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Balsamiq

Quick and easy wireframing for everyone!

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Balsamiq - 2025 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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What is Balsamiq?

Balsamiq Wireframes is the industry-leading rapid wireframing software that combines the comfort and simplicity of paper sketching with the power of a digital tool, so your work is easier to share, modify, and get honest feedback on. Wireframes look like sketches, so stakeholders won't get distracted by little details, and can focus on what's important instead.

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Balsamiq’s pros and cons based on 384 verified reviews

To identify what users like and dislike about Balsamiq, our data scientists apply advanced modeling techniques to our proprietary reviews data. We've sorted the resulting list of pros and cons based on the percentage of users who expressed positive sentiment toward the given topic in their reviews.

To determine these pros and cons insights, we analyzed responses from 384 verified reviews

Versatile mobile design tools

96% of reviewers feel positive about Balsamiq's mobile design tools. Users appreciate the pre-built shapes, icons, and templates that make it easy to create mobile app mockups. They say the software supports designing for various platforms, including mobile, web, and desktop, in one application. Some users report that the customizable elements and easy-to-use interface facilitate quick prototyping and efficient design processes. Reviewers also find it helpful for developing mobile layouts and providing a realistic feel of the final product before implementation.

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“It has a lot of pre-built shapes, icons, containers, symbols and form elements that make it easy and quick to build mockups for webpages or mobile app screens.”

Abhijith Sagar

Product Management

“I like how Balsamiq allows you to create mobile, web, and desktop wireframes in one appalso the screen templates available make it easier to work.”

panashe banhire

IT Specialist

Effective idea visualization

95% of reviewers feel positive about Balsamiq's idea visualization capabilities. Users think it allows teams to quickly convey their ideas without focusing on visual branding details. They appreciate its collaborative and agile design process, which enables quick adjustments before moving on to high-fidelity designs. Some users say it helps them share ideas with designers and developers efficiently, even without design skills. Reviewers find it useful for brainstorming, planning layouts, and creating shareable visual formats, making it easier to communicate concepts and receive feedback.

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“The application allows the UX team to quickly convey their ideas to the creative designers without the expectation of deciding the visual branding of the site. Whilst the feature set is fairly limited and the tool hasn't been upgraded recently it is still the most efficient method to draw up wireframes we have found.”

Graham Barden

Solution Architect

“It has great presentation mode to quickly demonstrate your ideas to clients or your team, and it emphasizes feature-first approach as it can be used to demonstrate layout and features before the nitty gritty graphic details.”

Ozone Bhattarai

Jr. Full Stack Developer

Confusing and High Pricing

43% of reviewers feel negative about Balsamiq's value for money/pricing. Some users report that the pricing can be high for individual users or small personal projects. They mention that the cost may not be ideal for organizations with limited budgets. Some users think the product is a bit expensive for its simplicity.

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“The price, It's a little expensive, I have the desktop version and don't test the web app yet but also looks a little expensive to me in comparison with others apps.”

Fabiana Di Polo

CEO

“I think the pricing is a bit steep for what is a relatively simple single purpose application.”

James Bush

Software Engineer

Balsamiq's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Balsamiq users:

Wireframe Creation

4.5

(28)

Drag & Drop Editor

4.7

(26)

Collaboration Tools

4.2

(11)

Prototype Creation

4.3

(12)

Drag & Drop

4.7

(11)

Design Management

4.5

(6)

All Balsamiq features

Features rating:

4.2

(384)

Software Prototyping

4.2

(6)

Multiple User Accounts

3.0

(2)

Third-Party Integrations

3.5

(2)

For Websites

4.0

(11)

Version Control

4.5

(2)

UX Prototyping

5.0

(1)

Presentation Tools

4.0

(1)

Multiple Projects

4.8

(5)

Usability Testing

4.3

(6)

Data Import/Export

4.2

(5)

Whiteboard

4.5

(2)

Customizable Templates

4.0

(5)

Brainstorming

4.0

(1)

For Mobile

3.7

(3)

