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Electronics

Kerf vs Autodesk Eagle

Eagle democratised PCB design for a generation of makers — its successor lives inside Fusion, but Kerf gives you the same workflow without the subscription.

22/22in Kerf today
0/22in Autodesk Eagle (included)
11behind a paid tier
2026-05-24last reviewed
CapabilityKerfAutodesk Eagle
Schematic capture (KiCad round-trip, ERC)D6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/ source ↗
PCB layout (tscircuit, KiCad round-trip)D6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/ source ↗
Interactive PCB editing (route/place)D6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/ source ↗
Autoroute (FreeRouting)D6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics/freerouting/freerouting.py source ↗
DRC / ERCD6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/ source ↗
SPICE simulationD6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/ source ↗
Signal integrity (Z0/crosstalk/eye/IBIS)D6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics/si no source ↗
EMC (radiated/shielding/limits)D6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics/emc no source ↗
PDN (DC IR-drop + AC sweep)D6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics/pdn no source ↗
PCB thermalD6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics/thermal_board.py partial source ↗
Antenna / link budgetD6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/ no source ↗
Battery/BMS, motor/gate/LED driver sizingD6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/ no source ↗
Gerber RS-274X outputD6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/ source ↗
IPC-2581 outputD6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/ no source ↗
ODB++ outputD6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/ no source ↗
ULP scriptingD6 yes packages/kerf-sdk/ source ↗
Component libraryD6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/ source ↗
MCAD/ECAD integrationD6 yes packages/kerf-electronics/ source ↗
Silicon synthesis (Yosys) / STA / GDSD6 yes packages/kerf-silicon/ no source ↗
Silicon P&R (OpenLane)D6 yes packages/kerf-silicon/ no source ↗
Analog PVT-corner simulationD6 yes packages/kerf-silicon/src/kerf_silicon/analog/pvt.py no source ↗
License modelD6 yes LICENSE source ↗
  • yes shipped
  • partial works with limits
  • present, but behind an add-on or meter
  • no not available

Corrections welcome. These rows are read off published documentation on the date shown and go stale as products ship. If a row is wrong, open an issue — the source file is public/compare/eagle.md and every claim in it carries a link.