# HelioScope Reviews **Vendor:** Aurora Solar **Category:** [Solar Design Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/solar-design) **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 19 ## About HelioScope A web-based sales and design tool for solar professionals. It features a 3D design engine and energy yield simulation, a detailed financial calculator and drag-and-drop proposal editor. ## HelioScope Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users praise the **excellent customer support** provided by HelioScope, enhancing their overall experience with the tool. (1 reviews) - Users find HelioScope to be **extremely easy to use** , making tool integration and implementation effortless. (1 reviews) - Users find HelioScope's **ease of use and extensive features** make it a go-to design tool with great support. (1 reviews) ## HelioScope Reviews ### 1. Helioscope for high performance solar arrays **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Amrita S. | Financial Analyst, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 15, 2023 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** I like the advance solar P V design and simulation. **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** Overall it's a good software for solar design as such there is nothing to dislike **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helpful in design and simulation studies it also provide 3D view which is helpful for the marketing of the solar projects ### 2. Review by one happy customer **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Stefano C. | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 18, 2024 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** Helioscope allows me to design solar PV systems quickly and accurately. It gives me the flexibility to use the mechanical and electrical technologies of my choice. It gives me the ability to check shading effects on my designs and to modify the design accordingly. The LIDAR feature allows me to determine the actual height of building structures or obstacles such as trees, and to adapt my flush solar PV systems to the actual inclination of pitched roofs. And, with all that said, what I like best about Helioscope is the availability, competence, responsiveness, helpfulness and courtesy of their Customer Support. **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** One area of improvement would be for Helioscope to introduce location specific data on rainfall, snowfall, dust, proximity to highways, manufacturing plants, bodies of water, etc. to determine actual soiling conditions. **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** Using Helioscope I can design detailed solar PV arrays for Ground-Mounted, Rooftop-Mounted or Carport-Mounted systems for any facility, anywhere on earth. The reports that Helioscope generates provide solar production information, and I can get a production profile for an entire year in Excel format that I can then upload into DER optimization software platforms like HOMER Grig, Xendee and Energy Toolbase. ### 3. My experience with Helio **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Environmental Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 16, 2024 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** This tool is super easy to use and integration is very simple. It had a plenty of features. We are fequently use this desgin tool. Their customer support is good and implementation is effortless. The pricing also competitive **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** Nothing as such.But I think user interface might need some improvments **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps for preliminary site survey, remote visit, quick proposal with details elements ### 4. Fast and Efficient **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tumelo L. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 26, 2024 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** Ability to check shading and remove modules based on shading percentage. Annul energy reports and 3d viewing. Easy to manuver Ability to export to AUTO CAD and other softwares Ability to export reports to Excel Reliable weather stations that are bankable Easy to use at implemetation of project **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** No battery systems at a time when hybrid systems are most needed. Lidar not available in most African countries No local electrical infrastructure such as substations and overhead lines Utility scale projects limited to 5MW and upto 15MW combined and we are building projects of 150MW and above. We need features like simulation of parameter fencing, transformers, roads and the like whn building plants No ability to calculate needed mounting brackets and different mounting profiles Helioscope is not a one stop shop, post design one needs to go to other platfofrms for mounting profiles and correct SLD's **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** Quick designs and quotations IRR calculation and PBP Comparison of products ### 5. Quick, accurate and easy to use solar simulation tool **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rowan J. | Cofounder, Head of Engineering & Business Development, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2024 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** Good UI, easy and quick to create and modify 3D designs **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** Different subscription levels and billing options are are not well tailored to our use case: we need most functionality but not all the time (ie sometimes do projects with trackers / bifactial / large capacities etc). We also have users who need occasional access (for review), as well as day-to-day heavy users, but are pushed to buy full subscriptions for every user, regardless of how often they need to log in. **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** Quick estimation of system yields based on preliminary design ### 6. The Gold Standard for Professional Solar Layouts and Design **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jeremy M. | Senior Project Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 20, 2024 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** The fact that Helioscope is easy to use but full of great features. Allows us the ability to quickly create a layout and accurately determine annual production while giving us the option to easily run mulitple versions of a layout and determine which is the best one. **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** The biggest downside is the limit to annual projects for larger systems and the overall cost per system with the newest pricing structure. **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** Determining optimum layout and running multiple scenerios to see what is the best fit for customer. ### 7. good **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nicolas S. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 26, 2024 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** good system , the software is good and it is helpfull **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** the price is to expensive for mexico, they changed the payments per 10 proyects per month. This is not viable **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** solar array ### 8. Helioscope Review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Renewables & Environment | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 18, 2024 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** Ease of use to configure site layouts and shading models. **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** Occasionally glitches during the design process. I.E. Freezes or cannot proceed to the next step. **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** The need for an in house drafter to handle the preliminary designs/layouts. ### 9. Helioscope has helped us to simplify the solar design, proposal and production. