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Tools · electrical pcb design · Alternatives

E3.series alternatives

As of 5 November 2026, 39 electrical pcb design are named by companies instead of E3.series: Altium Designer by 1,726 companies, EPLAN by 1,375, AutoCAD Electrical by 730.

As of 5 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

E3.series, companies in postings
169
Most used alternative
Altium Designer · 1,726
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Altium Designer
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

electrical pcb design companies choose instead of E3.series

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs E3.seriespostings, 90 dCompare
1
1,7261021%4,316E3.series vs Altium Designer →
2
EPLANEPLAN
1,375814%2,932E3.series vs EPLAN →
3
730432%1,606E3.series vs AutoCAD Electrical →
4
SPICEUC Berkeley
588348%2,215E3.series vs SPICE →
5
KiCadKiCad
509301%800E3.series vs KiCad →
6
OrCADCadence
501296%1,291E3.series vs OrCAD →
7
LTspiceAnalog Devices
422250%1,043E3.series vs LTspice →
8
394233%662E3.series vs EPLAN Electric P8 →
9
PSpiceCadence
260154%1,064E3.series vs PSpice →
10
229136%808E3.series vs Cadence Allegro →
11
SolidWorks ElectricalDassault Systemes
213126%340E3.series vs SolidWorks Electrical →
12
CanecoSchneider Electric
170101%544E3.series vs Caneco →
13
SEE ElectricalSchneider Electric (IGE+XAO)
16095%429E3.series vs SEE Electrical →
14
PADSSiemens
15994%292E3.series vs PADS →
15
XpeditionSiemens
15089%932E3.series vs Xpedition →
16
Keysight ADSKeysight
13882%506soon
17
HyperLynxSiemens EDA
12574%481soon
18
ZukenZuken
10663%631soon
19
WSCADWSCAD
10361%139soon
20
9254%398soon
21
ODB++Siemens
8249%150soon
22
SigrityCadence
8249%284soon
23
Plancal NovaHottgenroth Software
7947%141soon
24
6639%89soon
25
Caneco BTSchneider Electric
6538%143soon
26
5432%106soon
27
SIMARISSiemens
5331%84soon
28
SIMPLISSimplis Technologies
5030%248soon
29
ELCADAucotec
4728%89soon
30
ValorSiemens
4728%185soon
31
SIMetrixSIMetrix Technologies
4527%138soon
32
IPC-2221IPC
4325%93soon
33
Engineering BaseZuken
4225%158soon
34
SEE Electrical ExpertIGE+XAO
4024%68soon
35
CAM350Downstream Technologies
3621%103soon
36
TRICTRIC
3521%50soon
37
SmartPlant ElectricalHexagon
3219%127soon
38
DDS-CADData Design System
3018%30soon
39
MultisimNational Instruments
2917%72soon
9,276 companies name a electrical pcb design in their postings.

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39 electrical pcb design are named by companies instead of E3.series: Altium Designer by 1,726 companies, EPLAN by 1,375, AutoCAD Electrical by 730, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 5 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/e3-series/alternatives)
How we know

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Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • 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

E3.series alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to E3.series?

Altium Designer: 1,726 companies name it in their own job postings, against 169 for E3.series.

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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