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Comparison

Balsamiq vs UXPin

No clear leader: Balsamiq (69.0) and UXPin (67.0) 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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Balsamiq69
UXPin67
Score
Vioscale score
Balsamiq69 / 100medium · 69%
UXPin67 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Balsamiq✓
UXPin✓
Model
Balsamiqcommercial
UXPinfreemium
Price level
Balsamiqmid
UXPinmid
Transparent
Balsamiq✓
UXPin✓
Integrations
Count
Balsamiq5
UXPin12
Security
Disclosure policy
Balsamiq–
UXPin✓
Gdpr
Balsamiq✓
UXPin✓
Pci
Balsamiq–
UXPin✓
Soc2
Balsamiq✓
UXPin✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Balsamiq99.9
UXPin–
Status page
Balsamiq✓
UXPin✓
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✓
UXPin✓
Component / design-system libraries
Balsamiq✓
UXPin✓
Auto layout / responsive
Balsamiq-
UXPin✓
Prototyping
Clickable prototyping
Balsamiq✓
UXPin✓
Advanced interactions (variables / conditions)
Balsamiq-
UXPin✓
Collaboration
Real-time multiplayer collaboration
Balsamiq✓
UXPin✓
Handoff
Dev handoff / spec export
Balsamiq✓
UXPin✓
Platform
Platform breadth (Web / macOS / Windows / Linux / self-hosted)
BalsamiqWeb (Cloud), Desktop, Confluence, Jira
UXPinWeb-based with Git, Storybook, and npm library sync
Licensing
Self-hostable / open-source
Balsamiq-
UXPin✗
AI
AI design assist
Balsamiq✓
UXPin✓
Pricing
Pricing model
BalsamiqSubscription
UXPinFreemium
Ecosystem
Plugin / community ecosystem
BalsamiqSlack, Jira, Confluence, Notion, MCP server for Claude/Cursor
UXPinFigma plugin, Sketch import, Storybook integration, Git sync, extensive open-sou

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

UXPin

UXPin lets designers and developers create interactive prototypes using actual code-backed components from Git repositories, design systems, or open-source libraries. You design visually but work with genuine components, then export clean code ready for development.

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 ↗

UXPin

from $29/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $29/seat/month (annual) to custom Enterprise. 14-day free trial. Free plan available.

  • FreeFree
    • AI prototyping assistant
    • UI templates
    • Unlimited viewers and commenters
    • Password-protected previews
    • Basic design library
  • Core$49/seat/month or $29/seat/month billed annually (40% discount)
    • Basic AI model (GPT 5-mini)
    • Unlimited prototypes
    • Built-in coded libraries (MUI with 20 components)
    • Conditional logic and variables
    • Custom fonts
    • +3 more
  • Growth$69/seat/month or $40/seat/month billed annually (40% discount). Most popular plan.
    • Advanced AI model (GPT 5-mini, 5.1, Claude Haiku 4.5)
    • All Core features
    • Design patterns
    • Role-based permissions
    • Design system integration
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Growth features
    • Custom AI models and credits
    • Git repository sync
    • Custom design system library integration
    • Dedicated account manager
    • +4 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✓
UXPin✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Balsamiq✓
UXPin✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • Slack
  • Jira

Balsamiq

5 total - 3 not shared
  • Confluence
  • Notion
  • MCP server (Claude, Cursor)
Independently observed

UXPin

12 total - 10 not shared
  • Storybook
  • Git
  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • FullStory
  • MUI
  • Bootstrap
  • Tailwind
  • Ant Design
  • Shadcn/ui
Independently observed

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