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Altium CircuitMaker vs. SolidWorks PCB

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

MetricAltium CircuitMaker

by Altium

SolidWorks PCB

by Dassault Systèmes

Overall rating4.33.8
Review count11014
Ease of use8.58.9
Ease of setup8.90.0
Quality of support8.09.4
Meets requirements8.79.0
NPS56.36363621.428571
Small Business68.2%92.9%
Mid-Market15.5%7.1%
Enterprise16.4%0.0%
Total page views33188
Total LLM citations2,24028

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 PCB

SOLIDWORKS PCB enables the productivity you need to design Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) quickly along with unique, collaboration between electrical and 3D mechanical design teams. It offers a clear advantage where ECAD-MCAD collaboration is critical for overall success of electronic product design

Pros