--- title: HelioScope Reviews meta\_title: 'HelioScope Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 19 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how HelioScope works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 19 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: CAD url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad --- # HelioScope Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by HelioScope but has limited features. Are you part of the HelioScope team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! 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. * * * Seller [Aurora Solar](https://www.g2.com/sellers/aurora-solar) Discussions [HelioScope Community](https://www.g2.com/products/helioscope/discuss) Overview by Paul Grana Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![PVcase Ground Mount](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "PVcase Ground Mount") PVcase Ground Mount 4.7/5(416) ](https://www.g2.com/products/pvcase-ground-mount/reviews) [ ![PVsyst](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "PVsyst") PVsyst 4.5/5(22) ](https://www.g2.com/products/pvsyst/reviews) [ ![RatedPower](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "RatedPower") RatedPower 4.4/5(293) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ratedpower/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/helioscope/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 19 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Amrita S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Amrita S.") AS Amrita S. Financial Analyst Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/15/2023 "Helioscope for high performance solar arrays" 5/5 What do you like best about HelioScope? I like the advance solar P V design and simulation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about HelioScope? Overall it's a good software for solar design as such there is nothing to dislike Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 3/19/2025 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite SC Stefano C. Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/18/2024 "Review by one happy customer" 5/5 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Environmental Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Environmental Services") UE Verified User in Environmental Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/16/2024 "My experience with Helio" 4.5/5 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 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about HelioScope? Nothing as such.But I think user interface might need some improvments Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps for preliminary site survey, remote visit, quick proposal with details elements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic TL Tumelo L. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/26/2024 "Fast and Efficient" 4/5 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 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you? Quick designs and quotations IRR calculation and PBP Comparison of products Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Rowan J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rowan J.") RJ Rowan J. Cofounder, Head of Engineering & Business Development Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/11/2024 "Quick, accurate and easy to use solar simulation tool" 4.5/5 What do you like best about HelioScope? Good UI, easy and quick to create and modify 3D designs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you? Quick estimation of system yields based on preliminary design Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Jeremy M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jeremy M.") JM Jeremy M. Senior Project Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/20/2024 "The Gold Standard for Professional Solar Layouts and Design" 5/5 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Nicolas S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nicolas S.") NS Nicolas S. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/26/2024 "good" 5/5 What do you like best about HelioScope? good system , the software is good and it is helpfull Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you? solar array Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Renewables & Environment](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Renewables & Environment") UR Verified User in Renewables & Environment Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/18/2024 "Helioscope Review" 4/5 What do you like best about HelioScope? Ease of use to configure site layouts and shading models. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about HelioScope? Occasionally glitches during the design process. I.E. Freezes or cannot proceed to the next step. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you? The need for an in house drafter to handle the preliminary designs/layouts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Oil & Energy](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Oil & Energy") CO Verified User in Oil & Energy Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/31/2024 "Helioscope has helped us to simplify the solar design, proposal and production." 4/5 What do you like best about HelioScope? Simplicity and ease of use -intuitive setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about HelioScope? Stringing and wire sizing and having to land multiple field segments to do inverter variation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is HelioScope solving and how is that benefiting you? Production estimate, area sizing, ROI calculation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Maryam M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Maryam M.") MM Maryam M. Chief Operating Officer Utilities Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/19/2022 "User-friendly PV Design Software" 4/5 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ## Questions about HelioScope? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about HelioScope ](https://www.g2.com/products/helioscope/discussions/new) GU Guest User • Last activity over 3 years ago What is HelioScope software used for? 0 Upvotes 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-helioscope-software-used-for) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/helioscope/discuss) ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. 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