PVComplete / PVCAD
by PVComplete · Stated two ways: 'Berkeley, US | Porto, PT' in the site footer; 'based in Oakland, Calif.' in the acquirer's own press release.
Design & simulation · Software + services · active (operating as a subsidiary brand of Enact Systems Inc. since 13 Jan 2026)
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- Try before buying
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- Runs on
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- Built for
- Residential · C&I · Utility-scale
- Named integrations
- 0
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What happened: TLS: unable to verify the first certificate (both apex and www)
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What is PVComplete / PVCAD?
A four-product solar engineering suite — PVSketch and PVCAD for rooftop/C&I, PVSketch MEGA and PVCAD MEGA for ground mount — whose distinguishing feature is that PVCAD runs *inside* AutoCAD, so the permit drawing and the PV model are the same file.
Its pricing could not be verified. We recorded 19 verified capabilities and 1 the vendor claims but we could not confirm.
Verified against the vendor’s own pages.
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Free or paid?
Not established
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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
Engineering teams that already live in AutoCAD and need permit- and construction-ready plan sets, single-line diagrams, pier schedules and bills of materials without redrawing a layout. It is not a sales tool for a rep on a roof, and it is not a low-commitment purchase: the cheapest engineering seat is $267/month billed annually and the CAD products require an AutoCAD licence you either hold or buy bundled. [✓ https://pvcomplete.com/distributed-generation-pricing/ · 2026-09-25]
Editorial assessment from the research recordSourcepvcomplete.comVerified
Pricing
We could not read this vendor’s pricing surface.
What happened: TLS: unable to verify the first certificate (both apex and www)
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Feature detail
24 normalised data points across 7 capability areas. Every row carries its evidence state; hover any chip for what that state means.
Solar design & simulation 10 verified 1 claimed 2 not found
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Array design | ||
| Automatic module layout ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Ground-mount / tracker layout ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Electrical design | ||
| Single-line diagram ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| String sizing / stringing ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Interoperability | ||
| CAD export (DXF/DWG) ⓘ | — | Verified |
| Site capture | ||
| 3D roof and obstruction model ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| On-site capture (drone / photogrammetry) ⓘ | — | Not found |
| Remote site capture from imagery ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Storage design | ||
| Battery sizing and modelling ⓘ | — | Not found |
| Yield simulation | ||
| Annual energy yield simulation ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report ⓘ | Basic | Vendor claim |
| Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90) ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Named weather / irradiance data source ⓘ | advanced | Verified |
Proposals & sales 1 verified
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Proposal generation | ||
| Proposal document generation ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
Estimation & financial modelling 1 verified
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Financial modelling | ||
| ROI / payback calculation ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
Integrations & extensibility 1 verified 1 not found
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Extensibility | ||
| Public API ⓘ | — | Not found |
| Named integrations | ||
| Named, documented integrations ⓘ | 0 | Verified |
Platform & deployment 1 verified
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | ||
| Delivery model | hybrid | Verified |
Pricing & commercial terms
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | ||
| Price published ⓘ | — | Could not read |
Market fit & availability 5 verified
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | ||
| Geographic availability | US; global | Verified |
| Lifecycle | ||
| Product status | active (operating as a subsidiary brand of Enact Systems Inc. since 13 Jan 2026) | Verified |
| Segment | ||
| C&I ⓘ | — | Verified |
| Residential ⓘ | — | Verified |
| Utility-scale ⓘ | — | Verified |
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
No integration named on the vendor’s own site
We searched and found no named third-party product. Integration information has not been verified for PVComplete / PVCAD.
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 PVComplete / PVCAD has cleared identity verification and moderation yet, so there is no score — and there will be none until eight verified reviews exist.
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Third-party review presence recorded during research: Capterra, G2, TrustRadius. Cited in prose only, never in our markup.
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How much does PVComplete / PVCAD cost?
We could not read PVComplete / PVCAD's pricing surface. TLS: unable to verify the first certificate (both apex and www)
Is PVComplete / PVCAD free?
We did not establish a free tier for PVComplete / PVCAD.
What does PVComplete / PVCAD integrate with?
No third-party integration is named on PVComplete / PVCAD's own site. A logo wall is not an integration list.
Sources and verification
Data coverage
19 verified · 1 vendor-claimed · 3 not found
79% of the 24 applicable data points were confirmed on PVComplete’s own pages.
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