscription fees Verified
Currency CHF Verified USD Verified
Market fit & availability
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 16 data points
  • Price published
  • Automatic module layout
  • Inverter sizing
  • Single-line diagram
  • Shading analysis
  • Remote site capture from imagery
  • Battery sizing and modelling
  • Annual energy yield simulation
  • Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report
  • Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90)
  • ROI / payback calculation
  • Geographic availability
  • Product status
  • C&I
  • Residential
  • Delivery model

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 profile

Consider 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.

Full SolarEdge Designer profile

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Frequently asked

What is the main difference between PVsyst and SolarEdge Designer?

They differ most on pricing model. In total we recorded 16 verified differences and 16 points where they are the same.

Which costs more, PVsyst or SolarEdge Designer?

PVsyst is priced per-seat 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 PVsyst 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