Compare Altium Develop and Creo Schematics 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (73.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $1,990.00 Per Year
No pricing available
Altium Develop
Star Rating
(988)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $1,990.00 Per Year
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Altium DevelopCreo Schematics
Star Rating
(24)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Creo SchematicsAltium Develop vs Creo Schematics
- Reviewers felt that Altium Develop meets the needs of their business better than Creo Schematics.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Creo Schematics is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Altium Develop over Creo Schematics.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Altium Develop
Altium Develop Pricing
Starting at $1,990.00
Per Year
Altium Develop is offered as an annual subscription starting at $1,990 per year, which includes one Altium Designer ECAD Design Author and a shared workspace for projects, libraries, and collaboration. The subscription provides unlimited workspace users at no additional cost, enabling broad participation in reviews, commenting, task management, BOM access, and change workflows.
Teams can add up to four additional Altium Designer ECAD Design Authors for $995 per Author per year, allowing organizations to scale active design capacity while keeping contributors and collaborators included at no extra charge.
- Unified Workspace & Collaboration: A secure, cloud-based platform (Altium 365) that hosts all design data, including schematics, PCB layouts, MCAD models, and BOMs, allowing for real-time co-creation between electrical, mechanical, and software teams.
- Component & Library Management: Transformation of file-based libraries into managed, traceable components, supporting, audit checks, and, part request workflows.
- Advanced PCB Design Tools: Access to Altium Designer for high-density interconnect (HDI) design, rigid-flex design, and 3D-MID (Three-Dimensional Molded Interconnect Devices).
Creo Schematics
No pricing availableFree Trial
Altium Develop
Free Trial is available
Creo Schematics
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
814
8.1
20
Ease of Use
8.1
832
8.6
20
Ease of Setup
8.3
369
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.3
137
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.3
732
8.4
20
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
131
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
796
7.9
22
Features by Category
Design
8.5
75
Not enough data
8.3
72
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
8.2
71
Not enough data
Edit
8.0
71
Not enough data
8.1
65
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
8.0
63
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.5
68
Not enough data
8.2
64
Not enough data
Metadata
8.3
38
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data Management
8.5
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Design
9.1
682
Not enough data
9.2
676
Not enough data
Tools
7.6
630
Not enough data
8.9
662
Not enough data
Library
8.3
675
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
663
Not enough data
9.2
665
Not enough data
Customization
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
580
Not enough data
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
7.7
17
Not enough data
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.3
17
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
9.2
16
Not enough data
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
7.4
16
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Altium Develop and Creo Schematics share no categories
Unique Categories
Altium Develop is categorized as General-Purpose CAD, PCB Design, Product Data Management (PDM), and Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Creo Schematics is categorized as Sketching
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Altium Develop
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Creo Schematics
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
22.2%
Automotive
10.8%
Consumer Electronics
10.3%
Aviation & Aerospace
6.4%
Medical Devices
6.3%
Other
44.0%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
17.4%
Design
17.4%
Automotive
13.0%
Telecommunications
4.3%
Plastics
4.3%
Other
43.5%
Discussions
Who uses Altium?
3 Comments
Official Response from Altium Develop
Altium Designer is used mainly by those who create and work with printed circuit boards or PCBs. All electrical products, computers, toasters, remotes, and...Read more
Is Altium Designer free?
3 Comments
RO
No, Altium Designer is not free but there is a free viewer that can be downloaded. Read more
What is Altium Designer used for?
3 Comments
DR
Altium Desinger is a complete PCB (Printed Circuit Board) design software package, which includes Schematic Capture, PCB Layout, Libraries, Manufacturing...Read more
What does Creo Schematics do?
1 Comment
AB
Creo Schematics is very useful software for 2D drawing creation , schematics for electrical cabling, Piping and Hydraulic systems.
For sure, you can do lot...Read more
What is Creo software used for?
1 Comment
AB
Design and Development
To create 3D CAD modeling, 2D production drawing. it is also useful in simulation and much more.
Basically you can design any...Read more
Creo Schematics has no more discussions with answers
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