Coperniq is software for multi-trade contractors. Solar is one of five industries it lists, alongside HVAC, electrical, plumbing and roofing, and its headline feature is AI agents that answer calls, book appointments and handle follow-ups, priced separately from the seats. Its website also describes one system for sales, projects, service, dispatch and cashflow.
Payaca is built for clean energy install businesses that run their own crews: solar, batteries, EV chargers and heat pumps, from proposal and permit to PTO and payment on one record. Every screen assumes an install business, so nothing is adapted from another trade's shape. Here's how they compare for a solar install business.
The short answer
Coperniq is built for contractors running several trades, with solar as one of them. If clean energy installation is the business rather than one line of it, Payaca is built around that job, from proposal and permit to PTO and payment.
- Payaca is best for clean energy install businesses that want solar, storage and heat pump workflow ready on day one rather than configured from a multi-trade platform.
- Coperniq is best for contractors running several trades (HVAC, roofing, electrical, plumbing, solar) who want one broad system and AI agents handling calls and scheduling.
- Payaca publishes its pricing: Growth, the standard plan for established install businesses, is $1,724/month. Current plans and eligibility are on the pricing page. Coperniq publishes per-seat pricing with separate Field and Office seat types, with AI and voice agents priced separately (coperniq.io/pricing, checked 2026-10-29).
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Feature comparison
| Feature | Payaca | Coperniq |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | Complete platform for clean energy installation businesses | AI agents and software for multi-trade contractors (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, roofing, solar) |
| Industry focus | Built for solar, batteries, EV chargers and heat pumps | Built for contractors running several trades: solar is one of five industries listed |
| Project tracking | Install pipelines with configurable stages, stage guards and automations at each stage | Conditional workflows with dependencies, blockers and cross-trade coordination |
| Permit tracking | Permits, inspections, PTO and interconnection tracked on the project with stages, custom fields and documents | Solar workflow phases from survey to permitting, inspection and PTO, with permits able to gate installs |
| Quoting & proposals | Multi-option solar proposals with e-signatures and deposits, priced from Glow or OpenSolar designs | Good/Better/Best quoting with real-time pricing and AI copilot |
| Invoicing & payments | Invoicing and online payments, with two-way sync to QuickBooks and Xero | Invoices, payments, vendor bills and two-way QuickBooks sync; also connects to Xero, NetSuite and Sage Intacct |
| AI | Agent Dave answers from your account data, builds automations (switched off for you to check) and drafts documents; MCP server for Claude and Cursor | AI agents that answer calls, book appointments and handle follow-ups and QA, plus AI copilots for proposals and workflows |
| Field team mobile app | Offline-first app for install crews, with forms, photos and timesheets | Mobile app with assigned work, forms, photos and time tracking |
| Customer portal | Portal on your own sub-domain where homeowners track the project, sign and pay | White-labeled client portal and live ETA links |
| System monitoring | Service visits and history on the project; live system monitoring isn't built in | Asset monitoring with performance alerts, connecting to SolarEdge, Enphase and Tesla hardware |
| Pricing | Growth is $1,724/month with 25 users included; Enterprise is priced on request | Published per-seat pricing: $90 per Field user, $200 per Office user, per month; AI and voice agents priced separately |
Primary purpose
Complete platform for clean energy installation businesses
AI agents and software for multi-trade contractors (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, roofing, solar)
Industry focus
Built for solar, batteries, EV chargers and heat pumps
Built for contractors running several trades: solar is one of five industries listed
Project tracking
Install pipelines with configurable stages, stage guards and automations at each stage
Conditional workflows with dependencies, blockers and cross-trade coordination
Permit tracking
Permits, inspections, PTO and interconnection tracked on the project with stages, custom fields and documents
Solar workflow phases from survey to permitting, inspection and PTO, with permits able to gate installs
Quoting & proposals
Multi-option solar proposals with e-signatures and deposits, priced from Glow or OpenSolar designs
Good/Better/Best quoting with real-time pricing and AI copilot
Invoicing & payments
Invoicing and online payments, with two-way sync to QuickBooks and Xero
Invoices, payments, vendor bills and two-way QuickBooks sync; also connects to Xero, NetSuite and Sage Intacct
AI
Agent Dave answers from your account data, builds automations (switched off for you to check) and drafts documents; MCP server for Claude and Cursor
AI agents that answer calls, book appointments and handle follow-ups and QA, plus AI copilots for proposals and workflows
Field team mobile app
Offline-first app for install crews, with forms, photos and timesheets
Mobile app with assigned work, forms, photos and time tracking
Customer portal
Portal on your own sub-domain where homeowners track the project, sign and pay
White-labeled client portal and live ETA links
System monitoring
Service visits and history on the project; live system monitoring isn't built in
Asset monitoring with performance alerts, connecting to SolarEdge, Enphase and Tesla hardware
Pricing
Growth is $1,724/month with 25 users included; Enterprise is priced on request
Published per-seat pricing: $90 per Field user, $200 per Office user, per month; AI and voice agents priced separately
See it in Payaca
The real product, on our demo accounts.
Operations & scheduling
Schedule your field team on a map and track every job. More on Operations & scheduling
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Switching from Coperniq
Your clients, contacts and projects come across from a CSV export of your Coperniq data. We map them to Payaca's customers, contacts and projects, put each project at the right stage of your pipeline, and import them through Payaca's import tooling. Permit, inspection and PTO details you track can come across as custom fields, and the documents you want to keep can sit as files on the project.
Guided onboarding comes with Growth and above, as a one-off $2,000. It covers mapping your workflow into Payaca, migrating the data and training the team.
Which is right for you?
Choose Payaca if
- Clean energy installation is the business, not one line of it
- You want permit-to-PTO workflow ready without configuring a platform
- You want 25 users included in one published price
- You want AI that builds your automations, documents and custom fields
Consider Coperniq if
- You run several trades and want one system shaped for all of them
- AI agents answering calls and booking appointments is the priority
- You want live system monitoring connected to SolarEdge, Enphase and Tesla hardware
Questions
What does Coperniq do well?
Coperniq is built for contractors running several trades, and that's where it fits best. Its website describes one system for sales, projects, service, dispatch and cashflow, with AI agents that answer calls and book appointments, and connections to OpenSolar, QuickBooks and more. For a contractor running solar alongside HVAC, roofing and plumbing under one roof, that breadth is the reason to pick it.
Why might a solar company choose Payaca instead?
Depth over breadth. Payaca is built for clean energy installation: permit and PTO stages, multi-option solar proposals with e-signatures, an offline field app for crews, a branded homeowner portal, and servicing for the systems you install. Every screen assumes an install business, so nothing needs adapting from another trade's shape.
How does pricing compare?
Coperniq publishes per-seat pricing on its pricing page: $90 per Field user and $200 per Office user per month, with Coperniq Intelligence and voice agents priced separately (checked 29 October 2026). Payaca's Growth plan is $1,724/month ($1,437/month billed annually) with 25 users included, plus a one-off $2,000 onboarding. Compare the total for your mix of office and field staff, not the headline seat price.
Does Coperniq handle solar design?
For design, Coperniq connects to Aurora Solar, OpenSolar and Solargraf. Payaca offers Glow (limited release) for design in-platform, plus an OpenSolar connection for importing designs, so system specs never get re-keyed into the quote.
Can I migrate from Coperniq to Payaca?
Yes. Customers, contacts and projects come across from a CSV export as part of guided onboarding. See Switching from Coperniq above for how it works.
Competitor details are based on their public information as of October 29, 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.