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Head-to-head · Solar Software

Aurora Solar vs Energy Toolbase

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Aurora Solar #2 in Solar Software 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Aurora Solar
Energy Toolbase #4 in Solar Software 8.6/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 5 features See Energy Toolbase

Aurora Solar leads on 0 checks, Energy Toolbase on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAurora Solar · 9.0/10
  • Free trialonly Energy Toolbase
  • Most featuresEnergy Toolbase · 4 of 5

Aurora Solar scores higher on our rubric for solar software: 9.0 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #4.

Aurora Solar is the better fit for sales teams needing detailed designs and proposals. Energy Toolbase is the better fit for teams modeling storage projects through monitoring.

  • Aurora Solar fits best

    Sales teams needing detailed designs and proposals

  • Energy Toolbase fits best

    Teams modeling storage projects through monitoring

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Side by side

Feature Aurora Solar 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Energy Toolbase 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.6
Ranking #2 in Solar Software #4 in Solar Software
Best for Sales teams needing detailed designs and proposals Teams modeling storage projects through monitoring
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $1,620/user/yr $299/user/mo
Free plan — —
Free trial — 14 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Live chat, Tickets, Docs · 24/7 Phone, Email
Integrations 9 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Aurora Solar 0/5 · Energy Toolbase 4/5
PV design & simulation Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Financial modeling Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Proposal builder Not checked yet ✓ (best)
System monitoring Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Permit documentation Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment platform Not checked yet Web
Our review
Pros
  • Combines 3D design, automated panel placement, and on-demand site models
  • Premium adds LIDAR-assisted modeling, shade reports, and battery storage modeling
  • Proposal, financing, and e-signature tools connect sales with project documentation
  • Covers utility costs, scenarios, project economics, and cash flow analysis
  • Combines proposals, dispatch management, monitoring, and savings verification
  • Integrates with Tesla, Socomec, Sungrow, and BYD systems
Cons
  • Basic starts at $159 per user monthly
  • Enterprise pricing is customized
  • Site surveys rely on a SiteCapture partner app and are marked beta
  • Annual billing starts at $299 per user per month
  • Business pricing rises to $333 per user per month
  • Not suited to teams requiring a free tier
Our verdict

Aurora Solar is a cloud-based platform for solar professionals and installation companies that need to connect sales proposals with system design and project documentation. Sales teams can create customizable proposals for web or PDF,…

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Energy Toolbase is a cloud-based, web suite for solar and energy storage project development and operations. Its ETB Developer tools address utility costs, system scenarios, project economics, financing, incentives, and customer proposals.…

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  1. Aurora SolarSolar Software 9.0Paid
  2. Energy ToolbaseSolar Software 8.614-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Aurora Solar — where it wins

    • Combines 3D design, automated panel placement, and on-demand site models
    • Premium adds LIDAR-assisted modeling, shade reports, and battery storage modeling
    • Proposal, financing, and e-signature tools connect sales with project documentation

    Where it doesn't

    • Basic starts at $159 per user monthly
    • Enterprise pricing is customized
    • Site surveys rely on a SiteCapture partner app and are marked beta

  • Energy Toolbase — where it wins

    • Covers utility costs, scenarios, project economics, and cash flow analysis
    • Combines proposals, dispatch management, monitoring, and savings verification
    • Integrates with Tesla, Socomec, Sungrow, and BYD systems

    Where it doesn't

    • Annual billing starts at $299 per user per month
    • Business pricing rises to $333 per user per month
    • Not suited to teams requiring a free tier

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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