Compare Pylon vs. pvDesign

Pylon's intuitive design software allows you to create accurate proposals from anywhere, in less than 2 minutes. Pylon is the only software that allows you to view high-resolution imagery within your app. Pylon's award winning 3D Solar Shading toolkit helps you identify and track shading impacts throughout the year. Pylon's load profile analysis and interval data analysis will help you and your team to better understand customer consumption patterns. Analyze load profiles & interval data. You can close more solar proposals by using interactive Web & PDF proposals and native eSignatures. Fully integrated solar CRM that integrates with your solar design software to convert proposals. Pylon Solar CRM offers 2-way SMS and email communications, team management, lead management and pre-made deal pipelines.

RatedPower, a part of Enverus, is a powerful SaaS platform that simplifies the development of utility-scale solar, BESS, and hybrid energy systems. It guides users through every phase—from site identification to final engineering design—making it a go-to solution for developers, engineers, and analysts in renewables. With RatedPower, users can assess and filter viable land using advanced geospatial data, including energy pricing and grid infrastructure. It supports topographic analysis and helps design solar layouts that consider terrain, interconnection options, and engineering standards. The platform generates bankable energy yield reports, SLDs, and Gen-Tie documentation essential for permitting and financing. For battery energy storage projects, RatedPower enables both standalone and integrated system designs. Tools for sizing and layout optimization help ensure cost-effective and technically sound configurations. During detailed design, teams can simulate and compare multiple configurations based on GCR, DC/AC ratios, and cost. RatedPower also enhances collaboration by allowing the export of reports and 3D layouts compatible with tools like PVsyst, ensuring smooth handoffs between teams and stakeholders. It’s a complete, user-friendly solution that accelerates renewable project timelines with precision and collaboration at its core.