AutoCAD is drafting, design, and modeling software for precise 2D and 3D work.
Alternatives to PSS®E
SOLIDWORKS provides 3D software tools for creating, simulating, publishing, and managing product data.
LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment for developing automated test and measurement applications.
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LibrePCB
LibrePCB is free, open-source electronic design automation software for drawing schematics and designing printed circuit boards.
Free planOpen sourceAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted7.3Free plan - 5
ProfiCAD
ProfiCAD is desktop software for creating electrical and electronic diagrams, schematics, control circuits, and technical drawings such as pneumatic…
Free planAndroidmacOSWindows7.1$277 one-time - 6
SKM Power*Tools
SKM Power*Tools is paid electrical engineering software for analyzing power-system behavior and distribution equipment on Windows, with related…
AndroidiOSWindows7.1From $299 a year - 7

ETAP
ETAP provides software and hardware for electrical systems across design, engineering, operations, and maintenance.
AndroidiOSWebAPI7.0 - 8
PowerWorld Simulator
PowerWorld Simulator models high-voltage power system operation interactively, over periods from minutes to days.
Free planWindows6.5$11,000 one-time - 9

Altium Designer
WebWindows6.4From $460 a month - 10
CircuitLab
CircuitLab provides in-browser schematic capture and circuit simulation for students, hobbyists, and professional engineers.
WebExtensionLinuxmacOS6.4From $24 a year - 11
iCircuit
iCircuit is an electronic circuit simulator and designer for students, hobbyists, and engineers.
AndroidiOSmacOSWindows6.4From $14.99 a year - 12
PLECS
PLECS models and simulates power electronic systems such as converters, motor drives, and control algorithms.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.4$8,000 one-time - 13
KiCad
KiCad is an open-source electronic design automation suite for creating schematics and laying out printed circuit boards.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows6.3Free plan - 14
QElectroTech
QElectroTech is free desktop software for creating electrical diagrams, including complex industrial and power electronics drawings.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.2Free plan - 15
TINA Design Suite
TINA Design Suite is an offline package for designing and analyzing electronic circuits and PCB layouts.
AndroidiOSWebLinux6.2 - 16

DIgSILENT PowerFactory
DIgSILENT PowerFactory analyzes electrical generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial power systems.
Free planAPISelf-hostedWindows6.1Free plan - 17
LTspice
LTspice is a SPICE simulator, schematic capture tool, and waveform viewer for analog circuit simulation.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.1Free plan - 18
ngspice
ngspice is a free, open-source simulator for electric and electronic circuits.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows6.1Free plan - 19
OrCAD X
OrCAD X is an electronic design automation platform for schematic capture, PCB layout, and circuit simulation, aimed at small and medium-sized…
WebWindows6.1 - 20

EasyPower
Windows6.0From $1,165 a year - 21
eCADSTAR
Windows6.0From £89 a month - 22
Fritzing
LinuxmacOSWindows6.0€8 one-time - 23
PSCAD
PSCAD is a graphical interface to the EMTDC electromagnetic transient simulation engine.
Free planAPIWindows6.0Free plan - 24

Bentley promis.e
Windows5.9From A$6,224 a year - 25
QSPICE
QSPICE is circuit simulation software for engineers developing designs from an initial concept through final validation.
Free planWindows5.8Free plan - 26
SEE Electrical
Windows5.8 - 27
EPLAN Electric P8
Windows5.7 - 28
gEDA Project
gEDA Project is a free, GPL-licensed suite of Electronic Design Automation tools for electrical circuit work, including schematic capture,…
Free planLinux5.7Free plan - 29
Zuken E3.series
WebWindows5.7 - 30

cofaso
Windows5.6