Solarman

Name

Solarman

Legal name

IGEN Tech Co., Ltd.

Website

https://solarmanpv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solar Energy Monitoring and Management Systems

NAICS

Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Solar Design, Engineering & Performance Software (PV Modeling, Digital Twins, Monitoring) (EUAMABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solar Inverters, Power Optimizers & MLPE Manufacturing (EUAMAHAB), PV Balance of System (BOS) & Electrical Infrastructure (Inverters, Transformers, Cabling, Substations) (EUACAGAC)

Keywords

• Solar monitoring systems
• Energy management software
• PV data loggers
• Smart energy meters
• Home energy management

Headquarters

HQ city

Wuxi Shi

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Products: Sale of physical devices including Smart Meters (single-phase and three-phase), Data Loggers (Stick Logger and DIN-Rail Logger), Smart Gateways, Module PV Optimizers, P1 Meter Readers, IR Meter Readers, Weather Stations, and Smart Plugs. Hardware sales are the primary revenue stream with products available through e-commerce and partner network.
2. Software Subscriptions: SOLARMAN Smart and SOLARMAN Business cloud platforms provide monitoring and management services. Cost-effective with no extra software charge when used with SOLARMAN data loggers. Platforms offer premium features including analytics, customized dashboards, and remote O&M capabilities.
3. ODM/OEM Solutions: Customization services for white-label and branded products, providing flexible ODM customization and private cloud deployment options for partners and enterprise customers.
4. Professional Services: O&M (Operations & Maintenance) support services, remote debugging, firmware upgrades, and system integration consulting for commercial and industrial customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SOLARMAN manufactures and sells an integrated portfolio of solar monitoring and energy management hardware (smart meters, data loggers, smart gateways, module PV optimizers, weather stations, smart plugs) and software platforms (SOLARMAN Smart for residential and SOLARMAN Business for enterprise/C&I), enabling real-time PV monitoring, AI-driven energy optimization, dynamic tariff scheduling, and remote O&M across 200+ inverter brands. Products are sold to homeowners, installers, EPCs, O&M providers, and brand partners across 190+ countries.

Product overview

SOLARMAN is a comprehensive solar monitoring and energy management solution provider by IGEN Tech Co., Ltd., offering a unified platform-plus-modules architecture comprising SOLARMAN Business (enterprise monitoring software) and SOLARMAN Smart (residential monitoring app) as the core software platforms, paired with an extensive hardware portfolio including Smart Meters (single-phase and three-phase), Smart Meter Readers (P1 and IR), Data Loggers (Stick and DIN-Rail types), Smart Gateways (Home Gateway and C&I Energy Manager), Module PV Optimizers, Weather Stations, and Smart Plugs. The integrated ecosystem enables full visibility and AI-driven optimization across residential homes and commercial/industrial facilities, supporting energy production monitoring, consumption tracking, battery storage management, and grid interaction for over 190 countries with 1.5M+ global users managing 220+ GW of renewable energy capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SOLARMAN Cloud: Cloud-based solar monitoring and energy management platform
• SOLARMAN Business
• SOLARMAN Smart
• SOLARMAN HEMS
• MANOS
• Milo

