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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

The schematic editor allows you to create unlimited designs. There are no paywalls for unlocking features. A built-in schematic editor and an official library of schematic symbols will help you quickly get started with your designs. Professional PCB layouts can be made with up to 32 copper layers. KiCad now includes a push-and-pull router that can route differential pairs and adjust trace lengths interactively. KiCad also includes a 3D viewer that you can use to view your design in an interactive canvas. To inspect details that are difficult or impossible to see in a 2D view, you can rotate and pan around. Multiple rendering options make it possible to change the board's aesthetic or hide and show certain features. The schematic capture in KiCad is fast and efficient. It also includes all the tools necessary to do so. The interface is focused on productivity. As large designs can be broken into hierarchical subsheets, there are no limits to their complexity.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Copperhead No 
Isle No 
Keysight Power Analyzer Yes 
PDN Analyzer Yes 
Pop!_OS No 
ProtoFlow No 
Quilter No 
Requirements Portal Yes 
Trace No 

Integrations

Copperhead Yes 
Isle Yes 
Keysight Power Analyzer No 
PDN Analyzer No 
Pop!_OS Yes 
ProtoFlow Yes 
Quilter Yes 
Requirements Portal No 
Trace 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

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
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 No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac Yes 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

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

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
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

KiCad EDA

Founded

2007

Country

United States

Website

www.kicad.org

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

Electrical Design

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

PCB Design

3D Visualization No 
Autorouting No 
Collaboration Tools No 
Component Library No 
Design Rule Check No 
Differential Pair Routing No 
Schematic Editor No 

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