EasyEDA

What EasyEDA does

EasyEDA operates a cloud-based Electronic Design Automation (EDA) platform offering web, desktop, and on-premises PCB design and circuit simulation tools. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, the company is part of the Shenzhen Jia Lichuang Technology Group, the same corporate umbrella that owns JLCPCB (PCB fabrication and assembly) and LCSC (electronic component distribution). Its product suite comprises a free Standard Edition targeting students, educators, and makers (supporting up to 300 devices or 1,000 pads), a Pro Edition targeting enterprise and professional users with complex designs above 30,000 devices or 100,000 pads, an Education Edition for academic institutions, and an On-Premises Hosting deployment for organizations with dedicated infrastructure requirements. The underlying technology is a web-based editor built on HTML5, hosted on AWS, supporting multiple CPU architectures (AMD64, SW_64, ARM64, LoongArch64), with more than 1 million free libraries including symbols, footprints, and 3D models.

The company's go-to-market is primarily product-led, anchored by a free tier and community-driven adoption through documentation, the OSHWLab open-source hardware platform, a forum, Discord, and YouTube tutorials. The platform differentiates itself through end-to-end integration with LCSC for real-time component inventory and pricing and with JLCPCB for one-click PCB fabrication, SMT assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining, and mechanical component sourcing. Team collaboration features (Managers, Developers, Observers with role-based access), ERP/PLM/OA/PDM integration, and professional layout services priced at $0.5 per pin extend the offering toward enterprise workflows.

Monetization combines an undisclosed Pro Edition subscription for professional and enterprise users, professional PCB layout services billed pay-as-you-go, and referral/affiliate commissions from JLCPCB fabrication and LCSC component sales. Pro Edition pricing is not publicly disclosed, and no revenue figures are available. As of the input data, EasyEDA claims to serve 6.58 million engineers globally, with continuous product development spanning 13 years per the company's homepage, supported by university partnerships, a Certificate Program, and an Extension Marketplace.

Name

EasyEDA

Legal name

深圳嘉立创科技集团股份有限公司 (Shenzhen Jia Lichuang Technology Group Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://easyeda.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EasyEDA is a Shenzhen-based cloud and desktop EDA platform offering PCB design and circuit simulation tools to students, makers, professional engineers, and enterprises, deeply integrated with the JLCPCB fabrication and LCSC component distribution businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

EDA Cloud/SaaS, Design Data Management & Collaboration (HDAHAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

EDA Software Platforms (Digital Implementation, Verification & Signoff) (HDAHAFAA), System-Level, Multi-Physics & Package/PCB Co-Design (EDA) (HDAHAFAD)

Keywords

• Electronic design automation
• PCB design software
• Circuit simulation tools
• Schematic capture software
• Cloud EDA platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Shenzhen

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Freemium Software Subscription: Free Standard Edition for students, teachers, and creators with basic features. Pro Edition available for enterprise and professional users requiring advanced capabilities such as support for designs over 3W devices or 10W pads.
2. PCB Layout Services: Professional layout services at $0.5 per pin with 5-day delivery for projects up to 3000 pins. Supports complex PCB designs including high-frequency, high-speed, FPC, and high power designs.
3. Referral/Commission Revenue: Revenue generated through referrals to integrated manufacturing services including JLCPCB for PCB fabrication and LCSC for component purchasing. The platform facilitates component selection with real-time inventory and pricing data.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

EasyEDA provides a cloud-based Electronic Design Automation (EDA) platform for PCB design and circuit simulation, available through a free Standard Edition and a professional Pro Edition, supported by a downloadable desktop client, an Education Edition, and on-premises hosting. The platform integrates the LCSC component catalog and JLCPCB manufacturing services, enabling a full design-to-production workflow with one-click ordering for over 6.58 million engineers worldwide.

