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Quick answer
Pylon is a web tool for solar design and proposals that charges per project: Standard is $4.00 and Pro is $10.00, per its pricing page, checked October 2026. The deciding factor is size: Standard stops at 30kW DC, and Pro adds battery design and commercial projects. The page does not name the currency, and the CRM add-on costs extra.
Comparing Pylon with SurgePV?
Pylon charges per project, SurgePV per user per year. See which model fits your monthly project count.
Book a Free DemoChecking cost first? See the SurgePV pricing page.
SurgePV publishes this page and is a vendor in this category, so it competes with Pylon. The facts here come from the vendors’ public pages, checked October 2026. Last checked: October 2026.
Pylon is a web tool for designing solar systems and making proposals. It suits small teams that quote home systems and want to pay per project. The vendor charges $4.00 per project on Standard and $10.00 per project on Pro. Its pricing page does not name the currency. Standard stops at 30kW of panels (DC), and the CRM, a tool that tracks your leads, costs extra from $49.00 per user per month.
What Pylon does
This list comes from Pylon’s own pages, read in October 2026. Each row links to the page it came from.
| Area | What the vendor says | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Design | Place panels on high-resolution aerial imagery. The vendor notes this imagery is “available in select countries”. | Solar design |
| Parts list | “Over 20,000 solar panels, inverters, and batteries.” | Solar design |
| Plans and photos | “Design directly on builders plans or your own drone photography.” | Solar design |
| 3D shading | “Predicts shading in seconds with high accuracy.” Listed on Standard, Pro and Enterprise. | Pricing |
| Single line diagram (SLD) | An SLD is a simple drawing of how the system is wired. The vendor says its SLDs “meet the requirements of major” network operators (DNSPs), and that there is “no additional fee” per diagram. | SLD page |
| Batteries | A battery design tool with a “battery advisor”. The vendor says it can simulate off-peak charging, time-of-use and days-of-autonomy cases. | Battery design, Home page |
| Energy use data | Interval data analysis, which uses a customer’s past energy use. | Interval data |
| Proposals | “Instant web & PDF proposals”. The home page says “proposals in under 2 mins”. | Pricing, Home page |
| Signatures | Digital signatures on proposals, at 80c per project. | E-signatures, Pricing |
| Cable report | Click-and-drag cable paths to make a voltage rise report. | Solar design |
| Australian battery program | A May 2025 update says Pylon added “provisional support” for the Cheaper Home Batteries Program. | May 2025 update |
| Tablet use | The vendor says its 2D design studio is “compatible with the iPad”. | Shading blog post |
| Awards | The vendor says it won Best Solar Innovation in the Finder Innovation Awards 2021, for its 3D shading feature. | Award post |
| Links to other tools | The home page names Mailchimp, SolarQuotes, Xero, ServiceM8, Nearmap, Brighte, Smart Ease and Solaris Finance. | Home page |
| API | The vendor says its API lets you “integrate your favorite tools and automate your workflows”. The pricing page lists “API support” under Enterprise. | Solar design, Developers |
The CRM add-on lists these items: Solar Project Link, Email Sync, Auto Lead Processor, SMS, Web Forms and AI Assistance. Source: pricing page.
Price and plans
Pylon charges per project. A project is one address, and it can have up to five designs. The table quotes the vendor’s pricing page, checked October 2026.
| Plan or add-on | Vendor wording | What the card lists |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $4.00 per project | Solar system design, high resolution imagery, financial projections, instant web and PDF proposals. Maximum DC size: 30kW. |
| Pro | $10.00 per project | “Includes all Standard features”, plus Custom Load Profile, Battery storage design and Commercial sized projects. Maximum DC size: 99kW+. |
| Enterprise | “Get in touch for details.” | Single Sign-on, API support, dedicated support. Maximum DC size: 99kW+. |
| Solar CRM add-on | “Starting from $49.00 per user per month, billed monthly.” | Email sync, SMS, web forms, auto lead processor, AI assistance. |
| eSignature | 80c/project | Listed on Standard, Pro and Enterprise. |
| Payment Gateway | 2.50% per transaction | The vendor says “Fees include GST”. |
Free start: the vendor’s FAQ says new users get “free credits for FIVE Standard Projects”. Credits are bought in packs inside the web app.
