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Altium 365 vs Domino Data Lab

Altium 365 logo

Altium 365

CAD

Cloud workspace for Altium Designer PCB projects, now inside Renesas

From
$1990/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Domino Data Lab logo

Domino Data Lab

Machine Learning

Enterprise MLOps platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Domino Data Lab has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Altium 365 the 1,990 US dollar Altium Develop entry price is capped at five authors in total, so a growing team hits a forced migration to Agile Teams with unpublished pricing exactly when headcount is rising.; Domino Data Lab pricing is by quote only: the pricing page publishes no rate and no minimum, and the tier breakdown is behind a downloadable datasheet form
  • They diverge on capability: Altium 365 covers Shared workspace, Domino Data Lab covers Reproducible environments.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Altium 365 and Domino Data Lab actually diverge.

Attributes where Altium 365 and Domino Data Lab differ
AttributeAltium 365Domino Data Lab
Starting price$1990/yearFree
Pricing modelPer user per yearsubscription
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Cloud, On-premiseWeb
CategoryCADMachine Learning
FoundedUnknown2013

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Altium 365

  • Shared workspace
  • Managed components
  • Browser review
  • Unlimited workspace users
  • MCAD CoDesigner
  • Manufacturing portal
  • Requirements Portal
  • BOM Portal

Only in Domino Data Lab

  • Reproducible environments
  • Model registry
  • Model monitoring
  • Collaboration
  • Governance
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Altium 365

  • A hardware startup where two engineers draw boards but eight people need to review them, avoiding eight CAD seatsnot Domino Data Lab
  • A team handing fabrication and assembly data to a contract manufacturer as a versioned release rather than a zip of Gerbersnot Domino Data Lab
  • A company running board and enclosure design in parallel and needing bidirectional geometry exchange with mechanical CADnot Domino Data Lab
  • A buyer checking component lifecycle and availability against the live BOM before a design is frozennot Domino Data Lab

Domino Data Lab

  • Running reproducible data science workspaces and experiments on shared computenot Altium 365
  • Deploying and monitoring models with governance controlsnot Altium 365
  • Giving regulated enterprises a self managed MLOps platformnot Altium 365

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Altium 365

  • The 1,990 US dollar Altium Develop entry price is capped at five authors in total, so a growing team hits a forced migration to Agile Teams with unpublished pricing exactly when headcount is rising.
  • Add-on portals are expensive per seat; BOM Portal has been quoted at around 1,999 US dollars per user per year and MCAD CoDesigner at around 499, so the real cost of a working configuration is well above the headline.
  • It is tied to Altium Designer; there is no meaningful use of the platform for teams designing in KiCad, OrCAD or Allegro, which makes it a lock-in decision rather than a tooling one.
  • Renesas acquired Altium in 2024, and a semiconductor manufacturer owning the design tool used to select competing semiconductors is a conflict some buyers will want addressed in writing before uploading a library.
  • Repeated repackaging, from Altium 365 Standard and Pro tiers to Altium Develop and Agile Teams, has made renewal comparisons difficult and customers have found their previous tier no longer maps to anything on the price list.

Domino Data Lab

  • Pricing is by quote only: the pricing page publishes no rate and no minimum, and the tier breakdown is behind a downloadable datasheet form
  • Licensing is split by user type, with separate data science professional, data analyst, service account and admin licences
  • FinOps, Nexus and Governance are paid add on modules rather than part of the platform
  • Support level is a separate priced choice
  • Self managed VPC or on premises deployment requires the Premium tier or higher
  • No free trial is offered on the pricing page

Pricing, plan by plan

Altium 365

$1990/year
  • Altium Develop$1990/year
    • One Altium Designer author licence
    • One workspace for shared projects and libraries
    • Unlimited workspace users for review, comment, tasks and BOM access
  • Altium Agile Teams$undefined/year
    • For teams beyond five ECAD authors
    • Extended workspace governance and administration
    • Quoted, no published price
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • On-premise or private cloud workspace server
    • Formal ECO and lifecycle governance
    • Quoted, no published price

Domino Data Lab

Free
  • TrialFree
    • 14-day trial
    • Full features
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Full platform
    • Enterprise support
    • SLA

Which should you pick?

Choose Altium 365 if

  • You need shared workspace.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Cloud, On-premise.
  • You also want managed components.
Altium 365 review

Choose Domino Data Lab if

  • You need reproducible environments.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want model registry.
Domino Data Lab review

Questions people ask

Is Altium 365 or Domino Data Lab better?
Neither clearly leads. Altium 365 starts at $1990/year and Domino Data Lab at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Altium 365 or Domino Data Lab?
Domino Data Lab has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $1990/year for Altium 365 and Free for Domino Data Lab.
Does Altium 365 or Domino Data Lab run on more platforms?
Altium 365 runs on Web, Windows, Cloud, On-premise. Domino Data Lab runs on Web.
Can I use Domino Data Lab for free?
Yes. Domino Data Lab has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Altium 365 starts at $1990/year.
What is Altium 365 best used for?
Altium 365 is most often used for a hardware startup where two engineers draw boards but eight people need to review them, avoiding eight cad seats, a team handing fabrication and assembly data to a contract manufacturer as a versioned release rather than a zip of gerbers, a company running board and enclosure design in parallel and needing bidirectional geometry exchange with mechanical cad, a buyer checking component lifecycle and availability against the live bom before a design is frozen. Of those, a hardware startup where two engineers draw boards but eight people need to review them, avoiding eight cad seats and a team handing fabrication and assembly data to a contract manufacturer as a versioned release rather than a zip of gerbers are not what Domino Data Lab is typically brought in for.
What can Altium 365 do that Domino Data Lab cannot?
Altium 365 covers Shared workspace, Managed components, Browser review, Unlimited workspace users. Domino Data Lab covers Reproducible environments, Model registry, Model monitoring, Collaboration.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Altium 365: Is Altium 365 free with Altium Designer?

A workspace is included with a current subscription, but the higher tiers, extra authors and the add-on portals are chargeable. The unlimited non-author users are genuinely included.

Domino Data Lab: What user license types are available and what can they do?

Data Science Professionals get full development, model training, and GPU access. Data Analysts get Python/R environments and dashboard creation with limited computing. License counts vary by tier (5-10 admin licenses and 5-10 service accounts).

Source
Altium 365: What does it cost?

Altium Develop starts at about 1,990 US dollars a year for one author plus a workspace, with extra authors at 995 US dollars each up to four more. Larger teams are quoted.

Domino Data Lab: What support response times are included?

Premium tier includes 2-business-day SLA for support. Enterprise includes 1-business-day SLA plus 24/7 support for critical issues. Both tiers include monitoring and support services.

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Altium 365: Who owns Altium now?

Renesas Electronics completed its acquisition of Altium in 2024. Altium 365 is therefore a Renesas-owned platform.

Domino Data Lab: Are there additional modules available beyond the base subscription?

Yes, advanced add-on modules are available including FinOps (cost optimization), Nexus (hybrid/multicloud support), and Governance. These require separate purchase on top of your subscription tier.

Source
Altium 365: Can I keep design data on my own servers?

Yes, through the Enterprise on-premise workspace server, but that is a quoted product and most of the newer portal features assume the hosted platform.

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