Aurora is built on aerial imagery.
Forge is built on the roof under your feet.
Aurora Solar is the category leader for aerial-imagery solar design and proposal — fast, repeatable, parametric, and well-suited to residential PV at volume. Solar is on Forge's roadmap — the next phase, not a trade Forge serves today. The case for it is the contractor whose dormer Aurora can't model is the dormer that loses the bid, and the commercial PV side needs engineering-stamped permit packages and certified-payroll compliance the residential workflow doesn't carry.
Side by side. Honest about both.
Hyperion is in-field LiDAR. Forge reads aerial imagery as a fallback for unreachable sites; Hyperion is the primary measurement.
Industry-leading. Aurora's aerial-imagery + shading-study workflow is the standard for residential PV at volume.
Hyperion captures roof geometry and obstructions in-field with iPad Pro LiDAR. Solar design output (shading study, string layout) is on the roadmap, not shipped.
Not in scope. Aerial-only.
Treasury (coming soon). Davis-Bacon on commercial solar, OCIP/CCIP-aware reporting, prevailing wage WH-347.
Not native.
Roofing today. Solar is next phase, on the roadmap. Electrical is not a trade Forge serves.
Solar-only.
A full-time customer service rep runs about $5,500 a month fully loaded. Sabina is $1,500/month with Forge included; larger accounts receive custom pricing. Standalone Forge products are custom quoted. We discuss your responsibilities, products and services, then confirm scope and terms before you commit. Treasury is in development.
Tiered, residential-friendly pricing.
Where Aurora Solar is the right call.
- 01.Residential solar lead-gen and design-at-volume workflows where speed of proposal trumps in-field measurement.
- 02.Operators with a dedicated solar-only crew and no commercial PV with stamped-engineering submittal exposure.
- 03.Operators whose roofs are typically simple residential geometry where aerial imagery captures the shape accurately.
- 04.Solar dealerships layered on top of installer relationships — Aurora's lead-to-design workflow is the deepest in residential.
The honest line.
If the work is residential solar lead-gen at volume with simple residential roof geometry and no commercial PV side, Aurora Solar is the right choice and the workflow is meaningfully more accessible than a full Forge build. Solar is on Forge's roadmap, not a trade Forge serves today.
Aerial imagery is a tool. The roof under your feet is the older one. Pick the chest built for the work.
Forge comes with Sabina and is available independently. Her managed private AI service is scoped to your information, supported work and authority; specialist tools and connections need a written scope at withsabina.ai.
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