Best Solar Software in 2026
A comparison of 20 platforms for solar businesses, ranked by fit for the trade, then by Fit Score, then by name.
The short answer
For solar businesses in 2026, Aurora Solar, Bodhi, OpenSolar, Pylon and Solargraf tie at the top of our ranking on trade fit and Fit Score (ties are listed alphabetically). Picks are ordered by fit for the trade, then by our independent Fit Score (vertical fit, pricing transparency and integration coverage), then by name, and no vendor pays for placement. Full ranking, pricing and trade-offs below.
WrenchStack analysis of 20 solar platforms · pricing verified September to October 2026 · free to cite with attribution
Top picks at a glance
| # | Tool | Trade fit | Score | Starting price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Highest trade fit | 10/10 | 10.0 | From $135/mo | 1-500 techs |
| #2 | Highest trade fit | 10/10 | 10.0 | Free tier available | 1-200 techs |
| #3 | Highest trade fit | 10/10 | 10.0 | Free tier available | 1-500 techs |
| #4 | Highest trade fit | 10/10 | 10.0 | No monthly plan (see pricing note) | 1-100 techs |
| #5 | Highest trade fit | 10/10 | 10.0 | From $233.25/mo | 1-50 techs |
Order: trade fit first, then Score, then name. Score combines vertical fit (60%), pricing transparency (20%), and integration coverage (20%). Full methodology →
Which solar software should you choose?
The top four picks in brief; full reasoning in the reviews below.
Watch-out: Per-user pricing ($135-$220 per user per month billed annually, $159-$259 monthly) with 50 projects a month per Basic or Premium license.
Watch-out: Starter and Pro prices are not published.
Watch-out: Partners pay for placement, so in-app lenders and products are not neutral.
Watch-out: Built mainly for the Australian market, with a separate UK site and no US-specific site or pricing.
What does solar software actually cost?
Across the 20 platforms we track, 4 offer a free tier and the other published monthly starting prices run from $25/mo to $233.25/mo, with a median of $96/mo. 5 of 20 publish no price and quote only on a sales call. 1 publishes prices that are not a monthly plan, such as module prices or a per-project fee. Pricing verified September to October 2026.
| Tier | Entry price | Options |
|---|---|---|
| Free / freemium | $0 to start | Bodhi, OpenSolar, Contractor+, Houzz Pro |
| Budget | under $100/user/mo | Solargraf, CompanyCam, Praxedo, Tradify, MrTask (formerly Field Complete), QuoteIQ +2 more |
| Mid-market | $100-$249/user/mo | Aurora Solar, Smart Service |
| Other published pricing | not a monthly plan | Pylon |
| Custom quote only | sales call required | Enerflo, Scoop, Solo, Commusoft, Simpro |
Bands compare the lowest published tier per user per month; a flat company plan is split across a 5-person team, so a $300/mo flat plan counts as $60 per user. Plans can add per-user or higher-tier costs above this (see each review for the full tier breakdown). How we verify pricing →
All 20 solar platforms, ranked
The complete list behind the picks above, ordered by the Fit column (how well the product suits solar work specifically, not how good it is generally), then by Fit Score, then by name. Pricing verified September to October 2026.
