Easy PV
Midsummer
Design & simulation · Web
Comparison
26 differences · 9 identical
The differences that matter most
They differ most on free tier. RatedPower (pvDesign) publishes Not publicly disclosed; Scanifly publishes Not publicly disclosed.
We do not name a winner. Below are 26 differences drawn from the same sourced dataset that powers both product pages.
Verified against the vendor’s own pages.
Both use the same pricing model, so the figures below are directly comparable.
RatedPower (pvDesign)
Not publicly disclosed
Quote only
Scanifly
Not publicly disclosed
Quote only
Prices are shown exactly as each vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies.
26 differences, ordered by how much they are likely to matter — pricing transparency first, then capabilities the vendor explicitly confirms or denies.
| Capability | RatedPower (pvDesign) | Scanifly |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| Battery sizing and modelling | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| 3D roof and obstruction model | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| Annual energy yield simulation | Advanced Verified | Basic Vendor claim |
| Ground-mount / tracker layout | Advanced Verified | Basic Vendor claim |
| Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90) | Basic Vendor claim | Advanced Verified |
| Manual layout editing | — Verified | — Could not read |
| On-site capture (drone / photogrammetry) | — Could not read | Not offered Verified |
| Shading analysis | Basic Vendor claim | — Could not read |
| Single-line diagram | Basic Vendor claim | — Not found |
| String sizing / stringing | — Could not read | — Not found |
| Proposals & sales | ||
| Proposal document generation | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| E-signature | Yes Verified | — Verified |
| Estimation & financial modelling | ||
| ROI / payback calculation | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| AI & automation | ||
| AI agent / copilot | vendor-claimed Verified | — Could not read |
| AI design assistance | — Could not read | vendor-claimed Verified |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Named, documented integrations | 4 Verified | 2 Verified |
| Public API | Basic Vendor claim | Advanced Verified |
| Platform & deployment | ||
| Android app | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| Delivery model | software Verified | hybrid Verified |
| iOS app | — Could not read | Yes Verified |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Free tier | demo-only Verified | Not offered Verified |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| C&I | No Verified | Yes Verified |
| Geographic availability | global Verified | US Verified |
| Residential | No Verified | Yes Verified |
| Target buyer | enterprise-epc; developer Verified | — Could not read |
| Utility-scale | Yes Verified | No Verified |
Scroll the table sideways to see both products. The capability column stays in place.
Framed as requirements, not a verdict. Both descriptions come from the same data.
For developers, IPPs, EPCs and engineering firms who need to iterate hundreds of utility-scale layouts and carry them through to interconnection and off-taker-ready detailed engineering. Not for anyone who needs a published price (all three tiers are "Talk to sales"), not for rooftop or residential, and not for buyers who need site prospecting outside the specific geographies where Enverus PRISM International data is licensed.
Full RatedPower (pvDesign) profileUS 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]
Full Scanifly profileMidsummer
Design & simulation · Web
SolarEdge Technologies
Design & simulation · Web
National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) — formerly the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Design & simulation · Desktop
They differ most on free tier. In total we recorded 26 verified differences and 9 points where they are the same.
Both are priced quote only. RatedPower (pvDesign): Not publicly disclosed. Scanifly: Not publicly disclosed.
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.
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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