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PLECS

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6.1No. 19 of 34
in Electrical Design Software
  • Recognised40% of the score65
  • Phone app26% of the score0
  • Documented20% of the score52
  • Free plan14% of the score0
Free plan
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Runs on
Linux, Mac, Windows
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Summary

PLECS is ranked #19 of 34 in electrical design software on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered.

PLECS plans and pricing

All plans
PLECS trial license Free Free fully functional trial for 30 days from the date the license is issued Fully functional · 30 days plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
PLECS Blockset Individual License (commercial) $8,000 once $8,000.00 for a permanent license, including 1 year of software maintenance service Individual license · commercial, government or personal use plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
PLECS Standalone Individual License (commercial) $8,000 once $8,000.00 for a permanent license, including 1 year of software maintenance service Individual license · commercial, government or personal use plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
PLECS Blockset Dongle License (commercial) $11,200 once $11,200.00 for a permanent license, including 1 year of software maintenance service Dongle license · commercial, government or personal use plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
PLECS Blockset Concurrent License (commercial) $16,000 once $16,000.00 for a permanent license, including 1 year of software maintenance service Concurrent license · commercial, government or personal use plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026

Compared on electrical design software

Free plan
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Schematic capture
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Panel design
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Electrical simulation
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Standards libraries
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MCAD integration
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Deployment
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Facts

Purpose
PLECS models and simulates power electronic systems, including converters, motor drives and control algorithms.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Modeling domains
Its component library covers electrical circuits, mechanics, magnetic circuits, thermal models, controls and signal processing.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Switched system simulation
PLECS uses ideal on/off semiconductor switches and a two-step switching event approach to simulate switched systems efficiently.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Thermal analysis
Lookup tables can be used with ideal switch models to calculate semiconductor switching and conduction losses and junction temperature.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Controls and code generation
Control blocks include continuous and discrete functions, PWM generators, state machines and custom C code; the optional PLECS Coder generates real-time C code.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Analysis tools
PLECS provides steady-state and small-signal analyses, including open-loop transfer functions, closed-loop gains and state-space matrices.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Integrations
PLECS Blockset runs inside Simulink, and PLECS simulation scripts can automate simulations and process results using Octave, Python or MATLAB.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Standalone edition
PLECS Standalone is an independent time-domain simulator with its own variable-step and fixed-step solvers.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Platform support
PLECS Standalone packages are listed for 64-bit Windows, Intel and ARM Mac, and Intel Linux.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Blockset dependency
PLECS Blockset requires MATLAB and Simulink, and the maker lists support for Windows, Mac and Linux.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Notable licensing limit
PLECS Blockset commercial pricing lists individual, dongle and concurrent licenses; its annual lease costs 50% of the corresponding permanent license.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Privacy
Plexim's privacy policy says it does not sell or rent personal information and describes limited sharing with infrastructure, service and business providers.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Support
PLECS support includes tutorials, application examples, technical solutions, installation help, a user forum and a contact-support channel.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Intended users
Plexim identifies industrial companies, research labs and technical universities as customers, including teams developing electric cars, rail vehicles, wind turbines, solar inverters and power supplies.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026

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