| # | Platform | Entry price | Fit | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurora Solar | From $135/mo | 10/10 | Residential and commercial solar installers and sales teams that want 3D design, proposals, financing and permit plan sets in one platform and are fine paying per user |
| 2 | Bodhi | Free tier available | 10/10 | Residential solar installers that want to keep homeowners updated from contract to activation, handle customer messages in one inbox, and collect reviews and referrals |
| 3 | OpenSolar | Free tier available | 10/10 | Solar installers of any size, in the US, UK, Australia and many other countries, that want free design, proposal and project software and accept partner-funded placement |
| 4 | Pylon | No monthly plan (see pricing note) | 10/10 | Solar installers in Australia and the UK who want fast residential or commercial designs and proposals without a monthly subscription |
| 5 | Solargraf | From $233.25/mo | 10/10 | Residential solar installers and sales teams, especially Enphase installers, who want design, proposals, financing and permit plan sets in one tool and can commit to an annual plan |
| 6 | Enerflo | Custom quote | 10/10 | US residential solar dealers, installers, EPCs and vertically integrated companies that want one workflow from lead to installation on flat, volume-based pricing |
| 7 | Scoop | Custom quote | 10/10 | Solar installers, O&M providers and other energy and infrastructure contractors that need to standardize project workflows, field checklists and scheduling across office staff, crews and subcontractors |
| 8 | Solo | Custom quote | 8/10 | Residential solar sales teams, and roofing, HVAC and generator installers selling in the home, that want fast proposals with built-in financing and the option to have Solo's team do the design |
| 9 | CompanyCam | From $63/mo | 7/10 | Contractors needing structured photo documentation for insurance claims, customer trust, or marketing portfolios |
| 10 | Contractor+ | Free tier available | 7/10 | Solo contractors and small trades teams that want a free, all-in-one estimating, invoicing, and job-management app on mobile |
| 11 | Praxedo | From $39/mo | 7/10 | Service organizations with 5 to 500+ technicians (telecoms, energy and utilities, HVAC and refrigeration, plumbing, maintenance) that need scheduling, a mobile app and ERP or CRM connectors |
| 12 | Tradify | From $47/mo | 7/10 | Small trade businesses needing a quote-to-invoice flow with published per-user pricing |
| 13 | MrTask (formerly Field Complete) | From $33.25/mo | 7/10 | Small and mid-size service businesses that want field service management, with the option to join a job-sharing network |
| 14 | Houzz Pro | Free tier available | 7/10 | Remodelers, builders, interior designers and architects who want design tools, estimates, project management and marketing on Houzz in one app |
| 15 | Smart Service | From $129.99/mo | 7/10 | HVAC, plumbing and other service shops that run on QuickBooks and want scheduling and dispatch built around it |
| 16 | Commusoft | Custom quote | 7/10 | Heating, plumbing, electrical, commercial HVAC, building maintenance and generator service companies with 6 or more staff that run service contracts and planned maintenance |
| 17 | QuoteIQ | From $25/mo | 7/10 | Solo operators and small home service crews, including painters, who want estimating, scheduling, invoicing and payments in one app priced per company with a paint calculator and AI tools |
| 18 | Service Fusion | From $208/mo | 7/10 | Growing service businesses that want unlimited users on a flat monthly price |
| 19 | Simpro | Custom quote | 7/10 | Electrical, HVAC, plumbing, security and fire protection contractors that mix service, maintenance and project work and want quoting, stock and job costing in one system |
| 20 | MarketSharp | From $182/mo | 6/10 | Remodelers, window and door, roofing, siding and other home improvement contractors that sell through in-home appointments and want lead tracking, marketing campaigns and production tracking in one CRM |
No vendor pays for placement or for a score. How we rank →
What solar software does
Software for solar businesses covers some or all of the steps from first contact to a paid invoice, such as booking, scheduling, dispatching, quoting, invoicing and taking payment, and some tools cover design, proposals or project management instead. Tools differ in which steps they cover, so check each review's feature list against the way your business works.
Of the 20 tools on this page, 14 publish an entry price and 4 of those list a free tier; among tools with no free tier, the lowest monthly starting price is $25/mo; 1 more publishes prices that are not a monthly plan. What an entry plan includes differs from tool to tool, so the useful question is which platform fits your team size and the way you work.
The How to choose section below uses three sizing brackets: solo (1-3 techs), growing (4-15 techs), and established (more than 15 techs).
The Solar software market
Residential solar is sold on a proposal: system size, panel layout, production estimate, savings and financing, presented to the homeowner. That makes design, proposal and sales software the core of a solar company's stack, with dispatch a smaller part. Design tools such as Aurora Solar and OpenSolar build 3D site models and production estimates from imagery; Solo builds in-home proposals, with the option of having Solo's team do the design; and Enerflo connects sales, design, financing, contracts and installation tracking in one workflow.
When a deal is financed, the proposal has to show lenders' monthly payments. Aurora, OpenSolar, Solo and Enerflo all list lender integrations, including GoodLeap and LightReach.
