Best Altium Designer Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from electrical design software ranked against Altium Designer on the same published basis.
- 1Altium Designer vs LabVIEW
- 2Altium Designer vs MATLAB Grader
- 3Altium Designer vs KiCad
- 4Altium Designer vs LTspice
- 5Altium Designer vs ProfiCAD
- 6Altium Designer vs ngspice
- 7Altium Designer vs QElectroTech
- 8Altium Designer vs Trimble Viewpoint Vista
- 9Altium Designer vs KDE Keysmith
- 10Altium Designer vs AutoCAD
- 11Altium Designer vs SOLIDWORKS
- 12Altium Designer vs Siemens Building X
- 13Altium Designer vs ETAP
- 14Altium Designer vs SKM Power*Tools
- 15Altium Designer vs Brightlayer DCIM
- 16Altium Designer vs PLECS
- 17Altium Designer vs Zuken E3.series
- 18Altium Designer vs DipTrace
- 19Altium Designer vs EPLAN Electric P8
- 20Altium Designer vs OrCAD X
Altium Designer alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LabVIEW | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | MATLAB Grader | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | KiCad | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | LTspice | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | ProfiCAD | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | ngspice | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | QElectroTech | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Trimble Viewpoint Vista | 6.8 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | KDE Keysmith | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 10 | AutoCAD | 6.6 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 11 | SOLIDWORKS | 6.6 | No | $4/mo | Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Siemens Building X | 6.5 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | ETAP | 6.4 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web, Windows |
| 14 | SKM Power*Tools | 6.4 | No | $24.92/mo | Android, iOS, Windows |
| 15 | Brightlayer DCIM | 6.3 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | PLECS | 6.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Zuken E3.series | 6.2 | No | — | Web, Windows |
| 18 | DipTrace | 6.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | EPLAN Electric P8 | 6.1 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | OrCAD X | 6.0 | No | — | Web, Windows |
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Questions about Altium Designer alternatives
What is the best alternative to Altium Designer?
LabVIEW, number 1 in electrical design software with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: MATLAB Grader, KiCad, LTspice and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Altium Designer?
LabVIEW is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.