G2 Vendor Directory

Onshape vs. Altium Develop

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

MetricOnshape

by PTC

Altium Develop

by Altium

Overall rating4.74.5
Review count7241,089
Ease of use9.18.4
Ease of setup9.48.6
Quality of support9.48.4
Meets requirements8.79.0
NPS82.27848167.977528
Small Business78.4%59.4%
Mid-Market17.4%28.8%
Enterprise4.1%11.7%
Total page views1,5781,445
Total LLM citations24,07710,747

Onshape

Onshape by PTC is the leading cloud-native CAD & PDM platform that runs on any device, anywhere-requiring zero IT. Onshape is for product design companies who are fed up with the errors, time waste, and hidden costs of outdated file-based CAD & PDM. Only Onshape: - Eliminates CAD crashes and never loses data - Enables secure, real-time collaboration - Tracks all activity and provides infinite restore - Has built-in PDM with branching and merging

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Collaboration
  • Online Accessibility
  • Features
  • Sharing
  • Cloud Services

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.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Features
  • PCB Design
  • Collaboration
  • Efficiency
  • User Interface