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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Altium Develop
Star Rating
(954)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Altium DevelopDesignSpark PCB
Star Rating
(6)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about DesignSpark PCBAltium Develop vs DesignSpark PCB
- Reviewers felt that Altium Develop meets the needs of their business better than DesignSpark PCB.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that DesignSpark PCB is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of DesignSpark PCB over Altium Develop.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Altium Develop
No pricing availableDesignSpark PCB
No pricing availableFree Trial
Altium Develop
Free Trial is available
DesignSpark PCB
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
783
8.6
6
Ease of Use
8.1
800
9.2
6
Ease of Setup
8.4
336
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.3
134
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.3
702
9.0
5
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
128
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
766
10.0
6
Features by Category
Design
8.6
74
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
8.6
71
Not enough data
8.2
71
Not enough data
Edit
8.0
70
Not enough data
8.1
65
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
7.9
62
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.5
67
Not enough data
8.2
64
Not enough data
Metadata
8.3
37
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data Management
8.5
39
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
663
8.3
6
9.2
662
9.0
5
Tools
7.6
626
7.7
5
8.9
655
9.2
6
Library
8.3
662
7.8
6
Platform
9.1
657
8.7
5
9.2
659
8.0
5
Customization
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
576
Not enough data
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.2
20
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.2
17
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
9.1
17
Not enough data
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.2
16
Not enough data
7.4
17
Not enough data
7.6
17
Not enough data
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.2
17
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Altium Develop and DesignSpark PCB are categorized as PCB Design
Unique Categories
Altium Develop is categorized as General-Purpose CAD, Product Data Management (PDM), and Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
DesignSpark PCB has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Altium Develop
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
DesignSpark PCB
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
21.9%
Automotive
10.7%
Consumer Electronics
10.0%
Aviation & Aerospace
6.5%
Medical Devices
6.4%
Other
44.4%
Telecommunications
16.7%
Higher Education
16.7%
Education Management
16.7%
Design
16.7%
Banking
16.7%
Other
16.7%
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
DesignSpark PCB has no discussions with answers
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