If you have been searching for HelioScope pricing in 2026, the good news is that the headline numbers are now published. At Heaven Green Energy we have run HelioScope across our 12-person engineering team for C&I projects and tracked the real seat economics across our installer partner network. The 2026 read is that HelioScope Basic is $159 per month or $1,620 per year, HelioScope Pro is $259 per month or $2,640 per year, and Enterprise is custom quoted. Annual billing is a 15% discount on monthly. Each Basic and Pro subscription covers one user and 10 projects per month, so a team buys one subscription per designer. The bigger pricing trap is what HelioScope does not ship: it is engineering-strong but proposal-weak, so almost every team that runs HelioScope also buys a separate proposal tool. Neither of the usual choices is priced per seat: Solargraf sells project-volume plans from $2,799 a year (240 projects, 2 users) up to $12,999 (1,500 projects), and Enact is $279 a month for 2 users on annual billing, or $3,348 a year. That is where SurgePV at $1,299 per user per year on the 5-User Team plan ($6,495 total) takes over, because it bundles simulation and proposals in one license. For a single seat, though, HelioScope Basic at $1,620 a year is genuinely cheaper than SurgePV Individual at $1,899.
Direct answer. HelioScope pricing in 2026 is $159/month or $1,620/year for Basic, $259/month or $2,640/year for Pro, and custom pricing for Enterprise (not publicly listed). Annual billing saves 15%. Basic and Pro are single-user subscriptions capped at 10 projects a month, so five designers cost $8,100/year on Basic or $13,200/year on Pro. HelioScope is proposal-weak, so most teams stack Solargraf (from $2,799 a year for 240 projects and 2 users, up to $12,999) or Enact ($3,348 a year for 2 users on annual billing). SurgePV’s 5-User Team plan at $1,299/user/year ($6,495 total) ships 8,760-hour simulation plus AI 3D and branded proposals in one license. On one seat HelioScope Basic is the cheaper buy; on five seats with proposals in scope, SurgePV is.
This guide is written for solar installers, EPC firms, and engineering-led design teams who want a complete read on HelioScope pricing. We cover the three plans and their DC size caps, the hidden cost of pairing HelioScope with a proposal tool, the realistic cost stack a 5-person C&I installer team should budget, and where SurgePV wins and loses on price. You can compare SurgePV pricing directly, or book a free SurgePV demo and bring two real HelioScope projects to the call.
Why HelioScope Is Engineering-Strong but Proposal-Weak
HelioScope is one of the most respected solar simulation platforms in the C&I segment. Its 8,760-hour, module-level shading is deep enough that, in the projects we have taken to lender review, HelioScope output has been accepted without an additional PVsyst run. Lender requirements vary by lender and by project, so treat that as our experience rather than a rule. That engineering depth is why many large EPCs adopted HelioScope between 2018 and 2024.
The problem is what HelioScope was not built to do: customer-facing proposals. HelioScope ships a PDF export with a system summary, a yield estimate, and a layout image. As of August 2026, its published feature list does not include a white-label branded proposal designer, interactive web proposals, e-signature, or multilingual proposal output, which is the set of proposal-conversion features residential and commercial sales teams expect in 2026. The result is that most HelioScope users we have worked with pair the platform with a separate proposal tool, typically Solargraf or Enact. Neither bills per seat: Solargraf sells project-volume plans from $2,799 a year (240 projects, 2 users) to $12,999 (1,500 projects), with API access a further $4,000 a year, and Enact is $279 a month for 2 users on annual billing ($299 month to month).
The second pricing problem is the tier ceiling. HelioScope Basic covers foundational design and modeling tools and caps DC system size at 1.25 MW. Pro adds LIDAR-assisted modeling and AI-based obstruction detection and raises the cap to 5 MW. Enterprise raises it to 30 MW and is the only tier with unlimited users, single-axis trackers, and direct API access. If your pipeline includes a 2 MW rooftop, the published Basic cap rules it out, so the tier decision is usually made by project size rather than by feature preference. Both Basic and Pro also cap you at 10 projects per month, which is the constraint high-volume residential teams hit first.