Commenting/Notes

4.0

(2)

Reporting/Analytics

(0)

Real-Time Updates

(0)

Single Sign On

(0)

Synchronous Editing

(0)

UI Prototyping

(0)

User Management

(0)

Widgets

(0)

Offline Access

(0)

Mockup Creation

(0)

Mobile Interface

(0)

Mobile Access

(0)

Image Library

(0)

Ideation

(0)

Feedback Management

5.0

(1)

Desktop Interface

(0)

Design Templates

3.0

(1)

Data Linking

(0)

Component Library

(0)

Access Controls/Permissions

(0)

Balsamiq alternatives

Balsamiq

4.4

(384)

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Ease of Use

4.6

Features

4.2

Value for Money

4.3

Customer Support

4.3

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4.6

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Free trial

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4.4

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4.3

CustomerHero

4.9

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Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.8

Features

4.6

Value for Money

4.7

Customer Support

4.9

Product Fruits

4.8

(77)

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Per month

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.7

Features

4.7

Value for Money

4.8

Customer Support

4.9

Balsamiq pricing

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Per month

Pricing details

Subscription

Free trial

Free plan

Pricing range

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User opinions about Balsamiq price and value

Value for money rating:

4.3

Of 35 reviews that provide robust commentary on Balsamiq's price and value, 57% mention it in a positive light.

Reviewers indicate that Balsamiq offers good value for money, especially when compared to more expensive competitors. They find it economical and suitable for small teams and projects. Users appreciate the free trial with many features and the affordable pricing for the paid version. Some users report that it enables quick execution and is relatively inexpensive to start. However, some reviewers feel that the pricing can be high for individual users or small personal projects. They mention that the cost may not be ideal for organizations with limited budgets and find the pricing structure and options confusing. Some users think the product is a bit expensive for its simplicity and not full-featured enough to justify the cost.

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To see what individual users think of Balsamiq's cost and value, check out the review excerpts below.

“What I like the most is its price, compared to its competition, it is one of the most economical and perfectly fulfills its function. When you create a mockcup you can save it as an image and include it in the presentation to the clients without problem.”

Ernesto Enrique Flames Marin

Web Operations Manager & Co-Founder

“I am using a Google Drive addition for only $5 a month and couldn't be happier with the value for the money.”

Kateryna Williams

Senior Project Manager

“The pricing for Balsamiq is a bit high for what it offers and I would suggest a product like Sketch instead.”

Mike Helmick

Lead Backend Engineer

Balsamiq integrations (7)

Integrations rated by users

We looked through 384 user reviews, to identify which products are mentioned as Balsamiq integrations, and what is the users perception.

Miro

Integration rating: 3.0 (1)

“I use slides from Balsamiq in Miro-based story maps. It's very useful to be able to update those slides from within Miro but I think the integration could do much more.”

Chris Taylor

Product Manager

Google Drive

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

Other top integrations

Trello

Jira

Confluence

JIRA Service Management

Shift

Balsamiq support options

Typical customers

Freelancers

Small businesses

Mid size businesses

Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web

Android

iPhone/iPad

Support options

FAQs/Forum

Phone Support

Email/Help Desk

Chat

Knowledge Base

Training options

Documentation

Videos

Webinars

Balsamiq reviews

Overall rating

4.4

384

Positive reviews

Rating breakdown

Value for money
Ease of use
Features
Customer support
Likelihood to recommend8.23/10

Rating distribution

201

148

Pros

“Have only been using for 5 months now but I'm a great fan of the simplicity bundled with endless options for quick iterations.”

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“It makes my job incredibly easy and produces a super clean wireframe immediately. The pre-set buttons that you can drag are the best and I just won't use anything else for Wireframing.”

Tori S.

Solutions Engineer

“It is a good desktop and mobile mock-up tool with a good quantity of functionalities. For sure is one of the best free solutions for small projects in LF stages.”

David M.

Mobile Developer

Cons

“The following things I don't like. No walk through/onboarding, sometimes makes you feel lost.”