SolidWorks Electrical alternatives
As of 4 November 2026, 39 electrical pcb design are named by companies instead of SolidWorks Electrical: Altium Designer by 1,717 companies, EPLAN by 1,357, AutoCAD Electrical by 727.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- SolidWorks Electrical, companies in postings
- 212
- Most used alternative
- Altium Designer · 1,717
- Fastest hiring, 90 days
- Altium Designer
- Alternatives ranked
- 39
- Catalogue
- T-1.0.1-prov
electrical pcb design companies choose instead of SolidWorks Electrical
Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.
| # | Alternative | Companies | companies | vs SolidWorks Electrical | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altium DesignerAltium | 1,717 | 810% | 4,294 | SolidWorks Electrical vs Altium Designer → | |
| 2 | EPLANEPLAN | 1,357 | 640% | 2,926 | SolidWorks Electrical vs EPLAN → | |
| 3 | AutoCAD ElectricalAutodesk | 727 | 343% | 1,610 | SolidWorks Electrical vs AutoCAD Electrical → | |
| 4 | SPICEUC Berkeley | 584 | 275% | 2,193 | SolidWorks Electrical vs SPICE → | |
| 5 | KiCadKiCad | 507 | 239% | 825 | SolidWorks Electrical vs KiCad → | |
| 6 | OrCADCadence | 500 | 236% | 1,287 | SolidWorks Electrical vs OrCAD → | |
| 7 | LTspiceAnalog Devices | 419 | 198% | 1,031 | SolidWorks Electrical vs LTspice → | |
| 8 | EPLAN Electric P8EPLAN | 391 | 184% | 656 | SolidWorks Electrical vs EPLAN Electric P8 → | |
| 9 | PSpiceCadence | 260 | 123% | 1,069 | SolidWorks Electrical vs PSpice → | |
| 10 | Cadence AllegroCadence | 230 | 108% | 813 | SolidWorks Electrical vs Cadence Allegro → | |
| 11 | CanecoSchneider Electric | 168 | 79% | 542 | SolidWorks Electrical vs Caneco → | |
| 12 | E3.seriesZuken | 168 | 79% | 553 | SolidWorks Electrical vs E3.series → | |
| 13 | PADSSiemens | 159 | 75% | 291 | SolidWorks Electrical vs PADS → | |
| 14 | SEE ElectricalSchneider Electric (IGE+XAO) | 159 | 75% | 433 | SolidWorks Electrical vs SEE Electrical → | |
| 15 | XpeditionSiemens | 149 | 70% | 942 | SolidWorks Electrical vs Xpedition → | |
| 16 | Keysight ADSKeysight | 137 | 65% | 503 | soon | |
| 17 | HyperLynxSiemens EDA | 125 | 59% | 480 | soon | |
| 18 | ZukenZuken | 104 | 49% | 630 | soon | |
| 19 | WSCADWSCAD | 99 | 47% | 137 | soon | |
| 20 | Siemens CapitalSiemens | 92 | 43% | 399 | soon | |
| 21 | ODB++Siemens | 82 | 39% | 150 | soon | |
| 22 | SigrityCadence | 82 | 39% | 283 | soon | |
| 23 | Plancal NovaHottgenroth Software | 79 | 37% | 144 | soon | |
| 24 | EPLAN Pro PanelEPLAN | 66 | 31% | 89 | soon | |
| 25 | Caneco BTSchneider Electric | 65 | 31% | 144 | soon | |
| 26 | AWR Microwave OfficeCadence | 54 | 25% | 103 | soon | |
| 27 | SIMARISSiemens | 53 | 25% | 82 | soon | |
| 28 | SIMPLISSimplis Technologies | 51 | 24% | 241 | soon | |
| 29 | ValorSiemens | 48 | 23% | 187 | soon | |
| 30 | ELCADAucotec | 47 | 22% | 97 | soon | |
| 31 | SIMetrixSIMetrix Technologies | 46 | 22% | 131 | soon | |
| 32 | IPC-2221IPC | 43 | 20% | 90 | soon | |
| 33 | Engineering BaseZuken | 41 | 19% | 162 | soon | |
| 34 | SEE Electrical ExpertIGE+XAO | 39 | 18% | 68 | soon | |
| 35 | CAM350Downstream Technologies | 36 | 17% | 107 | soon | |
| 36 | TRICTRIC | 35 | 17% | 48 | soon | |
| 37 | DDS-CADData Design System | 30 | 14% | 30 | soon | |
| 38 | SmartPlant ElectricalHexagon | 30 | 14% | 128 | soon | |
| 39 | MultisimNational Instruments | 28 | 13% | 74 | soon |
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39 electrical pcb design are named by companies instead of SolidWorks Electrical: Altium Designer by 1,717 companies, EPLAN by 1,357, AutoCAD Electrical by 727, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/solidworks-electrical/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.
SolidWorks Electrical alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to SolidWorks Electrical?
Altium Designer: 1,717 companies name it in their own job postings, against 212 for SolidWorks Electrical.
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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