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SolidWorks Electrical Schematics vs. KiCad EDA

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

MetricSolidWorks Electrical Schematics

by Dassault Systèmes

KiCad EDA

by KiCad Project

Overall rating4.34.5
Review count1169
Ease of use8.68.8
Ease of setup1.49.4
Quality of support8.88.2
Meets requirements9.18.5
NPS6071.875
Small Business45.5%81.2%
Mid-Market54.5%14.5%
Enterprise0.0%4.3%
Total page views66421
Total LLM citations454,710

SolidWorks Electrical Schematics

SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematics has an intuitive and easy-to-use interface that automates complex tasks, such as contact cross-referencing and terminal drawings. It accelerates product development by simultaneously minimizing the repetitive tasks associated with developing electrical schematics

Pros

    KiCad EDA

    KiCad is an open source software suite for Electronic Design Automation (EDA). KiCad handles schematic capture, symbol and footprint library management, PCB Layout with Gerber output and 3d model generation. KiCad runs on Windows, Linux and macOS. KiCad is the most used EDA tool in the world.

    Pros

    • Ease of Use
    • Library Management
    • Cross-Platform Compatibility
    • Features
    • Ease of Learning
    • Customer Support