Altium Develop Reviews & Product Details

Altium Develop is a collaborative platform for electronic product development that connects requirements management (via Requirements Portal), ECAD design, supply chain, and manufacturing into a single, unified environment. Built on Altium Designer® and Altium 365®, it enables real-time collaboration across engineering, design, and operations teams, reducing delays caused by disconnected tools and file-based workflows. Designed for electronics teams and organizations managing complex PCB and hardware development, Altium Develop supports cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire product lifecycle. Through Requirements Portal, stakeholders can contribute to and review requirements in a centralized workspace, helping ensure alignment from definition through design and delivery. Key capabilities include: • Real-time collaboration: Shared workspace for ECAD design, reviews, and project coordination • Component and supply chain visibility: Access to live component data, pricing, and availability • Requirements management (Requirements Portal): Capture, review, and link product requirements to design decisions for end-to-end traceability • BOM and workflow management: Manage bill of materials, sourcing, and change processes in one platform • ECAD-MCAD co-design: Enable collaboration between electrical and mechanical teams By centralizing design data, workflows, and collaboration, Altium Develop improves visibility, reduces rework, and helps teams bring electronic products to market faster. The platform is particularly well suited for organizations looking to streamline PCB design processes, enhance collaboration, and scale development across distributed teams. Altium Develop is used by teams evaluating alternatives to tools like Autodesk Fusion, KiCad, Cadence OrCAD, and SOLIDWORKS for PCB design and collaborative electronics development, including requirements management for hardware and electronics systems.

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Languages Supported

English

Solution Type

All-in-One

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Alanna Jordan

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Altium Develop Pricing

Starting at $1,990.00

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Arpad K.

Cofounder and CTO

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/17/2026

"Easy Collaboration for Fast, Manufacturing-Ready PCBA Designs"

4/5

What do you like best about Altium Develop?

Easy to collaborate with others and quickly create PCBA designs for manufacturing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Altium Develop?

Learning curve for using Altium tools is high. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Alanna Jordan of Altium Develop

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Thank you for sharing your experience with Altium Develop! We're thrilled to hear that you find the integrated cloud access feature beneficial for your workflow and collaboration needs. We appreciate your feedback regarding the syncing issues and bugs you've encountered. Our team is constantly working on improving the software's performance and reliability. If you encounter any further issues or have suggestions for enhancement, please feel free to reach out to our support team.

Verified User in Consumer Electronics

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/16/2026

"Intuitive and effective PCB design software"

5/5

What do you like best about Altium Develop?

Fluid and intuitive system from making parts, schematics, and PCB layout. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Altium Develop?

Restricts part creation templates and lifecycle control in a arbitrary way, only available higher plans. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Hardware

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/9/2026

"Great UI and Value, but Cloud-Only Setup and Support Need Improvement"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Altium Develop?

cost and functionality.

UI UX good, pricing is good,

The differential track placement is good. Integrated SI and PDN is good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Altium Develop?

support is awful. The cloud only aspect created a lot of headaches. Additionally, altium not knowing their product offerings prior to launch was awful for customers. Had no idea what we were buy/getting quotes for Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in E-Learning

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/2/2026

"All-in-One PCB Design Platform That Streamlines Our Workflow"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Altium Develop?

It offers schematic capture, PCB layout, component management, and design validation all in one platform. It has really helped us streamline our process and keep everything in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Altium Develop?

It is very hard to use in the beginning, because there is a very complex setup to learn. Licensing is also very costly for smaller teams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Alanna Jordan of Altium Develop

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We appreciate your feedback on Altium. It's great to hear that our platform has been beneficial in streamlining your process and providing a unified solution for PCB design. We understand the challenges of the initial learning curve and cost, and we're continuously working to enhance the user experience and offer more accessible pricing options.

Jacopo G.

Elcrical engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/2/2026

"Fast, Reliable Software with an Amazing Library Manager"

5/5

What do you like best about Altium Develop?

It’s a fast and reliable software. Library manager is amazing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Altium Develop?

It’s pretty expensive for one licence use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Francois G.

Director of Operations

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/7/2026

"Great Features but Frustrating Usability"

2/5

What do you like best about Altium Develop?

I appreciate the integration of MCAD with ECAD and find the software to be robust with lots of functionality. I like that Git diff finally works. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Altium Develop?

Everything is cloud based, which means more manipulations. The seat assignments are atrocious; I always have to restart to refresh the seat availability. The initial setup wasn't great because I lost some beta features I was testing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Alanna Jordan of Altium Develop

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Hi Francois. We're glad to hear that you appreciate the integration of MCAD with ECAD and the robust functionality of our software. We understand your frustration with the cloud-based system and seat assignments, and we are constantly working to improve the user experience. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the initial setup and the loss of beta features. Your feedback is valuable to us and will be taken into consideration for future improvements.

Verified User in Industrial Automation

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/28/2026

"Pro-Level Features at a Great Price for Small Teams"

5/5

What do you like best about Altium Develop?

The feature set is just what a smaller team needs - and at a very reasonable price. Nod bad for a real pro tool! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Altium Develop?

Every now and then I run into some weird issues - keyboard shortcuts not working, editor/license seat not working after a network connection reset Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Alanna Jordan of Altium Develop

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Thank you for your positive feedback on our feature set and pricing. We're sorry to hear about the issues you've encountered with keyboard shortcuts and editor/license seat. Our team is committed to addressing these issues, and we appreciate your patience as we work to improve the user experience.

Verified User in Airlines/Aviation

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/6/2026

"Best Digitalized PCB Platform with Rich Libraries That Speeds Up Project Builds"

4/5

What do you like best about Altium Develop?

It is giving best digitalized PCB platform with lots of in built library and modules. After started using it we are building projects faster without any confusion and delay. From planning to final project it is helping us throughout in the documentation to building the project bit by bit Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Altium Develop?

We tried this on large scale but some projects are not getting saved automatically because of heavy size of them. Also the integration part is not up to mark it is very lengthy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Alanna Jordan of Altium Develop

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Hello, thank you for sharing your review! We're glad to hear that Altium Develop has helped you speed up your project builds with its digitalized PCB platform and rich libraries. We appreciate your feedback and are continuously working to improve our integration and automatic saving features to better accommodate large-scale projects. Thank you again for sharing your experience.

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/2/2026

"Covering the Entire Design Flow with Ease"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Altium Develop?

I like that Altium Develop fully covers the entire design flow, from the initial schematic to 3D and very technical aspects of PCBs. It makes it easy to make modifications or adapt, especially the mechanical part. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Altium Develop?

I believe that the integration of AI to assist in electronic design would be very interesting. And if it also helps with simulation, even more so. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/31/2026

"Unified Design Environment with Real-Time Collaboration and Version Control"

4/5

What do you like best about Altium Develop?

It is unified design environment because it has a schematic capture to pcb layout and design verification happens in one place. It has real time collaboration and version control which makes it easy for teams to work together efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Altium Develop?

It is very costly and it is a barrier for long term and new startups. Sometimes it is resource intensive and occasionally slow when you work on large projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Alanna Jordan of Altium Develop

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Thank you for sharing your feedback on Altium Develop. We're happy to hear that you appreciate the unified design environment and real-time collaboration features. We understand your concerns about the cost and performance issues, and we are continuously working to enhance the product's efficiency and value. If you have any specific issues or suggestions for improvement, please feel free to reach out to our support team. We're here to assist you and ensure you have a positive experience with our solutions.