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 FAQ
Common questions about Balsamiq, answered from independent, dated evidence.
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. It is indexed under UI/UX & Prototyping Tools.
Source: https://balsamiq.com
Is Balsamiq free?
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
What platforms does Balsamiq support?
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
Can Balsamiq be self-hosted?
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
What does Balsamiq integrate with?
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
What security certifications does Balsamiq have?
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
Balsamiq alternatives
Other ui/ux & prototyping tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Marvelmedium · 74%
- FramerAI-powered website design and development platform that automates design, content management, and code generationmedium · 74%
- ZeplinA workspace for organizing and handing off finalized designs to development teamslow · 40%
- UXPinDesign production-ready interfaces using code-backed components with integrated AI assistancemedium · 74%
- Origami StudioA unified platform for creating visual designs, animations, and interactive prototypeslow · 40%
- PenpotAn open-source design collaboration platform built on web standards for teamsmedium · 69%
Compare Balsamiq
Side by side against other ui/ux & prototyping tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.08 | 8.4 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 95 | 0.06 | 6.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 81 | 0.04 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 45 | 0.06 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Price level | 50 | 0.05 | 2.6 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 22 | 0.05 | 1.1 | ✓ |
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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 58% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Ai design: Yes · Dev handoff: Yes · Pricing model: subscription · Vector design: Yes · Platform breadth: Web (Cloud), Desktop, Confluence, Jira · Plugin ecosystem: Slack, Jira, Confluence, Notion, MCP server for Claude/Cursor | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 5 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
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