# Balsamiq vs Origami Studio

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Balsamiq

| Attribute | Balsamiq | Origami Studio |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 69 (69% (medium)) | 63.9 (40% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under UI/UX & Prototyping Tools.","source":"https://balsamiq.com","question":"What is Balsamiq?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Balsamiq offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $16 per editor per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://balsamiq.com","question":"Is Balsamiq free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Balsamiq. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://balsamiq.com","question":"What platforms does Balsamiq support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Balsamiq, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://balsamiq.com","question":"Can Balsamiq be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for Balsamiq, including Slack, Jira, Confluence, Notion and MCP server (Claude, Cursor). This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://balsamiq.com","question":"What does Balsamiq integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Balsamiq. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Balsamiq not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://balsamiq.com","question":"What security certifications does Balsamiq have?","confidence":0.48}]` | `[{"answer":"A free design application by Meta for Mac that enables designers to rapidly build, animate, and prototype interactive user interfaces with a visual canvas and patch-based interaction system. It is indexed under UI/UX & Prototyping Tools.","source":"https://origami.design/","question":"What is Origami Studio?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Origami Studio offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://origami.design/","question":"Is Origami Studio free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Origami Studio supports macOS. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://origami.design/","question":"What platforms does Origami Studio support?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | - |
| description.long | 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. | A free design application by Meta for Mac that enables designers to rapidly build, animate, and prototype interactive user interfaces with a visual canvas and patch-based interaction system. |
| features.capabilities | `{"ai_design":true,"dev_handoff":true,"pricing_model":"subscription","vector_design":true,"platform_breadth":"Web (Cloud), Desktop, Confluence, Jira","plugin_ecosystem":"Slack, Jira, Confluence, Notion, MCP server for Claude/Cursor","component_libraries":true,"clickable_prototyping":true,"realtime_collaboration":true}` | `{"ai_design":false,"auto_layout":true,"dev_handoff":false,"pricing_model":"perpetual","self_hostable":false,"vector_design":true,"platform_breadth":"Mac","plugin_ecosystem":"Figma plugin available","architecture_model":"local_mac_native_app","component_libraries":true,"advanced_interactions":true,"clickable_prototyping":true,"realtime_collaboration":false,"gpl_or_permissive_oss_license":false,"advanced_micro_interaction_animation_smart_animate":true,"stateful_interactive_prototyping_with_variables_and_logic":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Confluence"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"MCP server (Claude, Cursor)"}]` | `[{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"Sketch","native":true,"category":"design","direction":"inbound"}]` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"mac":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$16/editor/month billed annually ($192/year)","features":["Up to 10 projects","Unlimited reviewers","500 monthly AI credits per editor","Balsamiq MCP server","Slack integration","Custom UI components","Export to PDF or image"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"editor","amount":16,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Up to 10 projects, 500 monthly AI credits, Slack integration","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"10","reviewers":"unlimited","ai_credits_monthly":"500"}},{"free":false,"name":"Teams","summary":"$24/editor/month billed annually ($288/year)","features":["Up to 100 projects","Unlimited reviewers","1,000 monthly AI credits per editor","Balsamiq MCP server","Billing admin role and permissions","Custom UI components","Export to PDF or image","Priority support"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"editor","amount":24,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Up to 100 projects, 1,000 monthly AI credits, priority support","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"100","reviewers":"unlimited","ai_credits_monthly":"1000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"$35/editor/month billed annually ($420/year)","features":["Everything in Teams, plus:","Up to 400 projects","2,500 monthly AI credits per editor","Balsamiq MCP server","SSO with SAML","Legal and security review support","Data storage in the US or EU","Premium support"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"editor","amount":35,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Up to 400 projects, 2,500 monthly AI credits, SSO, premium support","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"400","reviewers":"unlimited","ai_credits_monthly":"2500"}}],"summary":"From $16/editor/month. Free 14-day trial. Save 30% with annual billing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://balsamiq.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:33:44.068Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":16,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"free","summary":"Free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://origami.design/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T10:23:16.654Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | free |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (UI/UX & Prototyping Tools)

| Capability | Balsamiq | Origami Studio |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | Mac |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Self-hostable / open-source | - | ✗ |
| **AI** |  |  |
| AI design assist | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing model | Subscription | Perpetual |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Plugin / community ecosystem | Slack, Jira, Confluence, Notion, MCP server for Claude/Cursor | Figma plugin available |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:06:14.774Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*