Sungrow against GoodWe side by side
Both brands are approved for the same job: one inverter on a residential roof, sized under the 133 per cent rule so a 5 kW unit carries a 6.6 kW array. The lines that differ on a quote are the list price, the warranty term and who services it, and whether the unit is ready for a battery. List prices are public Australian supply-site figures read 27 October 2026, with GST added; installers buy below list and sell above it.
| Line | Sungrow | GoodWe |
|---|---|---|
| List price, inc GST, supply only | $1,199 (SG5.0RS, 5 kW) | no public list price; sells in the $1,199 to $2,688 class |
| Dollars per watt at list (ex GST) | $0.22 | n/a |
| Warranty | 10 years as standard | 5 years, 10 on registration |
| Type | string and hybrid | string and hybrid |
| Residential series | SG3.0 to SG10RS; SG5.0 to SG20RT; SH5.0 to SH10RS; SH5.0 to SH25T | DNS G3 3 to 6 kW; MS G3 5 to 10 kW; EH 3.6 to 6 kW; ET 5 to 15 kW |
| Peak efficiency (datasheet) | 97.9 per cent | 97.9 per cent |
| Maximum PV input, 5 kW unit | 7.5 kW | 7.5 kW |
| Battery-ready (hybrid) version | Yes | Yes |
| Sold new in Australia | Yes | Yes |
Price
No public Australian supply site we read lists a GoodWe DNS G3 or EH price, so the comparison holds GoodWe in the class it sells in: $1,199 to $2,688 inc GST at list for a 5 kW single-phase unit, the Sungrow SG5.0RS at the bottom of that class and the Fronius Primo GEN24 5.0 at the top. A Sungrow SG5.0RS at $1,199 is the bottom of it. Every priced unit on the site is on the inverter prices page, and the quote check reads a whole quote against the index.
Warranty and efficiency
Sungrow: 10 years as standard. Ten years from installation but no more than eleven from manufacture, Australia only; SG RS, SG RT, SH RS and SH RT all listed. GoodWe: 5 years, 10 on registration. DNS G3: 5 years plus 5 years spare parts; 10 years standard on on-grid models registered on the SEMS portal and made after 1 July 2020; EH: 10 years with a Lynx Home F battery, registered on SEMS. The documents are linked in the sources. A string inverter is the part of a solar system most likely to be replaced inside the panels' 25-year warranty, so the registered term and local service matter more than the sticker price; the inverter replacement page prices the swap.
Datasheet efficiency: SG5.0RS 97.9 per cent peak (97.3 European weighted) against GW5000-DNS-30 (DNS G3) 97.9 per cent peak (97.3 weighted). The difference of 0.0 points is worth about 0 kWh a year on a 6.6 kW system making 9,000 kWh, a rounding error beside the price gap.
Share of a 6.6 kW quote by capital: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart and Darwin
Inverter list prices are national; what changes by city is the whole-system offer the unit sits inside, so the same gap is a bigger share of a Perth quote ($5,294 standard, 6.6 kW) than a Sydney one ($6,170).
| City | Standard 6.6 kW | Premium 6.6 kW | Sungrow share | GoodWe share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | $6,170 | $7,284 | 19% | 19% to 44% |
| Melbourne | $6,218 | $7,234 | 19% | 19% to 43% |
| Brisbane | $6,756 | $8,020 | 18% | 18% to 40% |
| Perth | $5,294 | $6,522 | 23% | 23% to 51% |
| Adelaide | $5,812 | $7,126 | 21% | 21% to 46% |
| Canberra | $6,144 | $7,310 | 20% | 20% to 44% |
| Hobart | $7,544 | $8,886 | 16% | 16% to 36% |
| Darwin | $10,250 | $12,260 | 12% | 12% to 26% |
Source: Solar Choice Price Index, October 2026, standard and premium installer offers after STCs. Basis of each figure: 3, 5 and 10 kW cells are published by Solar Choice; 6.6 kW and 8 kW are interpolated and 13 kW and 20 kW scaled by Solar Scorecard at the same dollars per watt (derived); cities Solar Choice does not index use the nearest indexed capital. Where our own quotes series holds ten or more checks for a city and size, that cell is replaced by the quotes median and marked with its count.
Which one, and when
Sungrow. The cheapest mainstream unit on a public Australian list with a ten-year warranty as standard; the SH hybrid is the only inverter the Sungrow SBR battery connects to, so a Sungrow battery decision is an inverter decision.
GoodWe. Budget-class string and hybrid units with a ten-year warranty on registration; the EH and ET hybrids pair with GoodWe's own Lynx Home F Plus+ battery, which is where most GoodWe quotes come from.
For a battery now or later: Sungrow: SH5.0 to SH10RS (single phase, 5 to 10 kW, hybrid); GoodWe: EH 3.6 to 6 kW (single phase, hybrid). The solar with battery page prices the package and the three-phase page the export limits that decide the larger units.
Related cost guides
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Sungrow vs GoodWe questions
Is Sungrow cheaper than GoodWe?
$1,199 inc GST at list for the 5 kW Sungrow SG5.0RS, against no public Australian list price for a GoodWe DNS G3, which sells in the $1,199 to $2,688 class for a 5 kW single-phase unit, so the comparison is a class or a system-level estimate rather than two list prices; the side-by-side table above sets both out.
Which has the longer warranty, Sungrow or GoodWe?
10 years for Sungrow against 10 years for GoodWe at the registered term; as standard it is 10 against 5. The warranty section above gives the conditions and the documents are in the sources.
Is Sungrow better than GoodWe?
Both are approved for the same job and both carry the same panels. What differs is set out above: the list price ($1,199 against no list price), the warranty (10 years as standard against 5 years, 10 on registration), datasheet efficiency (97.9 against 97.9 per cent), the hybrid versions and where each brand sits in the market, which the brand pages describe.
Sungrow or GoodWe for a battery?
Sungrow: SH5.0 to SH10RS (single phase, 5 to 10 kW, hybrid); GoodWe: EH 3.6 to 6 kW (single phase, hybrid). A hybrid version at list costs more than the string version of the same brand; the inverter prices page lists both where a price is public.
Does Sungrow or GoodWe cost more in Perth than in Sydney?
$0 difference at list: both brands price nationally. The 6.6 kW system around the unit is $5,294 in Perth and $6,170 in Sydney at the standard offer in October 2026, so either inverter is a larger share of a Perth quote; the table by capital above gives each brand's share.