Products and services

• SOLARMAN Business Enterprise-grade solar monitoring and asset management software platform designed for EPC providers, investors, manufacturers, and distributors, offering real-time monitoring, customizable dashboards, O&M work order management, data comparison and analysis, plant list configuration, alert notifications, and multi-language support (13 languages).
• SOLARMAN Smart Mobile and web application for residential household users providing real-time PV system monitoring, consumption data visualization, battery status monitoring, grid interaction tracking, and remote device management for grid-tie and storage systems.
• Single-phase Smart Meter (MR1-D5 series) High-precision bi-directional smart meter for residential single-phase circuits measuring voltage, current, power factor, active power, frequency, and positive/negative active energy, supporting WiFi/4G/GPRS/RS485 communication with standard 35mm DIN-Rail mounting for energy monitoring and net metering.
• Three-phase Smart Meter (MR3-D4 series) High-precision bi-directional smart meter for three-phase circuits in commercial and industrial applications, supporting real-time measurement of voltage, current, power factor, active power, frequency, and energy metrics with DIN-Rail mounting and multiple communication options.
• P1 Meter Reader (P1-2W) Advanced energy monitoring solution providing real-time data collection for solar power systems via P1 port interface, with enhanced accuracy and a user-friendly interface for cost-effective energy monitoring for residential and commercial solar installations.
• IR Meter Reader (NIR-12-EU) Infrared meter reader for solar system data collection and monitoring, enabling energy data extraction from meters with IR communication interfaces.
• Stick Logger (LS family) Compact solar PV data logger with WiFi, 4G, Ethernet, and GPRS communication options that collects inverter working status and power generation data via RS485/RS232/TTL/USB interfaces, with IP65 protection, Bluetooth connection, satellite positioning, and power failure reminder for residential PV plant monitoring.
• DIN-Rail Logger (LD family) Industrial-grade DIN-Rail mounted data logger designed for small to medium-sized commercial and industrial PV plants, supporting 4G Cat.1 communication, up to 20 device connections, AC/DC wide voltage input, over one-month data storage, and real-time SMS/email alert notifications.
• Smart Home Gateway (EMH-2 series) IoT gateway hub for smart home energy management supporting WiFi, Zigbee, and Bluetooth protocols, bridging disparate IoT devices to the internet, performing protocol conversion, and enabling centralized management of the smart home energy ecosystem including solar, storage, and appliances.
• C&I Energy Manager (EMS-1-P) Commercial and Industrial Energy Management System gateway designed for C&I environments, handling hundreds of data points from large solar arrays, industrial energy storage systems, and HVAC units to enable peak shaving, microgrid management, and carbon footprint visualization.
• Module PV Optimizer (MPO 650/850) Module-level MPPT power optimizer enabling individual maximum power point tracking per solar panel, increasing system power generation by 5–30%, compensating for shading and module mismatch, providing module-level performance diagnostics, and integrating with SOLARMAN monitoring platforms.
• Weather Station (WP-2S) Meteorological monitoring device for solar PV systems collecting environmental data including temperature, humidity, irradiance, and other weather parameters to support solar output forecasting and system performance analysis.
• Smart Plug (SP-2W) Smart plug device for IoT-enabled energy monitoring and control of home appliances, integrating with the SOLARMAN smart home ecosystem for energy management and automated scheduling.
• SOLARMAN HEMS (Home Energy Management System) AI-powered Home Energy Management System that integrates solar panels, batteries, appliances, and EVs through an AI brain, continuously learning user patterns to optimize energy production, storage, and consumption in real time.
• ODM Solution (White-label Energy Monitoring) ODM/OEM customization service offering white-label and branded energy monitoring platforms, custom hardware design, and private cloud deployment for brand partners seeking differentiated energy monitoring solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy cost reduction of over 30% through AI-powered price forecasting and storage optimization
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• IKEAflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic collaboration to create zero-carbon smart home solutions. SOLARMAN technology integrated with IKEA home solutions for smart energy management in residential settings.
• SunSpec AlliancecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for SunSpec Alliance China Launch, supporting interoperability standards in solar monitoring and energy management systems.
• European Energy Service ProvidersflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnerships signed at Intersolar Europe 2025 including HEMS collaboration (joint development of localized regulation-ready home energy systems) and C&I alliance (integrated solutions combining solar, storage, and EV charging).
• E* (Southern Italy)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKey partner in southern Italy serving as both installer and distributor, primarily supporting clients with installation and deployment of rooftop photovoltaic systems.
• Battery Manufacturers (Leading)coreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration with three leading battery manufacturers providing 'Hardware+Software+Data' remote management solutions for battery energy storage systems.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Enphase Energy: Enphase is a leading MLPE manufacturer (microinverters) with the Enlighten cloud monitoring platform. Like SOLARMAN, Enphase sells both hardware (MLPE) and software (monitoring/energy management) for residential and C&I solar markets.
• SolarEdge: SolarEdge is a direct competitor in module-level power electronics (MLPE) and solar monitoring. Both companies sell module-level optimizers and cloud-based monitoring platforms for residential and commercial PV systems, with overlapping inverter compatibility strategies.
• Huawei FusionSolar: Huawei's FusionSolar division offers integrated solar inverters, smart PV optimizers, and a cloud monitoring platform. It directly competes with SOLARMAN in both MLPE hardware and solar monitoring software, particularly in commercial and utility markets.
• GoodWe: GoodWe is a Chinese solar inverter manufacturer offering the SEMS portal monitoring platform. It is a direct competitor in residential and C&I solar monitoring, with similar hardware-plus-cloud architecture and global distribution strategy.
• SMA Solar Technology: SMA is a major German solar inverter manufacturer offering Sunny Portal monitoring platform. It competes with SOLARMAN in the European residential and C&I solar monitoring space with similar inverter + cloud monitoring + energy management offerings.
• Sungrow: Sungrow is a leading Chinese solar inverter manufacturer with iSolarCloud monitoring platform. As a fellow Chinese-headquartered solar hardware+software vendor, Sungrow directly competes with SOLARMAN in both inverter/MLPE hardware and monitoring software.
• Tigo Energy: Tigo Energy manufactures module-level power electronics (MLPE/optimizers) and offers the EI (Energy Intelligence) monitoring platform. It directly competes with SOLARMAN's MPO optimizer and SOLARMAN Cloud monitoring offering.

Emerging players

• Hoymiles: Hoymiles is a Chinese microinverter and MLPE manufacturer with S-Miles Cloud monitoring platform. As a fellow Chinese-headquartered MLPE+monitoring player, it directly competes with SOLARMAN's optimizer and cloud monitoring offerings in global markets.
• APsystems: APsystems is a microinverter and MLPE manufacturer with EMA monitoring platform. It competes in the residential MLPE and monitoring space with SOLARMAN, particularly in distributed solar applications across Europe and Asia.

Broad incumbents

• Fronius: Fronius is an Austrian solar inverter manufacturer offering Solar.web monitoring platform. As a broad European incumbent in solar energy equipment, Fronius competes with SOLARMAN in inverter and monitoring markets for residential and C&I segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/solarman2009
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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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