Best Electrical Design Software in 2026
Updated
In short: MATLAB Grader is ranked #1 of 42 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of KiCad and ProfiCAD. The best-ranked option with a free plan is KiCad. The lowest first paid tier on this page is SOLIDWORKS at $4/mo.
From capturing a schematic to planning a panel or evaluating electrical behavior, electrical design software serves a range of design tasks. Compare schematic capture, electrical simulation, and panel design, along with standards libraries and MCAD integration, to see which capabilities align with your work. Deployment and free-plan availability help clarify practical access, while paid-from pricing gives a cost point to consider. ETAP, SKM Power*Tools, and EasyPower lead the ranking, with EPLAN Electric P8 and KiCad also among the early entries. Use the listed criteria to weigh the design functions and integrations you need, and consider which deployment and pricing details fit your circumstances.
42 electrical design software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 MATLAB Grader Top pick · 7.1 Free plan · Free
#2 KiCad Runner-up · 6.9 Free plan · Free
#3 ProfiCAD Also great · 6.9 Free plan · Free- Free plan LinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Electrical simulation
- advanced
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan LinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Electrical simulation
- advanced
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial AndroidmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Electrical simulation
- advanced
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial AndroidiOSmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial macOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$4/mofirst paid tier About SOLIDWORKSVisit site - AndroidapiiOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Panel design
- Yes
- Electrical simulation
- basic
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial AndroidapiiOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Panel design
- Yes
- Electrical simulation
- advanced
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidiOSWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Schematic capture
- No
- Panel design
- Yes
- Electrical simulation
- advanced
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$24.92/mofirst paid tier About SKM Power*ToolsVisit site - Free trial WebWindows
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Panel design
- Yes
- Electrical simulation
- basic
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Windows
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Panel design
- Yes
- Electrical simulation
- none
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial WebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Electrical simulation
- advanced
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Schematic capture
- No
- Electrical simulation
- advanced
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial Windows
- Free plan
- No
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Panel design
- Yes
- Electrical simulation
- advanced
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$97.08/mofirst paid tier About EasyPowerVisit site - Free trial Windows
- Free plan
- No
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Panel design
- No
- Electrical simulation
- basic
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms£89/mofirst paid tier About eCADSTARVisit site - WindowsmacOSiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Panel design
- No
- Electrical simulation
- advanced
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Linux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Electrical simulation
- basic
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Electrical simulation
- basic
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Electrical simulation
- advanced
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Electrical simulation
- advanced
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsLinuxmacOS
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- No
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Panel design
- No
- Electrical simulation
- advanced
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Windows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Schematic capture
- Yes
- Electrical simulation
- advanced
- Standards libraries
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which electrical design software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
MATLAB Grader is ranked #1 of 42 with a score of 7.1. KiCad is second and ProfiCAD third.
How many of these have a free plan?
3 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, SOLIDWORKS has the lowest first paid tier we found: $4/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.