Solar Design & Simulation Software — Independent Reviews

Photovoltaic system design, shading analysis, and proposal generation tools for solar installers and engineers. Covers panel layout optimization, energy yield simulation, financial modeling, and customer-facing sales proposals.

• Array Technologies — CTI public-documentation score: 45/100
• Aurora Solar — CTI public-documentation score: 95/100
• DigiSolar — CTI public-documentation score: 80/100
• Energy Toolbase — CTI public-documentation score: 80/100
• Fronius Solar.configurator — CTI public-documentation score: 50/100
• HOMER Grid — CTI public-documentation score: 90/100
• HOMER Pro — CTI public-documentation score: 80/100
• HelioScope — CTI public-documentation score: 80/100
• Homer Energy — CTI public-documentation score: 60/100
• NREL System Advisor Model (SAM) — CTI public-documentation score: 60/100
• OpenSolar — CTI public-documentation score: 80/100
• PV*SOL Premium — CTI public-documentation score: 75/100
• PVComplete — CTI public-documentation score: 80/100
• PVSOL Expert — CTI public-documentation score: 75/100
• PVSOL Pro — CTI public-documentation score: 50/100
• PVcase Ground Mount — CTI public-documentation score: 60/100
• PVcase Roof Mount — CTI public-documentation score: 70/100
• PVcase Yield — CTI public-documentation score: 65/100
• PVsyst — CTI public-documentation score: 50/100
• SMA Sunny Design — CTI public-documentation score: 65/100
• SketchUp with Solar Analysis Plugin — CTI public-documentation score: 90/100
• Solar Pro — CTI public-documentation score: 100/100
• Solar-Estimate.org — CTI public-documentation score: 55/100
• SolarAnywhere — CTI public-documentation score: 70/100
• SolarCAD — CTI public-documentation score: 80/100
• SolarDesignTool — CTI public-documentation score: 70/100
• SolarFarmer — CTI public-documentation score: 65/100
• SolarGraph — CTI public-documentation score: 50/100
• SolarNerd — CTI public-documentation score: 60/100
• Solargraf — CTI public-documentation score: 75/100
• Solarius PV — CTI public-documentation score: 80/100
• Solea — CTI public-documentation score: 55/100
• Solmetric Array Measurement Tool — CTI public-documentation score: 60/100
• Solmetric SunEye — CTI public-documentation score: 50/100
• Sunny Design Web — CTI public-documentation score: 70/100
• T*SOL — CTI public-documentation score: 75/100
• WattPlan — CTI public-documentation score: 80/100
• WattSun — CTI public-documentation score: 60/100
• Wattmon — CTI public-documentation score: 70/100