G2 Vendor Directory

Windchill vs. Altium Develop

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

MetricWindchill

by PTC

Altium Develop

by Altium

Overall rating4.14.5
Review count1211,089
Ease of use8.08.4
Ease of setup6.98.6
Quality of support8.38.4
Meets requirements8.69.0
NPS32.72727367.977528
Small Business12.4%59.4%
Mid-Market32.2%28.8%
Enterprise55.4%11.7%
Total page views7311,445
Total LLM citations7,27410,747

Windchill

PTC's Market Leading PLM Solution, Windchill, is an application suite that manages all aspects of the product development lifecycle—from concept through service and retirement—by enabling a digital thread of product parts, materials, and configuration information.

Pros

  • Data Management
  • Ease of Use
  • CAD Integration
  • Collaboration
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Integrations

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