PV*SOL premium
by Valentin Software GmbH · Stralauer Platz 34, 10243 Berlin, Germany
Design & simulation · Software
- Entry price
- EUR 845
- Charged
- Per seat
- Try before buying
- Free trial
- Runs on
- Desktop
- Built for
- Residential · C&I
- Named integrations
- 20
- Last verified
against the vendor’s own pages
What is PV*SOL premium?
Windows desktop PV design and simulation package built around 3D shading — model the buildings, extrude them from a cadastral map, place up to 7,500 mounted modules, and get a yield forecast, a circuit diagram and a customer-facing report, for a published €845/year named-user licence.
It publishes 845 EUR per named user/year, plus VAT. We recorded 25 verified capabilities and 3 the vendor claims but we could not confirm.
Verified against the vendor’s own pages.
The two questions vendors rarely answer
Free or paid?
Free trial offered
Published
Dependencies & lock-in
Has platform constraints
Windows 10/11 64-bit; .NET 4.8; internet required
Our editorial assessment — not a user review
Who it is for — and who it is not for
For European installers, planners, roofers and energy consultants doing residential and commercial rooftop work where realistic 3D shading, battery/EV/heat-pump self-consumption and a presentable customer report matter. Not for utility-scale ground-mount engineering (the published ceiling is 7,500 mounted / 10,000 roof-parallel modules), not for macOS, and not for anyone needing a cloud or multi-user workspace.
Editorial assessment from the research recordSourcevalentin-software.comVerified
Pricing
845 EUR per named user/year, plus VAT
Free trial
Sourcevalentin-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
30 normalised data points across 7 capability areas. Every row carries its evidence state; hover any chip for what that state means.
Solar design & simulation 8 verified 2 claimed 2 not found
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Array design | ||
| Automatic module layout ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Ground-mount / tracker layout ⓘ | — | Not found |
| Electrical design | ||
| Inverter sizing ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Single-line diagram ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Interoperability | ||
| CAD export (DXF/DWG) ⓘ | — | Vendor claim |
| Shading & irradiance | ||
| Shading analysis ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Site capture | ||
| Remote site capture from imagery ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Storage design | ||
| Battery sizing and modelling ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Yield simulation | ||
| Annual energy yield simulation ⓘ | Advanced | Verified |
| Bankable / IE-accepted simulation report ⓘ | Basic | Vendor claim |
| Loss and uncertainty modelling (P50/P90) ⓘ | — | Not found |
| 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 claimed
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Extensibility | ||
| Public API ⓘ | Basic | Vendor claim |
| Named integrations | ||
| Named, documented integrations ⓘ | 20 | Verified |
Platform & deployment 3 verified
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | ||
| Delivery model | software | Verified |
| Desktop OS support ⓘ | Windows 10/11 64-bit; .NET 4.8; internet required | Verified |
| Web application | No | Verified |
Pricing & commercial terms 5 verified
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | ||
| Currency | EUR | Verified |
| Entry price ⓘ | 845 EUR per named user/year, plus VAT | Verified |
| Price published ⓘ | Published | Verified |
| Pricing model | per-seat | Verified |
| Trial | ||
| Free tier | free-trial | Verified |
Market fit & availability 6 verified
| Capability | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | ||
| Geographic availability | DE; EU; global | Verified |
| Buyer | ||
| Target buyer ⓘ | engineering-firm; small-installer | Verified |
| Lifecycle | ||
| Product status | active | Verified |
| Segment | ||
| C&I ⓘ | — | Verified |
| Residential ⓘ | — | Verified |
| Utility-scale ⓘ | No | 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
20 named, documented integrations.
- Meteonorm 9
- PVGIS
- Solcast
- SolarAnywhere
- DWD
- NLR Meteosat
- EnergyPlus EPW
- Google Solar API
- Rexplorer API
- K2 Base
- Renusol PV-Configurator
- SolarEdge
- Huawei
- SMA
- AIKO
- Braas
- Velux
- BDEW
- Elexon UK
- Catapult UK
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 PV*SOL premium 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: G2, Capterra, TrustRadius, Google reviews (Valentin Software). Cited in prose only, never in our markup.
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Frequently asked
How much does PV*SOL premium cost?
PV*SOL premium publishes 845 EUR per named user/year, plus VAT, charged per seat. Read on the vendor's own pricing page on 28 September 2026.
Is PV*SOL premium free?
Free trial.
What does PV*SOL premium integrate with?
20 named, documented integrations: Meteonorm 9, PVGIS, Solcast, SolarAnywhere, DWD, NLR Meteosat, EnergyPlus EPW, Google Solar API, Rexplorer API, K2 Base, Renusol PV-Configurator, SolarEdge, Huawei, SMA, AIKO, Braas, Velux, BDEW, Elexon UK, Catapult UK.
Sources and verification
Primary source
Pricing read from https://valentin-software.com/en/products/pvsol-premium/
Data coverage
25 verified · 3 vendor-claimed · 2 not found
83% of the 30 applicable data points were confirmed on Valentin Software GmbH’s own pages.
Last verified
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