Questions, answered.
How SolarDraft’s 3D design, site survey, battery design, project management, proposals, CRM and websites work, and what each plan includes.
Getting started
What is SolarDraft?
SolarDraft is solar design and proposal software built for Indian solar EPCs and PM Surya Ghar installers. It has four products: Solar 3D Design, Solar Proposal, Solar CRM and Website design.
Together they cover the work from site visit to signed deal: survey the site, design the real roof in 3D, send a branded proposal and follow every lead until it signs.
Who is SolarDraft for?
Solar EPCs and installers in India, from small home rooftops to large commercial, ground-mount and agrivoltaic projects.
It is made for Indian sites: RCC terraces, tin-shed factory roofs, petrol pump canopies and parking structures, with the PM Surya Ghar subsidy built into every proposal.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. You can build 3D designs and proposals and try the CRM for free, within free-plan limits. Create a free account and design your first roof.
Can I see SolarDraft before I buy?
Yes, in three ways:
- Book a free live demo. In 30 minutes we design a real rooftop from your pipeline, live. Slots run every half hour from 10 am to 6 pm IST, and we confirm on WhatsApp.
- Look through the samples: 3D designs, shading analysis, a complete 14-page proposal and the CRM.
- Create a free account and try it on your own roof.
Is there a mobile app?
Yes. SolarDraft has an Android app, and it also works in the browser. You can model a roof, place panels and check shading from your phone during the site visit.
The site survey runs on the phone too, and saves offline until you are back online.
How do I find out about new features?
The roadmap lists every launch, newest first, and you can suggest a feature there. The features page lists all 31 features in one place.
Solar 3D Design
What kinds of projects can I design?
Every plan covers RCC terraces, tin-shed factory roofs, petrol pump canopies and parking structures. Pro, Premium and Custom add ground-mounted solar farms and agrivoltaics.
Projects go up to 500 kW on Basic, 1 MW on Pro and 10 MW on Premium. Custom covers projects above 10 MW.
How do I model the customer’s roof?
Find the customer’s building on the satellite map and model the roof in 3D, with parapets, water tanks, staircase rooms and neighbouring buildings. Panels go only where they really fit.
You can also start the design from a site survey, which brings in the roof, its height and the shade objects.
What is LiDAR height data, and how many credits do I get?
LiDAR elevation data gives real building and obstacle heights, so shadows and layouts match the site.
- Basic: 25 LiDAR credits a year
- Pro: 100 a year
- Premium: 500 a year
- Custom: a custom number
How does the shadow analysis work?
SolarDraft plays the sun through every season over the 3D model, with hour-by-hour shading from trees, parapets and water tanks. Each panel is coloured by how much sun it gets: green gets the most, yellow and orange get less.
Move panels out of the shade before you quote, not after you install. It is included in every plan. Read more on how shading cuts solar output.
Which drawings and reports come out of the design?
Every plan produces these from the same 3D model:
- Structure BOM: panels, inverter, cables, protection and mounting structure, ready for purchase and costing.
- PV array and string route drawings, so the crew builds exactly what sales designed.
- Single Line Diagram (SLD): the array, protection, inverter, metering and grid connection, for DISCOM paperwork and the install team. See what a solar SLD shows.
- Design report: the 3D view, system size, module count, roof area and estimated generation, plus a QR code to the interactive model.
- Energy report: month-by-month generation, specific yield, performance ratio and system losses for this roof and this layout.
Can I customise the mounting structure?
Yes, on Pro, Premium and Custom. Structure customization lets you set the mounting structure for each roof, including elevated structures that clear parapets and keep the terrace usable. Premium and Custom add a custom structure designer.
Do you support ground-mounted solar and agrivoltaics?
Yes, on Pro, Premium and Custom.
- Ground mount: lay out fixed-tilt tables on open land, set the tilt, row spacing and ground clearance, and check row-to-row shading before you quote.
- Agrivoltaics: raise the array on tall structures over crop rows, with the clearance and tractor lanes the farm needs, so the same land grows crops and power.
See ground-mounted vs rooftop solar for when each one fits.
