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ngspice vs Qucs-S
Qucs-S adds graphical schematic entry on top of SPICE engines including Ngspice, is open source under GPL-2.0, and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.ngspice vs LTspice
LTspice is a free but closed-source SPICE simulator from Analog Devices with built-in schematic capture and a waveform viewer, and it runs on Windows only.ngspice vs Proteus Design Suite
Proteus Design Suite simulates circuits and microcontroller firmware with graphical schematic capture and PCB layout, but it is commercial, closed source and runs only on Windows.