Best iCircuit Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from electrical design software ranked against iCircuit on the same published basis.
- 1iCircuit vs MATLAB Grader
- 2iCircuit vs KiCad
- 3iCircuit vs ProfiCAD
- 4iCircuit vs QElectroTech
- 5iCircuit vs Trimble Viewpoint Vista
- 6iCircuit vs SOLIDWORKS
- 7iCircuit vs Brightlayer DCIM
- 8iCircuit vs DipTrace
- 9iCircuit vs EPLAN Electric P8
- 10iCircuit vs Zuken E3.series
- 11iCircuit vs AutoCAD
- 12iCircuit vs LibrePCB
- 13iCircuit vs LTspice
- 14iCircuit vs ngspice
- 15iCircuit vs Siemens Building X
- 16iCircuit vs ETAP
- 17iCircuit vs KDE Keysmith
- 18iCircuit vs LabVIEW
- 19iCircuit vs PSCAD
- 20iCircuit vs QSPICE
iCircuit alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATLAB Grader | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | KiCad | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | ProfiCAD | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | QElectroTech | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Trimble Viewpoint Vista | 5.7 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | SOLIDWORKS | 5.6 | No | $4/mo | Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Brightlayer DCIM | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | DipTrace | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | EPLAN Electric P8 | 5.4 | No | — | Windows |
| 10 | Zuken E3.series | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Windows |
| 11 | AutoCAD | 5.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | LibrePCB | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 13 | LTspice | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 14 | ngspice | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | Siemens Building X | 5.3 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 16 | ETAP | 5.2 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web, Windows |
| 17 | KDE Keysmith | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 18 | LabVIEW | 5.2 | No | — | Windows, Linux, Mac |
| 19 | PSCAD | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | QSPICE | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about iCircuit alternatives
What is the best alternative to iCircuit?
MATLAB Grader, number 1 in electrical design software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: KiCad, ProfiCAD, QElectroTech and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to iCircuit?
MATLAB Grader is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.