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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
Grouped by discipline (D1–D14), same as Kerf's own capability list. Click a section to expand it.
D6 Electronics / EDA / silicon
| Capability | Kerf | Autodesk Eagle |
|---|---|---|
| Schematic capture (KiCad round-trip, ERC) |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/
|
paid tier source ↗ |
| PCB layout (tscircuit, KiCad round-trip) |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/
|
paid tier source ↗ |
| Interactive PCB editing (route/place) |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/
|
paid tier source ↗ |
| Autoroute (FreeRouting) |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics/freerouting/freerouting.py
|
paid tier source ↗ |
| DRC / ERC |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/
|
paid tier source ↗ |
| SPICE simulation |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/
|
paid tier source ↗ |
| Signal integrity (Z0/crosstalk/eye/IBIS) |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics/si
|
no source ↗ |
| EMC (radiated/shielding/limits) |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics/emc
|
no source ↗ |
| PDN (DC IR-drop + AC sweep) |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics/pdn
|
no source ↗ |
| PCB thermal |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics/thermal_board.py
|
partial source ↗ |
| Antenna / link budget |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/
|
no source ↗ |
| Battery/BMS, motor/gate/LED driver sizing |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/
|
no source ↗ |
| Gerber RS-274X output |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/
|
paid tier source ↗ |
| IPC-2581 output |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/
|
no source ↗ |
| ODB++ output |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/
|
no source ↗ |
| ULP scripting |
yes
packages/kerf-sdk/
|
paid tier source ↗ |
| Component library |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/
|
paid tier source ↗ |
| MCAD/ECAD integration |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/
|
paid tier source ↗ |
| Silicon synthesis (Yosys) / STA / GDS |
yes
packages/kerf-silicon/
|
no source ↗ |
| Silicon P&R (OpenLane) |
yes
packages/kerf-silicon/
|
no source ↗ |
| Analog PVT-corner simulation |
yes
packages/kerf-silicon/src/kerf_silicon/analog/pvt.py
|
no source ↗ |
| License model |
yes
LICENSE
|
paid tier source ↗ |
- yes shipped
- partial works with limits
- paid tier 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.