Business cases
Look at the case for a solar CRM before you decide
Every OneSolar CRM business case includes a financial model, real numbers and an interactive calculator so you can apply the analysis to your own business.
- The true cost of running your solar EPC on spreadsheets
Spreadsheets feel free. But the hidden cost - in lost deals, billing errors, inventory waste, overdue invoices and project delays - adds up fast. Here is what it is actually costing your business every month.
- How solar companies lose revenue to slow proposals
In solar sales, speed is the close. A prospect who receives a proposal within hours - not days - is significantly more likely to sign. Here is the exact financial case for automating your BOQ and proposal generation.
- How poor inventory management erodes your project margin
Every solar project lives or dies on material availability and procurement cost. Overstocking ties up cash. Emergency procurement blows margins. BOQ-vs-actual variance hides until it is too late. Here is the financial case for getting inventory right.
- How milestone billing improves solar cash flow
Cash flow is the lifeblood of a solar EPC company. Manual billing means invoices raised late, payments collected slowly and missed milestones that simply never get billed. Milestone-triggered automation fixes all three - here is the financial case.
- How solar companies double install volume without doubling headcount
The bottleneck to solar company growth is rarely leads or demand - it is operational capacity. When every extra install requires more admin, more coordinators and more managers, growth becomes expensive. OneSolar CRM breaks that ratio.
Pick the analysis most relevant to your challenge
Each business case is independent - start with the cost area you feel most acutely in your business right now.
The true cost of running on spreadsheets
Hidden costs of Excel and WhatsApp - lost deals, billing errors, inventory waste, project overruns. With interactive ROI calculator.
Inventory mismanagement kills margin
How milestone-triggered invoicing reduces Days Sales Outstanding and eliminates missed billing. With DSO calculator for your revenue numbers.
Scale installs without scaling headcount
How solar companies double install volume without proportional headcount growth - the 6 admin bottlenecks that cap capacity and how automation removes them.
Make the financial case internally
If you need to build a business case for OneSolar CRM internally - for a founder, CFO, board or procurement committee - these pages give you the numbers to do it. Each calculator lets you enter your own business figures and produces a result specific to your company.
Start with the Spreadsheet Cost calculator - it covers the broadest range of hidden costs and typically produces the most compelling single number for a finance audience.
Real customer data
Numbers are based on aggregated data from OneSolar CRM customers, not industry estimates. Conservative methodology - real figures are typically higher.
Shareable output
Share the link to any business case page directly with your decision-maker. Each page is a standalone analysis ready for presentation.
Use Cases
See the complete workflow for your business model - EPC contractor, solar dealer, residential installer, O&M provider and more.
Tutorials
Step-by-step guides to every OneSolar CRM workflow - so you understand exactly what "using OneSolar CRM" looks like day to day.
vs Spreadsheets
Full feature comparison between OneSolar CRM and your current Excel and Google Sheets workflow - every capability, side by side.