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pylon solar design is the best aurora solar software alternative

Pylon Observer vs Aurora Solar

Pylon Observer is best choice for an Aurora Solar alternative.

When comparing Pylon Observer to Aurora Solar, you will find all of the powerful features that you get with a premium solar design software like Aurora, but you only pay per project instead of per month. This eliminates costly overheads.

Add an unlimited number of users to your team for no additional fees and give them high resolution aerial imagery, 3D shading analysis, job installer sheets and more.

Apart from Pylon's No Monthly Fees, a major difference between Pylon and Aurora Solar is that Pylon has a 2D design surface that allows for 3D objects to be placed and modelled. This means that the design surface doesn't move along numerous axes, but you still get the precision of 3D shade modelling. A flat design surface is easier to use on tablets and desktops. Some users who switch from Aurora Solar to Pylon Observer claiming their design times have been cut by up to 50%.

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Detailed features:

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aurora vs pylon

Cost

Charges
Pylon
Aurora
Billed per
Pylon per project
Aurora per user per month
Trial
Pylon
Aurora

Support

Support
Pylon Email/Live-chat support
Aurora Email/Live-chat support
Training
Pylon
Aurora
Integration support
Pylon
Aurora

Feature comparisons are accurate at time of publishing, using publicly available information.

*High resolution imagery availability varies with region

Switching from Aurora Solar to Pylon is quick and easy

Let our friendly support team do the heavy lifting for you

Get high-resolution aerial imagery

Pylon Solar Design Software includes high-resolution aerial imagery for photorealistic proposals. Pay $0 Monthly Fees for 5cm per pixel resolution.

Design better solar systems

Pylon Observer is designed to let you design an accurate solar quote in under 2 minutes.

Convert more solar quotes

Pylon includes a CRM with eSignatures and a payment gateway to boost your proposal conversion rates.

“Pylon saves us up to 50% of our design time.”
— CEO OF TOP 10 SOUTH AFRICAN SOLAR COMPANY
Paul Thistelton

Grow your solar business with $0 Monthly Fees

Design in 2 minutes

A smart studio with all the tools you need to design better solar proposals in under 2 minutes.

High-res imagery

Unbelievable imagery coverage with 5cm per pixel resolution, included in Pylon.

3D solar shading

Accurately model solar shading for your install site in seconds using Pylon's 3D Shading engine.

Interval data analysis

Import NEM12 grid data to produce seasonal, monthly, weekly and daily interval data analysis.

Load profiles

Model load profiles for your solar system to determine grid reliance and storage needs.

Financial projections

Analyse energy bills, interval data, and load profiles to demonstrate ROI for your customers.

Installer job sheets

One-click installer job sheets keep everyone on the same page, with a QR code for easy sharing.

Web & PDF proposals

Win more business with beautiful animated proposals, esignatures & payment processing.

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