Proteus PCB Design
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Plans and prices
From Proteus PCB Design's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Proteus Design Suite (commercial packages) | Priced on request | Single-user prices are listed in GBP; multi-user pricing by contact · Configurable PCB, simulation and IoT modules · Six months of Update Service Contract included |
The facts
Each one read from Proteus PCB Design's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Founded
- 1988checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Skipton, North Yorkshire, Englandchecked 28 Sep 2026
What it does
- HDI
- Proteus 9.2 adds HDI micro-via support with 1+n+1 board construction in the Stackup Wizard.checked 5 Oct 2026
- High-speed design
- Professional PCB features include differential-pair routing and length matching; differential pairs require PCB Design Level 2 or higher.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Proteus 9.2 adds STM32CubeIDE integration via GDB and expanded simulation for BLE and RFID.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Labcenter describes Proteus as used in industry for professional PCB design and rapid prototyping, and in education for teaching electronics, embedded design and PCB layout.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Manufacturing output
- Proteus supports Gerber X2, traditional RS274X Gerber/Excellon, IPC-D-356 netlists and ODB++ output.checked 5 Oct 2026
- MCAD integration
- PCB Design Level 2 and higher supports STEP/IGES component models and STEP assembly export for MCAD tools.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Other library imports
- The library importer supports parts from vendors including Ultra-Librarian and PCB Library Expert.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Parts libraries
- The product includes over 10,000 supplied library parts and integrated web search for access to over 15 million parts from SamacSys and SnapEDA.checked 5 Oct 2026
- PCB design
- PCB tools include design-rule management, power planes, shape-based autorouting and manual push-and-shove routing.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Proteus combines schematic capture and PCB layout for designing, testing and laying out printed circuit boards.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- Labcenter says its website uses SSL/TLS and that card details are handled by an external PCI DSS compliant payment provider and are not stored or seen by Labcenter.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- Direct technical support is free for professional users, with email support preferred for project issues and a typical email response time of one to two working days.checked 5 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform requirement
- The FAQ lists Microsoft Windows 10 as the minimum operating system and says ARM processors such as Snapdragon are unsupported.checked 5 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial limits
- The demo has no time limit for PCB layout, limits microcontroller simulation to 14 days, and does not allow saving work or simulating custom microcontroller designs.checked 5 Oct 2026
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