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Comparison

Axure RP vs Balsamiq

No clear leader: Axure RP (69.2) and Balsamiq (69.0) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Axure RP69
Balsamiq69
Score
Vioscale score
Axure RP69 / 100medium · 56%
Balsamiq69 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✓
Model
Axure RPfreemium
Balsamiqcommercial
Price level
Axure RPmid
Balsamiqmid
Transparent
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✓
Integrations
Count
Axure RP7
Balsamiq5
Security
Gdpr
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✓
Pci
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq–
Soc2
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Axure RP–
Balsamiq99.9
Status page
Axure RP–
Balsamiq✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ui/ux & prototyping tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Design
Vector UI design
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✓
Component / design-system libraries
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✓
Auto layout / responsive
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq-
Prototyping
Clickable prototyping
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✓
Advanced interactions (variables / conditions)
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq-
Collaboration
Real-time multiplayer collaboration
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✓
Handoff
Dev handoff / spec export
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✓
Platform
Platform breadth (Web / macOS / Windows / Linux / self-hosted)
Axure RPDesktop (Windows, Mac) and web via Axure Cloud; iOS and Android mobile apps
BalsamiqWeb (Cloud), Desktop, Confluence, Jira
Licensing
Self-hostable / open-source
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq-
AI
AI design assist
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✓
Pricing
Pricing model
Axure RPFreemium
BalsamiqSubscription
Ecosystem
Plugin / community ecosystem
Axure RPNative plugins for Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD; integrations with Jira, Confluence,
BalsamiqSlack, Jira, Confluence, Notion, MCP server for Claude/Cursor

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Axure RP

Axure RP is a desktop application for creating interactive, functional UI prototypes using visual design tools and event-driven interactions without code. It supports team collaboration, revision history, documentation, and cloud publishing for stakeholder feedback.

Independently observed

Balsamiq

A wireframing and prototyping platform that combines AI-assisted design with real-time collaboration to help teams turn rough ideas into validated, interactive prototypes before handing off to developers.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Axure RP

from $29/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

From $29/user/mo. Free 30-day trial and education tier available.

  • Pro$29/user/mo
    • Unlimited prototypes
    • Unlimited reviewers
    • Unlimited projects on Cloud
    • Advanced prototyping
    • Wireframes, diagrams & documentation
  • Team$49/user/mo
    • Everything in Pro
    • Co-authoring
    • Revision history
    • Team project hosting on Cloud
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Team
    • User management & single sign-on
    • Company domain for internal member use
    • Private or on-prem security
    • Unlimited projects
as of verify ↗

Balsamiq

from $16/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $16/editor/month. Free 14-day trial. Save 30% with annual billing.

  • Starter$16/editor/month billed annually ($192/year)
    • Up to 10 projects
    • Unlimited reviewers
    • 500 monthly AI credits per editor
    • Balsamiq MCP server
    • Slack integration
    • +2 more
  • Teams$24/editor/month billed annually ($288/year)
    • Up to 100 projects
    • Unlimited reviewers
    • 1,000 monthly AI credits per editor
    • Balsamiq MCP server
    • Billing admin role and permissions
    • +3 more
  • Enterprise$35/editor/month billed annually ($420/year)
    • Everything in Teams, plus:
    • Up to 400 projects
    • 2,500 monthly AI credits per editor
    • Balsamiq MCP server
    • SSO with SAML
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✓
iOS
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✗
Android
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✗
macOS
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✗
Windows
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✓
Self-hosted
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✗
On-premise
Axure RP✓
Balsamiq✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Slack

Axure RP

7 total - 4 not shared
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • Adobe XD
Independently observed

Balsamiq

5 total - 2 not shared
  • Notion
  • MCP server (Claude, Cursor)
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.