Aurora Solar vs SolarEdge Go

Aurora Solar is software for designing, selling, and delivering solar projects, aimed at installers, sales teams, and channel managers. Design tools include 3D roof modeling, roof measurements, performance simulation, irradiance analysis, and ground mounts. Aurora says its AI generates 3D roof models with obstructions in under 15 seconds. Sales Mode supports customizable web and PDF proposals, interactive selling tools, and proposal activity tracking. Battery modeling covers backup, self-consumption, and energy arbitrage. Financing options include LightReach, GoodLeap, Mosaic, and Dividend, with the ability to create custom financiers. Its API can create, retrieve, and update projects and designs, and retrieve design assets, pricing, financings, and agreements. Basic costs $159 per user per month, billed monthly; Premium costs $259 per user per month, billed monthly. Both list 50 projects per month and one user. Enterprise offers custom project volume and unlimited users, with custom pricing. Design and Sales modes are listed for desktop or laptop on macOS or Windows using Chrome; web proposals are listed for specified iOS and Android devices.

SolarEdge Go is a free mobile app for installers managing photovoltaic sites and fleets and providing remote services. It brings together work from SetApp, Mapper and Monitoring, although full Mapper integration is described as future support. Installers can sync with SolarEdge Cloud, import designs, view site details and alerts, manage users, and create or edit sites. Site tools also include applying SolarEdge Designer plans, registering or replacing devices, and managing access permissions. The app supports on-site device configuration and registration, plus map-based fleet views, site details and responses to critical issues. Remote access supports inverter and system diagnostics and configuration, but is beta, requires administrator permissions, and is limited to supported SetApp-enabled leader inverters with CPU version 4.13 or higher. Sessions last up to 15 minutes. Full functionality requires internet access and a SolarEdge Cloud connection; without internet, use is limited to local commissioning through a direct inverter connection. Android 11 or higher and iOS 14 or higher are required. The app is for installers, not homeowners, and requires SolarEdge account credentials.