Best of the Best UI Wireframing for Linux Users
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Link | Balsamiq Mockups | Cacoo | HotGloo | iPlotz | MockFlow | Pidoco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Website | balsamiq.com | cacoo.com | hotgloo.com | iplotz.com | mockflow.com | pidoco.com |
| Free plan | - 30 days free trial | Yes | - 7 day free trial | Yes | Yes | - 31 days (free trial) |
| Price | Cloud:
Desktop:
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| Free online version $75 desktop version | Free (1 mockup with 4 pages) 59$/Year : Premium Version (unlimited) |
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| Overall rating | 3.6/5 9 ratings | 5.0/5 2 ratings | 4.5/5 4 ratings | no rating | 3.7/5 3 ratings | 4.5/5 12 ratings |
| Version | Balsamiq desktop | 5.0 | ||||
| Features | ||||||
| Offline mode | Yes | Yes able to continue editing even if the connection with the server has been disconnected - modifications will be saved when connected again | Yes Reviewing via HTML | Yes | Yes HTML Export to simulate prototypes offline | |
| Flow Diagrams | No | Yes | Yes with GlooMaps | Yes | ||
| StoryBoard / Sketch | Yes | Yes Screenflows | ||||
| API | No | Yes http://cacoo.com/api | Yes Slack integration | Yes | ||
| Sharing/Feedback | Yes Share links, HTML export, Annotation notes | Yes | ||||
| Annotations | No | Yes Notes - also delivered via email | Yes | |||
| Generate Documentation/Specifications | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Master Templates | Yes | Yes Layers | ||||
| Master Controls | Yes | Yes Custom stencils | ||||
| Predesigned Mockup Templates | Huge predesigned UI mockup library | |||||
| Predesigned Icons bundled | more than 5000 icons | Yes | ||||
| Favorites Controls Library | Yes | |||||
| Widgets Libraries | Yes 75 built-in user interface components, 187 icons, plus a whole lot of community-generated components | Yes many stencils including ones for iPhones and Androids | Yes Symbols, Pictures, Templates | Yes | ||
| Custom Libraries | Yes | Yes Custom Template Library | Yes Custom templates | |||
| Drag and Drop components | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Exports snapshots | Yes | |||||
| Export files | Yes PNG, PDF | Yes PDF, PS, SVG, PNG | Yes *.pdf, *.png, HTML | Yes HTML, PDF, JPG, PNG | Yes PNG, PDF, PPT and HTML5 | Yes |
| Click-Through Prototypes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Live Preview | Yes web & mobile | Yes | ||||
| Embeddable Wireframe | Yes | Yes via share link | Yes | Yes | ||
| Mockups saved as | BMML files | HTML | Online (cloud service) | |||
| Platforms | ||||||
| Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Web (Flash) | Yes | |
| macOS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Web (Flash) | Yes | |
| Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Web (Flash) | Yes | |
| iPad | Yes | |||||
| Links | ||||||
| Website | balsamiq.com | cacoo.com | hotgloo.com | iplotz.com | mockflow.com | pidoco.com |
| Online Collaboration | full online realtime collaboration |
User reviews and comments
fidesio on May 26th 2016 4:18:37 PM rated Pidoco: Overall rating 1/5 
fidesio on May 26th 2016 4:18:33 PM rated Balsamiq Mockups: Overall rating 1/5 
craig100 on Feb. 22nd 2016 2:12:48 PM rated Balsamiq Mockups: Overall rating 1/5 
jimm on Nov. 11th 2015 9:16:34 PM rated Pidoco: Overall rating 4/5 
ashleyvatten on Nov. 10th 2015 12:24:00 PM rated Pidoco: Overall rating 5/5 
Saskia on Nov. 9th 2015 12:39:57 PM rated Pidoco: Overall rating 5/5 
rick666 on Nov. 8th 2015 11:49:58 PM rated Pidoco: Overall rating 4/5 
ms1981 on Nov. 6th 2015 12:02:33 PM rated Pidoco: Overall rating 5/5 
maxlende on Nov. 4th 2015 10:34:06 PM rated Pidoco: Overall rating 5/5 
Tino Truppel on Oct. 31st 2015 3:57:05 PM rated Pidoco: Overall rating 5/5 
tec on Oct. 29th 2015 1:59:48 PM rated Pidoco: Overall rating 5/5 
tester on Oct. 29th 2015 10:19:10 AM rated Pidoco: Overall rating 5/5 
cbou on Oct. 29th 2015 10:16:26 AM rated Pidoco: Overall rating 5/5 
Social on Oct. 6th 2015 1:32:07 PM rated Pidoco: Overall rating 5/5 
Gérard Toko on Aug. 1st 2013 2:08:02 PM rated Balsamiq Mockups: Overall rating 5/5 
sonya on Feb. 27th 2012 8:22:59 AM rated Balsamiq Mockups: Overall rating 3/5 
isar21 on Feb. 23rd 2012 3:50:36 PM rated Balsamiq Mockups: Overall rating 4/5 
Anonymous on Feb. 1st 2012 4:23:54 PM rated Balsamiq Mockups: Overall rating 5/5 
Keith on Dec. 26th 2011 4:44:58 PM suggested on Balsamiq Mockups to set Name to Balsamiq Mockups 
Keith on Dec. 26th 2011 4:44:58 PM suggested on Balsamiq Mockups to set Name to Balsamiq Mockups
see older commentsWas good when it used to run on Linux.
Very quick to learn. Love the collaboration features.
Love it!
Very easy to get started!
Very fast wireframe creation tool with great sharing features.
Love its ease to use, its sharing possibilities and the layers - they make working with prototypes so much easier!
Love this tool!
looks familiar to me...^^