Aurora Solar's pricing reflects what it is: a premium, US-market platform billed per user in US dollars. For an Australian installer, both the level and the currency change the calculation. Here's how Aurora pricing works in 2026 and how to judge whether the depth justifies the spend locally.
How much does Aurora Solar cost?
Aurora Solar costs from roughly US$159 per user per month on its Basic plan to around US$259 on Premium, with custom enterprise pricing above that and discounts for annual billing. There's also a credit-based option for lighter users. Because pricing is per seat and in US dollars, the real cost to an Australian business is higher again once converted to AUD, and scales with every user you add.
Why is Aurora more expensive than Australian tools?
Aurora is more expensive because it's a premium US platform priced per seat, not per project. You're paying for the most advanced design and simulation engine on the market, AI 3D, LIDAR, bankable shade reports, and for a cost structure built around the large US market where per-seat SaaS is the norm. That model makes sense for big US design teams; for Australian installers used to per-project pricing, it lands as a significant premium.
Does Aurora's price include Australian compliance?
No, and that's the key catch for local installers. The subscription buys design depth, but not STCs, the Federal Battery Rebate, or AS/NZS 5033 single-line diagrams, because Aurora is built for the US market. So an Australian installer pays premium US-dollar prices and still has to handle local compliance separately, which adds cost and time on top of the subscription.
Is Aurora Solar worth it for Australian installers?
It's worth it only if its design depth directly wins you work that covers the cost. For large or design-intensive operations, especially those working across the US too, the capability can justify the premium. For typical Australian residential and small-commercial installers, paying US-dollar per-seat rates for a tool that doesn't handle local compliance is hard to justify when local per-project tools cost a fraction and do the compliance for you.
How does Aurora pricing compare to Solar Proof?
They're far apart on both price and structure. Aurora is premium and per-seat in USD; Solar Proof is pay-as-you-go from around four dollars per project (first projects free) in AUD, with Pro plans from about ninety-nine dollars per month, and STCs, the Federal Battery Rebate and AS/NZS 5033 SLDs built in. For Australian work, the cost difference is large and the compliance fit is better. See the full Solar Proof vs Aurora Solar comparison.
The bottom line
Aurora Solar pricing starts around US$159 per user per month and climbs from there, in US dollars, per seat, and without Australian compliance included. That's defensible for large, design-led operations and expensive for everyday Australian quoting, where a local per-project tool costs far less and handles the compliance Aurora leaves to you.
