EPLAN Electric P8 Alternatives

EPLAN Electric P8 is described as 'CAE software solution for project planning, documentation and administration of electrotechnical automation projects' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to EPLAN Electric P8 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Linux, iPhone and Mac apps. The best EPLAN Electric P8 alternative is QElectroTech, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like EPLAN Electric P8 are AutoCAD Electrical, E3.series, ETAP and SolidWorks Electrical.

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  1. QElectroTech icon

    QElectroTech

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    QElectroTech is a free software to create electric diagrams. QElectroTech is under GNU/GPL license. It is currently available for Windows, Mac OS and Linux.

    14 QElectroTech alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    free and offers a lot of standard eplan features

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    Although at first glance it looks the same, a lot of functionality that EPLAN has included is missing from QElectroTech. QElectroTech is barely adequate to get a simple drawing done, but the limitations are cumbersome to work with and using it professionally is out-of-the-question.

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    • Almost everyone thinks QElectroTech is a great EPLAN Electric P8 alternative.

    • QElectroTech is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to EPLAN Electric P8.

    • QElectroTech is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to EPLAN Electric P8.

    • QElectroTech is Free and Open SourceEPLAN Electric P8 is Paid and Proprietary
  2. AutoCAD Electrical icon

    AutoCAD Electrical

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    Designed for electrical control systems, this toolset delivers 65,000+ intelligent symbols, automates wire and component tagging, supports circuit building, generates PLC drawings from imported data, and ensures compliance with standards like JIC and IEEE.

    16 AutoCAD Electrical alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    • AutoCAD Electrical is the most popular commercial alternative to EPLAN Electric P8.

    • AutoCAD Electrical is Paid and ProprietaryEPLAN Electric P8 is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. E3.series icon

    E3.series

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    E3.series is a true concurrent electrical engineering environment supporting advanced requirements for electrical documentation, cabinet and wire harness design and manufacturing outputs. E3.series facilitates an efficient and accurate design and manufacturing process for...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Design with a vast library of pre-designed, pre-approved and tested components Reduce rework by using pre-approved electrical/pneumatic/hydraulic library parts. Customize the component library to exactly the ones you and your company need. No more confusion about which components to use. Now you can design with pre-approved parts and make the right choices as you are designing.
     
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    Designed for electrical control systems, this toolset delivers 65,000+ intelligent symbols, automates wire and component tagging, supports circuit building, generates PLC drawings from imported data, and ensures compliance with s...

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    ETAP

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    ETAP is the most comprehensive enterprise solution for design, simulation, operation, control, optimization, and automation of generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial power systems.

    19 ETAP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • iPhone
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    • ETAP is the most popular iPhone alternative to EPLAN Electric P8.

    • ETAP is Paid and ProprietaryEPLAN Electric P8 is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. SolidWorks Electrical icon

    SolidWorks Electrical

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    SOLIDWORKS Electrical schematic design capabilities simplify development of embedded electrical systems for machines and other applications, with single-line and multi-line schematic tools for planning your electrical systems.

    15 SolidWorks Electrical alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Electra Cloud icon

    Electra Cloud

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    Electra® Cloud offers impressive benefits that more than save time or eliminate tedious work, it leaves then engineer free to focus on the important parts of a design, the control scheme, operations and safety of the entire machine.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Vecta
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    • Electra Cloud is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPad, SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to EPLAN Electric P8.

    • Electra Cloud is Paid and ProprietaryEPLAN Electric P8 is also Paid and Proprietary
  10. WSCAD ELECTRIX icon

    WSCAD ELECTRIX

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    No matter if you are designing piping & instrumentation diagrams, fluid power or electrical schematics, cabinet engineering, building automation or electrical installation – ELECTRIX is the right tool for you.

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    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    Electrical Engineering
     
  11. Electra E8 icon

    Electra E8

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    Easy to use Electrical CAD Software. Create circuits 300-500% faster, generate terminals and bills of materials

    15 Electra E8 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Catia

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    CATIA (Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application) (in English usually pronounced /k?'ti?/) is a multi-platform CAD/CAM/CAE commercial software suite developed by the French company Dassault Systèmes.

    56 Catia alternatives

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    • Windows
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  13. Experimenters Circuits icon

    Experimenters Circuits

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    Educational virtual 3D laboratory simulator helps students, teachers, and tutors conduct electrical circuit experiments by providing realistic equipment access anywhere, avoiding availability issues and safety hazards, and enhancing learning with immediate feedback and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  14. See Electrical icon

    See Electrical

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    Designed specifically for electrical engineering and its intuitive interface means that you can be productive very quickly, after a short training.

    15 See Electrical alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  15. Schematic Solution Eplan Project icon

    Schematic Solution Eplan Project

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    Schematic Solution for EPLAN projects documents your configured solutions in next to no time! Simply enter your order code and receive the complete Eplan Project for your individual Festo product in just a few minutes – error-free and trouble-free.

    3 Schematic Solution Eplan Project alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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