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Compare Altium CircuitMaker and Ultiboard 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Altium CircuitMaker
Star Rating
(110)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Altium CircuitMakerUltiboard
Star Rating
(22)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about UltiboardAltium CircuitMaker vs Ultiboard
- Reviewers felt that Altium CircuitMaker meets the needs of their business better than Ultiboard.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Ultiboard is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Altium CircuitMaker over Ultiboard.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Altium CircuitMaker
CircuitMaker
Free
CircuitMaker is the best free-to-use schematic and PCB design tool for the Open Source Hardware community.
- Unlimited Access and Free to Use
- Comprehensive Component Library
- Sharing and Collaboration Made Easy with Altium 365
Ultiboard
No pricing availableFree Trial
Altium CircuitMaker
Free Trial is available
Ultiboard
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
93
8.3
15
Ease of Use
8.2
95
9.0
16
Ease of Setup
8.9
34
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.1
8
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.7
74
8.0
15
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
7
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
97
7.1
16
Features by Category
Design
8.8
84
8.2
14
8.8
83
8.7
14
Tools
7.5
68
7.4
13
8.6
84
8.0
14
Library
7.6
82
8.2
14
Platform
8.5
80
8.3
15
8.5
80
7.8
15
Customization
Feature Not Available
7.3
11
Feature Not Available
7.4
16
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Altium CircuitMaker and Ultiboard are categorized as PCB Design
Unique Categories
Altium CircuitMaker has no unique categories
Ultiboard has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Altium CircuitMaker
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Ultiboard
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
27.3%
Consumer Electronics
14.5%
Higher Education
5.5%
Computer Hardware
4.5%
Aviation & Aerospace
4.5%
Other
43.6%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
33.3%
Higher Education
28.6%
Consumer Electronics
14.3%
Telecommunications
4.8%
Renewables & Environment
4.8%
Other
14.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is Altium CircuitMaker good?
1 Comment
PJ
It's the best solution out there for small hobbyist or designers. I've seen other and they do not come close to Altium CMRead more
What does Altium software do?
1 Comment
AJ
Hi there, Altium makes software for PCB designers and engineers to create printed circuit boards (PCBs). Altium's flagship product is Altium Designer,...Read more
What does Altium software do?
1 Comment
Official Response from Altium CircuitMaker
Altium makes software for people to create printed circuit boards (PCB). Their flagship product is Altium Designer.Read more
Ultiboard has no discussions with answers
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