SurgePV helps solar professionals create site‑specific designs, shade analyses, and client‑ready proposals. Below is a curated list of 20 competing tools that cover solar layout, performance modeling, and proposal generation.
Get targeted exposure with custom position pinning and highlighted placement.
Cloud‑based platform for 3‑D site modeling, shading analysis, and automated proposals with integrated financing options.
Combines layout design, performance modeling, and financial analysis in a single, intuitive web app.
Desktop simulation software for detailed PV system design, shading, and yield calculation with extensive component libraries.
Free, open‑source web tool for quick site layout, shading, and energy production estimates.
Zero‑cost, cloud‑based design and proposal suite with drag‑and‑drop layout, instant ROI calculations, and branded PDFs.
All‑in‑one proposal builder with automated design, shading analysis, and customizable client presentations.
Enterprise‑grade design, permitting, and proposal workflow platform with GIS integration and real‑time collaboration.
3‑D design engine focused on utility‑scale projects, offering terrain‑aware layout, shading, and production forecasts.
Proposal and CRM tool that pairs quick site design with sales automation and financing calculators.
Design‑to‑sale platform with automated layout, performance modeling, and client‑ready proposals for residential installers.
Integrated design suite for SolarEdge hardware, featuring layout optimization, shading analysis, and system sizing.
Tool for Enphase micro‑inverter systems that creates site plans, energy forecasts, and proposal PDFs.
Industry‑standard simulation software for detailed performance analysis, shading, and loss modeling.
Design and monitoring suite that produces layout drawings, yield predictions, and compliance reports.
Combines HelioScope's layout engine with NREL's System Advisor Model for deeper financial analysis.
Cloud‑based design and proposal platform with built‑in permitting tools and automated client PDFs.
Web tool for quick site layout, shading, and production estimates, integrated with Autodesk BIM workflows.
Marketplace‑linked design tool that creates residential layouts, ROI calculations, and branded proposals.
Specialized civil‑engineering focused layout software for large‑scale ground‑mount projects with terrain modeling.
Lightweight desktop app for rapid PV system sizing, shading analysis, and PDF proposal generation.