--- description: Review of Altium Develop Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Altium Develop | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Collaboration Software](/directory/4138/collaboration/software) > [Altium Develop](/software/310581/altium-designer) # Altium Develop Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/310581/altium-designer Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/310581/altium-designer?page=2) > Altium Develop is a cloud-connected PCB design and engineering collaboration platform for electronics development teams. Built on Altium Designer and Altium 365, it combines professional ECAD design tools with design data management, BOM management, and requirements traceability in a unified environment. Key capabilities include: • PCB design and schematic capture • Cloud-based design data management • Component and library management • BOM management and supply chain visibility • Requirements traceability • Design review, commenting, and task management • Version control and revision history • ECAD-MCAD collaboration • Manufacturing handoff and release management Engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, and quality teams can collaborate within a shared workspace while maintaining a single source of truth for design data. By centralizing project information and enabling real-time collaboration, Altium Develop helps organizations reduce rework, improve traceability, accelerate product development, and bring electronics products to market more efficiently. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 182 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 182 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Altium - **Founded**: 1985 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$1,990.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Altium Develop is a cloud-connected PCB design and engineering collaboration solution for engineers and small-to-midsize electronics development teams. Pricing starts at $1,990 per year and includes one Altium Designer Author seat, a secure shared workspace for projects, libraries, and design data, and unlimited collaborator access for stakeholders who need to review designs, provide feedback, manage tasks, or access BOM information. Organizations can scale their design capacity by adding up to four additional Author seats for $995 per user per year, allowing teams to expand while maintaining a centralized design environment. Unlimited workspace users can participate in reviews and collaboration activities without requiring additional paid author licenses. Built on Altium's cloud platform, Altium Develop combines professional PCB design tools with data management and collaboration capabilities, helping teams streamline development from concept through manufacturing. Included capabilities support: • PCB design and schematic capture • Native 3D PCB design and ECAD-MCAD collaboration • Component and library management • Cloud part libraries and design data management • Real-time BOM management and supply chain visibility • Requirements traceability and lifecycle documentation • Design review, commenting, and approval workflows • Revision history and project collaboration • Manufacturing handoff and production readiness Altium Develop is designed to help engineering teams improve collaboration, maintain design traceability, reduce rework, and accelerate electronics product development while providing secure cloud access to design data and project information. A free trial is available for organizations evaluating the platform. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Falkland Islands and 51 more ## Features - 2D Drawing - 3D Imaging - Access Controls/Permissions - Bills of Material - CAD Tools - Change Management - Collaboration Tools - Communication Management - Compliance Management - Configuration Management - Content Library - Customizable Fields - Data Capture and Transfer - Data Import/Export - Data Storage Management - Data Visualisation - Design Analysis - Design Management - Document Generation - Document Management ## Integrations (1 total) - Altium Develop ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Collaboration Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4138/collaboration/software) ## Related Categories - [Collaboration Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4138/collaboration/software) - [Product Data Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4215/product-data-management/software) - [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4321/engineering-cad/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[CATIA](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/115806/catia) — 4.6/5 (224 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Simply the Best." — 5.0/5 > **Patrick** | *27 September 2023* | Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I have used about a half a dozen design platform during my career and Altium 365 seems to have adopted the best features of all of them and combined them into one easy to use platform. > > **Cons**: When you have multiple windows and projects open the panels tab is only active for one screen at a time which is a bit annoying and slows things down significantly. ----- ### "What I liked and be disappointed about Altium 365" — 5.0/5 > **Hossein** | *11 June 2025* | Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The tool Altium 365 is a great tool with incredible features. Its automatic generation of Bill of Materials (BOM) made my designs time efficient > > **Cons**: The learning curve is somehow difficult and it’s hard to get free resources on it. So it’s hard to get started and be familiar with its features. > > Overall Altium 365 is a great web based design collaboration tool and it helped me a lot. But it would be great if the subscription fee is reduced a little or include a version with limited features and lesser price. ----- ### "How the Mighty Have Fallen" — 2.0/5 > **Berin** | *29 September 2022* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10 > > **Pros**: Altium has always been a very easy software to learn and has had a rich suite of features suitable for basic to quite high-level design. > > **Cons**: The new cloud functionality, which nobody wanted, is so poorly implemented. It is treated as a cash-cow for the greedy "business" people in charge of the company and doesn't add anything of real value - even with the more expensive license. If anything, given how buggy it is, and how there are still bugs from 10 years ago in the product, it can be said to be detracting from the product > > I was once a huge fan of this software, going so far as to be evangelical about it. Now, it's reputation lies in ruin due to corporate greed getting in the way of good engineering. Which, for an engineering software, is unforgivable. ----- ### "Altium 365 and great features you should know" — 5.0/5 > **Derese** | *1 June 2025* | Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Altium 365 is more than what I've thought, its feature of cloud based collaboration on design projects made my project management efficient. > > **Cons**: The thing I don't like is it hasn't many resources online to learn its full features. So first I wasn't able to use all the features efficiently. > > Overall I am grateful using Altium 365 and it helped me a lot throughout my design projects, it made collaboration with friends and automatic generation of Bill of Materials. ----- ### "A tool that every designer should know about" — 5.0/5 > **Pelin** | *30 June 2025* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Altium 365's ability to share designs with team members instantly is what I liked the most about the tool > > **Cons**: There are two things I liked the least about Altium 365. The first one is the subscription cost and the second one is the learning curve to be familiar with the tool > > Overall Altium 365 is a great tool for both academicians and professional users. 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