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# PCB Design

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> Professional PCB design tools with integrated SPICE and microcontroller simulation. Perpetual licence. UK developed since 1988.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 3 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses PCB Design?

Electronics design engineers, hardware consultancies, product manufacturers, and higher education institutions seeking professional PCB design with integrated simulation without subscription lock-in

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 3 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Labcenter Electronics

## Commercial Context

- **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (Desktop)
- **Supported Languages**: Chinese, English, French, Spanish
- **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda and 154 more

## Features

- 2D Drawing
- CAD Tools
- Design Management
- Manufacturing Design Data

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base Software

## Category

- [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30556/engineering-cad/software)

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3. [SolidWorks Premium](https://www.capterra.ca/software/93121/solidworks-premium) — 4.6/5 (756 reviews)
4. [Alibre Design](https://www.capterra.ca/software/172312/alibre-design) — 4.7/5 (183 reviews)
5. [MATLAB](https://www.capterra.ca/software/125813/matlab) — 4.6/5 (2093 reviews)

## Reviews

### "One of the best pcb design tool with simplified user interface.Perfect to design electrical circuits" — 5.0/5

> **Panagiotis** | *December 9, 2022* | Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: As an Electrical and Electronic Engineer the pcb design(proteus) make my job easier, it's an essential part to design electronic design.The library is really huge, you can find so many components and you can connect the wires  quickly and easy
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> **Cons**: the app is really good and friendly for the user,the one thing that need a little improvement is the interface because look older
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> I m Electrical and Electronic Engineer and one of my jobs is to design pcb so the PCB design is a really useful tool for me . make everything easier really

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### "Hardware Design Engineer" — 4.0/5

> **Armin** | *March 17, 2023* | Broadcast Media | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: I like to design high speed and mixed signal multi layer PCBs.
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> **Cons**: I designed many Xilinx FPGA's PCBs up to 28 layers.

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### "pcb design is another design program" — 5.0/5

> **Vasilis** | *December 11, 2022* | Higher Education Software | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
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> **Pros**: this software has vey good wire connection and very good simulation of the final design
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> **Cons**: i think for amateur users is little hard to learn it. the program enviroment can confused you someimes

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