Mockup and Wireframing Design Tools Comparison

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2012-05-12 13:01:38

If you need to draw a diagram, a website wireframe, sketch an interface or create prototype quickly, you have now a lot of choices in web apps or software.

This list compares App Sketcher vs Axure vs Balsamiq Desktop vs Cacoo vs Concept Draw vs Denim vs Designer Vista vs FairBuilder vs ForeUI vs HotGloo vs Inpreso vs iPlotz vs Justinmind vs Justproto vs Lovely Charts vs LucidChart vs Lumzy vs MockFlow vs Mocking Bird vs MockLinkr vs Mockup Builder vs Napkee vs OmniGraffe vs Pencil vs ProtoShare vs Simulify vs Website Wireframe vs WireframeSketcher

It is a collaborative comparison chart that you can edit and improve.

App SketcherAxureBalsamiq MockupsCacooConcept DrawDenimDesignerVistaFairBuilderForeUIHotGlooInpresoiPlotzJustinmindJustprotoLovely ChartsLucidChartLumzyMockFlowMocking BirdMockLinkrMockup BuilderNapkeeOmniGrafflePencil Firefox Add onPowerMockupProtoShareSimulifyWebsite WireframeWireframeSketcher
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Websitehttp://www.appsketcher.comhttp://www.axure.com/http://www.balsamiq.com/http://cacoo.com/http://www.conceptdraw.com/http://dub.washington.edu:2007/denim/http://www.designervista.com/http://www.flairbuilder.com/http://www.foreui.com/http://www.hotgloo.com/http://www.inpreso.com/http://iplotz.com/http://www.justinmind.com/http://www.justproto.com/http://lovelycharts.com/http://www.lucidchart.comhttp://www.lumzy.com/http://www.mockflow.com/http://gomockingbird.com/http://www.mocklinkr.com/http://www.mockupbuilder.comhttp://www.napkee.com/http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnigrafflehttps://addons.mozilla.org/sv-SE/firefox/addon/8487http://www.powermockup.com/http://www.protoshare.com/http://www.simulify.com/home.aspxhttp://wireframe.talltree.us/default.asphttp://wireframesketcher.com
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Price
  • 14 days free trial
  • $99 single user
  • Free updates for life
  • Free 30 day trial
  • $589 Perpetual Single User License (PC + Mac) with support and 12 months of updates.
  • $539 per license when you purchase 5 or more at one time
  • Optional $149 per license for existing customers renewing their maintenance agreement for another 12 months of updates.
  • Desktop:
    • $79 Single user
    • Volume discounts available
  • Hosted:
    • $12/mo for 3 Active Projects, Unlimited Mockups, Unlimited Users, 50% off Desktop app and SSL Security
    • $24/mo for 10 Active Projects, Unlimited Mockups, Unlimited Users, 50% off Desktop app and SSL Security
    • $49/mo for 20 Active Projects, Unlimited Mockups, Unlimited Users, 50% off Desktop app and SSL Security
    • $99/mo for 50 Active Projects, Unlimited Mockups, Unlimited Users, 50% off Desktop app, SSL Security
    • $249/mo for 100 Active Projects, Unlimited Mockups, Unlimited Users, 50% off Desktop app and SSL Security
  • Free Plan
  • $4.95/Month (Plan for single user)
  • $24.50/month (10 users)
  • $49/month (30 users)
  • $99/month (100 users)
  • Free 21 days Trial
  • $199 ConceptDraw Project
  • $249 ConceptDraw PRO
  • $499 ConceptDraw Office 2
  • $219 ConceptDraw Mindmap V7
Free
  • Price: $79.99
  • 20-days Free Trial
  • Desktop, Web, Mobile and Sketch Mockups
  • Windows, .NET, Java Swing, SWT, Office Ribbon Mockups
  • Websites, Silverlight, Sharepoint, YUI Mockups
  • iPhone, Phone 7, Android Mockups
  • Desktop and Web Sketch GUI Mockups
  • $99 unit price
