SunProjeX vs Aurora Solar
Aurora Solar is an excellent tool, for photovoltaic design. If your work is solar pool heating or hot water, it is the wrong trade. SunProjeX is built for thermal.
Aurora Solar earns its reputation in photovoltaic design, with strong 3D roof modeling, shade analysis, and PV proposals. Confirmed on its own site as of July 2026, it designs electric arrays and production. It does not size or lay out solar pool heating or solar hot water systems.
SunProjeX is the opposite specialist. It does not design PV. It designs solar thermal: pool heating with swim-season sizing, hot water with demand-and-offset on FSEC and SRCC certified ratings, and it turns both into proposals. If you install thermal, that is the tool that fits your trade.
| SunProjeX | Aurora Solar | |
|---|---|---|
| Solar pool heating design | Yes — swim-season sizing and collector layout | PV only, no thermal |
| Solar hot water (DHW) design | Yes — demand-and-offset, FSEC and SRCC certified | PV only, no thermal |
| Certified thermal sizing | Yes — FSEC and SRCC certified thermal sizing | no thermal sizing |
| PV (electric) array design | SunProjeX is solar thermal, not PV | Yes — industry-leading 3D and LIDAR PV design |
| Customer proposals and e-sign | Yes — branded proposals, e-signature, deposit CTAs | Yes — PV proposals |
| Combo pool + hot water proposal | Yes — pool heating and hot water in one proposal | No |
| Built for the solar thermal trade | Yes — built for the solar thermal trade | built for PV installers |
| Pricing model | Yes — free trial, founding program available | Published per-seat plans (Basic and Premium tiers) |
Comparison reflects publicly available information about Aurora Solar and our own product as of July 2026; product features change, so verify current details on their site. Aurora Solar is a trademark of its respective owner.
No. Aurora is a photovoltaic design platform. As confirmed on its site in July 2026 it designs PV arrays and production, not solar thermal systems.
For photovoltaic (electric) system design. SunProjeX does not compete there. For solar pool heating and hot water, SunProjeX is the fit.
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