Altium Develop First Quarter Review
March 25, 2026
Altium Develop First Quarter Review
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Altium Develop
Electronics Design
Schematics capture
PCB Design
Libraries MAnagement
BOM Management
Starting with Requirements Management
Schematics capture
PCB Design
Libraries MAnagement
BOM Management
Starting with Requirements Management
Pros
- PCB design
- 3D Modeling
- Schematics Capture
Cons
- Documentation is a weak point. There is not much information about the differences between the older Altium Designer and new Develop
- Libraries were not working at the begining and required involvement from the senior staff at Altium (the libraries were dissapearing after adding them)
- Positive impact: 5 seats for developers, for the half of the price we were paying for 3 seats in Altium Designer
- Negative impact: We lost over two months trying to solve initial libraries problem, ad we couldn't use Altium Develop
Not impacted design efficiency, as it is almost the same as older Altium Designer.
IT is the same as with the older Altium Designer A365 inegration, so no changes for us
- OrCAD
- KiCad EDA
- Autodesk Fusion
We were already using Altium Designer with all of the libraries andprijects in Altium, so it will take too much time to convert to other software at this point.
Do you think Altium Develop delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Altium Develop's feature set?
No
Did Altium Develop live up to sales and marketing promises?
No
Did implementation of Altium Develop go as expected?
No
Would you buy Altium Develop again?
Yes
Using Altium Develop
5 - Engineers
1 - Good IT knowledge
Good Altium knowledge
Probl;em solving without Altium Support
Good Altium knowledge
Probl;em solving without Altium Support
- Schematic Capture
- PCB Design
- Gerber Generation
- None
- I am not sure
Evaluating Altium Develop and Competitors
Yes - Altium Designer, and it was replaced due to better price for the license
- Other
Price
Will evaluate other solutions (like KiCad) as the time spent on resolving initial issues with Altium could be spent on converting libraries and projects from Altium to Kicad
Altium Develop Support
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
None | Slow Resolution Less knowledgeable Not kept informed Escalation required Difficult to get immediate help Need to explain problems multiple times Support doesn't seem to care Slow Initial Response |
No premium support purchased, as no proemium support was offered.
Yes - No, not resolved at all
Sorry, never happened
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