LTspice comparisons
Free#8 of 41 in Electrical Design Software
LTspice is compared head-to-head with ETAP, Trimble Electrical Designer and EPLAN Electric P8 and more: 7 head-to-heads in Electrical Design Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
6.7/10Editor score
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LTspice head-to-head
- LTspice vs ETAP
- LTspice vs Trimble Electrical Designer
- LTspice vs EPLAN Electric P8
- LTspice vs OrCAD X
- LTspice vs KiCad
- LTspice vs Altium Designer
- LTspice vs CYME
LTspice vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Schematic capture | Panel design | Electrical simulation | Standards libraries | MCAD integration | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | LTspice | Yes | None | Yes | — | Basic | Yes | — | 6.7 |
| 1 | ETAP | No | — | Yes | Yes | Advanced | Yes | Yes | 9.6 |
| 2 | Trimble Electrical Designer | — | — | Yes | — | Advanced | Yes | — | 8.1 |
| 3 | EPLAN Electric P8 | — | — | Yes | Yes | None | Yes | Yes | 7.7 |
| 4 | OrCAD X | No | — | Yes | — | Advanced | Yes | Yes | 7.5 |
| 5 | KiCad | Yes | None | Yes | — | Advanced | Yes | Yes | 7.4 |
| 6 | Altium Designer | No | — | Yes | — | Basic | Yes | Yes | 7.3 |
| 7 | CYME | — | — | Yes | — | Advanced | Yes | — | 6.8 |
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