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Head-to-head · Solar Software

Solargraf vs Energy Toolbase

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Solargraf #3 in Solar Software 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Solargraf
Energy Toolbase #4 in Solar Software 8.6/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 5 features See Energy Toolbase

Solargraf leads on 0 checks, Energy Toolbase on 1, and 5 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 scoreSolargraf · 8.8/10
  • Free trialonly Energy Toolbase

Solargraf scores higher on our rubric for solar software: 8.8 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #4.

Energy Toolbase offers system monitoring; Solargraf doesn't.

Solargraf is the better fit for installers needing proposals and automated permit plans. Energy Toolbase is the better fit for teams modeling storage projects through monitoring.

  • Solargraf fits best

    Installers needing proposals and automated permit plans

  • Energy Toolbase fits best

    Teams modeling storage projects through monitoring

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Side by side

Feature Solargraf 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Energy Toolbase 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.6
Ranking #3 in Solar Software #4 in Solar Software
Best for Installers needing proposals and automated permit plans Teams modeling storage projects through monitoring
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — $299/user/mo
Free plan — —
Free trial — 14 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Live chat Phone, Email
Integrations 3 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Solargraf 4/5 · Energy Toolbase 4/5
PV design & simulation ✓ ✓
Financial modeling ✓ ✓
Proposal builder ✓ ✓
System monitoring — ✓ (best)
Permit documentation ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment platform Web Web
Our review
Pros
  • Combines PV and battery design with production estimates and reports
  • Creates interactive proposals with savings, payment, and cash-flow views
  • Generates self-service permit plan sets with system and electrical documents
  • 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
  • No free plan; plans are paid
  • Project and user quotas vary by plan, with extras priced separately
  • Financing integrations are limited to GoodLeap, LightReach, and Concert
  • 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

Solargraf brings solar and battery system design, customer proposals, financing workflows, and permitting into a cloud-based web platform. Its tools are aimed at solar businesses, including residential and commercial workflows, that need…

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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. SolargrafSolar Software 8.8Paid
  2. Energy ToolbaseSolar Software 8.614-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Solargraf — where it wins

    • Combines PV and battery design with production estimates and reports
    • Creates interactive proposals with savings, payment, and cash-flow views
    • Generates self-service permit plan sets with system and electrical documents

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan; plans are paid
    • Project and user quotas vary by plan, with extras priced separately
    • Financing integrations are limited to GoodLeap, LightReach, and Concert

  • 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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