
A good amount of freelancers splurge on Altium because it’s what they already know. Because of that it’s also the package that many new freelance engineers are most familiar. It’s good software, but that’s pretty crazy.Īltium is the most popular PCB design package among those with a company’s budget behind them.



That being said, there are three PCB design packages that are the most popular: Altium, Eagle, and OrCAD.Īltium Designer is considered the Ferrari of PCB design packages and starts at over $7,000! No that is not a typo. There are numerous software packages available for designing printed circuit boards (PCBs), too many in fact.