How many 3D designs can I make?
- Basic: 365 3D designs a year
- Pro: 500 a year
- Premium: 2,000 a year
- Custom: unlimited
Which Solar 3D Design plan do I need?
Plans are priced by project size. Pick the plan that covers your biggest site; smaller projects are always included.
- Basic, projects up to 500 kW: homes, shops, schools and small factory roofs.
- Pro, up to 1 MW: factories, warehouses and small ground-mount sites.
- Premium, up to 10 MW: large C&I roofs, ground-mount and agrivoltaic farms.
- Custom, above 10 MW: utility-scale parks and open-access projects.
Site survey, battery and projects
How does the site survey work?
It is an 8-step survey on your phone: customer and bill, GPS location, roof, shade, electrical, backup needs, photos and the customer’s signature.
It records the roof type, size, height, parapet and facing, with photos from every side. It saves offline and syncs when you are back online. Share the survey PDF on WhatsApp, then start the 3D design from it.
What does the survey fill in for me?
The roof, its height, shade objects, cable lengths, tariff and subsidy flow into the 3D design, the proposal and the project. Nothing is typed twice.
How does battery (BESS) design work?
You design backup the way customers think about it: which loads must keep running in a power cut, and for how many hours. SolarDraft works out the usable kWh, sizes the battery, picks a model and checks it against the hybrid inverter, its power limit and the space on site.
New to batteries? Read do you need a battery with solar?
Does the battery appear in the SLD, BOM and proposal?
- SLD: the battery, breaker and BMS link are added.
- BOM: the battery, rack and cables are added automatically.
- Proposal: solar only, battery-ready and solar + battery side by side, with the hours of backup and the price of each.
- CRM: customers who need backup are flagged, from survey answers or a battery-ready inverter, so every on-grid customer can become a battery sale later.
What does project management track?
Every won project, from one screen, through 9 stages: survey, documents, DISCOM portal, material, installation, inspection, net meter, subsidy and handover. It shows what is late and what is due today.
- Installation checklists from the design, with site photos for each step.
- Milestone payments, collected from the proposal’s payment schedule.
- The documents the DISCOM portal needs, ticked off as they arrive. See the DISCOM approval guide.
- Updates to the customer on WhatsApp.
Which plans include site survey, BESS design and project management?
Solar 3D Design Pro, Premium and Custom, and every Solar Proposal and Solar CRM plan (Basic, Pro and Premium). Solar 3D Design Basic does not include them. See every plan side by side.
Solar Proposal
What is in a SolarDraft proposal?
Our sample proposal has 14 pages, all generated from one 3D design: cover, about the installer, your solar system, when solar pays you back, from signature to solar, what you pay and when, your equipment, impact, terms and conditions, thank you and next steps, 3D design summary, shadow analysis, system performance and annual generation.
See it on the samples page or download the sample PDF.
Does it calculate the PM Surya Ghar subsidy?
Yes, on every plan. It applies the right MNRE slab and works out the net cost, annual savings, payback period and 25-year savings automatically.
Read the PM Surya Ghar subsidy guide for how the scheme works.
How long does it take to make a proposal?
Under a minute once the design is ready: the subsidy, savings, payback and system cost fill in automatically. In our demo, a real Delhi rooftop goes from 3D design to a PM Surya Ghar proposal in under 10 minutes.
Can I put my own brand on proposals?
Yes. Every plan carries your logo and company name, and proposals can include your company story, highlights and past work.
Premium is 100% white label: proposals go out fully under your own brand and domain, with templates customised to your sales process.
How do I send a proposal to the customer?
Share it as a link or a PDF, for example on WhatsApp. Both look clean on a phone. Every proposal carries a QR code and a link that opens the customer’s design in interactive 3D, so the roof itself does the selling.
Does the proposal show payments and the timeline?
Yes. It shows the price breakdown, payment milestones and project timeline, so customers know what they pay and when. Project management later uses the same schedule to collect milestone payments.
What does the environmental impact page show?
The CO₂ avoided, the equivalent in trees and the coal not burned over the system’s life: a page customers like to share.
