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Average Ratings 1,437 Ratings

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Description

Altium Develop is a collaborative platform for modern electronics engineering teams that connects requirements management, PCB design, systems engineering, and manufacturing workflows. Built on Altium Designer and Altium 365, the platform provides a centralized environment for design collaboration, requirements traceability, BOM management, supply chain visibility, and engineering change management. Altium Develop helps hardware organizations maintain alignment between requirements, design decisions, and manufacturing outcomes while supporting distributed engineering teams through cloud-based collaboration. Core Features: • PCB design collaboration • ECAD-MCAD co-design workflows • Component and supply chain visibility • BOM and engineering change management • Design review and approval workflows • Cloud-native team collaboration • Requirements management and traceability Used by electronics teams building complex PCB-based products, Altium Develop is frequently evaluated alongside Cadence OrCAD, Cadence Allegro, Autodesk Fusion Electronics, KiCad, Siemens Xpedition, and SOLIDWORKS PCB for organizations seeking greater collaboration and lifecycle visibility across hardware development programs.

Description

OrCAD® X is a unified PCB design software platform. It offers significant improvements to ease of use, performance and automation. Our product suite includes applications for schematic, PCB layout, simulation and data management. OrCAD X Capture, a schematic design solution for electrical circuit creation and documentation, is one of OrCAD's most popular products. PSpice®, our virtual SPICE simulation engine integrated into Capture, allows you to prototype and verify your designs using industry-leading native analog, mixed signal, and advanced analysis engines. OrCAD X Presto and OrCAD X PCB editor are two PCB layout tools that allow designers to easily collaborate between ECAD/MCAD teams and build better PCBs faster. OrCAD X Presto is our new, simplified interface for novice designers, electrical engineers and PCB designers focused on quick turn PCB designs.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Arena PLM No 
BQR No 
GoSaaS Integrator No 
JTAG Maps No 
Keysight Power Analyzer Yes 
PDN Analyzer Yes 
Propel No 
Pulsonix No 
Requirements Portal Yes 
XJTAG DFT Assistant No 
Xilinx No 

Integrations

Arena PLM Yes 
BQR Yes 
GoSaaS Integrator Yes 
JTAG Maps Yes 
Keysight Power Analyzer No 
PDN Analyzer No 
Propel Yes 
Pulsonix Yes 
Requirements Portal No 
XJTAG DFT Assistant Yes 
Xilinx Yes 

Pricing Details

$1990/year
Altium Develop is offered as an annual subscription starting at $1,990 per year, which includes one Altium Designer ECAD Design Author and a shared workspace for projects, libraries, and collaboration. The subscription provides unlimited workspace users at no additional cost, enabling broad participation in reviews, commenting, task management, BOM access, and change workflows.

Teams can add up to four additional Altium Designer ECAD Design Authors for $995 per Author per year, allowing organizations to scale active design capacity while keeping contributors and collaborators included at no extra charge.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

$107 USD/month
OrCAD X is offered in both term and perpetual licensing. Term licensing is based on a 12 month period and reduces the upfront product cost while providing access to all services. It includes support, software updates, and OrCAD X Cloud subscription. Perpetual licensing has a higher upfront cost, but allows indefinite use of the purchased version. It includes the first year of maintenance which covers support, software updates, and OrCAD X Cloud subscription. Unlike a term license maintenance must be maintained to provide continual access to support, software updates, and access to new product versions.

Additional features and license options will affect the price.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises Yes 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises Yes 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Altium

Founded

1985

Country

Australia

Website

altium.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

Cadence Design Systems

Founded

1988

Country

United States

Website

www.cadence.com/en_US/home/tools/pcb-design-and-analysis/orcad.html

Product Features

CAD

Altium Develop is an advanced CAD platform tailored for the development of electronic products, integrating cloud connectivity with Altium Designer and Altium 365. This comprehensive solution merges PCB design with design data management, bill of materials (BOM) oversight, requirements traceability, and collaborative engineering within a single ecosystem. Teams can efficiently handle schematics, PCB layouts, component libraries, project histories, and manufacturing data from a secure, collective workspace. By uniting design, sourcing, manufacturing, and quality assurance teams around a centralized source of information, Altium Develop enhances transparency, minimizes rework, and speeds up the product development process from initial concept to final production.

