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Altium CircuitMaker vs. SolidWorks Electrical Schematics

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

MetricAltium CircuitMaker

by Altium

SolidWorks Electrical Schematics

by Dassault Systèmes

Overall rating4.34.3
Review count11011
Ease of use8.58.6
Ease of setup8.91.4
Quality of support8.08.8
Meets requirements8.79.1
NPS56.36363660
Small Business68.2%45.5%
Mid-Market15.5%54.5%
Enterprise16.4%0.0%
Total page views33166
Total LLM citations2,24045

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

SolidWorks Electrical Schematics

SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematics has an intuitive and easy-to-use interface that automates complex tasks, such as contact cross-referencing and terminal drawings. It accelerates product development by simultaneously minimizing the repetitive tasks associated with developing electrical schematics

Pros