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Altium CircuitMaker vs. Xpedition Standard

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

MetricAltium CircuitMaker

by Altium

Xpedition Standard

by Siemens Digital Industries Software

Overall rating4.34.5
Review count11013
Ease of use8.58.4
Ease of setup8.98.4
Quality of support8.09.8
Meets requirements8.79.8
NPS56.36363669.230769
Small Business68.2%41.7%
Mid-Market15.5%25.0%
Enterprise16.4%33.3%
Total page views3315,057
Total LLM citations2,2401,301

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

Xpedition Standard

Xpedition Standard is a type of PCB (Printed Circuit Board) design solution specifically engineered to assist individual engineers and expanding teams in the electronics design industry. Built on Siemens’ robust Xpedition technology stack, this software integrates intelligent automation and collaborative workflows, enabling users to design, reuse, and efficiently release their projects to manufacturing. The primary goal of Xpedition Standard is to enhance productivity and scalability, allowing teams to work with confidence as they navigate the complexities of PCB design.

Pros

  • Integrations
  • Collaboration
  • 3D Visualization
  • Intuitive
  • Cloud Storage
  • Automation