No. 37 of 42 ·Electrical Design Software

Proteus PCB Design

Windows

Freedom report

No signalScore 4.8

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedThinly documented

Proteus PCB Design is ranked #37 of 42 in electrical design software on Freedom251. It runs on Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered.

Proteus PCB Design plans and pricing

All plans

Proteus Design Suite (commercial packages) Not published Single-user prices are listed in GBP; multi-user pricing by contact · Configurable PCB, simulation and IoT modules · Six months of Update Service Contract included labcenter.com · 5 Oct 2026

Compared on electrical design software

Free plan: No
Schematic capture: Yes
Electrical simulation: basic
Standards libraries: Yes
MCAD integration: Yes
Deployment: desktop

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The record

Purpose: Proteus combines schematic capture and PCB layout for designing, testing and laying out printed circuit boards.
PCB design: PCB tools include design-rule management, power planes, shape-based autorouting and manual push-and-shove routing.
High-speed design: Professional PCB features include differential-pair routing and length matching; differential pairs require PCB Design Level 2 or higher.
HDI: Proteus 9.2 adds HDI micro-via support with 1+n+1 board construction in the Stackup Wizard.
Manufacturing output: Proteus supports Gerber X2, traditional RS274X Gerber/Excellon, IPC-D-356 netlists and ODB++ output.
Parts libraries: The product includes over 10,000 supplied library parts and integrated web search for access to over 15 million parts from SamacSys and SnapEDA.
Other library imports: The library importer supports parts from vendors including Ultra-Librarian and PCB Library Expert.
Integrations: Proteus 9.2 adds STM32CubeIDE integration via GDB and expanded simulation for BLE and RFID.
Trial limits: The demo has no time limit for PCB layout, limits microcontroller simulation to 14 days, and does not allow saving work or simulating custom microcontroller designs.
Platform requirement: The FAQ lists Microsoft Windows 10 as the minimum operating system and says ARM processors such as Snapdragon are unsupported.
Security: Labcenter says its website uses SSL/TLS and that card details are handled by an external PCI DSS compliant payment provider and are not stored or seen by Labcenter.
Support: Direct technical support is free for professional users, with email support preferred for project issues and a typical email response time of one to two working days.
Intended users: Labcenter describes Proteus as used in industry for professional PCB design and rapid prototyping, and in education for teaching electronics, embedded design and PCB layout.
Founded: 1988

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Electrical Design Software in 2026#37 of 42

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Sources

labcenter.com· checked 5 Oct 2026
labcenter.com/pcb-layout/· checked 5 Oct 2026
labcenter.com/highspeed/· checked 5 Oct 2026
labcenter.com/whatsnew/9.2/· checked 5 Oct 2026
labcenter.com/pcboutput/· checked 5 Oct 2026
labcenter.com/faq/· checked 5 Oct 2026
labcenter.com/downloads/· checked 5 Oct 2026
labcenter.com/free-trial/· checked 5 Oct 2026
labcenter.com/info/· checked 5 Oct 2026
labcenter.com/support/· checked 5 Oct 2026
labcenter.com/pricing/comm/· checked 5 Oct 2026