The third is that HelioScope’s UI is engineer-first. In the teams we have onboarded, new designers took 1 to 2 weeks before they were productive, which is real payroll. Combined with the proposal-tool integration time, a 5-person team’s onboarding cost on a HelioScope-plus-Solargraf stack can run 4 to 6 weeks of designer payroll. SurgePV’s pricing page shows three published plans with every feature, including proposals, bundled. There is no separate proposal-tool contract and no separate onboarding.
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Here is the cost picture for a 5-person installer team running HelioScope in 2026, normalised to a realistic annual budget including the typical proposal-tool stack. Plan prices are HelioScope’s published figures; the proposal-tool add-on range comes from partner quotes cross-checked against Mercom India and pv magazine market data.
💰 Real numbers
Be straight about this one. A solo designer on HelioScope Basic pays $1,620 a year against $1,899 for SurgePV Individual, so for one seat HelioScope is the cheaper buy by $279 and we are not going to reframe that. Even at five seats, HelioScope Basic on its own is $8,100 against SurgePV's $6,495, a real but modest $1,605 gap. The comparison only opens up once proposals are in scope. Add Solargraf (from $2,799 a year to $12,999 by project volume) or Enact ($3,348 a year for 2 users on annual billing) and a 5-seat HelioScope Basic stack lands at $10,900 to $21,100 a year, or $16,000 to $26,200 on Pro, against $6,495 for SurgePV's 5-User Team plan with proposals included. If you never ship a customer-facing proposal, HelioScope is the cheaper tool.
The structural reason is simple. HelioScope is a simulation tool, not a sales tool, so the real C&I installer stack usually includes a second platform for proposals. SurgePV bundles both. For an EPC running commercial solar and industrial solar workloads in parallel, the saving compounds because the stacked-tool integration time disappears.
The cost picture for installer teams operating in India is even starker. HelioScope ships partial Indian DISCOM net metering coverage and no native PM Surya Ghar tariff blocks, so most Indian installers stack a third tool (or an Excel template) to fill the gap. Bridge to India tracks 12 GW of C&I solar pipeline through 2027, and SurgePV’s native IS code library and PM Surya Ghar modeling makes it the natural pick for Indian designers.
The 4-Point Heaven Green Design-Tool Bench Test
This is the named framework we use internally at Heaven Green Energy to evaluate every solar design platform we deploy across our solar EPC workflow. We score each tool from 1 to 10 on four criteria and refuse to standardise on anything under 32 of 40.
- Engineering rigour. Does it run 8,760-hour, module-level shading? P50/P75/P90 yield reports lenders accept? Soiling, snow, albedo, temperature coefficient? HelioScope scores 10 of 10 on this axis on our bench. SurgePV’s solar simulation software also scores 10. Both have produced yield reports our lender partners accepted, though acceptance is always the lender’s call.
- Full workflow coverage. Can one designer go from address to signed branded proposal inside the platform? SLD, BOQ, DXF/DWG AutoCAD export, white-label proposals, e-signature? HelioScope scores 5 of 10 because proposals are weak and require a second tool. SurgePV scores 10 because proposals, SLD, BOQ, and AutoCAD export are bundled.
- Total cost of ownership. Annual seat license plus add-ons plus proposal-tool stack plus onboarding across a 5-person team. HelioScope scores 6 of 10: the licence alone is competitive at $8,100 on Basic, but the realistic stack with proposals is $10,900 to $26,200 a year depending on tier and project volume. SurgePV scores 10 at $6,495 bundled.
- Global code coverage. NEC for US, IEC for EU, IS for India, AS/NZS for Australia, plus built-in tariff structures including PM Surya Ghar. HelioScope scores 6 of 10 (strong US, partial elsewhere). SurgePV scores 9 with native IS code and PM Surya Ghar blocks.
When we run this 4-point bench on HelioScope, HelioScope scores 27 of 40 with the proposal stack required, or 32 of 40 if you ignore the proposal gap. SurgePV scores 38 of 40. Both are deployable on engineering rigour. The deciding factors are cost and workflow completeness.
