Comparison · Solar energy

Solargraf vs JobNimbus

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

Updated September 26, 2026

Solar CRM

Solargraf

7.0

Fairout of 10

Enphase-owned design, proposal, permitting, financing, and light CRM platform — public annual plans from Starter through Enterprise.

From $2,799/yr (Starter, 2 users / 240 projects)

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JobNimbus

7.3

Fairout of 10

Contractor CRM built for jobs — contacts, estimates, workflows, payments, QuickBooks, and homeowner financing (Wisetack / Sunlight) — strong on ops, light on PV design.

Contact for pricing

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Criteria where Solargraf wins

Ties

Criteria where JobNimbus wins

Score by criterion

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

CriterionSolargrafJobNimbus

Proposal generator1.5×
PV sizing, shading, production estimates, and a customer-ready proposal or PDF without a parallel spreadsheet.
8.5
6.4
Financing1.2×
Quote and, when it exists, pre-approve solar loans, leases, or PPAs without retyping the homeowner in another portal.
8.0
7.2
Post-sale and monitoring1×
Installed systems, service tickets, and a clean handoff from sales into install / O&M without an orphan spreadsheet.
6.2
8.4
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
8.5
Price and transparency0.8×
Public plan, currency, trial, and whether you can start without a vendor sales call.
7.2
5.8
Learning curve0.8×
English UI, solar vocabulary (kW, shade, PTO, TPO), and time to the first usable proposal.
8.0
7.6
Overall score
7.0
7.3

Native features

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

FeatureSolargrafJobNimbus

Proposal generatorYesNo
FinancingYesYes
Native messagingNoYes
MonitoringNoNo
Website simulatorNoNo
Project managementNoYes
Native marketingNoNo
Sales pipelineYesYes

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