Comparison
SolvSolar vs Aurora Solar
Heavyweight CAD suite priced per designer seat, built around US residential workflows. SolvSolar replaces it with a $0-seat Solar Operating System that designs, prices, finances and closes in 45 seconds — on web, WhatsApp and Telegram.
Price in real currency
Aurora Solar: ≈ ₹22,000 per designer seat per month (₹2,64,000 a year for one seat)
SolvSolar: ₹0 per seat, ₹10 per kW designed — first 100 kW free
Proposal turnaround
Aurora Solar: 20–30 min CAD
SolvSolar: 45 seconds, end to end
India regulatory fit
Aurora Solar: Limited / US-only
SolvSolar: Global DISCOM & net-metering rulesets
SolvSolar differs from Aurora Solar because Aurora Solar charges $250+/seat/mo (≈ ₹22,000 per designer seat per month (₹2,64,000 a year for one seat)), while SolvSolar charges ₹0 per seat, ₹10 per kW designed — first 100 kW free with no per-seat licence. The second measurable difference is turnaround: Aurora Solar typically needs 20–30 min CAD to produce a proposal, against 45 seconds, end to end on SolvSolar. On India-specific compliance, Aurora Solar provides Limited / US-only, whereas SolvSolar provides Global DISCOM & net-metering rulesets.
| Capability | Aurora Solar | SolvSolar OS |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per seat | $250+/seat/mo | $0 / seat — pay per kW designed |
| Cost in INR | ≈ ₹22,000 per designer seat per month (₹2,64,000 a year for one seat) | ₹0 per seat, ₹10 per kW designed — first 100 kW free |
| Proposal turnaround | 20–30 min CAD | 45 seconds, end to end |
| Mobile speed | Desktop-first | Mobile-first PWA, sub-second loads |
| WhatsApp integration | Not supported | Native WhatsApp + Telegram bots |
| Global DISCOM / net metering | Limited / US-only | Global DISCOM & net-metering rulesets |
5 concrete differences between SolvSolar and Aurora Solar
- Aurora bills per named designer seat; SolvSolar bills ₹0 per seat and charges ₹10 per kW designed, with the first 100 kW free.
- Aurora's LIDAR-assisted shade study takes 20–30 minutes per roof; SolvSolar returns a complete four-page proposal in about 45 seconds.
- Aurora's tariff and incentive library is built for US utilities and the 30% federal ITC; SolvSolar ships PM Surya Ghar slabs (₹30,000/kW for the first 2 kW, ₹18,000/kW for the 3rd, ₹78,000 cap) and 16 Indian state DISCOM rulesets.
- Aurora has no WhatsApp or Telegram channel; SolvSolar closes proposals natively on both, which is where most Indian residential leads actually reply.
- Aurora is a desktop-first web app; SolvSolar is a mobile-first PWA a salesperson can run from a rooftop on 4G.
SolvSolar vs Aurora Solar: which is better for Indian installers?
SolvSolar vs Aurora Solar: which is better for Indian installers? Aurora is the stronger pure engineering CAD tool — if you need LIDAR-grade shade analysis for large US residential portfolios, it earns its ₹22,000 per seat per month. For an Indian installer quoting 3–10 kW rooftops, that seat fee is roughly ₹2.64 lakh a year before you have sent a single proposal, and the incentive engine still does not know what PM Surya Ghar or MSEDCL net metering are. SolvSolar costs ₹0 per seat, charges ₹10 per kW only when you design, returns the proposal in 45 seconds instead of 20–30 minutes, and closes on WhatsApp. For India, SolvSolar wins on cost, speed and regulatory fit; Aurora wins only if deep US CAD modelling is the job.
Related reading
Before you switch tools, read the Solar Proposal Software Buyer's Guide for India (2026) for the full evaluation framework, check the exact PM Surya Ghar subsidy slabs that Aurora Solar does not compute for you, and compare the payback numbers in Solar ROI benchmarks by system size. Our own numbers are published in full on the pricing page, and state-level rules live on the Maharashtra and Gujarat DISCOM guides.
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