Solar Inverters in Australia

Sungrow is Australia's most-installed inverter brand: proven hardware, a large local support office and sharp pricing. A 5 kW single-phase hybrid runs roughly A$1,800 to A$2,600 installed. Not the most refined app, but the default recommendation for value, reliability and battery-readiness.

Fronius GEN24 inverters are the premium European benchmark in Australia: superb build quality, the best service network in the country and clean integration with BYD batteries. A 5 kW GEN24 costs about A$2,500 to A$3,500 installed. You pay roughly a A$1,000 premium over Sungrow for refinement and support history.

GoodWe sells more residential hybrid inverters in Australia than almost anyone, at the lowest tier-1 prices: a 5 kW hybrid runs roughly A$1,500 to A$2,200 installed. Hardware is dependable and pairs with GoodWe Lynx batteries; monitoring and backup output are adequate rather than impressive.

Solis (Ginlong) builds simple, cheap, surprisingly reliable string inverters: a 5 kW unit adds only A$1,200 to A$1,800 installed. The budget choice that rarely embarrasses anyone, though hybrid/battery options and local support depth trail the leaders.

Enphase IQ8 microinverters put a small inverter on every panel: best-in-class shade tolerance, panel-level monitoring, no single point of failure and a 25-year warranty. The cost is steep, adding roughly A$2,800 to A$4,000 versus a string inverter on a 6.6 kW system. Ideal for complex, shaded roofs.

SolarEdge pairs a simplified string inverter with DC optimisers on every panel: panel-level monitoring and shade handling near Enphase levels at a lower premium, roughly A$2,200 to A$3,200 for a 5 kW Home Hub setup. Recent years brought company turbulence, but the installed base and warranty support in Australia remain solid.