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Martín Eduardo. S.
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Freelance
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Open Solar, a functional application for the design, presentation, and sale of photovoltaic energy"
What do you like best about OpenSolar?

Open Solar is a very useful online application for the design, presentation, sale, and financial management of photovoltaic energy (solar energy systems with panels). It allows, through a sequence of processes, to achieve everything from the creation of a lead for a potential buyer, the design of a photovoltaic energy system (solar panels), with the arrangements and regulations of cities and counties of each country where it is used, and the equipment that the installing company or photovoltaic energy dealer possesses. It is a user-friendly program, which, in addition to being sequential, is highly interactive: it is very easy to use, I manage it in English (I learned the basic elements in a five-hour course and receive usage updates from the sales manager from time to time). It is easy to implement, compared to Aurora and SOLO (the software par excellence with which we started in the photovoltaic energy market). Customer support is permanent, receiving updates and information via email, receiving indications of technical aspects to consider. Frequently used to make designs for potential clients, the program has several functions ranging from client identification, geospatial location of the property, the design of the solar system with panels, structure, inverters, detailing the size of the system (this is the most complete part), then price, financing, presentation, and client qualification, and generation of warranty and sales contracts (when financiers are associated within the application). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenSolar?

Perhaps what catches my attention the least is that the design of the panel system does not automatically have the custom or specialist design (which is always contrasted later by the company's engineering department). The other aspect I don't like is that it gives the financial options directly (usually three options), of course, this can later be modified upon request in the pricing or financing system itself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rafael  O.
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Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Open Solar good tool to have when working with Solar produucts"
What do you like best about OpenSolar?

What I like about Open Solar it gives you the information in the fied Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenSolar?

I have not yet to found anything that I have to dislike Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

LB
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Quick review on Open solar"
What do you like best about OpenSolar?

Accuracy of the estimation is one of the most important aspects of the software.

Adding, removing and changing panels to be very easy to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenSolar?

User interface is functional but feels outdated. And also not completely free😆 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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