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Enact Solar is a platform for solar design, proposals, engineering and system monitoring. Its Design and proposals plan is $279 a month billed annually, and the page does not name the currency. It lists 10 new commercial projects a month, while PVCAD engineering and asset management are priced separately. Choose it if you want monitoring in the same platform. Checked October 2026.
Comparing Enact Solar with SurgePV?
Book a guided demo and see roof modeling, shading, yield and proposals on one of your own projects.
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SurgePV publishes this page and is a vendor in this category. SurgePV competes with Enact Solar. The facts here come from Enact’s public pages and SurgePV’s pricing page, checked October 2026 (last read 28 October 2026).
What Enact Solar does
The list below comes from the vendor’s own pages. We have not run side-by-side tests, so we do not rate how well any feature works.
Design and proposals. The providers page lists these tools:
- Roofs: the vendor says roof height and pitch are found automatically from a digital surface model (DSM, a map of heights), which is “included in your subscription”.
- Trees and obstacles: heights are found automatically and updated every three months, per the vendor.
- Shade: you can run several shade scenarios and delete panels with poor sun access.
- Storage: the vendor lists storage sizing for any brand, and time-of-use (TOU) simulations of battery charge and discharge. TOU means power prices change by time of day.
- Rates and proposals: tariff lookup by zip code, pricing templates, finance options (loan, lease, PPA) with cash-flow comparison, and templates with your colors, fonts and logo.
- Connections: a Lead API and a Design API, plus DocuSign e-signatures. An API lets other software send data in and out.
Engineering (PVCAD). PVCAD runs inside AutoCAD, a drawing program. The vendor says it makes permit-ready drawings for rooftop, carport and ground-mount residential and commercial projects. It also lists stringing, single line diagrams (SLDs, simple drawings of how a system is wired), ampacity and voltage drop calculations, a bill of materials and export to PVsyst. The vendor says it can “Reduce design time by 50%”. See the PVCAD page.
Asset management. The vendor lists a Fleetview dashboard for all your projects and systems “regardless of inverter OEM”. It also lists offline alerts and monthly performance reports (asset management page). The Enact Home app is for the system owner. The vendor says it compares actual and estimated generation, tracks payback, and lets owners talk to an energy expert (Enact Home page).
Design Services. Enact staff can make proposals for you. The vendor says all proposals are made by Certified Design Experts and lists sample plan sets with layout and SLD (design services page).
Company news. On January 13, 2026 Enact announced it had bought PVComplete. The press release says the joined platform will make single line drawings, bills of materials and other permit-ready documents (press release).
Price and plans
Prices are quoted from the vendor’s pricing page in its own words. The page shows “$” and does not name the currency. Checked October 2026.
| Plan | Price as the vendor writes it | What the vendor lists |
|---|---|---|
| Design and proposals | $279/month billed annually - save $240/yr (Or $299/month - 2 users) | Solar + Storage Design; custom proposals, pricing and BOM; API integration support; unlimited residential projects and proposals; 10 new commercial projects per month |
| Engineering: PVCAD Plug-In (you have an AutoCAD license) | $267/month billed annually - save $960/yr (Or $347/month - billed monthly) | Works with your AutoCAD license; reduce design time by 50%; share and collaborate; cloud connected |
| Engineering: PVCAD + AutoCAD Bundle (you don’t have an AutoCAD license) | $333/month billed annually - save $1,200/yr (Or $433/month - billed monthly) | AutoCAD license included; same features as the plug-in |
| Asset Management | Contact Us for Pricing | Fleet monitoring and issue tracking; works with multiple inverter brands; savings and ROI tracking; reports and alerts |
The “Or $299/month - 2 users” line sits under the Design and proposals price. The page does not explain it. Ask Enact what the 2 users means before you buy.
Design Services is priced per proposal on the design services page. For example, a residential solar and storage proposal is $20 (edits $10), and a residential solar-only permit-ready plan set is $150 (edits $50). The vendor says these fees “shall be added to the monthly payment paid on credit card subscription”. See that page for every project size.
- PVCAD plug-in (own AutoCAD)$267
- Design and proposals$279
- PVCAD + AutoCAD bundle$333
Source: Enact pricing page, checked October 2026.
Who it suits and who should look elsewhere
It suits you if:
- You want design, proposals and system monitoring from one vendor.
- You want a design team to make proposals when you are busy, and you accept a fee per proposal.