2 1/2-Axis Milling No 
2D Drawing Yes 
3-Axis Milling No 
3D Modeling Yes 
4-Axis Milling No 
5-Axis Milling No 
Civil No 
Collaboration Yes 
Database Connectivity Yes 
Design Analysis Yes 
Design Export Yes 
Document Management Yes 
Electrical Yes 
Hole Making No 
Mechanical Yes 
Mechatronics Yes 
Presentation Tools No 
Simulate Cycles No 
Spiral Output No 
Structural Engineering No 
Toolpath Simulation No 
User Defined Cycles Yes 

Electronic Design Automation (EDA)

Altium Develop is a comprehensive Electronic Design Automation (EDA) solution that integrates sophisticated PCB design features with collaborative cloud technologies and efficient design data management. Leveraging the power of Altium Designer and Altium 365, this platform offers a unified space for schematic capture, PCB layout, management of component libraries, bill of materials (BOM), requirements tracking, and version control. Engineering teams are empowered to work together on designs, monitor changes, oversee product data, and tap into supply chain insights, all while ensuring traceability throughout the entire development lifecycle. This innovative platform enhances the electronics development process, from initial design to final manufacturing.

Engineering

Altium Develop supports engineering teams in working together throughout the complete electronics development process. Leveraging the capabilities of Altium Designer and Altium 365, this platform integrates PCB design with requirements management, BOM oversight, version control, and team collaboration within a unified cloud environment. Teams can link design choices, project timelines, component information, supply chain details, and manufacturing insights to enhance traceability and inform decision-making. With Altium Develop, engineers can more effectively design, evaluate, manage, and launch products while ensuring transparency across various development functions.

2D Drawing Yes 
3D Modeling Yes 
Chemical Engineering No 
Civil Engineering No 
Collaboration Yes 
Design Analysis Yes 
Design Export Yes 
Document Management Yes 
Electrical Engineering Yes 
Mechanical Engineering Yes 
Mechatronics Yes 
Presentation Tools No 
Structural Engineering No 

PCB Design

Altium Develop is a cloud-centric platform for PCB design that empowers electronics teams to collaboratively create, assess, and oversee printed circuit boards within an integrated development framework. Leveraging the capabilities of Altium Designer and Altium 365, it seamlessly integrates schematic creation, PCB layout, 3D modeling, bill of materials (BOM) management, component library oversight, and engineering collaboration. Features such as instantaneous design reviews, version management, requirements tracking, and supply chain transparency enable teams to minimize design iterations, enhance product quality, and speed up the PCB development process from initial concept to final manufacturing.

3D Visualization Yes 
Autorouting Yes 
Collaboration Tools Yes 
Component Library Yes 
Design Rule Check Yes 
Differential Pair Routing Yes 
Schematic Editor Yes 

Product Design

Altium Develop facilitates product design by integrating engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, and quality assurance teams during the entire electronics development process. This platform merges PCB design, management of design data, traceability of requirements, BOM oversight, and teamwork within a single cloud environment. Teams are empowered to oversee product specifications, document choices, evaluate designs, keep tabs on component availability, and ready products for production while ensuring comprehensive access to project data. With Altium Develop, organizations can expedite the launch of electronic products while enhancing collaboration across various fields.

Product Features

CAD

2 1/2-Axis Milling No 
2D Drawing No 
3-Axis Milling No 
3D Modeling No 
4-Axis Milling No 
5-Axis Milling No 
Civil No 
Collaboration Yes 
Database Connectivity No 
Design Analysis Yes 
Design Export Yes 
Document Management Yes 
Electrical Yes 
Hole Making No 
Mechanical No 
Mechatronics No 
Presentation Tools No 
Simulate Cycles No 
Spiral Output No 
Structural Engineering No 
Toolpath Simulation No 
User Defined Cycles No 

Electrical Design

CAD Tools Yes 
Change Management Yes 
Collaboration Yes 
Compliance Management No 
Document Generation Yes 
Drag & Drop Yes 
Electrical Parts Catalog Yes 
Functions / Calculations Yes 
One Line Diagram No 
PLC Tools No 
Reusable Designs Yes 
Symbol Library Yes 

Engineering

2D Drawing Yes 
3D Modeling Yes 
Chemical Engineering No 
Civil Engineering No 
Collaboration Yes 
Design Analysis Yes 
Design Export Yes 
Document Management Yes 
Electrical Engineering Yes 
Mechanical Engineering No 
Mechatronics No 
Presentation Tools No 
Structural Engineering No 

PCB Design

3D Visualization Yes 
Autorouting Yes 
Collaboration Tools Yes 
Component Library Yes 
Design Rule Check Yes 
Differential Pair Routing Yes 
Schematic Editor Yes 

Simulation

1D Simulation No 
3D Modeling No 
3D Simulation No 
Agent-Based Modeling No 
Continuous Modeling No 
Design Analysis Yes 
Direct Manipulation No 
Discrete Event Modeling No 
Dynamic Modeling No 
Graphical Modeling No 
Industry Specific Database No 
Monte Carlo Simulation Yes 
Motion Modeling No 
Presentation Tools No 
Stochastic Modeling No 
Turbulence Modeling No 

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