Product overview

EasyEDA is a cloud-based Electronic Design Automation (EDA) platform providing PCB design and circuit simulation tools. The core offering consists of two web-based editors: the Professional Edition (Pro Edition) supporting complex designs with over 30,000 devices or 100,000 pads with enterprise-grade features, and the Standard Edition (Std Edition) offering free, accessible PCB design with up to 300 devices or 1,000 pads for students, teachers, and makers. Both editions are complemented by a Desktop Client for offline work, an Education Edition for academic institutions, and On-Premises Hosting for enterprise deployments requiring dedicated server infrastructure. The platform integrates a comprehensive supply chain solution including LCSC component catalog, JLCPCB manufacturing services (PCB prototyping, SMT assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining, and mechanical components), and EasyEDA OpenKits for development boards. Supporting infrastructure includes OSHWLab for open-source hardware collaboration, a certificate program for professional development, an education program for universities, an extension marketplace, and the EasyEDA Spark community program. EasyEDA positions itself as the first EDA software vendor with a full supply chain solution, serving over 6.58 million engineers worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EasyEDA Pro Edition: Professional version with enhanced design capabilities supporting over 30,000 devices or 100,000 pads, with rigorous design constraints for enterprise users.
• EasyEDA Std Edition
• EasyEDA Education Edition
• OSHWLab

Products and services

• Online Editor (Pro Edition) Professional web-based PCB design and circuit simulation editor for enterprise and professional users, supporting designs with over 30,000 devices or 100,000 pads with rigorous design constraints and standardized processes.
• Online Editor (Std Edition) Free web-based PCB design and circuit simulation editor for students, teachers, and makers, supporting designs up to 300 devices or 1,000 pads.
• Desktop Client Downloadable desktop application supporting offline and semi-offline modes with local storage of all projects, available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
• Education Edition Dedicated version of EasyEDA for educational institutions, supporting teaching and learning of electronics design with curriculum-aligned features.
• On-Premises Hosting Enterprise deployment option where EasyEDA is installed on dedicated customer servers, enabling data security and supporting large enterprise user bases with rapid processing of vast amounts of data.
• OSHWLab (Open Source Hardware Lab) Open source hardware community platform integrated with EasyEDA for sharing projects, team collaboration, and accessing open-source electronics projects.
• PCB Layout Services Professional PCB layout service priced at $0.5 per pin, completing projects of 3,000 pins within 5 days, supporting complex designs including high-frequency, high-speed, FPC, and high power PCBs.
• Certificate Program Professional certification program for electronics designers using EasyEDA.
• Education Program Educational outreach program including university partnerships, joint labs, curriculum development, and training for electronics design using EasyEDA.
• Extension Marketplace Marketplace for EasyEDA browser extensions and plugins to enhance editor functionality.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects with 3000 pins can be completed within 5 days for layout services

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JLCPCBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJLCPCB is the primary PCB fabrication and assembly service partner. EasyEDA directly integrates with JLCPCB for one-click PCB ordering, automatic matching of manufacturing files, and professional manufacturing services. The partnership enables seamless design-to-production workflow. EasyEDA PCB fabrication and PCB Assembly service has been transferred to JLCPCB.
• LCSCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLCSC provides the component catalog integrated into EasyEDA. EasyEDA provides direct links to thousands of components which can be ordered from LCSC, with real-time inventory and pricing information available during component selection in the design tool.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationEasyEDA's cloud-based platform is hosted on AWS infrastructure, providing data security, reliability, and global accessibility. AWS ensures data security and powers the web-based platform's performance.
• OSHWLabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOSHWLab is EasyEDA's open source hardware platform that hosts community projects, tutorials, and the EasyEDA forum. It serves as the community ecosystem for sharing and discovering open-source hardware designs created with EasyEDA.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk Fusion (EAGLE):
• Altium Designer: Industry-leading commercial PCB design platform (now under Renesas). Targets the same professional and enterprise PCB design market as EasyEDA Pro Edition, with deeper high-speed/RF and verification capabilities but a Windows-centric, license-based model.

Direct peers

• KiCad: Open-source EDA suite for schematic capture and PCB layout. Directly competes with EasyEDA's free Standard Edition among students, makers, and prosumer engineers, and is the most prominent non-commercial alternative to EasyEDA's web-based flow.

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/easyeda
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCRoMhHNzl7tMW8pFsdJGUIA/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/easyeda/?locale=zh_CN
• Instagraminstagram.com/easyeda_official
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/easyeda

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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