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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 17 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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Alternatives list
- 61 Fritzing alternatives
48 Autodesk EAGLE alternativesEDA 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.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Since
- Since 2009
United States
+5
53 LibrePCB alternativesLibrePCB 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.
Switzerland
+2
52 Proteus PCB design alternativesProteus PCB design combines the schematic capture and ARES PCB layout programs to provide a powerful, integrated and easy to use suite of tools for professional PCB Design.
58 EasyEDA alternativesSchematic capture, Ngspice based simulation, PCB layout, custom PCB manufacturing, for electronic engineers, educators, students and hobbyists.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Since
- Since 2014
China
+1
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...
Japan
+2
35 eSim alternativeseSim (previously known as Oscad / FreeEDA) is an open source EDA tool for circuit design, simulation, analysis and PCB design.
India
+2
We build the pickaxes of hardware engineering. Ideation tools, schematic capture, PCB layout, design hosting, parts library management, and affordable prototyping.
MeowCAD is an online free and open source electronic design application tool. Its focus is on schematic and PCB design for electronic circuits.
56 gEDA Project alternativesThe 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
Application typeApplication types
Since
- Since 2009
Alerts
- Discontinued
+3
tscircuit is a framework for designing real electronics with Typescript and React. Your tscircuit code compiles into real-time previews for PCBs, schematics, 3D models and can be exported to fabrication files for manufacturing.
- United States
+1
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