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Balsamiq
Quick and easy wireframing for everyone!
Balsamiq Pricing, Features, Reviews and Alternatives
Balsamiq FAQs
Balsamiq has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $9.00/month
Pricing model: Free, Subscription
Free Trial: Available
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Q. Who are the typical users of Balsamiq?
Balsamiq has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business
Q. What languages does Balsamiq support?
Balsamiq supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Balsamiq offer an API?
No, Balsamiq does not have an API available.
Q. What other apps does Balsamiq integrate with?
Balsamiq integrates with the following applications:
Jira, Trello, Google Drive, Confluence
Q. What level of support does Balsamiq offer?
Balsamiq offers the following support options:
FAQs/Forum, Phone Support, Email/Help Desk, Chat, Knowledge Base
Balsamiq product overview
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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Steven D.
Website Developer
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
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Caleb B.
Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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My overall experience with Balsamiq has allowed me to create A to Z interfaces, complete with live links and elements, to test and share concepts with my team. It's made it easy to share ideas for interface design and has become the first step to every new site we build out.
Balsamiq allows you to make speedy, basic wireframes and nail down all the details of your site/interface before implementing or designing them with graphics. The best feature is being able to depict any possible element used in web design: Menus, radio buttons, text boxes, popups, forms, anything you can imagine. It also allows you to show those items in different states--for instance, if you needed to depict a drop-down menu that had been opened to view all the available drop-down options. The deep customization allows you to work out every detail of an interface before going to production. Revision histories and alternate layouts provide lots of room for creativity--a critical part of building great user interfaces.
Some of the features, like revision histories, are hard to figure out at first and require a short learning curve. It takes some time to play around with elements and find all the available options, and also requires time to realize what elements are available to use. It's difficult to browse elements and all their states; you have to select them, and then dig deeper within the element's settings.
Shaun R.
Computer Software, self-employed
Used weekly for 2+ years
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The best attribute of this software is that it is very easy to use and user friendly. There are different versions available that you can either have a free trial or pay for a license. The free version comes with less features but the main ones are still available. Its interface is very easy to use as it is very much drag and drop. You are also able to convert your wireframes into different formats in order to save them, such as pdfs.
There are very few User Interface elements which is a disadvantage to this software as UI is constantly being updated. There are also little collaborative features to this software, which is a disappointment as you have to physically show others in order to gain feedback instead of inviting them to edit or view.
Jason Taylor F.
E-Learning, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for 2+ years
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It's good to get some ideas flowing, but then folks get stuck on objects which are missing or objects which just happen to be there (like an onerous button) and the idea loses value because it's clear it's not a vision of implementation. And granted that's the idea- a mock up. But there's just too many other ways to present ideas; it's hard to get people on board with abstract concepts when it should be easier to display a true prototype design.
I liked that most folks are aware and comfortable with this tool and that it's otherwise very easy to use. The only limit to the mock up is your imagination.
Once you're done designing (without limitations) then there are practical issues like implementation. The tool doesn't take unique objects into consideration (like Salesforce for example) so translating what is essentially a doodle into reality becomes difficult. Frankly, the tool is just limited given that there are so many programs to collaboratively draw/shape with. The file organization is decent, but without customizable/relevant objects it can honestly set your goal further back because a concept which doesn't concern itself with implementation now is memorialized and that much hardest to translate to reality.
Domenico C.
Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for 2+ years
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It's the best software around to create unique and clean wireframes for clients.
This is the best product around for creating wire frames. I've used it on countless projects and have great reviews for it.
With software catching up, maybe lowering the cost would be the only con. Other than that, I really enjoy using it for mock ups and wire frames.
Teresa F.
Design, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for 6-12 months
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I am a UX and Service Designer who often designs mockups and low-fi prototypes to test out new solutions. I like using Balsamiq to stray away from focusing too much on visuals in the early stage of prototyping.
The basic look and feel of the wireframes allow both designers and clients to focus solely on the user experience, in low-fi prototypes.
As time goes on and competitors are moving forward, Balsamiq is falling behing and feeling a bit outdated. Would be great to have more integrations.
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