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• KiCad vs LibrePCBLibrePCB is free and open source on Windows, Linux and macOS, with a Git-friendly file format but fewer ready-made parts and no simulation.
• KiCad vs DesignSpark PCBDesignSpark PCB is closed-source freemium Windows software whose free plan has no limits on layers, connections or schematic size, with newer features in paid plans.
• KiCad vs Horizon EDAHorizon EDA is free GPL-3.0 software for Windows and Linux only, with parts management, interactive routing and design-rule checks.
• KiCad vs Lepton EDAAn open-source electronic design automation suite for schematic capture and netlisting, forked from gEDA.
• KiCad vs CircuitMakerCircuitMaker is free but proprietary Windows software built on Altium technology, allowing commercial use but keeping only five projects private.
• KiCad vs DipTraceDipTrace is commercial Windows software with push-and-shove routing and detailed rule checks, sold under a perpetual licence rather than free.
• KiCad vs FritzingDocument electronics projects with breadboard, schematic and PCB views.
• KiCad vs EasyEDAEasyEDA moves schematic and PCB design into the browser on a freemium model, with separate costs for manufacturing orders.
• KiCad vs OrCAD XOrCAD X is Cadence's commercial Windows suite with schematic, simulation and layout, adding SPICE and mixed-signal analysis in higher editions.
• KiCad vs Altium DesignerAltium Designer is expensive professional Windows-only PCB software with stronger simulation and plentiful industry training resources.
• KiCad vs XschemA schematic editor for VLSI, ASIC and analog custom designs with Spice, Verilog and VHDL netlisting.
• KiCad vs Proteus Design SuiteElectronics design software combining schematic capture, circuit and microcontroller simulation, and PCB layout.
• KiCad vs DIY Layout CreatorA drag-and-drop tool for drawing circuit layouts on stripboard, perfboard, PCB and point-to-point wiring.