Match the scoring tier
Residential, small-commercial and C&I scores use different weightings and should not be compared across tier boundaries.
Compare Australian buyer-ready solar inverters by tier-specific benchmark score, power, phase, MPPTs, backup capability, local evidence and source coverage.
This guide includes exact models with confirmed Australian availability, at least 50% direct criterion-level source coverage, and no unresolved product-specific safety notice. Scores remain global and do not establish suitability for a particular property.
Residential, small-commercial and C&I scores use different weightings and should not be compared across tier boundaries.
Solar-only, hybrid and microinverter architectures establish different product roles. Phase, MPPT count, string voltage and export controls can rule a model in or out before score.
Monitoring access, replacement process, local service capability and warranty extensions affect the ownership experience.
An OEM relationship does not make two products interchangeable. In Australia, new Huawei-linked residential products are sold and supported under iStore, while installed Huawei systems retain their own warranty path.
The score measures product performance under the published global rubric. Evidence coverage measures how many scored criteria carry a direct source URL. Neither measure should be read as a purchase recommendation.
residential tier
SolarEdge · 10 kW
residential tier
Sungrow · 10 kW
ci tier
Fronius · 15–33.3 kW
residential tier
Sungrow · 5–10 kW
residential tier
GoodWe · 6–15 kW
residential tier
Fronius · 6–12 kW
residential tier
Fronius · 3–10 kW
residential tier
Sungrow · 5–6 kW
small commercial tier
Hoymiles · 12–20 kW
residential tier
Sigenergy · 10 kW
residential tier
Sigenergy · 5–12 kW
residential tier
FoxESS · 6–15 kW
residential tier
FoxESS · 7–10.5 kW
residential tier
iStore · 5–6 kW
residential tier
iStore · 5–6 kW
residential tier
SolaX · 4–15 kW
residential tier
Tesla · 11.04 kW
residential tier
Growatt · 6 kW
residential tier
SOFAR · 3–6 kW
residential tier
SOFAR · 5–12 kW
residential tier
Solis · 8–15 kW
residential tier
Solis · 6 kW
residential tier
Sungrow · 5–12 kW
residential tier
Enphase · 0.384 kW
residential tier
Deye · 7–9.999 kW
residential tier
SolaX · 3–7.5 kW
residential tier
GoodWe · 3–6 kW
residential tier
Enphase · 0.366 kW
residential tier
GoodWe · 3–6 kW
small commercial tier
GoodWe · 5–20 kW
residential tier
Sungrow · 5–10 kW
residential tier
Growatt · 2.5–6 kW
residential tier
Solis · 3–6 kW
Record the exact model, configuration and warranty document in the contract. A brand family name is not enough to reproduce a comparison later.