# PCB Design Tools for Every Team Size: Altium's New Approach

- Show: [OnTrack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack)
- Published: 2025-10-22
- Length: 14m
- Episode: 321
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-10-22-pcb-design-tools-for-every-team-size-altiums-new-approach
- Listen: https://podcast.altium.com/e/justin-sears-head-product-marketing-saas-altium-pcb-west-ontrack/

## Summary

Justin Sears, Head of Product Marketing for SaaS at Altium, explains the company's new product strategy announced at PCB West 2025. He details the split between Altium Develop for small teams and Altium Agile for larger organizations, focusing on how this shift removes friction for cross-disciplinary collaboration. Sears highlights the removal of per-seat fees for external collaborators and the move toward an end-to-end product development suite.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-10-22-pcb-design-tools-for-every-team-size-altiums-new-approach#t=3) Introduction and Justin Sears' Background
- [1:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-10-22-pcb-design-tools-for-every-team-size-altiums-new-approach#t=71) Altium's Evolution from EDA to SaaS
- [2:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-10-22-pcb-design-tools-for-every-team-size-altiums-new-approach#t=140) Altium Develop vs. Altium Agile
- [4:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-10-22-pcb-design-tools-for-every-team-size-altiums-new-approach#t=257) Collaboration and Security Features
- [7:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-10-22-pcb-design-tools-for-every-team-size-altiums-new-approach#t=459) End-to-End Product Development Vision
- [11:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-10-22-pcb-design-tools-for-every-team-size-altiums-new-approach#t=678) Choosing the Right Suite and Trials

## Topics

- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Altium (company)
- Altium Develop (product)
- Altium Agile (product)
- Altium 365 (product)
- PCB West (other)
- Horton Works (company)

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- [EMS@C-LEVEL 2022 Season Episode #1 with Altium and MacroFab](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-02-20-ems-c-level-2022-season-episode-1-with-altium-and-macrofab) (EMS@C-LEVEL)
- [251. Michael Corr & Justin Sears on How Altium & Duro Are Fueling the Next Generation of Hardware Startups](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2026-09-28-251-michael-corr-justin-sears-on-how-altium-duro-are-fueling-the-next-generation) (The Next Byte Podcast)
- [Layout Review with Zachariah Peterson](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2026-03-11-layout-review-with-zachariah-peterson) (The Amp Hour)
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