Comparison

Balsamiq vs Figma

On the evidence we track, Balsamiq leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Balsamiq full profile →Figma full profile →

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★Balsamiq69

Figma55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	BalsamiqLeader	Figma
vioscaleAI score	69 / 100medium · 69%	55 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$16
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	5
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27017, ISO 27018:2019, ISO 27701 +5 more
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://www.figma.com/security/
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.9	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, GB
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Balsamiq69 / 100medium · 69%

Figma55 / 100medium · 74%

Pricing

Free tier

Balsamiq✓

Figma✓

Model

Balsamiqcommercial

Figmafreemium

Price level

Balsamiqmid

Figmamid

Starting price

Balsamiq–

Figma$16

Transparent

Balsamiq✓

Figma✗

Integrations

Count

Balsamiq5

Figma5

Security

Certifications

Balsamiq–

FigmaSOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27017, ISO 27018:2019, ISO 27701 +5 more

Disclosure policy

Balsamiq–

Figma✓

Fedramp

Balsamiq–

Figma✓

Gdpr

Balsamiq✓

Figma✓

Iso27001

Balsamiq–

Figma✓

Soc2

Balsamiq✓

Figma✓

Trust center

Balsamiq–

Figmahttps://www.figma.com/security/

Reliability

Sla pct

Balsamiq99.9

Figma–

Status page

Balsamiq✓

Figma✓

Market

Availability

Balsamiq–

FigmaAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, GB

Content

Faq

Balsamiq6 items

Figma7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for UI/UX & Prototyping Tools
Capability	Balsamiq	Figma
Design
Vector UI design	✓	✓
Component / design-system libraries	✓	✓
Auto layout / responsive	-	✓
Prototyping
Clickable prototyping	✓	✓
Advanced interactions (variables / conditions)	-	✓
Collaboration
Real-time multiplayer collaboration	✓	✓
Handoff
Dev handoff / spec export	✓	✓
Platform
Platform breadth (Web / macOS / Windows / Linux / self-hosted)	Web (Cloud), Desktop, Confluence, Jira	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Licensing
Self-hostable / open-source	-	✗
AI
AI design assist	✓	✓
Pricing
Pricing model	Subscription	Freemium
Ecosystem
Plugin / community ecosystem	Slack, Jira, Confluence, Notion, MCP server for Claude/Cursor	Figma Community with 1000+ templates, plugins, and community-built integrations

Design

Vector UI design

Balsamiq✓

Figma✓

Component / design-system libraries

Balsamiq✓

Figma✓

Auto layout / responsive

Balsamiq-

Figma✓

Prototyping

Clickable prototyping

Balsamiq✓

Figma✓

Advanced interactions (variables / conditions)

Balsamiq-

Figma✓

Collaboration

Real-time multiplayer collaboration

Balsamiq✓

Figma✓

Handoff

Dev handoff / spec export

Balsamiq✓

Figma✓

Platform

Platform breadth (Web / macOS / Windows / Linux / self-hosted)

BalsamiqWeb (Cloud), Desktop, Confluence, Jira

FigmaWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android

Licensing

Self-hostable / open-source

Balsamiq-

Figma✗

AI design assist

Balsamiq✓

Figma✓

Pricing

Pricing model

BalsamiqSubscription

FigmaFreemium

Ecosystem

Plugin / community ecosystem

BalsamiqSlack, Jira, Confluence, Notion, MCP server for Claude/Cursor

FigmaFigma Community with 1000+ templates, plugins, and community-built integrations

What each one is

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

Balsamiq

Leader

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

Figma

A web-based workspace enabling teams to design, prototype, and hand off products collaboratively, with integrated development tools, real-time teamwork, and AI-assisted design generation

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Balsamiq

Leader

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 2026-08-01verify ↗

Figma

from $16/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free viewer access. Subscription plans from $16/month (Professional, billed annually). Enterprise available. Pricing varies by seat type.

Starter-
Professional$16/month billed annually
EnterpriseContact sales

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Balsamiq	Figma
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Balsamiq✓

Figma✓

iOS

Balsamiq✗

Figma✓

Android

Balsamiq✗

Figma✓

macOS

Balsamiq✗

Figma✓

Windows

Balsamiq✗

Figma✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Balsamiq✓

Figma✓

Integrations

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

In common (4)

Slack
Jira
Confluence
Notion

Balsamiq

Leader

5 total - 1 not shared

MCP server (Claude, Cursor)

Independently observed

Figma

33 total - 29 not shared

Zoom
Supabase
AWS (Cloudscape design system integration)
ChatGPT
Claude
Cursor
VS Code
Microsoft Teams
Linear
Google Workspace
Microsoft Copilot
Zapier
Trello
AWS Amplify
Bubble
Axure
Zeplin
Frontify
UserTesting
Userlytics
dscout
Hotjar
Lens Studio
Productboard
+5 more

Independently observed

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