Pylon vs. SolarPlus
A Quick Summary
Pylon and SolarPlus are two software solutions often compared by solar businesses seeking to streamline their processes. Both platforms provide a plethora of features to boost your solar business and manage customer interactions in a centralized system—but they each adopt slightly different approaches.
The key distinctions between SolarPlus and Pylon lie in their pricing model, ease-of-use, user seats, and solar design features.
Pylon provides a pay-as-you-go model and boasts the fastest industry-leading solar design process. It also includes high-resolution imagery* with every project, unlimited users, and numerous third-party integrations.
SolarPlus, in contrast, charges monthly a subscription, and focuses on compliance and documentation.
If you prioritise a quick and efficient solar design tool with high resolution imagery at no additional cost, Pylon may be your preferred choice.
*High resolution imagery availability varies with region.  | ||
| Pricing |
All-inclusive
Pricing publicly available
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High commitment
Add-ons during sign up; Overage billing
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| Users | Unlimited | Starts at 5 user accounts |
| High resolution imagery | Included | Optional paid add-on |
| Free trial | ||
| Training & implementation | $0 |
Required
Start from $500
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| GetApp "Ease of use" rating | 4.5 / 5 | – / 5 |
| Xero Integration | Free | $20 / month |
| Lead capture forms | Free | $10 / month |
| Support | Live chat, phone, email |
Pylon's Ideal Customer Checklist
- The productivity of your team is your #1 priority
- You're looking for a scalable system to match your team's growth
- You're looking for simplicity in your Solar Design Tool, so your team can start from day one—no training required.
- You're looking for a Single Source of Truth (SSOT)
What can you not do in SolarPlus?
SolarPlus is a great solar design option that is rich in features, but has a slower, and complex user interface.
There are also some key solar design and sales functions that you just cannot perform using SolarPlus—such as Voltage Rise Reports, Panel auto-alignment, and Real-time customer usage data. With Pylon, they're all built-in.
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| Real-time customer usage data | ||
| Panel auto-alignment | ||
| Built-in Payment Processor | ||
| Live stringing advice | ||
| Battery Evacuation Plan | ||
| Voltage Rise Reports | ||
| Free Solar Sales Contract |
When should you choose SolarPlus, and when Pylon
Pylon
- You want to double your solar sales productivity with a streamlined, user-friendly design tool.
- You prefer zero commitment with Pylon’s Pay-As-You-Go pricing, paying only when you use it.
- You’re looking for a solution that requires no setup and offers a shallow learning curve for quick onboarding.
- You value and real-time customer usage data to create compelling solar proposals.
SolarPlus
- SolarPlus also tends to work best if you have resources dedicated to configuring your design tool and managing your solar components.
- You prefer drawing the roof, before placing the solar system.
- Off-grid projects are a key part of your business.
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