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Tools · electrical pcb design · Alternatives

EPLAN alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 electrical pcb design are named by companies instead of EPLAN: Altium Designer by 1,717 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.

EPLAN, companies in postings
1,357
Most used alternative
Altium Designer · 1,717
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 EPLAN

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs EPLANpostings, 90 dCompare
1
Altium DesignerAltium
1,717127%4,294EPLAN vs Altium Designer →
2
AutoCAD ElectricalAutodesk
72754%1,610EPLAN vs AutoCAD Electrical →
3
SPICEUC Berkeley
58443%2,193EPLAN vs SPICE →
4
KiCadKiCad
50737%825EPLAN vs KiCad →
5
OrCADCadence
50037%1,287EPLAN vs OrCAD →
6
LTspiceAnalog Devices
41931%1,031EPLAN vs LTspice →
7
EPLAN Electric P8EPLAN
39129%656EPLAN vs EPLAN Electric P8 →
8
PSpiceCadence
26019%1,069EPLAN vs PSpice →
9
Cadence AllegroCadence
23017%813EPLAN vs Cadence Allegro →
10
SolidWorks ElectricalDassault Systemes
21216%340EPLAN vs SolidWorks Electrical →
11
CanecoSchneider Electric
16812%542EPLAN vs Caneco →
12
E3.seriesZuken
16812%553EPLAN vs E3.series →
13
PADSSiemens
15912%291EPLAN vs PADS →
14
SEE ElectricalSchneider Electric (IGE+XAO)
15912%433EPLAN vs SEE Electrical →
15
XpeditionSiemens
14911%942EPLAN vs Xpedition →
16
Keysight ADSKeysight
13710%503soon
17
HyperLynxSiemens EDA
1259%480soon
18
ZukenZuken
1048%630soon
19
WSCADWSCAD
997%137soon
20
Siemens CapitalSiemens
927%399soon
21
ODB++Siemens
826%150soon
22
SigrityCadence
826%283soon
23
Plancal NovaHottgenroth Software
796%144soon
24
EPLAN Pro PanelEPLAN
665%89soon
25
Caneco BTSchneider Electric
655%144soon
26
AWR Microwave OfficeCadence
544%103soon
27
SIMARISSiemens
534%82soon
28
SIMPLISSimplis Technologies
514%241soon
29
ValorSiemens
484%187soon
30
ELCADAucotec
473%97soon
31
SIMetrixSIMetrix Technologies
463%131soon
32
IPC-2221IPC
433%90soon
33
Engineering BaseZuken
413%162soon
34
SEE Electrical ExpertIGE+XAO
393%68soon
35
CAM350Downstream Technologies
363%107soon
36
TRICTRIC
353%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 EPLAN: Altium Designer by 1,717 companies, AutoCAD Electrical by 727, SPICE by 584, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/eplan/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

EPLAN alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to EPLAN?

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

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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