ArcSolar vs OpenSolar: the feature detail
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| Your team needs | ArcSolar | OpenSolar | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talk to the customer and retain the context | Browser calling + SMS in the customer record; provisioned line and usage billing required. | Project notes, activity and documents; native business calling not documented in reviewed CRM sources. | Keep the conversation beside the quote and next action. |
| Turn call commitments into work | Call transcripts, AI summaries and automatic follow-up tasks from processed action items; AI plan and capture required. | Project actions, due dates and automatic assignment; call-derived task creation not documented. | Check what was agreed and who owns the follow-up. |
| Bring the bill into the battery quote | AI bill extraction with reviewable values, then an indicative solar/battery savings estimate; AI access required. | Design and sales platform; the reviewed pages do not establish the same AI bill-review workflow. | Show the reviewed values and assumptions in the offer. |
| Track your rebate provider | GreenDeal + Formbay application details, evidence and update times beside Projects & Jobs; connection required. | Bridge Select integration creates STC jobs from OpenSolar projects; GreenDeal/Formbay tracking not established here. | Match the provider your operations team actually uses. |
| Schedule and hand over the job | Customer, accepted quote, payment state and operations context. | Custom project stages, assigned actions, documents and calendar sync. | Both cover project work; test your exact handover. |
| Choose the commercial model | Spark: A$399/month, up to 5 users. Arc: A$699/month, up to 15, with AI + Roof Vision. Ex GST; usage charges apply; confirm implementation. | Free core design, sales and project CRM; optional services. | Measure the cost of the complete workflow, not just the login. |
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Features are described at the scope established by each vendor’s public sources. “Not documented” is an unknown, not a claim that the feature is absent. ArcSolar AI and Roof Vision require the appropriate plan; permissions, source data and provider setup apply.
Why choose ArcSolar
- Keep customer calls inside the sales workflow. ArcSolar’s phone and customer record give the rep the context needed for the next quote or task.
- Make the follow-up explicit. CallIntelligence links the source conversation to an internal task that the assigned rep can inspect.
- Use named provider connections for the work after installation. GreenDeal/Formbay evidence and freshness sit with the project.
Compare the complete implementation
List the tools and paid services you will keep alongside each platform, plus setup, training, communications and payment usage. OpenSolar’s core platform is free; ArcSolar is paid.
For ArcSolar, choose Spark for the core operating workflow or Arc for AI and Roof Vision. Ask the demo to cover the manual steps you want to remove rather than assuming an all-in-one label removes them.
Put the difference to work in a demo
- Take 30 hypothetical jobs with 12 minutes of repeated admin each: that is 6 hours per month. Time the actual call-to-quote and post-sale handover in the demo.
- Show a revised accepted offer, a pending deposit and the owner of a missing installation item.
- Compare the trader workflow you use today. Record whether progress is visible in the project, an external portal or a manual note.
These are evaluation steps using fictional or your own authorised records. Record the result, required plan and any manual step; they are not measured claims of competitor performance.
Match the product to the job
Use OpenSolar’s free CRM, scheduling, document tools and Bridge Select connection as the baseline for the extra workflows your team needs.
Compare ArcSolar’s paid plan with the complete operating cost. Measure your own admin baseline and confirm specialist design outputs, AI source availability and provider setup.
Sources and comparison method
Published by ArcSolar, developed by Argonix Digital. This is our product perspective, based on the first-party sources checked on 5 October 2026. We compare OpenSolar and ArcSolar by the buyer tasks shown in the table, with plan and integration boundaries stated. This is a documentation review, not a hands-on competitor benchmark or independent market ranking.
Bring the workflow you want to replace
Book an ArcSolar walkthrough with one bill, one quote and one follow-up or delivery problem. See the actual customer record and next action, then agree the plan, migration and provider connections your team needs.
Explore the public ArcSolar demo with representative data before your walkthrough.
Sources and review (12)
Published by ArcSolar. Examples are illustrative; product details come from the sources below. Editorial standards.
- ArcSolar AI bill analysis documentation — ArcSolar; checked 5 October 2026.
- ArcSolar CallIntelligence and automatic task documentation — ArcSolar; checked 5 October 2026.
- ArcSolar GreenDeal integration documentation — ArcSolar; checked 5 October 2026.
- ArcSolar Formbay integration documentation — ArcSolar; checked 5 October 2026.
- OpenSolar project management CRM — OpenSolar; checked 5 October 2026.
- OpenSolar free core and optional services — OpenSolar; checked 5 October 2026.
- OpenSolar Bridge Select STC connection — OpenSolar; checked 5 October 2026.
- ArcSolar Spark, Arc and Grid plans — ArcSolar; checked 5 October 2026.
- ArcSolar browser calling and SMS — ArcSolar; checked 5 October 2026.
- ArcSolar Roof Vision drawings and customer documents — ArcSolar; checked 5 October 2026.
- ArcSolar provider evidence and rebate settlement — ArcSolar; checked 5 October 2026.
- ArcSolar plans, permissions and release availability — ArcSolar; checked 5 October 2026.