1 million+ businesses helped. Get advice
Software Categories
Best Construction Categories
Best Facilities Management Categories
Best Human Resources Categories
Best Legal Management Categories
Best Manufacturing Categories
Best Medical Categories
Best Property Management Categories
Get 1-on-1 advice in 15 minutes. It's free.
Start Now

Josh P.
Advisor, 7 years

Get Free Advice
Updated January 16, 2026
ActCAD vs Altium Develop: Which is best for you?
Talk to a human
Advice from pros
Custom shortlist of 3-5 vendors

55+ software advisors
1 million+ businesses helped
2 million+ verified software reviews
Starting Price
$249.00
one time
Pricing available upon request
Free Trial
Free Version
Screenshots
and Demo
and Demo
See all
See all
Top Rated
Features
Features
2D Drawing
4.60
Document Management
4.57
Drafting
4.40
See All
3D Imaging
4.69
Bills of Material
4.62
Process Control
4.56
See All
Integrations
See All
See All
Pros / Cons
- ActCAD offers powerful 2D drafting and 3D modeling tools, supports DWG/DXF formats, and provides perpetual licensing at an affordable cost.
- Lots of things are glitched and you have to make sure you have backup folder and save files every 10 min.
Read more
- The cloud-based platform allows us to review designs, leave comments, and approve changes directly from a browser
- One of the things I liked least about Altium 365 is the dependency on a stable internet connection for core functionality, sometimes I find it hard to get a stable internet connection and wish it could be a way to make it offline available.
Read more
Ease-of-Use
4.3/ 5
4.3/ 5
Value for Money
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.6/ 5in the comparison
4.2/ 5
Customer Support
4.1/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.2/ 5in the comparison
Functionality
4.2/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.6/ 5in the comparison
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
FrontRunners
N/A
N/A
Advisor
Recommendations
Recommendations
N/A
N/A
Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad