Xyce VS LibrePCB

On the other hand, SPICE started as a way to simulate the circuit effectively as accurately as possible. Modern SPICE methods support incredibly detailed models of components, and are designed to be able to simulate circuits literal hundreds of thousands to even millions of circuit elements at once. I have a simulation for work with 997 elements running in the background, and that's considered low for high-end... Source: over 1 year ago

(Feed the troll? Why not--it's Saturday and I'm a bit bored...) Now a useful comment might include some notes like these... Designing switched mode supplies is hard. I've just barely started playing with them, but it's really tough choosing component values that don't ring like a bell, a loud bell, at pretty high frequencies. I've found these two series of web pages [0] [1] to be very useful, even... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

There's also https://librepcb.org/ Has anyone had time to try Horizon and/or LibrePCB and compare them to KiCad? - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

On the open source front, LibrePCB seems to be the only contender, never used it myself, but have heard good things and met some devs at a conference and they were nice. The level of support you get there may be a bit more personal. Otoh, if you've never designed PCBs before, it may be hard to even tell if something is a bug... Source: 11 months ago

I would throw LibrePCB into the mix. Coming from Eagle, it was easier for me to grasp than KiCad. Source: 12 months ago

Also LibrePCB at https://librepcb.org A bit "lighter" in size than KiCad. Source: about 2 years ago

I've been turning out some nice results from LibrePCB. It has a learning curve like anything else but its not an impossibly convoluted workflow like some of the more established FOSS programs out there. Source: over 2 years ago