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Midsummer
Design & simulation · Web
Pricing GBP 0 Per seat Free tier, no time limit
Sept 2026
Comparison
Scanifly vs SolarEdge Designer
23 differences · 12 identical
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
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
- Price published Not published Published
- Pricing model quote-only free
- Free tier Not offered free-forever
Scanifly or SolarEdge Designer?
They differ most on price published. Scanifly publishes Not publicly disclosed; SolarEdge Designer publishes Free. They use different pricing models, so those figures do not compare directly.
We do not name a winner. Below are 23 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
Scanifly is priced quote-only 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.
Scanifly
Not publicly disclosed
Quote only
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
23 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 | Scanifly | SolarEdge Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Solar design & simulation | ||
| Battery sizing and modelling | — Not found | Advanced Verified |
| Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90) | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| 3D roof and obstruction model | Advanced Verified | — Could not read |
| Annual energy yield simulation | Basic Vendor claim | Advanced Verified |
| Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report | Basic Vendor claim | — Not found |
| Ground-mount / tracker layout | Basic Vendor claim | — Not found |
| Inverter sizing | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| On-site capture (drone / photogrammetry) | Not offered Verified | — Could not read |
| Shading analysis | — Could not read | Advanced Verified |
| String sizing / stringing | — Not found | — Could not read |
| Proposals & sales | ||
| Proposal document generation | — Not found | Advanced Verified |
| E-signature | — Verified | — Could not read |
| Estimation & financial modelling | ||
| ROI / payback calculation | — Not found | Advanced Verified |
| Integrations & extensibility | ||
| Public API | Advanced Verified | — Not found |
| Platform & deployment | ||
| Android app | Yes Verified | — Could not read |
| Delivery model | hybrid Verified | software Verified |
| iOS app | Yes Verified | — Could not read |
| Pricing & commercial terms | ||
| Price published | Not published Verified | Published Verified |
| Pricing model | quote-only Verified | free Verified |
| Free tier | Not offered Verified | free-forever Verified |
| Entry price | — Could not read | 0 USD no licence or subscription fees Verified |
| Currency | — Could not read | USD Verified |
| Market fit & availability | ||
| Geographic availability | US Verified | global Verified |
Scroll the table sideways to see both products. The capability column stays in place.
Where they are the same 12 data points
- AI design assistance
- Automatic module layout
- Single-line diagram
- CAD export (DXF/DWG)
- Remote site capture from imagery
- Named weather / irradiance data source
- Named, documented integrations
- Product status
- C&I
- Residential
- Utility-scale
- Web application
Which might suit you
Framed as requirements, not a verdict. Both descriptions come from the same data.
Consider 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]
Full Scanifly profileConsider 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.
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Frequently asked
What is the main difference between Scanifly and SolarEdge Designer?
They differ most on price published. In total we recorded 23 verified differences and 12 points where they are the same.
Which costs more, Scanifly or SolarEdge Designer?
Scanifly is priced quote-only 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 Scanifly 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