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PLECS

Ch 255.9of 42 Electrical Design Software
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2Costsfree trial
  3. 3Schematic captureYes
  4. 4Panel designNo
  5. 5Electrical simulationadvanced
  6. 6Standards librariesYes
  7. 7MCAD integrationNo
  8. 8Deploymentdesktop
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Overview

PLECS is ranked #25 of 42 in electrical design software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered.

PLECS plans and pricing

All plans
PLECS trial license Free Free fully functional trial for 30 days from the date the license is issued Fully functional · 30 days plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
PLECS Blockset Individual License (commercial) $8,000 once $8,000.00 for a permanent license, including 1 year of software maintenance service Individual license · commercial, government or personal use plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
PLECS Standalone Individual License (commercial) $8,000 once $8,000.00 for a permanent license, including 1 year of software maintenance service Individual license · commercial, government or personal use plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
PLECS Blockset Dongle License (commercial) $11,200 once $11,200.00 for a permanent license, including 1 year of software maintenance service Dongle license · commercial, government or personal use plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
PLECS Blockset Concurrent License (commercial) $16,000 once $16,000.00 for a permanent license, including 1 year of software maintenance service Concurrent license · commercial, government or personal use plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026

Compared on electrical design software

Free plan
Noplexim.com
Schematic capture
Yesplexim.com
Panel design
Noplexim.com
Electrical simulation
advancedplexim.com
Standards libraries
Yesplexim.com
MCAD integration
Noplexim.com
Deployment
desktopplexim.com

Facts

Purpose
PLECS models and simulates power electronic systems, including converters, motor drives and control algorithms.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Modeling domains
Its component library covers electrical circuits, mechanics, magnetic circuits, thermal models, controls and signal processing.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Switched system simulation
PLECS uses ideal on/off semiconductor switches and a two-step switching event approach to simulate switched systems efficiently.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Thermal analysis
Lookup tables can be used with ideal switch models to calculate semiconductor switching and conduction losses and junction temperature.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Controls and code generation
Control blocks include continuous and discrete functions, PWM generators, state machines and custom C code; the optional PLECS Coder generates real-time C code.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Analysis tools
PLECS provides steady-state and small-signal analyses, including open-loop transfer functions, closed-loop gains and state-space matrices.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Integrations
PLECS Blockset runs inside Simulink, and PLECS simulation scripts can automate simulations and process results using Octave, Python or MATLAB.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Standalone edition
PLECS Standalone is an independent time-domain simulator with its own variable-step and fixed-step solvers.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Platform support
PLECS Standalone packages are listed for 64-bit Windows, Intel and ARM Mac, and Intel Linux.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Blockset dependency
PLECS Blockset requires MATLAB and Simulink, and the maker lists support for Windows, Mac and Linux.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Notable licensing limit
PLECS Blockset commercial pricing lists individual, dongle and concurrent licenses; its annual lease costs 50% of the corresponding permanent license.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Privacy
Plexim's privacy policy says it does not sell or rent personal information and describes limited sharing with infrastructure, service and business providers.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Support
PLECS support includes tutorials, application examples, technical solutions, installation help, a user forum and a contact-support channel.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026
Intended users
Plexim identifies industrial companies, research labs and technical universities as customers, including teams developing electric cars, rail vehicles, wind turbines, solar inverters and power supplies.plexim.com · 5 Oct 2026

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