Best Electrical Design Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Trimble Viewpoint Vista is ranked #1 of 42 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of ETAP and Siemens Building X. The best-ranked option with a free plan is KiCad. The lowest first paid tier on this page is SOLIDWORKS at $4/mo.
Electrical design workflows may center on schematics, simulation, panel layouts, or a combination of these tasks. Compared on schematic capture, electrical simulation, panel design, standards libraries, and MCAD integration, the entries let you focus on the capabilities relevant to your work. Deployment details can help you assess fit with your setup, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing offer cost considerations. Trimble Viewpoint Vista, ETAP, and Siemens Building X are among the options shown. Identify the design stages you need to support, then weigh the listed functions and integrations against your workflow.
42 electrical design software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Electrical Design Software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 3 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 01 Trimble Viewpoint Vista API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.0
- 02 ETAP API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 03 Siemens Building X API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.6
- 04 KiCad API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 05 MATLAB Grader API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 06 ProfiCAD API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 07 QElectroTech API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.7Free
- 08 SOLIDWORKS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5$4/mo
- 09 Brightlayer DCIM API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 10 EPLAN Electric P8 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 11 SKM Power*Tools API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4$24.92/mo
- 12 Zuken E3.series API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 13 AutoCAD API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 14 DipTrace API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 15 EasyPower API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2$97.08/mo
- 16 eCADSTAR API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2£89/mo
- 17 KDE Keysmith API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 18 OrCAD X API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 19 LTspice API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 20 QSPICE API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 21 Bentley promis.e API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 22 CircuitLab API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 23 KTechLab API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 24 LibrePCB API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 25 ngspice API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
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Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored. They are labelled, and the editorial order and scores never change for payment.
Questions about this list
Which electrical design software is ranked first on Inferse?
Trimble Viewpoint Vista is ranked #1 of 42 with a score of 7.0. ETAP is second and Siemens Building X third.
How many of these have a free plan?
4 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, SOLIDWORKS has the lowest first paid tier we found: $4/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.