Best CircuitLab Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from electrical design software ranked against CircuitLab on the same published basis.
- 1CircuitLab vs ProfiCAD
- 2CircuitLab vs Trimble Viewpoint Vista
- 3CircuitLab vs SKM Power*Tools
- 4CircuitLab vs AutoCAD
- 5CircuitLab vs ETAP
- 6CircuitLab vs Siemens Building X
- 7CircuitLab vs iCircuit
- 8CircuitLab vs KiCad
- 9CircuitLab vs MATLAB Grader
- 10CircuitLab vs LTspice
- 11CircuitLab vs QElectroTech
- 12CircuitLab vs SOLIDWORKS
- 13CircuitLab vs EPLAN Electric P8
- 14CircuitLab vs Brightlayer DCIM
- 15CircuitLab vs Zuken E3.series
- 16CircuitLab vs DipTrace
- 17CircuitLab vs EasyPower
- 18CircuitLab vs KDE Keysmith
- 19CircuitLab vs OrCAD X
- 20CircuitLab vs PLECS
CircuitLab alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ProfiCAD | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | Trimble Viewpoint Vista | 7.4 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | SKM Power*Tools | 7.1 | No | $24.92/mo | Android, iOS, Windows |
| 4 | AutoCAD | 7.0 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | ETAP | 7.0 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Siemens Building X | 6.9 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | iCircuit | 6.5 | No | — | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 8 | KiCad | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | MATLAB Grader | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 10 | LTspice | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | QElectroTech | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | SOLIDWORKS | 5.8 | No | $4/mo | Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | EPLAN Electric P8 | 5.7 | No | — | Windows |
| 14 | Brightlayer DCIM | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Zuken E3.series | 5.6 | No | — | Web, Windows |
| 16 | DipTrace | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | EasyPower | 5.4 | No | $97.08/mo | Windows |
| 18 | KDE Keysmith | 5.4 | No | — | Linux |
| 19 | OrCAD X | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Windows |
| 20 | PLECS | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about CircuitLab alternatives
What is the best alternative to CircuitLab?
ProfiCAD, number 1 in electrical design software with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: Trimble Viewpoint Vista, SKM Power*Tools, AutoCAD and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to CircuitLab?
ProfiCAD is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.