KACO blueplanet PV-designer
by KACO new energy GmbH · Neckarsulm, Germany
Design & simulation · Hardware + software
- Entry price
- Free
- Charged
- Free
- Try before buying
- Free tier
- Runs on
- Web
- Built for
- Residential · C&I
- Named integrations
- 16
- Last verified
against the vendor’s own pages
What is KACO blueplanet PV-designer?
A free, no-login, browser-based PV sizing and yield tool that KACO new energy (a Siemens company) puts its brand on, and that Valentin Software builds and hosts — the same company behind PV*SOL.
It publishes 0 EUR free tool. We recorded 18 verified capabilities.
Verified against the vendor’s own pages.
The two questions vendors rarely answer
Free or paid?
Free
Published
Dependencies & lock-in
None recorded
We did not establish a hard third-party dependency. That is not the same as confirming there is none.
Our editorial assessment — not a user review
Who it is for — and who it is not for
Installers and planners sizing a small residential or light commercial system who want an annual-yield number, a self-consumption figure and a valid string configuration in a few minutes at no cost, with an export path into PV*SOL for the real work. It is not a design tool in the modern sense: there is no roof drawing, no satellite imagery, no 3D geometry, no obstruction modelling and no proposal. Shading is a single input field, not a study. [✓ https://kaco-pvsol.valentin-software.com/ · 2026-09-25]
Editorial assessment from the research recordSourcekaco-pvsol.valentin-software.comVerified
Pricing
0 EUR free tool
Free tier, no time limit
Sourcekaco-pvsol.valentin-software.comVerifiedfirst-hand
Prices are shown exactly as the vendor writes them and are never converted between currencies — a converted figure would be a number we invented. How we verify pricing
Feature detail
29 normalised data points across 7 capability areas. Every row carries its evidence state; hover any chip for what that state means.
Solar design & simulation 5 verified 7 not found
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Array design | ||
| Automatic module layout ⓘ | — | Not found |
| Ground-mount / tracker layout ⓘ | Basic | Verified |
| Electrical design | ||
| Single-line diagram ⓘ | — | Not found |
| String sizing / stringing ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Interoperability | ||
| CAD export (DXF/DWG) ⓘ | — | Not found |
| Site capture | ||
| 3D roof and obstruction model ⓘ | — | Not found |
| Remote site capture from imagery ⓘ | — | Not found |
| Storage design | ||
| Battery sizing and modelling ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Yield simulation | ||
| Annual energy yield simulation ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report ⓘ | — | Not found |
| Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90) ⓘ | — | Not found |
| Named weather / irradiance data source ⓘ | basic | Verified |
Proposals & sales 1 not found
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Proposal generation | ||
| Proposal document generation ⓘ | — | Not found |
Estimation & financial modelling 1 not found
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Financial modelling | ||
| ROI / payback calculation ⓘ | — | Not found |
Integrations & extensibility 1 verified 1 not found
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Extensibility | ||
| Public API ⓘ | — | Not found |
| Named integrations | ||
| Named, documented integrations ⓘ | 16 | Verified |
Platform & deployment 2 verified
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | ||
| Delivery model | hardware+software | Verified |
| Web application | — | Verified |
Pricing & commercial terms 5 verified
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | ||
| Currency | EUR | Verified |
| Entry price ⓘ | 0 EUR free tool | Verified |
| Price published ⓘ | Published | Verified |
| Pricing model | free | Verified |
| Trial | ||
| Free tier | free-forever | Verified |
Market fit & availability 5 verified
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | ||
| Geographic availability | global; DE; EU | Verified |
| Lifecycle | ||
| Product status | active | Verified |
| Segment | ||
| C&I ⓘ | — | Verified |
| Residential ⓘ | — | Verified |
| Utility-scale ⓘ | No | Verified |
1 further data points are not applicable to this product and are hidden here. They are excluded from any score rather than counted as zero — a residential tool is not deficient at ground-mount layout, it is out of scope.
AI capabilities
No AI claim on the vendor’s own pages
We found no explicit AI or machine-learning claim. Words like “smart”, “one-click automatic” and “magic” are automation claims and are deliberately not counted as AI — coding them as AI would fabricate a capability the vendor never asserted.
Integrations
16 named, documented integrations.
- SMA
- Fronius
- GE
- Ingeteam
- SunGrow
- ABB
- Chint
- SolarEdge
- Advanced Energy
- Enphase
- Solectria
- Huawei
- TMEIC
- Trina
- Jinko
- Canadian Solar
A logo wall is not an integration list. Only named, documented products are counted.
Collected from users — none yet
Verified user reviews
No verified user reviews yet
We publish only reviews we collect and verify ourselves. No review of KACO blueplanet PV-designer has cleared identity verification and moderation yet, so there is no score — and there will be none until eight verified reviews exist.
Third-party ratings from G2, Capterra and TrustRadius are never mixed into our score or our structured data; where we cite them they are attributed and dated. How our review system works · Write a review
Third-party review presence recorded during research: Capterra, G2, TrustRadius. Cited in prose only, never in our markup.
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Frequently asked
How much does KACO blueplanet PV-designer cost?
KACO blueplanet PV-designer publishes 0 EUR free tool, charged free. Read on the vendor's own pricing page on 28 September 2026.
Is KACO blueplanet PV-designer free?
Free tier, no time limit.
What does KACO blueplanet PV-designer integrate with?
16 named, documented integrations: SMA, Fronius, GE, Ingeteam, SunGrow, ABB, Chint, SolarEdge, Advanced Energy, Enphase, Solectria, Huawei, TMEIC, Trina, Jinko, Canadian Solar.
Sources and verification
Primary source
https://kaco-pvsol.valentin-software.com
Pricing read from https://kaco-pvsol.valentin-software.com/
Data coverage
18 verified · 0 vendor-claimed · 10 not found
64% of the 28 applicable data points were confirmed on KACO new energy GmbH’s own pages.
Last verified
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