- You need permit-ready drawings and are happy to buy PVCAD as a separate plan.
Look elsewhere, or ask the vendor first, if:
- You send many commercial proposals. The Design and proposals plan lists 10 new commercial projects per month. The page does not say what happens above that.
- You want to know trial terms. The Start Trial buttons open a sign-up page, and we did not find the trial length or cost on the pages we read.
- You want one fixed price for everything. Engineering is a separate plan, and asset management has no published price.
- You need a price in a currency other than dollars. The page shows “$” only.
Compared with SurgePV
SurgePV competes with Enact Solar. SurgePV facts below come from our own pricing page and product scope list. Enact facts come from the pages listed under Sources.
| Topic | Enact Solar | SurgePV |
|---|---|---|
| What it covers | Design, proposals, engineering (PVCAD), asset monitoring, design services | 3D roof modeling, solar array layout, shading analysis, energy-yield modeling, financial modeling, electrical workflow support, bill-of-materials output, proposal generation |
| How price is set | Per month, by plan, in “$” with the currency not named | USD per user per year: $1,899 (1 user), $1,499 per user (3 seats), $1,299 per user (5 seats) |
| Fleet monitoring and customer app | Fleetview dashboard and Enact Home app | Not in the SurgePV scope list |
| How to start | Start Trial buttons; terms not stated | Guided demo; no self-serve trial |
The two prices use different units, so we do not add them up or rank them. Results from SurgePV depend on source data and assumptions, and its outputs support but do not replace approval by the responsible engineer, authority, lender, insurer or utility. See SurgePV pricing for the current figures.
Want design and proposals without a plan split?
Walk through one project in a guided demo and ask what SurgePV covers, in writing.
Book a Free DemoChecking cost first? See the SurgePV pricing page.
Bottom line: who should pick Enact Solar?
Enact Solar fits an installer who wants to design and send proposals now and monitor the same systems later in one platform. Look elsewhere if you send many commercial proposals, need trial terms in writing, or want one fixed price covering design, engineering and monitoring.
For a direct comparison read Enact Solar vs SurgePV. If you would rather see SurgePV on your own project, book a demo or check the pricing page. SurgePV’s proposal tool and design tool are the parts that overlap with Enact.
Other options
- Enact Solar vs SurgePV: a side-by-side page for the two products.
- Commercial solar proposal software: a list of tools for commercial proposals.
- SolarProof review: a proposal and design tool built for Australian installers.
Frequently asked questions
What is Enact Solar?
Enact Solar is a solar software platform from Enact Systems Inc. The vendor says it covers design, proposals, engineering and asset management for solar and storage projects, and that it works in 35+ countries. On January 13, 2026 Enact announced that it had bought PVComplete, the maker of PVCAD.
How much does Enact Solar cost?
The vendor’s pricing page lists Design and proposals at $279/month billed annually (it also shows Or $299/month - 2 users). PVCAD is $267/month billed annually, and PVCAD plus AutoCAD is $333/month billed annually. Asset management says Contact Us for Pricing. The page shows $ without naming the currency. Checked October 2026.
Does Enact Solar have a free trial?
The providers page has Start Trial buttons that open a sign-up page, and the vendor’s proposal software page says “Start a free trial”. Neither page says how long the trial lasts or what it includes. The pricing page has Buy Annual Now and Buy Monthly Now buttons. Ask Enact for the trial terms.
What is PVCAD and how does it relate to Enact?
PVCAD is an AutoCAD-based solar design tool from PVComplete. The vendor says it makes permit-ready drawings for rooftop, carport and ground-mount projects. Enact announced on January 13, 2026 that it had bought PVComplete. Enact sells PVCAD as its Engineering plan.
Can Enact design the system for me?
Yes. The vendor’s Solar Design Services page says Certified Design Experts make proposals for you. It also sells permit-ready plan sets. Prices are per proposal, for example $20 for a residential proposal. The vendor says you get a proposal design in 24 hours. For 500 kW to 2 MW systems it says 48-72 hours.
Where does Enact Solar work?
The vendor says it works in over 35 countries. Its home page shows country sites for Mexico, UAE, Japan, India, Australia, Italy, the U.K., Germany and Colombia, plus a Spanish-language site. Its pricing page shows dollar prices and does not say whether prices change by country.
Sources
All pages were read on 28 October 2026.
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