  • $99 single user
  • $7/month (Single)
  • $14/month (Team)
  • $48/month (Enterprise)
  • 1 project (FREE Plan)
  • $29/year
Free online version
$75 desktop version
$495 Single user
  • $14/month (Standard)
  • $35/month (Plus)
  • $69/month (Unlimited)
  • 29€/year (online edition)
  • 59€ (desktop edition)
  • Free (max 60 objects)
  • $4.95/month: Personal
  • $9.95/month: Professional
  • $25/month: Team
FreeFree (1 mockup with 4 pages) 59$/Year : Premium Version (unlimited)
  • $9/month - Personal
  • $20/month - Team
  • $40/month - Pro
  • $85/month - Unlimited
Free (up to 10 images)
$19/month (unlimited images)
Free Online version, Desktop version installs from Online version$49 and more
  • 14 days free trial
  • $99.99 individual license
  • $199.99 individual pro license
  • $149.99 family license
  • $299.99 family pro license
Free
  • Single License: $39.95
  • Small Team License: $119.95
  • Team License: $199.95
  • Free 15-day Trial on All Plans
  • Starting at $29/month
  • Free online version
  • $89 desktop version
Free$75 single user
Video tourhttp://vimeo.com/23253027http://youtu.be/70hfU7_95Gwhttp://vimeo.com/7502521http://www.designervista.com/demo.phphttp://youtu.be/tTyDVMnYvIMhttp://youtu.be/W01FNJPleeIhttp://iplotz.com/web/files/videotour/index.htmlhttp://vimeo.com/16211751http://youtu.be/yXZWdQJdCN0http://youtu.be/7DdRIgTH__ohttp://www.omnigroup.com/ftp/pub/software/MacOSX/movies/OmniGraffle/tutorials/part1.mov?width=690&height=388http://youtu.be/OQcEdYwrFmQhttp://youtu.be/mzMjD4t4dx8
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VersionAxure RP Pro 6.0Balsamiq desktop2.14.04.35ProtoShare 5
Features
Offline modeYesYesYes able to continue editing even if the connection with the server has been disconnected - modifications will be saved when connected againYesYesYesYesNo It's an online application.NoNoYesYes FreewareYesYesNoYes Paid version onlyYes
Flow DiagramsYesNoYesYesYesNoNo Note yet plannedNoNo Planned for near future
APIYesNoYes http://cacoo.com/apiNoYes JSONNoNoYes Open XML format
Sharing/FeedbackYes (Beta) Secure sharing for discussions and gathering feedback by uploading to share.axure.com.Yes Feedback via PowerPoint's review features; sharing possible via SkyDrive or SharePoint
AnnotationsYesYesNoYesYesYes Notes - also delivered via emailYesYes pins and notes + chat with smart conversation historyYes annotations, chat, commentsYes Available in review / presentation modeYesYes Developer Annotations & Reviewer CommentsNo
Generate Documentation/SpecificationsYes
Master TemplatesYesYes Using PowerPoint Slide Masters
Master ControlsYes Use masters to create reusable design elements (headers, footers, etc.) Unlimited masters on a page and nesting is supported.
Predesigned Mockup Templates1000+ Templates
Predesigned Icons bundled5000+ IconsMore than 100 wireframe icons included
Favorites Controls LibraryYes
Widgets LibrariesYesYes 75 built-in user interface components, 187 icons, plus a whole lot of community-generated componentsYes many stencils including ones for iPhones and AndroidsYesYes Resource: http://www.foreui.net/Yes Symbols, Pictures, Templates (tbc)YesYesYes Currently 63 built-in components, over 200 iconsYes drag & dropYesYes Drag & Drop ComponentsYes
Custom LibrariesYesYesYesYes Custom Element (*.fce) & Library (*.fcl)Yes Custom Template Library (tbc)YesNo Not supportedYesYes Add Mini-Masters or Custom Widgets thru HTML, CSS & JavascriptYes Extensible palette. Downloadable stencils for Android, iPhone and more.