What happens after the sale matters too. A proposal the install team cannot build as sold leads to change orders, so check how each tool's design carries into engineering and permitting: Aurora sells permit-ready plan sets and engineering stamps as add-ons, Solargraf generates permit plan sets, OpenSolar builds single-line diagrams, and Solo does not advertise plan sets.
Detailed reviews
#1 Aurora Solar
Fit Score
Solar design, proposal and permit plan set software with published per-user plans
- Starting price
- From $135/mo
- Best for
- Residential and commercial solar installers and sales teams that want 3D design, proposals, financing and permit plan sets in one platform and are fine paying per user
- Key features
- solar design · 3d modeling · production estimates · proposals · sales workflow · plan sets
- Integrations
- goodleap · mosaic · sungage · dividend finance · lightreach · enfin · eagleview · nearmap · hubspot · zoho crm · utilityapi · api
- Watch out for
- Per-user pricing ($135-$220 per user per month billed annually, $159-$259 monthly) with 50 projects a month per Basic or Premium license; AI-assisted site models are listed under Enterprise; plan sets, engineering stamps and on-demand site models cost extra; no free trial is listed
#2 Bodhi
Fit Score
Customer experience platform for residential solar installers: automated project updates, a branded homeowner app, surveys and referrals
- Starting price
- Free tier available
- Best for
- Residential solar installers that want to keep homeowners updated from contract to activation, handle customer messages in one inbox, and collect reviews and referrals
- Key features
- client portal · customer communications · team inbox · automated project updates · surveys · review management
- Integrations
- salesforce · hubspot · zoho · microsoft dynamics · pipedrive · monday · quickbase · podio · insightly · zendesk · teamwork · sunbase · solarsuccess · google drive · dropbox · amazon s3
- Watch out for
- Starter and Pro prices are not published; CRM integration and the AI features require the Pro plan; it is a customer communication layer, not a design, proposal or full project management tool
#3 OpenSolar
Fit Score
Free solar design, proposal and project management software funded by partners
- Starting price
- Free tier available
- Best for
- Solar installers of any size, in the US, UK, Australia and many other countries, that want free design, proposal and project software and accept partner-funded placement
- Key features
- solar design · 3d modeling · production estimates · proposals · project management · single line diagrams
- Integrations
- goodleap · sungage · dividend finance · lightreach · enfin · sunlight financial · xero · quickbooks · nearmap · metromap · hardware distributors · api
- Watch out for
- Partners pay for placement, so in-app lenders and products are not neutral; API Access (per project), connectors (monthly) and premium imagery cost extra and prices are shown only in the app; some features depend on your country
#4 Pylon
Fit Score
Pay-per-project solar design and proposal software from Sydney, with 3D shading, battery design and an optional solar CRM
- Starting price
- No monthly plan (see pricing note)
- Best for
- Solar installers in Australia and the UK who want fast residential or commercial designs and proposals without a monthly subscription
- Key features
- solar design · 3d modeling · shading analysis · solar proposals · proposals · battery design
- Integrations
- xero · servicem8 · mailchimp · nearmap · brighte · smart ease · solaris finance · solarquotes · solarchoice · facebook · google workspace · microsoft 365
- Watch out for
- Built mainly for the Australian market, with a separate UK site and no US-specific site or pricing; the currency on the main pricing page is not labeled; the CRM is a separate per-user subscription; per-project charges add up at high volume
#5 Solargraf
Fit Score
Solar design, proposal and permitting software owned by Enphase, sold on annual plans with project and user limits
- Starting price
- From $233.25/mo
- Best for
- Residential solar installers and sales teams, especially Enphase installers, who want design, proposals, financing and permit plan sets in one tool and can commit to an annual plan
- Key features
- solar design · 3d modeling · solar proposals · proposals · esignature · financing integration
- Integrations
- docusign · enphase enlighten · enerflo · lightreach · enfin · goodleap
- Watch out for
- Annual billing only, with no monthly plan or published free trial; each plan caps projects and users, with per-project and per-user overage fees; public API access costs $4,000 a year below Enterprise
Which features matter most for solar businesses
Features to test for solar work:
Design speed and accuracy: roof modeling from satellite or LIDAR imagery and a production estimate. Solo detects rooflines with AI; Aurora lists AI-assisted site models under its Enterprise plan.