How many proposals does each plan include?
- Basic: 1,000 proposals, ₹10,000 a year
- Pro: 5,000 proposals, ₹30,000 a year, with priority support
- Premium: unlimited proposals, ₹1,00,000 a year, with 100% white label and template customization
Every plan includes the PM Surya Ghar subsidy calculator, project ROI calculation and a shareable PDF.
Solar CRM
What does the Solar CRM do?
It keeps every enquiry in one pipeline with solar-specific stages. Each lead shows its stage, system size, last contact and next follow-up, in one view for the whole team, so leads stop getting lost in WhatsApp chats.
How do follow-up reminders work?
The CRM shows what is due today and what is overdue, so no proposal goes unanswered and no lead goes cold.
Can I call or WhatsApp a lead from the CRM?
Yes. Call a customer, message them on WhatsApp or open their proposal in one tap, straight from the lead card.
Is the CRM linked to proposals?
Yes. Each lead shows every proposal sent, and when the lead opened it. Customers who need battery backup are flagged too.
How many users and leads does each plan include?
- Basic: up to 5,000 leads and 1 user, ₹5,000 a year
- Pro: unlimited leads, up to 5 users and an admin dashboard, ₹20,000 a year
- Premium: unlimited leads and users, with an admin control dashboard, ₹90,000 a year
Website
What kind of website do you build?
A website for your solar business, built to be found on Google and to bring you calls: local SEO for “solar installer in your city” searches, and WhatsApp, click-to-call and an enquiry form on every page.
How long does a website take?
Your website is live in 5 to 7 days.
What do the website plans include?
- Basic, ₹10,000: 5 pages (Home, About, Services, Portfolio, Contact) with basic SEO.
- Pro, ₹25,000: 5 pages plus a blog setup, with SEO-optimized pages.
- Premium, ₹50,000: a fully customized website, with SEO-optimized pages.
All website prices are one-time and include GST, with free hosting on Cloudflare.
Do I own the website?
Yes. Hosting on Cloudflare is free, and the code is yours to keep.
Are there running costs after launch?
- Annual maintenance: ₹5,000 a year on Basic and Pro, ₹16,000 a year on Premium.
- Minor changes and updates: ₹800 a request on Basic and Pro, ₹3,000 a request on Premium.
How do I get a website started?
Message us on WhatsApp and tell us about your business.
Plans, pricing and billing
Do prices include GST?
Yes. Every price on this site includes GST, and every plan comes with a GST invoice.
How am I billed?
Solar 3D Design, Solar Proposal and Solar CRM plans are annual subscriptions, billed in advance. Website plans are a one-time price, with annual maintenance and change requests priced separately.
How do I pay?
Solar 3D Design Basic, Pro and Premium can be bought online: tap Buy now and pay securely through Razorpay. For other plans, tap Get started or Talk to us on the plan, or message us on WhatsApp.
What is the refund policy?
You can ask for a full refund within 7 days of your subscription start date by emailing [email protected] or [email protected] with your order details.
After those 7 days, annual subscriptions are non-refundable, and there are no partial or pro-rata refunds for unused months. Refunds may be considered after that in cases of an extended service outage or a billing error, at SolarDraft’s discretion. Read the full refund policy.
Where can I compare every plan?
The compare plans page shows every feature in every plan side by side. The pricing page and the price list show all prices.
Support, data and company
What support do I get?
Basic plans come with standard support, Pro and Premium with priority support, and Custom with dedicated onboarding and support.
How do I contact SolarDraft?
- Call +91 87968 03324
- WhatsApp us
- Email [email protected] or [email protected]
- Address: D1/20, Timarpur, Delhi-110054
Who owns my designs and data?
You do. Your data and designs remain yours, and SolarDraft does not sell your data. You can ask to see, correct or delete your personal data by email. See the privacy policy.
Is SolarDraft a registered business?
Yes. SolarDraft is a Udyam and GST registered business in Delhi, with GST-compliant invoicing on all plans. Read more about us.
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Last updated 6 Nov 2026. Plans and features can change; the pricing page shows the current plans.