G2 Vendor Directory

Cadence PSpice vs. Altium CircuitMaker

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

MetricCadence PSpice

by Cadence Design Systems

Altium CircuitMaker

by Altium

Overall rating4.44.3
Review count11110
Ease of use8.38.5
Ease of setup7.18.9
Quality of support8.18.0
Meets requirements9.48.7
NPS63.63636456.363636
Small Business18.2%68.2%
Mid-Market54.5%15.5%
Enterprise27.3%16.4%
Total page views140331
Total LLM citations4862,240

Cadence PSpice

The CadenceAllegroPSpiceSimulator provides complete pre- and post-layout testing for analog and mixed-signal designs with powerful simulation, debugging, design, and analysis utilities. The Allegro PSpice Simulator includes Cadence PSpice technology at the core, providing fast and accurate simulations. This advanced analysis package includes utilities for sensitivity analysis, goal-based multi-parameter optimization, component stress and reliability analysis, and Monte Carlo analysis for yield estimation.

Pros

    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