Altium Develop vs. Altium CircuitMaker
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Altium Develop | Altium CircuitMaker |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| Review count | 1,089 | 110 |
| Ease of use | 8.4 | 8.5 |
| Ease of setup | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Quality of support | 8.4 | 8.0 |
| Meets requirements | 9.0 | 8.7 |
| NPS | 67.977528 | 56.363636 |
| Small Business | 59.4% | 68.2% |
| Mid-Market | 28.8% | 15.5% |
| Enterprise | 11.7% | 16.4% |
| Total page views | 1,445 | 331 |
| Total LLM citations | 10,747 | 2,240 |
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.
- Ease of Use
- Features
- PCB Design
- Collaboration
- Efficiency
- User Interface
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.
- PCB Design
- Features
- Ease of Learning
- Library Management
- Ease of Use
- Collaboration