Click-Through PrototypesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes Fully interactive and clickable projects.Yes Fully interactive and clickable prototypesYesYesYesYes
Export filesYes HTML/CSS/JavaScript in a Zip fileYes PDF, HTML, DOCX, PNGYes PNG, PDFYes PDF, PS, SVG, PNGYes HTML,Adobe PDF, Image (PNG, GIF, JPEG)Yes PDF, PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF, DHTMLYes *.pdf, *.pngYes HTML, PDF, JPG, PNGYes HTML, imageYesYes Export to PDF or JPG, plus export summary of annotationsYes PNG, PDF, PPT and HTML5Yes PDF, PNG, ZIP of PNG(many screens)Yes PDF, XPS, PNG, JPG, WMF, EPS, WMV, ...Yes Export to HTML archive, Web URL, or Word Doc SpecYes Vector PDF, PNG.
Drag and Drop componentsYesYes In future releaseYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Mockups saved as.asap filesRP-filesBMML files
  • HTML
  • Adobe PDF
  • Images (PNG, GIF, JPEG)
.4ui filesfile, html or imageonline + HTMLonline, or export to PDF or JPGJSON / XMLPowerPoint file (.pptx, .ppt)Interactive online prototype, interactive offline prototype, or Word spec.XML files
Embeddable WireframeYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes Via Component widget
Platforms
WindowsYes Adobe AIR basedYes Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Server, Vista, or 7YesYesYesYes Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, or Vista, including the Tablet PCYesYesYesYesYesYes with Firefox, Chrome, IE, Opera, Safari etc.Yes web-basedYes Web (Flash)Yes Web and Silverlight basedNoYes Add-on for Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2010Yes Web-basedYes
Mac OSYes Adobe AIR basedYes Mac OS X 10.5+YesYesYesYes Mac OS X 10.2YesYesYesYesYes with Firefox, Chrome, IE, Opera, Safari etcYes web-basedYes Web (Flash)Yes Web and Silverlight basedYesNoYes Web-basedYes
LinuxNoYesYesNoYes Solaris, Linux, and other Unix-like operating systemsYesYesNoNoYes with Firefox, Chrome, IE, Opera, Safari etcYes web-basedYes Web (Flash)Yes Web and Silverlight basedNoNoYes Web-basedYes
Social Networks
Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/axurerphttp://www.facebook.com/mockupshttp://www.facebook.com/Cacoocomhttp://facebook.com/flairbuilder/http://www.facebook.com/hotgloohttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Barcelona-Spain/JustInMind-Prototyper/90153054718http://facebook.com/JustProtohttp://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_191446157545901&ap=1http://www.facebook.com/pages/ProtoShare/52959382045http://www.facebook.com/pages/WireframeSketcher/111660160942
Twitterhttp://twitter.com/axurerphttp://twitter.com/balsamiqhttp://twitter.com/cacoocomhttp://twitter.com/flairbuilderhttp://twitter.com/foreuihttp://twitter.com/hotgloohttp://twitter.com/iplotzhttp://twitter.com/just_in_mindhttp://twitter.com/justprotohttp://www.twitter.com/LucidCharthttp://twitter.com/mockflowapphttp://www.twitter.com/gomockingbirdhttp://twitter.com/#!/mockupbuilderhttp://twitter.com/wulfsofthttp://www.twitter.com/ProtoSharehttp://twitter.com/wiresketch
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  • 2010-09-05 09:11:52
    2012-05-12 13:01:38
  • IT development
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  • Compare prototyping tools: Axure vs Balsamiq, Cacoo, Concept Draw, Denim, Designer Vista, FairBuilder, ForeUI, HotGloo, Inpreso, iPlotz, Justinmind, Justproto, Lumzy, MockFlow, Mocking Bird, MockLinkr, Napkee, ProtoShare, Simulify, WireframeSketcher
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