# Page 3 | AutoCAD Electrical Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 3 - Is AutoCAD Electrical the right Electrical Design solution for you? Explore 96 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/179916/AutoCAD-Electrical/reviews --- AutoCAD Electrical 4.6 (96) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/179916/AutoCAD-Electrical/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 3 - Reviews of AutoCAD Electrical ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 51-75 of 96 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use SM Shanaya M. Electrical engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "AutoCAD Electrical review" April 13, 2019 4.0 This software is the best choice for anyone who is looking to make a electrical circuit and drawing other electrical items. Pros This software allows to draw 2D and 3D drawings in much easier way. It has most powerful drawing tools which makes your work more easier. Their customer service has been also very helpful to me. Cons For a new user here, it can be a bit difficult here to understand what's going on. But at the same time it has online support feature which helps you in any way. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Geographer Higher Education Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A software that is user-friendly " December 19, 2022 4.0 Pros This software is user-friendly and easy to use, thanks to its intuitive interface. Additionally, it offers the ability to create both 2D and 3D designs, and the 3D modeling feature is efficient and allows for faster creation. Overall, the software is well-equipped for various design needs. Cons It is a comprehensive software with many functions, so it may take some time to become fully proficient in its use. While it is specific in its application, the software is feature-rich and can be used for a wide range of tasks, which may require some time to fully understand and utilize all of its capabilities. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Process Facility - Electrical / Instrumentation Engineer Oil & Energy Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Autocad Electrical" May 28, 2019 4.0 It afforded me the ease of one line diagram creation. It is very easy to use, same as Autocad 2D Pros Integration of circuit symbols and ability to quickly create single line diagrams Cons The interface features are much like Autocad 2d with no extra Review Source GC Gerald C. Managing Director Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Autocad Electrical 2022" December 16, 2021 5.0 Pros Easy of use is great with experience as the software has the features and tools to make designing PLC, one-line diagrams and ladder drawings a breeze. Cons Configuration of the software was not easy. Learning curve of Autocad Electrical can be steep without previous Autocad experience. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Researcher Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Brilliant software for electrical engineers. " August 4, 2022 4.0 Pros A well organized software indeed for electrical engineers to design Single line diagrams. It's a complete package and needs a little bit of training. Cons Not very user-friendly for a new user, it needs a lot of practice to have a complete grasp on this software. Specifically while drawing the single line diagrams Review Source Sergio A. Project Manager Industrial Automation Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A must have in engineering projects" March 7, 2019 4.0 Pros I have used this software almost all my professional career. I have worked in engineering companies that use this software for all the electrical designs in the projects. It brings you all the tools and flexibility to create and view the drawings that you need. Cons This is not a software easy to use, you need an engineering background and agility with the PC and AutoCAD commands. Review Source Upendra D. Manager Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best software for designing electrical installations" July 25, 2019 5.0 In my business, I use AutoCad electrical for designing installations in the buildings. I use it most of the times to design electrical installations in industrial systems. The tools are very efficient and useful. A less time is required to practice the tools. I recommend this software to those who are still using manual methods in the industry. Pros Graphical user interface Tools Ease of use Cons Nothing. This the best software for electrical planning Review Source Andrew B. Software Engineer Gambling & Casinos Used the software for: 2+ years ### "AutoCAD Electrical" November 11, 2019 3.0 I had an okay experience with AutoCAD Electrical, it is better than the other free softwares out there though. Pros The best part of AutoCAD Electrical is the ease of laying out electrical diagrams with hot keys, it makes the process quicker and simpler. Cons The downside to AutoCAD Electrical is how much there is to the software, it takes awhile to become proficient in it and there are not a lot of training's out there. Review Source TM Thomas M. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best way to create electronic schematics" February 20, 2019 5.0 I use this software to teach students in a digital electronics class. AutoCAD Electrical is extremely intuitive to students. Pros Coming from a similar but less feature rich software, it was amazing to see the depth of features that came built in here. The mouseover tutorials were also very nice. Cons People who are not already comfortable with electronics could find this software overwhelming at first. Review Source Abd Elrahman A. electrical engineer Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "fantastic tool need some improvmentt" January 3, 2023 5.0 Pros the drawing tools is vey easy to use and the availability of invertion of the file format from dwg to pdf and vice versa so i can send the file to my co workers to modify or to add any modifaction to the file Cons some electrical symbols which i need to complete my drawing i did not find it and to bring it ihad to import some files to take this symbols Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Mechanical Engineer Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerful Schematic Software" November 18, 2018 5.0 Pros Components library is powerful with the ability to have a primary and secondary library. The ability to flag items as a favorite makes finding again later quick. Cons Can be a bit to set up for multiple users if not familiar with the process. Takes a few steps to set supported search paths and customizing .wdp file. Review Source hichem S. Ingénieur CFA Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "un logiciel non utile " March 12, 2024 2.0 Pros le seul avantage est que on a des symboles électriques a porté de main. Cons c'est une perte de temp parce que on a ni une maquette BIM avec REVIT ni un dessin bien détaillé comme on utilisant AUTOCAD, Review Source cR charith R. Electrical engineer Shipbuilding Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best CAD software for Electrical engineers" September 17, 2019 5.0 For my carrier, it's an essential part to design electrical design with a more effective and reliable design. I designed an electrical lighting system to replace the existing system in many buildings of Colombo Dockyard. For this type of task, it is very easy to use this software otherwise I have wast many hours design a proper design. Pros This software has a very user-friendly interface and there are many tools to design a very effective and creative design. Also because of these tools, it is very easy to design a very complex design very easily and without wasting time. Cons Sometimes for very complex design software get slowdown and for new users it difficult to understand about some tools at the beginning. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Electrical Engineer Chemicals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Weekly User Review" January 22, 2021 4.0 Pros As an electrical Engineer I recommand to use this famous software for your electrical and pneumatic diagrams ! It makes work easy with those accurate and fast tools ! Cons I don't like toggling between Model and Paper ! It should be locked by choice ! Review Source Tenyo P. Electrical Engineer Consumer Electronics Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "AutoCAD Electrical Review" July 26, 2019 3.0 If you invest time in learning the features and take advantages of them, it is a powerful tool for industrial drawings. Pros One of the features that many other drawing tools are missing is the 3D view of the schematic which is helpful when you share the design with other people. Cons The one thing I don't like is the amount of time that it requires to get used to the software. For simple schematics (< 100 components), there are other tools you can use for quick drawing (LTspice, Multisim, etc.). Review Source AF Alfredo F. Impiegato Wholesale Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Funzionale " February 15, 2023 5.0 Pros Esso offre un'ampia gamma di funzionalità specifiche per la progettazione di schemi elettrici. Il software è stato sviluppato appositamente per i professionisti del settore elettrico, tra cui ingegneri, progettisti, tecnici elettrici, elettronici, che hanno bisogno di una soluzione completa e precisa per la progettazione e la documentazione di circuiti elettrici. Cons Il software richiede una curva di apprendimento relativamente ripida e che è necessario un certo grado di esperienza nel campo dell'elettronica per utilizzarlo al meglio Review Source RH Richard H. Controls Engineer Medical Devices Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Not Worth The Price or the TIME" June 11, 2020 4.0 In 7 years, I've yet to encounter a company that successfully deployed AE. Electrical drawings are 99% lines, circles & text. I've found I am far more productive using Autcad LT Pros Auto wire numbering, & generating the BOM Cons Expensive, extremely steep learning curve, very resource intensive & crashed a lot. Review Source NB Narjisse B. ingenieur Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Utilisation de plus de 3 ans" August 22, 2022 5.0 J'utilise le produit Autocad pendant plus de 3ans, j'ai fais tout mes projets sur ce logiciel il me parait magnifique pour dessiner les bâtiments aussi que les autoroutes et d'appliquer toute la décoration des pièces du bâtiment. Pros Autocad est magnifique pour faire réaliser les idées imaginer sur tête à propos du design du bâtiment ou autre. Cons Le produit Autocad n'est pas si facile à utiliser pour les débutants, forcement il faut regarder des milliers de vidéos sur YouTube pour comprendre et se faciliter les taches. si la personne n'est pas étudiante; est obligé de payer le produit pour l'utiliser ou l'essayer. Review Source Favio R. Project Architect Architecture & Planning Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great features and easy to use. Very complete software" December 26, 2022 4.0 It has been a great tool for our designs. It delivers a good efficiency when developing electrical projects. Pros As most Autodesk softwares, AutoCAD Electrical has lots of great features that allowed us to develop our projects with high quality. It was easy to use as it comes from the AutoCAD family, and we were already using it. Cons The amount of time that the software takes to load is excessive. Even with a high end computer, it takes several minutes. The software is not very friendly with 3D designs and does not snap lines. Review Source Chandrashekhar K. Data Project Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "AutoCAD Electrical review" June 13, 2021 5.0 Overall, it has been a great tool for design and engineering Pros 1) Excellent tool for electrical circuit designs 2) Easy to use and setup 3) Great features Cons 1) Not too good for novice users 2) Bit heavy on CPU 3) Could have been cheaper Review Source Sameh H. Construction Manager Civil Engineering Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "great experience " May 18, 2023 4.0 Pros ease of use and great library contains many features Cons connections to other programs are limited Review Source AN Araiz N. Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "AutoCAD Electrical" July 18, 2022 5.0 Pros AutoCAD Electrical is very useful helpful software tools . I highly recommended to use. Cons AutoCAD Electrical is all perfect and other things are supportive. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Engineer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Electrical drawings" May 19, 2019 5.0 Drawings Pros Can create complex complete drawings in the industty Cons Learning curve,takes alot of time to setup Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Graduate Research Assistant Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Experience Sharing" January 10, 2019 4.0 Nowadays, I am working on some research projects, and I am using this tool as designing for my objective circuits. Pros When I was in my undergrad Electrical Engineering, I used this tool for most of my circuit and layout designing, and it was really helpful, we can get real touch of things. Cons I think, this software should be more user friendly, like begineers face difficulty while using this. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer student Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Suitable software fore drawing electrical design." December 26, 2020 5.0 I think AutoCAD electrical is good software for electrical designing. Pros The interface is dark in color so it is very comfortable on the eyes. It is very easy to find tools when drawing. Cons It takes a while for the software to load. To find it a little more complicated when inserting Electrical symbols. Review Source Similar Products Featured