Verdict. HelioScope is a strong engineering tool. The pricing problem is not the platform, it is that on our bench a complete C&I project, proposal included, needed a second tool alongside it. That proposal-tool stack is a hidden line item, and on the numbers in this guide it can roughly double the real annual cost.
HelioScope Plan-by-Plan Pricing Breakdown
This is the published plan breakdown for HelioScope in 2026, taken from HelioScope’s own pricing page. Basic and Pro each cover one user and 10 projects per month, so the 5-seat column is simply five subscriptions. Annual billing is a 15% discount on the monthly rate.
| HelioScope Plan | Monthly | Annual (1 user) | 5-seat / yr | DC design cap | What it adds |
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| Basic | $159/mo | $1,620/yr | $8,100 | 1.25 MW | Foundational design and modeling tools, 10 projects/mo |
| Pro | $259/mo | $2,640/yr | $13,200 | 5 MW | LIDAR-assisted modeling, AI-based obstruction detection, 10 projects/mo |
| Enterprise | Custom | Not publicly listed | Not publicly listed | 30 MW | Unlimited users, single-axis trackers, direct API access |
The tier decision is usually made by project size, not by feature wishlist. Basic stops at 1.25 MW of DC, which covers residential and small commercial comfortably. The moment your pipeline includes a 2 MW rooftop you are on Pro at $2,640 a year per designer, and anything past 5 MW pushes you into Enterprise, whose pricing is not publicly listed. The 10-projects-per-month cap on both Basic and Pro is the other ceiling, and it is the one high-volume residential teams hit before they hit the MW cap.
The bigger cost is the proposal-tool stack. HelioScope’s PDF export is a system summary, not a customer-facing branded proposal. Almost every team running HelioScope also buys Solargraf (project-volume plans from $2,799 a year for 240 projects and 2 users, up to $12,999 for 1,500 projects) or Enact ($279 a month for 2 users on annual billing, $3,348 a year) to ship the proposal. That adds $2,799 to $12,999 a year depending on your project volume, taking a 5-seat Basic stack to $10,900 to $21,100 and a 5-seat Pro stack to $16,000 to $26,200.
Enterprise is quoted, not listed, and is aimed at utility-developer teams that need unlimited users, single-axis tracker modeling, and direct API access. We are not going to invent a number for it. SurgePV’s pricing is annual billing with everything (proposals, shading, AI 3D, financials) bundled and no proposal-tool stack required.
Hidden Costs of HelioScope Beyond the Headline Plan
The published HelioScope plan price is not the full bill. Five hidden costs catch most installer teams.
The proposal tool stack. HelioScope does not ship customer-facing branded proposals. Budget Solargraf, which starts at $2,799 a year for 240 projects and 2 users and runs to $12,999 for 1,500 projects, or Enact at $3,348 a year for 2 users on annual billing. Neither is priced per seat, so the line item scales with project volume rather than headcount.
The 1.25 MW cap and the 10-project cap on Basic. HelioScope Basic tops out at 1.25 MW of DC and 10 projects a month. C&I installers who take on anything larger, or residential teams quoting more than 10 sites a month, are on Pro at $259 a month per designer ($2,640 a year), not Basic at $159. Budget the Pro rate from the start if either ceiling is in your pipeline, and read our storage design software guide if batteries are part of the scope.
Engineer-first UI training payroll. HelioScope’s interface is engineer-friendly but not designer-friendly. New designers typically take 1 to 2 weeks to become productive. At Indian designer salaries of ₹60,000 to ₹80,000 per month, that is ₹15,000 to ₹40,000 of burned payroll per hire. Stacked with the proposal-tool onboarding, total year-1 training cost on a 5-seat team can hit ₹2 to 3 lakh.
India tariff coverage. HelioScope is US-first, and as of August 2026 its published feature list does not include PM Surya Ghar or DISCOM-specific tariff blocks. Indian installers using HelioScope typically maintain Excel templates or a third tool for PM Surya Ghar tariff modeling, adding another layer of admin and the cost of a finance analyst’s time.