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Oil & Energy | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 31, 2024 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** Simplicity and ease of use -intuitive setup. **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** Stringing and wire sizing and having to land multiple field segments to do inverter variation. **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** Production estimate, area sizing, ROI calculation ### 10. User-friendly PV Design Software **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Maryam M. | Chief Operating Officer, Utilities, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 19, 2022 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** As I mentioned in the title, the best thing about Helioscope is that it is user-friendly, to be completely honest, it is great when it comes to quick simulation layouts & reports, and it is also very good for the newer members of the team to use. Last but not least, it provides one of the best SLDs. **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** There are a few things I dislike, there are fewer Structure Layout options available in the design section, no hybrid solar solution design option available, and it is way costlier than some other design software. **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** Personally, the most important thing helioscope has ever helped me save is lots of time, as I have repeatedly mentioned, it is user-friendly which results in designing and running simulations in a matter of minutes. ### 11. Good **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Oil & Energy | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 22, 2023 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** The Helioscope is easy to use in designing pv system. **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** The cost of subscription of Helioscope is high. **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** This solar simulation software is easy to use and can be easilly learned by non technical person. ### 12. Fantastic **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gerson C. | Diretor Comercial, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 18, 2023 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** Easy to use, the power of the tools and the summary **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** There isn't a simulation with trackers in ground simulations **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** The generation results considering azimuthal and the roof faces ### 13. Helioscope Review **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Oil & Energy | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 22, 2022 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** - It's quick and easy to use. - Easily models nearby structures. -Auto populates a project layout considering setbacks and restrictions. - It's entirely web-based. - It's inexpensive. -It's best for residentail and commercial rooftop designs. **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** -Project sizes are limited, so it's only good for residential or smaller commercial projects. -It does not allow for tracker designs. -Not exportable to PVSyst. **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** I only use it if I need to design a rooftop project or a very small ground-mount site if I need to get a quick result. ### 14. Simple Useful Software **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Renewables & Environment | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 06, 2023 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** It is very user-friendly and easy to learn and use. It also provides great data during simulation. **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** It can be basic. It doesn't allow adding a battery. It doesn't allow customizing the system. It can br a bit inflexible. **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** Getting quick assessments of solar systems. Finding the best spots for installation. Draw SLD's Get visual presentations. It is really useful ### 15. Excellent, easy to use design software that provides great proposals with ROI in minutes. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Arthur Bosman X. | Managing Member, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 14, 2022 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** With the Beta version we can design and provide a proposal within minutes **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** No Battery Storage solution is available at present **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** Providing customers with proposals that are relevant to my country. Incorporating the local tax breaks. ### 16. Smooth interface for design of solar PV system **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Manas S. | Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 04, 2021 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** Software has combined preparing array layout and shadow analysis. This has reduced my work load as a design engineer **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** Parameters generally uses US unit system which is not used in country like India. Units should be country wise **Recommendations to others considering HelioScope:** Best energy simulation software for design of pv system **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** It reduces the time in preparation of array layout, shadow analysis And SLD. It has merge all three work ### 17. Best solar software for disign solar array **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Prafulla K. | Project Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 16, 2021 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** Simple interface to use. Detail wiring loss calculation **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** Location are not defined or markek well or you can't simulate. **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** I generally used this software for solar array layout and sld layout ### 18. Best software for solar design and simulation **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Renewables & Environment | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 12, 2021 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** I like to prepare array layout and capacity estimation with accuracy **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** Since in India many locations are not marked well in Google maps, it is very difficult to find the exact location. **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** I generally prepare array layout for solar plants for better understanding. ### 19. Best deisgn software for solar projects **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 15, 2021 **What do you like best about HelioScope?** To draw building and place pv module and avoid shadow part area. **What do you dislike about HelioScope?** There should be some custmazation for ov module placement **What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you?** Layout preparation ## HelioScope Discussions - [What is HelioScope software used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-helioscope-software-used-for) - 1 comment - [View HelioScope pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/helioscope/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-13+10%3A54%3A21+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=476d8b4d-f4a3-4821-a460-453b0456a6c1&secure%5Btoken%5D=55ceba59a5668fbec6aabb655bbbf7387c2492bcae2f1e47051c4d06515bf8ee&format=llm_user) ## HelioScope Features **Analysis** - Site Selection - Financial Analysis - Energy Yield Assessment - Customer Relationship Management (CRM) **Functionality** - Construction Planning - Design & engineering - Modeling capabilities - 3D Visualization **Automation** - Topography Analysis - Single Line Drawings - Layout Automation - Bills of Materials ## Top HelioScope Alternatives - [PVcase Ground Mount](https://www.g2.com/products/pvcase-ground-mount/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (349 reviews) - [PV*SOL](https://www.g2.com/products/pv-sol/reviews) - 4.2/5.0 (12 reviews) - [PVsyst](https://www.g2.com/products/pvsyst/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (20 reviews)