The pricing page shows $4.00 and $10.00 and does not name the currency. Pylon’s New Zealand pricing page shows NZ$4.00 and NZ$10.00. Ask the vendor which currency applies to you.
- Standard$4 up to 30kW DC
- Pro$10 battery design, commercial
Source: Pylon pricing page, checked October 2026.
Who it suits and who should look elsewhere
Pylon suits you if:
- You quote home solar systems and want to pay per project.
- Your systems fit the plan size: 30kW DC on Standard, or “99kW+” on Pro.
- You want design, proposals and SLDs in one web tool, as the vendor describes.
- You work in Australia or New Zealand. The vendor’s pages mention the Cheaper Home Batteries Program and the standard AS/NZS 5033:2021 (pricing page).
Look elsewhere, or ask the vendor first, if:
- You need a system larger than the Pro limit. The pricing page shows “99kW+”, so ask what the top size is.
- You need commercial bill input or peak-shaving analysis. The pricing page marks both “Coming soon”.
- You need more than five designs on one project. The pricing page sets five.
- You want a CRM at no extra cost. Pylon sells it as an add-on.
- You need carport design, tracker design, east-west racking or P50, P75 and P90 results. We found no mention of these on any page in the getpylon.com sitemap, read in October 2026. That does not prove Pylon lacks them. Ask the vendor.
Compared with SurgePV
SurgePV publishes this page and competes with Pylon. These rows use Pylon’s pages and SurgePV’s public product facts and pricing page.
| Topic | Pylon | SurgePV |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | $4.00 or $10.00 per project (currency not named) | USD per user per year: Individual $1,899 per user per year (1 user); 3 seats $1,499 per user per year; 5 seats $1,299 per user per year |
| Trying it first | Free credits for five Standard projects | Guided demo. No self-serve trial. |
| What it covers | Design, proposals, SLDs, 3D shading, battery design, CRM add-on | 3D roof modeling, array layout, shading analysis, energy-yield modeling, financial modeling, electrical workflow support, bill-of-materials output, proposal generation |
| Limits to know | 30kW DC on Standard; five designs per project | Results depend on source data and assumptions. Outputs support design work but do not replace approval by the responsible engineer, authority, lender, insurer or utility. |
The two prices use different units, so do not add or compare them without your own project count.
Prefer one annual price per user?
SurgePV lists per-user annual pricing and covers design, shading, yield and proposals. Book a guided demo on your own project.
Book a Free DemoBottom line
Pylon suits small teams that design home systems and want to pay per project. Check the currency with the vendor first. To compare directly, read the Pylon and SurgePV comparison, see SurgePV pricing, or book a demo.
Other options
- Our best solar software for Australia list compares tools by what each vendor publishes.
- Our best residential solar software list does the same for home systems.
- Read the Pylon and SurgePV comparison for a side-by-side view.
Sources
All pages were read in October 2026.
- Pylon pricing
- Pylon pricing, New Zealand
- Pylon home page
- Pylon solar design
- Pylon single line diagrams
- Pylon battery design
- Pylon interval data analysis
- Pylon e-signatures
- Pylon developers
- Pylon May 2025 update
- Pylon 3D shading blog post
- Pylon award post
- SurgePV: pricing and solar design
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pylon?
Pylon is a web tool for solar design and proposals. Its pages carry a copyright line for Saru Technologies Pty. Ltd. The vendor also sells a CRM add-on, single line diagrams and a battery design tool. SurgePV competes with Pylon.
How much does Pylon cost?
The vendor’s pricing page lists Standard at $4.00 per project and Pro at $10.00 per project. Enterprise is get in touch. The page does not name the currency. Its New Zealand page shows NZ$4.00 and NZ$10.00. Checked October 2026.
Does Pylon have a free trial?
The vendor says new users get free credits for five Standard projects. Its pages say no contract and no credit card are required. After that you buy credits in packs inside the web app.
Does Pylon have a CRM?
Yes, as an add-on. The vendor lists Solar CRM from $49.00 per user per month, billed monthly. It lists email sync, SMS, web forms, an auto lead processor and AI assistance.
What are the alternatives to Pylon?
It depends on your work. See our Australia and residential software lists and our Pylon and SurgePV comparison. SurgePV is a competitor, so check each vendor’s own pages before you decide.
About the Contributors
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