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Altium CircuitMaker vs. Altium Develop

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAltium CircuitMaker

by Altium

Altium Develop

by Altium

Overall rating4.34.5
Review count1101,089
Ease of use8.58.4
Ease of setup8.98.6
Quality of support8.08.4
Meets requirements8.79.0
NPS56.36363667.977528
Small Business68.2%59.4%
Mid-Market15.5%28.8%
Enterprise16.4%11.7%
Total page views3311,445
Total LLM citations2,24010,747

Altium CircuitMaker

Altium CircuitMaker is the best free-to-use schematic and PCB design tool for the Open Source Hardware community of designers, makers, hobbyists, students and professionals. CircuitMaker delivers powerful autorouting capabilities, hierarchical schematic entry, and Native 3D™ technology that's easily accessible and free to use.

Pros

  • PCB Design
  • Features
  • Ease of Learning
  • Library Management
  • Ease of Use
  • Collaboration

Altium Develop

Altium Develop is a collaborative platform for electronic product development that connects requirements management (via Requirements Portal), ECAD design, supply chain, and manufacturing into a single, unified environment. Built on Altium Designer® and Altium 365®, it enables real-time collaboration across engineering, design, and operations teams, reducing delays caused by disconnected tools and file-based workflows.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Features
  • PCB Design
  • Collaboration
  • Efficiency
  • User Interface