Financing: the proposal should show monthly payment options from several lenders. Aurora, OpenSolar, Solo and Enerflo list lender integrations such as GoodLeap and LightReach.
Editing in the conversation: reps need to change system size, equipment and pricing with the homeowner.
Permit-ready output: single-line diagrams, wire sizing and voltage drop. Aurora sells permit-ready plan sets and engineering stamps as paid add-ons, Solargraf generates permit plan sets, Pylon generates single-line diagrams and voltage rise reports, OpenSolar builds single-line diagrams but does not mention wire sizing or stamps, and Solo does not advertise plan sets.
Lead to installation: Enerflo connects sales, contracts, financing and install tracking on top of your design tool.
Dig deeper into Solar software
How to choose the right solar software
Each tool counts in every bracket that its stated best team size range overlaps, so a tool listed as best for 1-30 techs counts in all three. Tools with no stated team size are left out.
If you're solo or have 1-3 techs
12 of the 20 tools on this page list a best team size range that overlaps 1 to 3 techs; the first 3 in the ranking are:
- Aurora Solar: From $135/mo, best for 1-500 techs
- Bodhi: Free tier available, best for 1-200 techs
- OpenSolar: Free tier available, best for 1-500 techs
Don't pay for enterprise features you won't touch.
If you have 4-15 techs and are growing
20 of the 20 tools on this page list a best team size range that overlaps 4 to 15 techs; the first 3 in the ranking are:
- Aurora Solar: From $135/mo, best for 1-500 techs
- Bodhi: Free tier available, best for 1-200 techs
- OpenSolar: Free tier available, best for 1-500 techs
Check whether each plan is priced per user or per company, because that decides how the bill changes as you add techs.
If you have more than 15 techs
18 of the 20 tools on this page list a best team size range that goes past 15 techs; the first 3 in the ranking are:
- Aurora Solar: From $135/mo, best for 1-500 techs
- Bodhi: Free tier available, best for 1-200 techs
- OpenSolar: Free tier available, best for 1-500 techs
Get any quote in writing before you sign.
Mistakes to avoid when picking solar software
1. Buying for the team you have, not the one you plan to have
If you plan to hire, check that the tool handles dispatching and team management before you need them. Switching platforms later means moving job history, customer records and recurring service agreements, so ask each vendor what its import and export carry over. Buy for the team size you plan to have, not only the one you have today.
2. Underestimating implementation time
Setup time depends on how much customer data and how many recurring contracts you bring over, and on how much training your team needs. Ask each vendor for a written onboarding plan, and don't sign a contract that locks you into a go-live date you can't realistically hit.
3. Skipping the QuickBooks integration deep-dive
14 of the 20 tools on this page list a QuickBooks integration. If you keep your books in QuickBooks, verify these before signing:
- QuickBooks Desktop vs Online support: confirm the tool supports the version your accountant uses; support for one does not mean support for the other.
- Sync direction: one-way push (FSM → QuickBooks) vs two-way sync. Two-way matters if your accountant adjusts entries in QB.
- Sync frequency: ask whether changes sync in real time or on a schedule. This matters more if you reconcile daily than if you reconcile weekly.
- Customer record merge behavior: when a customer exists in both systems with slightly different addresses, ask whether the tool merges the records or creates a duplicate.
4. Over-indexing on price at the entry tier
Check what the entry tier leaves out (for example dispatch optimization, automated reminders or recurring service tracking) before you compare prices. Compare the tier you'd realistically use, not the marketing "starting at" price.
5. Ignoring the team-adoption tax
Software only pays off if the team uses it. A polished app doesn't help if your senior tech won't enter job notes in it. Before committing, get your most software-resistant team members on a demo. If they push back hard on basic workflows, keep shopping.
