Compare Altium Designer and OrCAD PCB Designer 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Altium Designer
Small-Business (55.3% of reviews)
OrCAD PCB Designer
Small-Business (41.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Altium Designer
Starting at $355.00 Per MonthOrCAD PCB Designer
No pricing availableAltium Designer vs OrCAD PCB Designer
- Reviewers felt that Altium Designer meets the needs of their business better than OrCAD PCB Designer.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Altium Designer is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Altium Designer over OrCAD PCB Designer.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Altium Designer
Altium Designer Term-Based
Starting at $355.00
Per Month
Altium Designer® term-based licensing allows you to use the licensed software for a specified period, for example, a 12-month term. Designers and organizations preserve cash flow while also having the flexibility to scale capacity with additional seats. Term-based licenses include a Standard subscription for the latest Altium Designer, Altium 365®, and more.
- Additional features and license options will affect price.
OrCAD PCB Designer
No pricing availableFree Trial
Altium Designer
Free Trial is available
OrCAD PCB Designer
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
454
7.5
8
Ease of Use
8.1
462
7.9
8
Ease of Setup
8.3
154
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.4
56
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.3
405
7.1
7
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
50
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
444
5.6
8
Features by Category
Design
8.5
67
Not enough data
8.2
64
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.2
64
Not enough data
Edit
8.0
63
Not enough data
8.0
58
Not enough data
8.8
61
Not enough data
7.9
56
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.6
61
Not enough data
8.4
61
Not enough data
8.2
58
Not enough data
Design
9.2
403
7.5
8
9.2
401
8.3
8
Tools
7.6
374
5.2
7
8.9
395
6.9
8
Library
8.3
401
7.7
8
Platform
9.1
396
7.9
8
9.2
399
8.1
8
Customization
7.8
335
7.5
6
7.9
340
7.9
7
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
7.3
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
6.0
5
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Altium Designer and OrCAD PCB Designer are categorized as PCB Design
Unique Categories
Altium Designer is categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) and General-Purpose CAD
OrCAD PCB Designer has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Altium Designer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
OrCAD PCB Designer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
22.7%
Automotive
11.6%
Consumer Electronics
10.5%
Medical Devices
7.0%
Aviation & Aerospace
4.4%
Other
43.6%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
33.3%
Manufacturing
8.3%
Semiconductors
8.3%
Research
8.3%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
8.3%
Other
33.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Altium Designer
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Love the ability to have layout an schematic in the same software package.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Phil L.
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Altium is listed on the stock exchange as being an extremely wealthy company. As the product is purely software, the company does not need to invest in an expensive factory and purchase expensive machinery. Just office space and computers. Despite this, the...
OrCAD PCB Designer
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
It is really worth for capturing big schematics and it it easy to route analogic and digital signals easy
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Love the ability to have layout an schematic in the same software package.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
It is really worth for capturing big schematics and it it easy to route analogic and digital signals easy
Phil L.
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Altium is listed on the stock exchange as being an extremely wealthy company. As the product is purely software, the company does not need to invest in an expensive factory and purchase expensive machinery. Just office space and computers. Despite this, the...
Discussions
Is there a way to modelize in 3D the Pcb designs?
3 comments
SQ
No or Yes, you can only place 3D bodies for components in PCB and get 3D view of your design. I think by placing components are your will. yes you can...Read more
Who uses Altium?
3 comments
JL
Electrical engineers, specifically embedded hardware design engineers. Read more
OrCAD PCB Designer has no discussions with answers
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