API access only on Enterprise. If you want to connect HelioScope to your CRM or proposal pipeline, direct API access sits behind Enterprise, which is custom quoted rather than publicly priced. SurgePV ships API and Zapier on every paid plan.
Adding it up: a realistic HelioScope Pro 5-seat C&I team budget in 2026 is $13,200 HelioScope license + $2,799 to $12,999 Solargraf + ₹2 to 3 lakh onboarding payroll year 1 + ₹50,000 India workaround tooling = roughly $20,000 to $30,000 in year 1. On Basic the same stack is $8,100 + $2,799 to $12,999 Solargraf + the same onboarding, or roughly $14,000 to $24,000 in year 1. The comparable SurgePV 5-User Team budget is $6,495 license + $2,500 onboarding + no proposal stack + no India workaround = $9,000 in year 1.
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SurgePV vs HelioScope on Pricing: Side-by-Side
The four HelioScope pricing pains map cleanly to four bundled SurgePV features. This is the side-by-side our designers use when they switch.
Published price, one tier shows the whole stack. SurgePV’s 5-User Team plan is $1,299 per user per year, published. The plan includes AI 3D roof, Clara AI, 8,760-hour shading, financial modeling, branded proposals, SLD, BOQ, DXF/DWG export, and a 70,000+ module / 12,000+ inverter database. HelioScope’s equivalent path is Basic at $1,620 a year or Pro at $2,640 a year per designer, plus Solargraf from $2,799 a year or Enact at $3,348 a year for the proposal half.
8,760-hour shading on every plan. SurgePV’s solar shading analysis software runs the same hour-by-hour, year-long simulation HelioScope is known for. Module-level and string-level results land in under 30 seconds for residential, under 5 minutes for a 1 MW C&I roof. Same engineering depth. SurgePV’s pricing does not gate this to a higher tier and does not require a separate proposal-tool subscription on top.
Bankable yield and financial reports. SurgePV’s generation and financial tool covers cashflow, IRR, NPV, payback, country-specific tariffs including PM Surya Ghar, plus loan, lease, and PPA modeling. Carbon offset reports are built in. HelioScope’s financial output is engineer-focused and is typically supplemented by Solargraf for customer-facing financial summaries. For a broader look at the category, see our solar financial modeling software comparison.
Branded proposals in 5 minutes. SurgePV’s solar proposal software ships PDF and interactive web proposals with shareable URLs and e-signature. Multilingual support spans 9 languages. This is the line item HelioScope’s published feature list does not cover as of August 2026. Pair with QuickEstimate, the sister-brand solar CRM, for lead routing, PM Surya Ghar paperwork, and follow-up automation. SurgePV plus QuickEstimate replaces HelioScope plus Solargraf plus a separate CRM at lower total cost.
AI 3D roof modeling, included. You enter an address. SurgePV pulls satellite imagery and builds a 3D roof model with obstructions in under 60 seconds. Accuracy is within ±3% of LIDAR ground truth. HelioScope’s design entry is manual or CAD-based. SurgePV’s equivalent is the AI 3D solar design module on every paid plan.
Clara AI, natural-language design assistant. Clara takes plain English commands and executes design changes visually. As of August 2026 we have not seen a natural-language design assistant on HelioScope’s published feature list. Industry analysts at pv magazine flagged natural-language design as the biggest workflow shift in 2026.
Common Mistakes Buyers Make With HelioScope Pricing
We have helped multiple installer partners audit their HelioScope stack. These are the five pricing mistakes that cost the most, scored by frequency.
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Forgetting the proposal-tool stack. HelioScope alone does not ship customer-facing branded proposals. Budget Solargraf from $2,799 a year, or Enact at $3,348 a year for 2 users, from day one, or your real bill jumps after the first customer call.
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Signing on Basic without checking the caps. Basic stops at 1.25 MW of DC and 10 projects a month. If either ceiling is in your pipeline you are on Pro at $259 a month per designer, so budget $2,640 a year per seat from month one, not $1,620.
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Ignoring API gating. Direct API access is Enterprise-only, and Enterprise pricing is not publicly listed. If you want to wire HelioScope into a CRM or proposal flow, you are looking at a custom quote, not the $159 or $259 headline.
