Compare Aurora Solar vs Pylon

About Aurora Solar

Aurora offers the most comprehensive and advanced software platform for the design and sale of solar installations. It is used by many of the US’ top solar installers in their day-to-day operations. It was created from the realization that it was needlessly cumbersome and time-consuming to have to use many different tools to work on a single solar installation. Aurora’s innovative workflow encompasses all of the steps needed to go from an address to a completed solar design, financial analysis, and sales proposal in next to no time.

Creating a design and modeling an installation is easy and robust. Users can perform detailed shading analysis and get shade measurement directly in the application, drag and drop components to create system designs, and automatically generate single line diagrams. All designs are automatically checked for compliance with electrical constraints, industry best practices and NEC rules.

Automated financial reports allow users to quickly determine the viability of a project and easily model many of the most popular financing structures. Financial models take into account the energy profile of the project and calculate accurate and dynamic visualizations of financial information like cash flows, payback period, LCOE and bill savings.

Finally, everything can be tied together with compelling sales proposals. Using the project and design data already created in Aurora, sales proposals automatically pull in the custom project and client data, 3D visuals, and financial analysis into any number of clean and professional templates, guaranteeing a consistent, yet customized experience for all clients.

About Pylon

Pylon is the only Solar Design software offering solar installers everything they need to grow their business without charging a monthly fee.

Pylon gives you:

• High resolution aerial imagery (up to 5cm per pixel)
• 3D Shading Analysis
• Financial Analysis and Projections
• Installer Job Sheets
• Two-way SMS and email communications
• CRM & lead management system
• Payment Gateway
• Single Line Diagrams
• iPad-optimised user interface
• eSignatures

Our interface is modern, well-designed and intuitive. We have received over 1000 user ratings with an average of 4.6/5 stars. Installers like Pylon because the work surface is 2D, which makes it easier to navigate, but you can still place and manipulate 3D objects.

Another reason solar installers choose Pylon, is because it is the only solar design software that you can sign up for and just start using no credit card required.

Features

• API
• CAD Tools
• Sales Proposals
• Financial Analysis
• Single Line Diagrams
• Energy Production Estimates
• Shading Analysis

Features

• API
• CAD Tools
• Sales Proposals
• Financial Analysis
• Single Line Diagrams
• Energy Production Estimates
• Shading Analysis

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Summary

• 3D Shading Analysis

• High Resolution Imagery included

• Financial Analysis and Projections

• Interval Data Analysis

• Load Profiles

• Single Line Diagrams

• eSignatures

• Payment Gateway

• iPad-optimised Interface

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FAQs

Does this service offer an API?

• Yes, we have an API as well as extensive developer documents

Who are the main user groups of this service?

• Solar Installers

What are some applications this service is commonly used in tandem with?

• SolarAnalytics, Xero, Nearmap, SolarQuotes, SolarChoice

What is this service generally used for?

• Pylon is perfect for teams who want to design and convert solar installations

Does this service offer guides, tutorials and or customer support?

• Yes! We have a well-kept resources section as well as world-class support. Most of our users get served within minutes.

Does this service offer multi-user capability (e.g. teams)?

• Yes.

  You can add as many members to your team as you would like.

Does this service integrate with any other apps?

• Yes!

  Xero, SolarAnalytics, Nearmap, SolarQuotes and SolarChoice

What platforms does this service support?

• Pylon is web-based but is optimised for desktop and iPad

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