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Altium

altium.com · La Jolla, United States of America

Altium is a software company that develops electronic design automation (EDA) tools used by engineers to design printed circuit boards and embedded systems. Its flagship products, including Altium Designer and Altium 365, serve electronics manufacturers, OEMs, and design firms by providing integrated PCB design, simulation, and collaboration capabilities. The company generates revenue primarily through software licenses, subscriptions, and related services.

  • PLM & Engineering Software
  • Manufacturing Execution & Quality
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Revenue
$350.0M
Employees
2,200
Founded
1985
Headquarters
La Jolla, United States of America

What 18 Arbolus experts think of Altium

NPS scores are strongly positive, with 75% of users rating 8 or higher, and multiple perfect 10 ratings. Renewal intent is high among users with mature implementations, particularly those relying on Altium for mission-critical workflows in hardware design. Experts cite efficiency, cloud collaboration, and workflow automation as key strengths, while cost and occasional software instability are noted weaknesses. A minority of experts in offboarding or 'Not Sure' stages report both cost sensitivity and use of alternative solutions as drivers. Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed Altium

Total customers 18 17 current · 1 former
Reviews growth +14 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 65% (12)
  • Director 12% (2)
  • Manager 24% (4)
Executive C-Suite NPS 10 Will renew Submitted Jul 2025
Engineering Executive C-Suite NPS 9 Will renew Submitted May 2026
Engineering Engineer Manager NPS 10 Submitted Mar 2026

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Sentiment

61 Net Promoter Score, from 18 scored reviews
  • Promoters 12
  • Passives 5
  • Detractors 1

Cumulative NPS by month

-1 over 6 months
  • Mar 10
  • Apr 9
  • May 9
  • Jun 9
  • Jul 9
  • Aug 9

Net Promoter Score across 1 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 61 across 1 companies.

Praised

  • Unified Environment
  • Seamless Collaboration and Integration
  • User Experience over Competitors
  • Scaling with Team Growth

Criticised

  • Performance Instability
  • Overpowered for Simple Tasks
  • High Cost and Subscription Model
  • Competitive Enterprise Suites

What customers say

Unified Environment
“Switching between schematic, PCB layout, and BOM management is seamless and intuitive, letting our team keep projects efficient under one platform.”
Seamless Collaboration and Integration
“The real-time collaboration using Altium 365, and ECAD/MCAD integration, have completely streamlined our workflow by letting us achieve error-free designs efficiently.”
User Experience over Competitors
“Compared to enterprise rivals, Altium is much easier to learn and use, saving us significant onboarding and operational time across the board.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 70%
  • Will renew 7
  • Undecided 1
  • Not renewing 2

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 83% 6 answers
  • Director 50% 2 answers
  • Manager 100% 1 answer
  • Not specified 0% 1 answer
  • 9/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 9/10 Average score from undecided customers
  • 7.5/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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