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Underbudgeting Indian DISCOM workaround. As of August 2026 HelioScope's published feature list does not include native PM Surya Ghar or Indian DISCOM tariff blocks. Indian installers typically run a parallel Excel model or a third tool. SurgePV bundles IS code and PM Surya Ghar natively.
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Not running a SurgePV pilot before renewal. SurgePV's free trial has no credit card. Run a 30-day pilot in parallel with HelioScope and compare time-to-proposal on the same project. The full-workflow gap becomes obvious.
The same pattern of buying-mistake shows up in our writeup on common mistakes EPC companies make in rooftop solar. The discipline is the same: model the real annual cost, including the proposal-tool stack.
How the Migration From HelioScope to SurgePV Works (5 Steps)
The cutover from HelioScope to SurgePV takes about 5 working days for a 5-person team. Run it in this order.
- Start a free SurgePV trial. Go to surgepv.com, click “Start free trial”. No credit card. Full access to design, AI 3D roof, 8,760-hour shading, and proposals.
- Export HelioScope’s active projects. Export designs as DXF and the simulation reports as PDF. SurgePV’s importer ingests DXF for roof geometry.
- Book the SurgePV onboarding call. Book a free SurgePV demo and bring two real HelioScope projects, one C&I and one residential. The team walks designers through the full address-to-proposal workflow on your actual designs.
- Re-create your proposal template. Re-build the Solargraf or Enact template inside SurgePV’s white-label editor (about 90 minutes). Pair with QuickEstimate for CRM and PM Surya Ghar paperwork.
- Cancel HelioScope and the proposal tool at renewal. Once each designer has shipped 2 to 3 SurgePV projects (typically within 5 working days), cancel both subscriptions at their next renewal. The combined annual saving on a 5-seat team is roughly $8,500 if you were on Basic plus a proposal tool, and roughly $13,600 if you were on Pro plus a proposal tool.
📘 Regulation note
If you operate in India, the platform you choose must include PM Surya Ghar subsidy modeling and DISCOM net metering tariffs. SurgePV ships an IS code library and PM Surya Ghar tariff blocks natively, built to follow the rates published by MNRE and the PM Surya Ghar portal. Neither body endorses or certifies design software, so confirm current subsidy rules yourself before you submit. HelioScope's India DISCOM coverage is thinner than its US coverage in our experience, and installers we work with commonly add an Excel template or a third tool to fill the gap.
HelioScope + Proposal vs SurgePV: Full Pricing Table
This is the realistic stack comparison for a 5-person C&I installer team in 2026. Every figure below is published vendor pricing. The proposal-tool rows use Solargraf’s published project-volume plans ($2,799 Starter for 240 projects and 2 users, up to $12,999 Enterprise for 1,500 projects) and Enact’s published $279 a month for 2 users on annual billing ($3,348 a year). Neither proposal tool is priced per seat, so those rows scale with project volume rather than headcount.
| Stack | Per-seat per yr | 5-seat / year | What is bundled | Hidden line items |
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| HelioScope Basic only | $1,620 | $8,100 | Foundational design and modeling, up to 1.25 MW, 10 projects/mo | Proposals, API, CRM, India tariffs |
| HelioScope Pro only | $2,640 | $13,200 | Basic + LIDAR modeling + AI obstruction detection, up to 5 MW | Proposals, API, CRM, India tariffs |
| HelioScope Basic + Solargraf | Not per seat | $10,900 to $21,100 | Basic + branded residential proposals | API ($4,000/yr), CRM, India tariffs, 1.25 MW cap |
| HelioScope Pro + Solargraf | Not per seat | $16,000 to $26,200 | Pro + branded residential proposals | API ($4,000/yr), CRM, India tariffs |
| HelioScope Pro + Enact | Not per seat | $16,548 | Pro + proposals + lead-gen (Enact covers 2 users) | API, CRM, India tariffs |
| HelioScope Enterprise | Not publicly listed | Not publicly listed | Unlimited users, up to 30 MW, single-axis trackers, direct API | Quote-only |
| SurgePV Individual | $1,899 | n/a (single seat) | Everything bundled | None |
| SurgePV 3-User Team | $1,499 | $4,497 (3 seats) | Everything bundled | None |
| SurgePV 5-User Team | $1,299 | $6,495 | Everything bundled | None |
Read that table honestly. On licence cost alone, HelioScope Basic is the cheaper product for one seat: $1,620 a year against SurgePV Individual at $1,899. At five seats HelioScope Basic is $8,100 against SurgePV’s $6,495, so SurgePV pulls ahead by $1,605. The gap only becomes decisive with proposals in scope: SurgePV at $6,495 beats a HelioScope Pro plus Solargraf stack, which lands between $16,000 and $26,200 a year, and beats a Basic plus Solargraf stack at $10,900 to $21,100, before counting onboarding payroll and India workaround tooling. For broader context, see our solar design software pricing comparison, our HelioScope alternative guide, our best solar design software ranking, and our solar proposal software guide.
Who Should Stay on HelioScope (Honest Pros and Cons)
We recommend the SurgePV switch for most teams, but the honest pros and cons matter. Here is the side-by-side.
- ✓ You are an engineering-only C&I or utility shop with no customer-facing proposal needs
- ✓ You are a single designer who never sends branded proposals, where Basic at $1,620/yr undercuts SurgePV Individual at $1,899/yr
- ✓ Your designers prefer the engineer-first interface
- ✓ Your project sizes are 5 MW+ and the cost of switching is bigger than the saving
- ✓ Your lender contract explicitly asks for HelioScope output formats
- ✗ You ship customer-facing proposals (almost everyone)
- ✗ You operate in India, Australia, EU, LATAM, or the Middle East
- ✗ You are paying for HelioScope plus a separate proposal tool
- ✗ You want AI 3D roof, shading, and proposals in one license
Once proposals and multiple seats are in play, SurgePV wins on price. For a lone engineer who only needs simulation, HelioScope Basic is the cheaper licence and we will say so. The Indian market specifically, where Mercom India projects 25 GW of new rooftop installations through 2027 and IRENA tracks India as one of the fastest-growing solar markets globally, rewards installers who can ship cheaper, faster, and with proposals built in.
How Heaven Green Energy Helps
Heaven Green Energy is a top-3 EPC in Gujarat with 200+ MW of installed solar across residential, commercial, and industrial segments. Our 12-person engineering and design team uses SurgePV internally because it gives us bankable rigour plus customer-ready proposals in one license, instead of stacking HelioScope plus Solargraf plus an India workaround. We recommend SurgePV to channel partners and installer customers when they ask which platform to standardise on.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does HelioScope cost in 2026?
HelioScope pricing in 2026 is $159 per month or $1,620 per year for Basic and $259 per month or $2,640 per year for Pro, with Enterprise custom quoted and not publicly listed. Annual billing is a 15% discount on monthly. Each Basic and Pro subscription covers one user and 10 projects a month, so a 5-person team buys 5 subscriptions: $8,100 a year on Basic or $13,200 on Pro. The realistic C&I stack also includes Solargraf (from $2,799 a year for 240 projects and 2 users, up to $12,999) or Enact ($3,348 a year for 2 users on annual billing) for branded proposals, pushing the all-in 5-seat bill to $10,900 to $26,200 a year. SurgePV’s published 5-User Team plan at $1,299 per user per year ($6,495 total) bundles simulation plus proposals.
How does HelioScope pricing compare to Aurora Solar?
On the headline they now sit almost on top of each other. Aurora Solar, HelioScope’s parent, publishes Basic at $135 per user per month on annual billing ($159 monthly) and Premium at $220 per user per month on annual ($259 monthly), which works out to the same $1,620 and $2,640 per user per year as HelioScope Basic and Pro. The difference is scope, not price: HelioScope is built for engineering and simulation, while Aurora bundles more of the sales and proposal workflow. The honest comparison is HelioScope plus Solargraf vs Aurora alone, where the stacked HelioScope bill is roughly $10,900 to $26,200 a year for 5 seats depending on project volume, and Aurora Premium is $13,200. SurgePV at $6,495 for 5 seats beats both by bundling everything in one license. For deeper platform-vs-platform detail, see our Aurora vs HelioScope and HelioScope vs PVsyst comparisons.
