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Comparison

Balsamiq vs Figma

No clear leader: Figma (72.4) 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.

Balsamiq full profile →Figma full profile →
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Balsamiq69
Figma72
Score
Vioscale score
Balsamiq69 / 100medium · 69%
Figma72 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Balsamiq✓
Figma✓
Model
Balsamiqcommercial
Figmafreemium
Price level
Balsamiqmid
Figmalow
Transparent
Balsamiq✓
Figma✓
Integrations
Count
Balsamiq5
Figma7
Security
Disclosure policy
Balsamiq–
Figma✓
Fedramp
Balsamiq–
Figma✓
Gdpr
Balsamiq✓
Figma✓
Iso27001
Balsamiq–
Figma✓
Soc2
Balsamiq✓
Figma✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Balsamiq99.9
Figma–
Status page
Balsamiq✓
Figma✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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
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

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

An integrated design and development platform where teams create, prototype, and build products together in real-time, powered by AI-native tools and shared design systems.

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

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 ↗

Figma

from $3/mofreemiumFree tier

Free tier available. Paid plans from $16–$90/month per full seat, billed monthly or annually. AI credits included in all paid tiers.

  • StarterFree
    • Unlimited drafts
    • UI kits and templates
    • 150 AI credits/day (up to 500/mo)
    • Basic design features
  • Professional$16/full seat, $12/dev seat, $3/collab seat per month
    • Unlimited files and folders
    • Team-wide design libraries
    • Advanced Dev Mode inspection
    • Advanced prototyping tools
    • Easier dev handoff
    • +1 more
  • Organization$55/full seat, $25/dev seat, $5/collab seat per month (billed annually)
    • Unlimited teams
    • Shared libraries and fonts
    • Centralized admin tools
    • Organization-wide design system management
    • Version branching
    • +2 more
  • Enterprise$90/full seat, $35/dev seat, $5/collab seat per month (billed annually)
    • Custom team workspaces
    • Design system theming and APIs
    • SCIM seat management
    • Enterprise-level security
    • Scalable design systems
    • +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
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.

Balsamiq

5 total
  • Slack
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Notion
  • MCP server (Claude, Cursor)
Independently observed

Figma

7 total
  • Zoom
  • Supabase
  • AWS (Cloudscape design system integration)
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
Independently observed

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