Glossary: terms used in this guide
- FSM (Field Service Management)
- Umbrella category for software that manages dispatching, scheduling, invoicing, and customer communication for businesses with technicians in the field. Used interchangeably with "field service software."
- Dispatching
- The process of assigning jobs to specific technicians based on skill, location, and availability. Some dispatch tools also suggest routes or match technician skills to jobs; check each review's feature list.
- Service agreement
- A recurring contract where customers pay annually or monthly for scheduled maintenance + priority service. Common in HVAC and commercial plumbing.
- Pricebook
- A standardized catalog of services and prices used to generate quotes consistently across techs. Some platforms package it as a named feature, such as ServiceTitan's Pricebook Pro.
- Flat-rate pricing
- Quoting the same price for the same job regardless of how long it takes, using set prices such as those in a pricebook. Opposite of time-and-materials billing.
- AIA billing
- An invoicing standard used in commercial construction and large contracting projects. Progress billing on standard AIA payment-application forms, which bill the share of work completed against a schedule of values. If your customers require it, check that your software supports it.
- Two-way QuickBooks sync
- Bidirectional data flow between FSM software and QuickBooks. Changes in either system propagate to the other. Critical if your accountant makes adjustments directly in QB.
- Consumer financing
- Financing offers (such as Wisetack, GreenSky or Synchrony) that let customers pay for large repairs over time. Some field service platforms connect a lender to estimates and invoices: Wisetack's site lists Housecall Pro and Jobber among its partners.
- GLS (Google Local Services Ads)
- Google's "Local Services" ad placement (with the green check).
Frequently asked questions
What is the best solar software in 2026?
Ranked first by fit for the trade, with our independent WrenchStack Fit Score (vertical fit, pricing transparency and integration coverage) breaking ties and then name, the top of our 2026 solar software ranking is: 1. Aurora Solar; 2. Bodhi; 3. OpenSolar; 4. Pylon; 5. Solargraf; 6. Enerflo; 7. Scoop; 8. Solo. Aurora Solar is listed first of 5 tools tied on trade fit and Fit Score (From $135/mo), but the right choice depends on your team size and budget; see the decision guide on this page for size-specific picks.
What kinds of software do solar installers use?
Design-and-proposal tools on this page differ in approach. Aurora Solar offers 3D design, proposals and permit plan sets on published per-user plans (from $135 per user per month billed annually, or $159 month to month); Solargraf (owned by Enphase) offers design, proposals with financing and permit plan sets on annual plans (from $2,799 a year for 2 users and 240 projects); OpenSolar is free to use (no licence fee, with API access, connectors and premium imagery charged separately); Solo focuses on fast in-home proposals, with the option of having Solo's team build the design (quote-based pricing); and Enerflo connects sales, design, financing and install tracking in one lead-to-installation platform. Pick by whether you want free (OpenSolar), in-house design with permit plan sets (Aurora or Solargraf), outsourced design (Solo), or a full operations platform (Enerflo).
Is OpenSolar really free?
Yes. OpenSolar's design, sales and project management software has no licence fee for installers; OpenSolar says its hardware, finance and service partners pay to be part of the platform instead. Since April 2026 it has charged for API access (per project) and for connectors such as Xero and QuickBooks (a monthly subscription), and premium imagery is bought per image, but the core platform is still free. Because partners pay for placement, the lenders and products you see first in the app are OpenSolar's commercial partners.
Which solar tools produce permit-ready plan sets?
Some solar tools are built around the sales proposal (layout, production, savings) rather than stamped engineering, so permit-ready single-line diagrams, wire sizing and voltage-drop calculations can come from separate services or add-ons. Aurora sells permit-ready plan sets (single-line or three-line diagrams with conductor sizes) and engineering stamps as paid add-ons, Solargraf generates permit plan sets from the same account as its designs and proposals, Pylon generates editable single-line diagrams and voltage rise reports from its designs, OpenSolar builds single-line diagrams but does not mention wire sizing or stamps, and Solo's pages do not advertise plan sets. If permit-ready output matters to your workflow, test the electrical design depth specifically.
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