KiCad AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Electronic Design Automation Tools

The best Electronic Design Automation alternative to KiCad is Fritzing. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try LibrePCB or EasyEDA. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to KiCad and 16 are Electronic Design Automation Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Electronic Design Automation Tool alternatives to KiCad are Autodesk EAGLE, Proteus PCB design, CR-8000 and eSim.

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  1. Fritzing icon

    Fritzing

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    Open-source initiative aiding designers, artists, and researchers in transforming prototypes to actual products, documenting circuits, sharing, teaching, and PCB manufacturing.

    57 Fritzing alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    • Most users think Fritzing is a great KiCad alternative.

    • Fritzing is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to KiCad.

    • Fritzing is the most popular Open Source & commercial alternative to KiCad.

    • Fritzing is Paid and Open SourceKiCad is Free and Open Source
  2. Autodesk EAGLE icon

    Autodesk EAGLE

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    EDA software that enables PCB designers to connect schematics, position components, route PCBs, and access extensive libraries, with features like SPICE simulation, drag-and-drop functionality, alignment tools, 3D models for enclosure fit, and direct links to manufacturers for parts replacement.

    47 Autodesk EAGLE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. LibrePCB icon

    LibrePCB

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    LibrePCB is a free EDA software to develop printed circuit boards. It’s currently under heavy development to bring out first stable releases as soon as possible.

    52 LibrePCB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    • Most users think LibrePCB is a great KiCad alternative.

    • LibrePCB is the most popular free alternative to KiCad.

    • LibrePCB is Free and Open SourceKiCad is also Free and Open Source
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    Autodesk EAGLE

    EDA software that enables PCB designers to connect schematics, position components, route PCBs, and access extensive libraries, with features like SPICE simulation, drag-and-drop functionality, alignment tools, 3D models for encl...

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    EasyEDA

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    Schematic capture, Ngspice based simulation, PCB layout, custom PCB manufacturing, for electronic engineers, educators, students and hobbyists.

    54 EasyEDA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    • EasyEDA is the most popular Web-based alternative to KiCad.

    • EasyEDA is Free and ProprietaryKiCad is Free and Open Source
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    CR-8000

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    CR-8000 is a comprehensive PCB design suite that enables the development of a product from concept to manufacturing. CR-8000’s fully integrated design flow ranges from initial system planning, where critical design decisions are made about design partitioning, component...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    eSim

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    eSim (previously known as Oscad / FreeEDA) is an open source EDA tool for circuit design, simulation, analysis and PCB design.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    eSim main window provides frontend to create projects for drawing schematic,PCB layout and doing circuit simulation.
     
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    Upverter

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    We build the pickaxes of hardware engineering. Ideation tools, schematic capture, PCB layout, design hosting, parts library management, and affordable prototyping.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  12. gEDA Project icon

    gEDA Project

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    The gEDA project has produced and continues working on a full GPL'd suite and toolkit of Electronic Design Automation tools. These tools are used for electrical circuit design, schematic capture, simulation, prototyping, and production.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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  13. MeowCAD icon

    MeowCAD

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    MeowCAD is an online free and open source electronic design application tool. Its focus is on schematic and PCB design for electronic circuits.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    Project view
     
  15. CircuitLab icon

    CircuitLab

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    Sketch, simulate, and share your circuits, entirely in your browser -- no install required. Easy schematic capture and powerful SPICE-like, mixed-mode circuit simulation helps EE students, electronics hobbyists, and electrical engineers design faster.

    27 CircuitLab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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