Seraphim vs Vikram Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Vikram Solar has the broader catalog (213 vs 160 models). Vikram Solar leads on peak efficiency at 24.80%.
Both catalogues are read from the manufacturers' own datasheets. A brand is not scored against the market here, only against the other brand on this page.
The two companies
Seraphim is a world-class solar products manufacturer specializing in research, development, production, and sales of solar PV products. The company has achieved significant milestones, outpacing competitors in production capacity and innovative designs. Seraphim is committed to technological innovation and...
- Founded
- 2011
- Headquarters
- Changzhou, China
- Annual capacity
- 13 GW/year
- Employees
- 1001-5000
- Tier 1 bankable
- Yes
Vikram Solar Limited is a leading Indian solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer and solar solutions provider. They offer engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), and operations & maintenance (O&M) services for solar plants. The company manufactures high-efficiency solar PV modules and has a pan-India...
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Kolkata, India
- Annual capacity
- 9.5 GW/year
- Employees
- 1,895
- Listed
- NSE, BSE: VIKRAMSOLR
- Tier 1 bankable
- Yes
Catalogue against catalogue
An average over a catalogue describes the range a manufacturer publishes, not the module you would buy. A brand with two flagship panels and eighty older ones averages worse than one that has retired its back catalogue.
What each of them builds
Vikram Solar skews to higher efficiency: 13% of lineup is 23%+
Vikram Solar offers more 600W+ panels (45% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: PERC (52%)
Dominant cell tech: PERC (71%)
The flagships
Written summary
Seraphim is a Chinese manufacturer, formally Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co., Ltd., headquartered in Changzhou and founded in 2011. It has held BloombergNEF Tier 1 status for eleven consecutive years and has picked up several PVEL Top Performer awards, with global production capacity reaching roughly 13 GW across six factories, five in China and one in South Africa. Vikram Solar, founded in 2005 and based in Kolkata, India, is also a BNEF Tier 1 and PVEL Top Performer manufacturer; it expanded capacity sharply in 2025, growing from 4.5 GW to about 9.5 GW after commissioning a new plant in Tamil Nadu. On institutional footprint, Seraphim has the longer international export track record with installations in over 100 countries, while Vikram Solar is scaling faster domestically on the back of India's rapidly expanding solar market.
Both companies serve residential, commercial and industrial (C&I), and utility-scale ground-mount segments. Seraphim's lineup centers on the Sable, Nebula and Seco series built on n-type TOPCon cells, including modules carrying carbon-footprint certification. Vikram Solar's current flagship lines are Hypersol, bifacial n-type TOPCon modules on G12/M10 cells, and Paradea, bifacial PERC modules, with outputs reaching up to 735 W, making the brand a strong fit for large utility projects as well as C&I rooftops.
For an international buyer, the two brands are broadly comparable in bankability and technology, both offering credible TOPCon options backed by third-party reliability rankings. The practical decision usually comes down to regional distribution and after-sales support, local warranty backing, and pricing rather than a meaningful gap in underlying panel quality.
Generated by Claude Sonnet 5 · 2026-08-23
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Comparisons are computed from manufacturer datasheets held in the ComparePV database and may not reflect a brand's complete current lineup. Nothing on this page is paid placement.