Altium Designer
6.4#9 in electrical design softwareFrom $460 a monthWebWindows
VisitAltium Designer vs LabVIEW
What both publish
| Fact | Altium Designer | LabVIEW |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Altium Designer is an integrated electronics design tool covering schematic capture, PCB layout, simulation, and analysis. | LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment for developing automated test and measurement systems. |
| Support | Altium lists documentation, a knowledge base, ticketed support cases, training, and community forums as support resources. | A single-seat purchase includes an NI software service agreement with technical support, version downloads, and LabVIEW Core 1 on-demand, with perpetual-license benefits included for the first year. |
Altium Designer plans
- Altium Designer 25$460 a month
LabVIEW plans
- LabVIEW Community EditionFree
- LabVIEW Base subscription—
- LabVIEW Base perpetual—
- LabVIEW Full subscription—
- LabVIEW Professional perpetual—
- LabVIEW Professional subscription—
Pick Altium Designer if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick LabVIEW if…
LabVIEW suits engineers building automated test and measurement applications, especially when they need instrument connectivity, analysis and a control interface. The Community Edition is limited to personal, non-commercial, non-industrial use.