SunProjeX vs HelioScope
HelioScope is built for commercial photovoltaic engineering and yield simulation. It is a PV tool. SunProjeX designs solar thermal, the pool heating and hot water HelioScope never touches.
HelioScope, an Aurora product, is strong at commercial and industrial photovoltaic layout and energy-yield simulation. Confirmed on its site as of July 2026 it is exclusively for PV design. It does not size or lay out solar thermal systems, and it is an engineering tool more than a homeowner-facing proposal tool.
SunProjeX serves the thermal trade instead: solar pool heating and hot water sizing, collector layout, certified numbers, and customer-ready proposals with e-signature, including combo jobs that carry both systems.
| SunProjeX | HelioScope | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 — commercial and industrial PV design |
| Customer proposals and e-sign | Yes — branded proposals, e-signature, deposit CTAs | engineering tool, limited 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 engineering |
| Pricing model | Yes — free trial, founding program available | Published per-license plans (Basic and Pro tiers) |
Comparison reflects publicly available information about HelioScope and our own product as of July 2026; product features change, so verify current details on their site. HelioScope is a trademark of its respective owner.
No. HelioScope is exclusively for photovoltaic design, focused on commercial and industrial arrays and yield. Solar thermal is SunProjeX.
It is more an engineering and simulation tool. SunProjeX pairs thermal design with customer-ready proposals and e-signature.
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