Comparison · Solar energy

Aurora Solar vs SalesRabbit

Two paths for solar energy sales: an industry-built CRM versus an industry-built CRM.

Updated September 26, 2026

Higher scoreSolar CRM

Aurora Solar

7.0

Fairout of 10

Industry-standard solar design platform with Sales Mode proposals, integrated loan/TPO financing, contract manager, and CRM sync via API — stronger as design-and-sales than as an ops CRM.

From $159/user/mo (Basic); Premium $259/user/mo

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Solar CRM

SalesRabbit

6.0

Fairout of 10

Field sales platform — canvassing, territories, rep tracking, digital contracts, and solar proposals/design (native design tool plus Aurora partnership).

From $49/user/mo (Pro, billed annually)

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Criteria where Aurora Solar wins

Ties

Criteria where SalesRabbit wins

Score by criterion

In green, who wins the criterion. The overall score uses solar energy weights: proposal generator and financing weigh more.

CriterionAurora SolarSalesRabbit

Proposal generator1.5×
PV sizing, shading, production estimates, and a customer-ready proposal or PDF without a parallel spreadsheet.
9.4
7.2
Financing1.2×
Quote and, when it exists, pre-approve solar loans, leases, or PPAs without retyping the homeowner in another portal.
9.0
5.2
Post-sale and monitoring1×
Installed systems, service tickets, and a clean handoff from sales into install / O&M without an orphan spreadsheet.
5.2
4.2
Native messaging0.9×
Native SMS or messaging inbox on the lead card, with team history. WhatsApp Business API also counts. Marketplace apps, extensions, and website buttons do not.
3.0
4.0
Price and transparency0.8×
Public plan, currency, trial, and whether you can start without a vendor sales call.
6.2
7.6
Learning curve0.8×
English UI, solar vocabulary (kW, shade, PTO, TPO), and time to the first usable proposal.
7.0
7.8
Overall score
7.0
6.0

Native features

Only what is part of the product counts. Marketplace integrations or third-party apps are out.

FeatureAurora SolarSalesRabbit

Proposal generatorYesYes
FinancingYesNo
Native messagingNoNo
MonitoringNoNo
Website simulatorNoNo
Project managementNoNo
Native marketingNoNo
Sales pipelineNoYes

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