Pylon vs. Sollit
A Quick Summary
These two are not really the same kind of software, and the comparison is more useful once that is said out loud. Sollit, which traded as 2Solar until recently, is a platform for running an installation company: leads in one end, quotes, installation planning, material lists, and maintenance contracts out the other. Pylon is what makes the design and the quote inside that process.
Sollit has five modules, and Design is one of them. It draws the layout and hands it to the quote. What it does not claim, anywhere on its own site, is shading analysis or a yield simulation. For a great many Dutch roofs that is fine. For a roof with a dormer, a chimney and a neighbour’s tree, the number you put in front of the customer is a guess.
Pylon does that part properly: 3D shading from high-resolution imagery, a yield the simulation stands behind, the customer’s own consumption data behind the battery sizing, and a proposal they can sign. It costs €4 per project with no monthly fee, and the price is on the website. Sollit is quoted after a demo.
| Sollit | ||
| Pricing |
€4 per project
No monthly fees
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On request
Modular, quoted after a demo
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| What it is | A design and quoting tool |
A platform for running the business
Lead, Design, Sales, Execution, Service
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| Shading and yield |
3D shading analysis
From high-resolution imagery
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Not claimed
Design covers layout
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| Where it operates | Netherlands, UK, Australia, New Zealand | Benelux, Germany, Spain |
| GetApp "Ease of use" rating | 4.5 / 5 | – / 5 |
| Designed for | Designing, quoting and winning the job | Operating an installation company |
Pylon's Ideal Customer Checklist
- The roofs you quote are complicated enough that the shading has to be modelled rather than estimated.
- You want the yield in the quote to be a number you can defend.
- You sell batteries, and you would rather size them against real consumption data than a standard profile.
- You want to know what the software costs before you sit through a demo.
What can you not do in Sollit?
Plenty, if what you need is a design. Sollit draws the layout, but the shading analysis and the simulated yield behind a defensible quote are not part of it, and neither is reading the customer’s own consumption data or sizing a battery against it.
The reverse is also true, and worth saying on our own comparison page: Pylon does not plan your installations, print material lists, manage maintenance contracts or monitor systems in the field. If those are the reason you are looking at Sollit, the two are not competing.
| Sollit | ||
| 3D shading analysis Sollit's Design module covers layout and feeds the quote | ||
| High-resolution imagery included | ||
| Interval consumption data Design against the customer's own usage, not a profile | ||
| Battery Size Advisor How big should the battery be for my customer? | ||
| Published price Sollit is quoted after a demo | ||
| Pay per project, no monthly fee | ||
| Installation planning and material lists | ||
| Maintenance contracts and system monitoring | ||
| Field app for installers Sollit ships iOS and Android apps |
When should you choose Sollit, and when Pylon?
Pylon
- The design is the hard part of your quote, not the paperwork around it.
- You prefer zero commitment with Pylon’s Pay-As-You-Go pricing, paying only when you use it.
- You already run your business on something else and want one tool that designs and quotes alongside it.
Sollit
- You are replacing your whole back office, not your design tool.
- You need installation planning, material lists and delivery documents in the same system as the quote.
- You sell maintenance contracts and want the monitoring beside them.
- Your installers need a field app on the roof.
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