Does HelioScope ship customer-facing proposals?
HelioScope ships a PDF export with a system summary, yield estimate, and layout image. As of August 2026 its published feature list does not include white-label branded proposals, interactive web proposals, e-signature, or multilingual proposal output. The common practice for HelioScope users is to pair the platform with Solargraf (from $2,799 a year for 240 projects and 2 users) or Enact ($3,348 a year for 2 users on annual billing) for customer-facing proposals. SurgePV bundles branded proposals with e-signature, shareable URLs, and 9 languages on every paid plan.
What is the hidden cost of HelioScope Basic?
HelioScope Basic at $159 per month ($1,620 a year) is a fair entry price, but it carries two ceilings: a 1.25 MW DC design cap and a limit of 10 projects per month. Teams that outgrow either move to Pro at $259 a month ($2,640 a year per designer). Add the proposal-tool stack, Solargraf from $2,799 a year or Enact at $3,348 a year, and the realistic 5-seat C&I budget lands at $10,900 to $26,200 a year depending on tier and project volume. SurgePV’s $6,495 per year for 5 seats includes storage, proposals, AI 3D, and PM Surya Ghar natively.
How does HelioScope pricing compare to SurgePV?
It depends on how many seats you need and whether you send proposals. On one seat HelioScope Basic at $1,620 a year is cheaper than SurgePV Individual at $1,899, and we are not going to pretend otherwise. On five seats HelioScope Basic is $8,100 (five single-user subscriptions) against SurgePV’s 5-User Team at $6,495, so SurgePV is ahead by $1,605. HelioScope Pro on five seats is $13,200. Once you add the Solargraf or Enact proposal stack, HelioScope Pro plus Solargraf for 5 seats runs $16,000 to $26,200 a year vs SurgePV’s $6,495 with proposals included. The bigger your team and the more proposals you send, the more SurgePV wins. For a solo engineer who only needs simulation, HelioScope is the cheaper buy.
Is there a free trial of HelioScope?
HelioScope has offered a limited free trial that in our experience is arranged through a sales conversation, with access constrained to a small number of designs and a subset of features. Check the current terms with HelioScope. SurgePV offers a free trial at surgepv.com with no credit card and full access to design, AI 3D roof, 8,760-hour shading, and proposals. You can design and export real projects during the trial. Most teams confirm the SurgePV switch within a week of trying it on their own pipeline.
Does HelioScope work for Indian PM Surya Ghar projects?
HelioScope’s Indian DISCOM coverage is thinner than its US coverage in our experience, and as of August 2026 its published feature list does not include native PM Surya Ghar tariff modeling. Indian installers using HelioScope typically maintain Excel templates or a third tool for subsidy and tariff modeling, adding admin overhead and integration cost. SurgePV’s IS code library and PM Surya Ghar tariff blocks are native, in line with current MNRE and PM Surya Ghar portal rules, which is why Indian C&I installers in our network have moved to SurgePV in 2026.
How does HelioScope Enterprise pricing work?
HelioScope Enterprise is custom priced and not publicly listed, so any figure you see quoted online is a guess. What is published is what you get: unlimited users, a 30 MW DC design cap, custom project volume, single-axis tracker modeling, and direct API access. It is aimed at utility-developer teams. You have to talk to sales to get a number. SurgePV’s Enterprise plan is custom-quoted and includes API on every paid plan starting at the Individual tier, with no separate enterprise gate for integrations.
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SurgePV replaces Aurora + HelioScope + PVsyst + a separate proposal tool in a single license. AI 3D roof in under 60 seconds, bankable 8,760-hour simulation, auto-SLD, BOQ, DXF/DWG export and branded proposals.
Free trial, no credit card · $1,299 per user per year on the 5-User Team planDisclaimer: SurgePV is our own product. It is built by the Heaven Group, the same company as Heaven Green Energy, so treat this as a recommendation from its maker.