Balsamiq
Fast, focused wireframing and prototyping tools
- Also known as
- balsamiq
What is 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.
Balsamiq pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
From $16/editor/month. Free 14-day trial. Save 30% with annual billing.
Starter
Up to 10 projects, 500 monthly AI credits, Slack integration
- projects
- 10
- reviewers
- unlimited
- ai_credits_monthly
- 500
- 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
Teams
Up to 100 projects, 1,000 monthly AI credits, priority support
- projects
- 100
- reviewers
- unlimited
- ai_credits_monthly
- 1000
- 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
Enterprise
Up to 400 projects, 2,500 monthly AI credits, SSO, premium support
- projects
- 400
- reviewers
- unlimited
- ai_credits_monthly
- 2500
- 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
What Balsamiq does
The capabilities that matter for ui/ux & prototyping tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Vector UI design
- ✓
- Component / design-system libraries
- ✓
- Auto layout / responsive
- -
- Clickable prototyping
- ✓
- Advanced interactions (variables / conditions)
- -
- Real-time multiplayer collaboration
- ✓
- Dev handoff / spec export
- ✓
- Platform breadth (Web / macOS / Windows / Linux / self-hosted)
- Web (Cloud), Desktop, Confluence, Jira
- Self-hostable / open-source
- -
- AI design assist
- ✓
- Pricing model
- Subscription
- Plugin / community ecosystem
- Slack, Jira, Confluence, Notion, MCP server for Claude/Cursor
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (5)
Independently observed- Slack
- Jira
- Confluence
- Notion
- MCP server (Claude, Cursor)
Balsamiq alternatives
Other ui/ux & prototyping tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- FigmaThe collaborative canvas for design, code, and AIlow · 48%
- SketchDesign, prototype, collaborate and handofflow · 47%
- FramerAI website builder for standout sitesmedium · 61%
- PenpotThe open-source design platform for teamslow · 33%
- MarvelRapid prototyping, testing and handoff for modern design teamsmedium · 63%
- Axure RPInfinite interactions, unlimited powermedium · 51%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Balsamiq, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 81 | 32.00 | 2596.8 | ✓ |
| Pricing Transparency | 100 | 16.00 | 1600.0 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 95 | 12.00 | 1140.0 | ✓ |
| Security Posture | 45 | 12.00 | 540.0 | ✓ |
| Price Level | 50 | 10.00 | 500.0 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 22 | 18.00 | 402.8 | ✓ |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 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} | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 5 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |