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Plan your solar, see your savings

Free planning tool. See system size, savings, and payback in 2 minutes. No signup required.

50,000+ designs created across 190+ countries
From the team behind Clean Energy Reviews — 10+ years of independent solar expertise. Watch ▸

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How it works

1

Tell us about your home and energy use

Solar panel layout on a real roof with satellite imagery
2

We design your system and show bills & savings

Bill comparison showing old vs new electricity costs with solar
3

Get matched with installers & compare quotes

Solar savings estimate showing annual savings and payback period

Built by solar industry professionals

Jason Svarc & Marty Newkirk

Co-founders · Clean Energy Reviews & Photonik

We've spent over a decade helping people make smarter solar decisions — through independent reviews, hands-on system design, and real-world testing. We built Photonik to give everyone access to the tools and information they need, for free.

Read the transcript

Hi I'm Marty, from Photonik — your professional solar design tool. Photonik is simple enough that homeowners can see their potential savings in a couple of minutes, and powerful enough that over 2,000 installers have used it to run full proposals. Our users have created over 50,000 designs, in 190 countries. That's basically every country in the world!

Jason and I started with Clean Energy Reviews in 2014. Back then, a lot of the products on the market had serious quality issues, and no-one — homeowner or installer — had a good way to tell which ones were actually worth buying. Ten years on, we've helped millions of people choose quality solar systems. Photonik is built on everything we've learned in the process.

So, try it out. It's free. Let me know what you think.

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Lite vs Pro

Lite for homeowners, Pro for solar installers — both free to start. Choose the path that fits you.

For Home & Property Owners

Lite

$0

Plan your solar & energy upgrades

  • Energy Profile (bill, tariffs, usage profiles)
  • Solar sizing & panel placement
  • Battery sizing (tier-based pricing)
  • Savings & payback (single design)
  • Rebates (AU STC built in)
  • Electrification planning
For Solar Professionals

Pro

$0 (FREE for solar pros)

Design systems & create proposals for clients

  • Everything in Lite, plus:
  • Professional solar design (product catalog, multiple designs)
  • Add new products in seconds - AI extracts series, variants & electrical specs from datasheets
  • Battery product selection & configuration
  • Multi-design payback comparison
  • Rebate customisation (templates, business-level)
  • String voltage calculator
  • Full configuration (rebates, taxes, cost groups)
  • Professional proposals (PDF, share, T&C, branding)
  • Off-grid design
  • Site plans & documentation

Frequently asked questions

Photonik is built for two audiences. Photonik Lite is a free planning tool for homeowners — see your system size, savings, and payback in minutes with no signup. Photonik Pro is a full design and proposal platform for solar installers and energy professionals — create accurate, client-ready proposals in a fraction of the time it normally takes.
Not at all. Photonik Lite is designed for homeowners with zero solar knowledge — just enter your location and we guide you through every step. If you are a solar professional, Photonik Pro gives you the full toolset: panel layout, string sizing, shading analysis, financial modelling, and professional proposals.
Yes. Photonik Lite is completely free for homeowners — no signup, no credit card. Photonik Pro is also free for solar professionals with an active business. Start using either tool in under a minute.
Nothing. Pick your country, click Get Started, and we guide you through each step. No technical knowledge, no account, no upfront information required.
Photonik uses your location, local solar generation data, system sizing, energy usage assumptions, and available pricing inputs to produce a reliable planning estimate. With Photonik Pro, installers can refine those inputs further and generate accurate, client-ready quotes in minutes — not hours.
Yes. Both Lite and Pro let you explore solar-only systems, solar plus battery storage, and EV charging scenarios — so you can see how each option affects costs, savings, and payback before making a decision.
Photonik supports solar planning in over 190 countries. Solar generation data, tariffs, rebates, and available product data vary by region, but the core design and savings tools work globally.