# Balsamiq

> Fast, focused wireframing and prototyping tools

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/balsamiq
- **Category:** UI/UX & Prototyping Tools
- **Homepage:** https://balsamiq.com
- **Also known as:** balsamiq
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T21:29:09.337Z

## Vioscale score

**67.8 / 100**, confidence 60% (medium).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 50 | 10 | 500 | ✓ |
| reliability | 95 | 12 | 1140 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 81.2 | 32 | 2596.8 | ✓ |
| integrations | 22.4 | 18 | 402.8 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 45 | 12 | 540 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 16 | 1600 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-01, [verify at source](https://balsamiq.com). Independently observed._

from $16/mo · Subscription · Free tier · 14-day trial

> From $16/editor/month. Free 14-day trial. Save 30% with annual billing.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Starter | $16/editor/month billed annually ($192/year) | - | annual |
| Teams | $24/editor/month billed annually ($288/year) | - | annual |
| Enterprise | $35/editor/month billed annually ($420/year) | - | annual |

### Starter

Up to 10 projects, 500 monthly AI credits, Slack integration

**Included limits:** 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

**Included limits:** 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

**Included limits:** 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

## About

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._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS

## Integrations (5)

_Independently observed._

- Slack
- Jira
- Confluence
- Notion
- MCP server (Claude, Cursor)

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for UI/UX & Prototyping Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **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 |
| **Licensing** | |
| Self-hostable / open-source | - |
| **AI** | |
| AI design assist | ✓ |
| **Pricing** | |
| Pricing model | Subscription |
| **Ecosystem** | |
| Plugin / community ecosystem | Slack, Jira, Confluence, Notion, MCP server for Claude/Cursor |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 5 | [link](https://balsamiq.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://balsamiq.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://balsamiq.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | mid | [link](https://balsamiq.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 16 | [link](https://balsamiq.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://balsamiq.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | [link](https://balsamiq.com/legal/sla) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.balsamiq.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://balsamiq.com/security) | 2026-08-01 | 75% (high) |
| security.soc2 | yes | [link](https://balsamiq.com) | 2026-08-01 | 48% (low) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/balsamiq). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*