Heliocentrium vs Aurora Solar
Aurora is the deepest residential design suite in the US. Heliocentrium is an AI agent that takes European installers from address to signed proposal. Here is the honest comparison.
Aurora Solar dominates US residential solar design for a reason: over a decade of features, a huge component database and permit-ready outputs for 25,000+ US jurisdictions. If you sell solar in California, Aurora is a sensible default.
Heliocentrium plays a different game: an autonomous AI pipeline (SAM2/DINOv3 segmentation, PVGIS, cadastral data) tuned for Europe, that produces feasibility, 3D design, financials, proposal and CRM tracking without you drawing anything.
Feature comparison
| Heliocentrium | Aurora Solar | |
|---|---|---|
| Address-to-design automation | Full AI pipeline, ~60 s | Assisted (SmartRoof) |
| 3D on Google Maps photorealistic tiles | Yes | No |
| Per-project AI assistant | Yes | No |
| European data (cadastre, PVGIS) | Native | US-centric |
| CRM included | Built-in | Via integrations (Salesforce, HubSpot) |
| Hourly (8,760 h) shading simulation | Not yet | Yes |
| Auto-stringing & electrical design | Not yet | Yes |
| Component database | Growing | 80,000+ components |
| US permit plan sets | No (EU focus) | Yes (Lyra) |
| Pricing model | SaaS, no per-seat engineering suite | Per-seat subscription |
Where Heliocentrium wins
Speed as a sales weapon
Aurora assists your designers. Heliocentrium replaces the first design entirely: the AI delivers a sellable feasibility + layout + proposal while the lead is still on the phone.
Built for Europe
Spanish cadastre, PVGIS irradiance, EU-market workflows, Spanish and English UI. Aurora’s permit and utility-rate depth is US-shaped.
One subscription, whole cycle
Design, proposal, e-signature and CRM in one product instead of Aurora + CRM + e-sign stack.
Where Aurora Solar wins
Deep engineering: hourly shading (bankable reports), automatic stringing, a massive component database and US permit-ready plan sets. If you need those today, especially in the US, Aurora is the safer pick. Our roadmap attacks exactly that gap.
Frequently asked questions
Is Heliocentrium an Aurora Solar alternative for Europe?
Yes, that is the sharpest way to put it: AI-first, Europe-native, all-in-one. Aurora remains the US residential engineering standard.
Can I migrate ongoing projects?
There is no automatic importer; most installers run Heliocentrium on new leads first, where the 60-second feasibility changes the sales motion immediately.
Compare with your own roof
Book a demo and run the same address through Heliocentrium. Judge the output, not the marketing.