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fabPlane compared with act101
DetailfabPlane logo fabPlaneact101 logo act101
What it doesDesign PCBs with an agent that works in KiCad Quality infrastructure for AI-written code with deterministic refactoring and a merge gate
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given 2026
Based inNot given US
Pricing modelFree Freemium
PricingNot given Builder Edition: Free forever for personal, non-commercial, and open-source use. Engineering Edition: $29/month or $299/year (save 14%). Architecture Edition: $59/month or $599/year (save 15%). Elite Edition: $99/month or $999/year (save 16%). Enterprise: Custom pricing, contact sales. All editions
Key features
  • AI agent drafts schematics and board layouts based on text descriptions
  • Review changes as diffs before applying to your project
  • Works directly on KiCad .kicad_pro files with no conversion needed
  • Catalog of open hardware projects to explore and edit
  • Manufacturing checks and ordering integration
  • 3D board preview and visualization
  • Browser-based project exploration without desktop app
  • MCP server support for Claude Code and Codex
  • Autorouter and design rule checker integration
  • Cross-platform support for macOS, Windows and Linux
  • 182 AST-aware refactor operations for code transformation
  • 42 codebase analyzers for code analysis
  • Support for 163 programming grammars
  • Deterministic merge gate with signed receipts
  • MCP server and CLI interfaces
  • Cross-file import updates and automatic checkpointing
  • 10 cross-language porting operations
  • Instant undo for all operations
  • ~88% token savings on query operations
  • Native binary with zero dependencies and no supply chain risk
What makes it different
  • AI agent works inside real KiCad, not screenshots, with every change reviewable as a diff
  • Completely free to download and use with no conversion or lock-in of your files
  • Catalog of open hardware designs ready to build or fork
  • Integrated manufacturing workflow from design review to order
  • Works with existing KiCad projects without requiring reimport
  • Deterministic verdicts and signed receipts for every code change ensure reproducible quality gates
  • Built by engineer with decades of production experience in correctness-critical domains
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)10 no change since last check27 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)08
Citation Flow (Majestic)2131
Referring domains (Majestic)17182

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