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Tools · electrical pcb design · Alternatives

Altium Designer alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 electrical pcb design are named by companies instead of Altium Designer: EPLAN by 1,357 companies, AutoCAD Electrical by 727, SPICE by 584.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Altium Designer, companies in postings
1,717
Most used alternative
EPLAN · 1,357
Fastest hiring, 90 days
EPLAN
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

electrical pcb design companies choose instead of Altium Designer

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Altium Designerpostings, 90 dCompare
1
EPLANEPLAN
1,35779%2,926Altium Designer vs EPLAN →
2
AutoCAD ElectricalAutodesk
72742%1,610Altium Designer vs AutoCAD Electrical →
3
SPICEUC Berkeley
58434%2,193Altium Designer vs SPICE →
4
KiCadKiCad
50730%825Altium Designer vs KiCad →
5
OrCADCadence
50029%1,287Altium Designer vs OrCAD →
6
LTspiceAnalog Devices
41924%1,031Altium Designer vs LTspice →
7
EPLAN Electric P8EPLAN
39123%656Altium Designer vs EPLAN Electric P8 →
8
PSpiceCadence
26015%1,069Altium Designer vs PSpice →
9
Cadence AllegroCadence
23013%813Altium Designer vs Cadence Allegro →
10
SolidWorks ElectricalDassault Systemes
21212%340Altium Designer vs SolidWorks Electrical →
11
CanecoSchneider Electric
16810%542Altium Designer vs Caneco →
12
E3.seriesZuken
16810%553Altium Designer vs E3.series →
13
PADSSiemens
1599%291Altium Designer vs PADS →
14
SEE ElectricalSchneider Electric (IGE+XAO)
1599%433Altium Designer vs SEE Electrical →
15
XpeditionSiemens
1499%942Altium Designer vs Xpedition →
16
Keysight ADSKeysight
1378%503soon
17
HyperLynxSiemens EDA
1257%480soon
18
ZukenZuken
1046%630soon
19
WSCADWSCAD
996%137soon
20
Siemens CapitalSiemens
925%399soon
21
ODB++Siemens
825%150soon
22
SigrityCadence
825%283soon
23
Plancal NovaHottgenroth Software
795%144soon
24
EPLAN Pro PanelEPLAN
664%89soon
25
Caneco BTSchneider Electric
654%144soon
26
AWR Microwave OfficeCadence
543%103soon
27
SIMARISSiemens
533%82soon
28
SIMPLISSimplis Technologies
513%241soon
29
ValorSiemens
483%187soon
30
ELCADAucotec
473%97soon
31
SIMetrixSIMetrix Technologies
463%131soon
32
IPC-2221IPC
433%90soon
33
Engineering BaseZuken
412%162soon
34
SEE Electrical ExpertIGE+XAO
392%68soon
35
CAM350Downstream Technologies
362%107soon
36
TRICTRIC
352%48soon
37
DDS-CADData Design System
302%30soon
38
SmartPlant ElectricalHexagon
302%128soon
39
MultisimNational Instruments
282%74soon
9,219 companies name a electrical pcb design in their postings.

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39 electrical pcb design are named by companies instead of Altium Designer: EPLAN by 1,357 companies, AutoCAD Electrical by 727, SPICE by 584, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/altium-designer/alternatives)
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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

Altium Designer alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Altium Designer?

EPLAN: 1,357 companies name it in their own job postings, against 1,717 for Altium Designer.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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