Best Proteus PCB Design Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from electrical design software ranked against Proteus PCB Design on the same published basis.
- 1Proteus PCB Design vs MATLAB Grader
- 2Proteus PCB Design vs KiCad
- 3Proteus PCB Design vs ProfiCAD
- 4Proteus PCB Design vs LTspice
- 5Proteus PCB Design vs QElectroTech
- 6Proteus PCB Design vs Trimble Viewpoint Vista
- 7Proteus PCB Design vs SOLIDWORKS
- 8Proteus PCB Design vs Brightlayer DCIM
- 9Proteus PCB Design vs DipTrace
- 10Proteus PCB Design vs EPLAN Electric P8
- 11Proteus PCB Design vs Zuken E3.series
- 12Proteus PCB Design vs AutoCAD
- 13Proteus PCB Design vs LibrePCB
- 14Proteus PCB Design vs ngspice
- 15Proteus PCB Design vs Siemens Building X
- 16Proteus PCB Design vs ETAP
- 17Proteus PCB Design vs KDE Keysmith
- 18Proteus PCB Design vs LabVIEW
- 19Proteus PCB Design vs PSCAD
- 20Proteus PCB Design vs QSPICE
Proteus PCB Design 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 | LTspice | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | QElectroTech | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Trimble Viewpoint Vista | 5.7 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | SOLIDWORKS | 5.6 | No | $4/mo | Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Brightlayer DCIM | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | DipTrace | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | EPLAN Electric P8 | 5.4 | No | — | Windows |
| 11 | Zuken E3.series | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Windows |
| 12 | AutoCAD | 5.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | LibrePCB | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 14 | ngspice | 5.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 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 Proteus PCB Design alternatives
What is the best alternative to Proteus PCB Design?
MATLAB Grader, number 1 in electrical design software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: KiCad, ProfiCAD, LTspice and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Proteus PCB Design?
MATLAB Grader is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 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.