Alternatives to DipTrace

Schematic capture and PCB layout software with constraint-driven design and interactive push-and-shove routing. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • DipTrace

    Schematic capture and PCB layout software with constraint-driven design and interactive push-and-shove routing.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as DipTrace.

  • KiCad

    A full electronics design suite: draw the schematic, lay out the board, view it in 3D, send it to a fab.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    KiCad is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux, with schematic capture, PCB layout, a 3D viewer and no limits on board size or layers.

  • Altium Designer

    Professional PCB design suite covering schematics, layout, and simulation.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    Altium Designer is a professional Windows suite covering schematic, simulation, layout and manufacturing files, with expensive commercial licensing instead of DipTrace's perpetual licence.

  • EasyEDA

    Design electronic schematics and printed circuit boards in a browser.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    EasyEDA runs in a browser on a freemium model, linking schematic and PCB work with component libraries, while manufacturing orders and some services cost extra.

  • OrCAD X

    Cadence's commercial PCB design suite for schematic capture, simulation and board layout.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    OrCAD X is Cadence's commercial Windows suite with schematic, simulation and board layout, adding SPICE and mixed-signal analysis in higher editions.

  • CircuitMaker

    Free schematic and PCB design software from Altium with a community component library.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    CircuitMaker is free, proprietary Windows software built on Altium technology that allows commercial use, but only five projects can stay private and others are shared.

  • DesignSpark PCB

    Schematic capture and printed circuit board layout software with a free plan and paid tiers.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    DesignSpark PCB offers a free Windows plan without limits on layers, connections or schematic size, though several newer features require paid plans.

  • LibrePCB

    A free, open-source electronics design suite for drawing schematics and laying out printed circuit boards.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    LibrePCB is free and open source on Windows, Linux and macOS with a Git-friendly file format, but has a smaller parts ecosystem and no built-in simulation.

  • Horizon EDA

    Design circuit boards from schematics through manufacturing files.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Horizon EDA is free and open source for Windows and Linux, with parts management, interactive routing and design-rule checks through to manufacturing files.

Also worth comparing

These listings name DipTrace as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Fritzing

    Document electronics projects with breadboard, schematic and PCB views.

    PaidOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    DipTrace is commercial Windows software with push-and-shove routing and real-time rule checks, sold under a perpetual licence.

  • Lepton EDA

    An open-source electronic design automation suite for schematic capture and netlisting, forked from gEDA.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    DipTrace is commercial Windows software combining schematic capture and PCB layout, sold under a perpetual licence.

  • Proteus Design Suite

    Electronics design software combining schematic capture, circuit and microcontroller simulation, and PCB layout.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    DipTrace offers schematic capture and PCB layout with push-and-shove routing on a perpetual Windows licence, but it does not simulate circuits or microcontroller firmware.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.