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Head-to-head · Solar Software

Energy Toolbase vs PVsyst

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Energy Toolbase #4 in Solar Software 8.6/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 5 features See Energy Toolbase
PVsyst #6 in Solar Software 8.4/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 5 features Visit PVsyst

Energy Toolbase leads on 2 checks, PVsyst on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreEnergy Toolbase · 8.6/10
  • Free trialboth
  • Most featuresEnergy Toolbase · 4 of 5

Energy Toolbase scores higher on our rubric for solar software: 8.6 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #6.

Energy Toolbase offers proposal builder; PVsyst doesn't. Energy Toolbase offers system monitoring; PVsyst doesn't. On deployment platform, PVsyst gives you Desktop where Energy Toolbase offers Web.

Energy Toolbase is the better fit for teams modeling storage projects through monitoring. PVsyst is the better fit for modelers needing detailed PV simulation and analysis.

  • Energy Toolbase fits best

    Teams modeling storage projects through monitoring

  • PVsyst fits best

    Modelers needing detailed PV simulation and analysis

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Side by side

Feature Energy Toolbase 8.6/10 Visit ↗ PVsyst 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.6 8.4
Ranking #4 in Solar Software #6 in Solar Software
Best for Teams modeling storage projects through monitoring Modelers needing detailed PV simulation and analysis
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $299/user/mo 25 CHF/device/yr
Free plan — —
Free trial 14 days 30 days
Free trial length 14 days 30 days
Deployment Cloud Desktop
Platforms Web Windows
Support Phone, Email Email, Community, Docs
Integrations 4 integrations 7 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Energy Toolbase 4/5 · PVsyst 2/5
PV design & simulation ✓ ✓
Financial modeling ✓ ✓
Proposal builder ✓ (best) —
System monitoring ✓ (best) —
Permit documentation Not checked yet —
Specs
Deployment platform Web Desktop
Our review
Pros
  • 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
  • Models grid-connected, standalone and pumping PV systems
  • Detailed shading, storage, loss and financial analysis
  • CLI automation plus multiple meteorological data sources
Cons
  • 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
  • Windows desktop software limits operating-system flexibility
  • Professional license costs 700 CHF per year
  • Reports carry watermarks or generic manufacturers on lower tiers
Our verdict

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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PVsyst is desktop software for designing, simulating and analyzing photovoltaic systems. It serves solar professionals modeling grid-connected, standalone and pumping projects, from system sizing through annual energy, loss and economic…

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  1. Energy ToolbaseSolar Software 8.614-day trial
  2. PVsystSolar Software 8.430-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • 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

  • PVsyst — where it wins

    • Models grid-connected, standalone and pumping PV systems
    • Detailed shading, storage, loss and financial analysis
    • CLI automation plus multiple meteorological data sources

    Where it doesn't

    • Windows desktop software limits operating-system flexibility
    • Professional license costs 700 CHF per year
    • Reports carry watermarks or generic manufacturers on lower tiers

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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