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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 5 - Reviews of Balsamiq

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Mary B.  
Project Manager  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Prototype quickly and simply"

June 10, 2018

5.0

Pros

Really basic tool, which offers exact amount of features as you can tell from the way it looks. Learning curve is as low as possible and it has everything needed to start learning how to prototype.

Cons

If you are building a big system the software can be too basic and sometimes look non-professional. Besides, I wish you could manage a group of objects more efficiently

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Seamus M.  
Account & Support Manager  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The way to go to save money before wasting time on design"

November 22, 2018

5.0

Pros

Balsamiqs are so easy to use and understand regardless of your level of experience in working with design tools. All of the potential items that you would draw or design up before sending to a client or end user are grouped together and easy to display and showcase initial options before time and money is wasted by physically drawing up the design of a website or paying a graphic designer to mock up a web page.

Cons

Some of the mock ups can appear very rough as if someone has designed them with a very pressured hand on a piece of paper. Additional customisations would be great or the ability to create your own that you may use and potentially upload and sell via a balsamiq store would be ideal.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Engineer  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Create awesome mockups for your page"

August 22, 2019

4.0

I use Balsamiq Mockups for all of my projects to make mockups for my clients. It is highly reliable and easy to use for anyone. Balsamiq Mockups is used by many of my colleagues and they have been never disappointed with it.

Pros

Balsamiq Mockups is a perfect tool for creating mockup designs for any webpage. It is really easy to use and have many features. Anyone can learn to use it easily because of the user-friendly interface.

Cons

Actually there is nothing to dislike in this software, except the fact that it is a little outdated from modern web designs.

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DM

Debarpan M.  
Student  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Excellent product for product management aspirants "

April 7, 2022

5.0

Developed mock wireframes and UX for intended users Displayed the sequence of steps to be followed by users using a sequence of wireframes Displayed various features of the product with prototypes created using Balsamiq

Pros

User-friendly interface Create prototypes quickly A plethora of icons, dialogue boxes, search bars, other shapes are present which makes the work easier and efficient QUite intuitive navigation over the web interface, first time users can get started quickly

Cons

Pricing - license cost is higher for students and small-time independent developers Low budgeted product management firms may find it difficult to renew licenses regularly

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software and Web Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy, efficient and quick mockup tool"

November 1, 2018

5.0

Pros

Balsamiq Mockups is easy to use, efficient and quick wireframing tool. It provides lots of tools, shapes and options to export the design. Moreover, it is handy tool to transfer the ideas especially for non designers or an early learner.

Cons

I would love to see more options for export, form fields and integration with other designing tools

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Chelsea P.  
User Experience Designer  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "I use balsamiq to translate sketches into computer-generated drawings"

June 1, 2018

3.0

Pros

It's a free tool, so the barrier to entry is low. The limited feature options make it so simple to use that almost anyone could pick up the tool within a few minutes. Creating designs are simple and help expedite feedback from the rest of the team.

Cons

I wish it didn't have the "cartoon" like design. It makes the product seem unprofessional to share out to more than a few people.

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Response from Balsamiq Studios

June 5, 2018

Thanks for sharing your thoughts about our tool, Chelsea! Just so you know, the sketch style/skin can be changed to a "cleaner" one from the Project Info Panel, as detailed here: https://docs.balsamiq.com/cloud/overview/#the-project-info-panel Hope this helps! Any questions, we're here. :) PS: Our tool is not free but we do offer a free 30-day trial for all our products. -Virgin

AK

Aivar K.  
Owner  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Simple tool for prototyping the UX"

July 17, 2022

4.0

I've used it a lot before, but ever since I started using Sketch I find it to be an unnecessary step between a pen drawing in a notepad and creating an actual design in Sketch.

Pros

It's easy to quickly express your thoughts in terms of UX design. Simple pre-made icons and UX elements are available.

Cons

Since I started to use Sketch, I find that I don't need Balsamiq anymore. It's almost as easy to create a well-fleshed-out design there as it is a rough UX in Balsamiq, since you can create "symbols" that can be used to quickly build a final design.

Alternatives considered

[Sketch](https://www.capterra.com/p/171364/Sketch/)

Reason for choosing Balsamiq

I'm actually using Sketch almost exclusively now.

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JD

Jon D.  
Product Marketing  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Good for brainstorming ideas and getting concepts shared with app designers"

March 3, 2020

5.0

I like the overall ease of use when designing and mocking up apps and screens. It's easy to build a flow and annotate so you can share and get things started. When you're in the concept stage and trying to get a basic visual out, it's a great tool to start and work with.

Pros

Just very easy to use, the basic library of icons, images, etc is quite good and adding your own images, while a little cumbersome, lets me create different looks pretty easily. Was also easy to export in formats for sharing with stakeholders on design and app developers, especially with the annotations. Really a good tool to get up and running and you do not need to be a coder.

Cons

A bit cumbersome to add your own images/icons. This is definitely meant for a user on a large screen. I used it on my laptop and it was a pain. You need screen real estate to use this effectively. The menus could be a little easier to use, but nothing here was a deal-breaker.

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RP

Ruth P.  
Product owner  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy to use- Good for the price"

July 8, 2019

4.0

I think is a very easy to use tool, allows you to quickly sketch something, allows me to create my mockups for any SW requirements on my job.

Pros

I like the fact that you can copy and paste picture of your current product into it and design over those pictures the new functionality.

Cons

Some of the wire-frame elements could have more "functionality" like selecting a button could call the next mock up,

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Alyssa S.  
Senior Designer  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Basic wireframes — nothing more, nothing less"

March 6, 2019

4.0

Overall, Balsamiq a solid product and does what it promises: makes it easy to build and share low-fi wireframes.

Pros

Balsamic makes it quick and easy to build wireframes at a relatively low cost. Doesn't allow much in way of formatting, so it forces you to focus on just structure and function — which is exactly what some projects need. Balsamiq's web app is awesome, and it allows you to build/access wireframes even if you don't have the app on hand.

Cons

Just as a personal preference, the standard font that Balsamiq uses is a bit childish and it can make it hard to focus on the structure. Balsamiq only produces low-fi wireframes, so if you need something more robust, use another software.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Sr. Business Analyst  
Commercial Real Estate  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best Wireframe tool for quick output"

September 19, 2018

5.0

Pros

Usability, feasibility and quickness. If you need to create design very quickly this is the best tool in the market. Your team will be able to view the output within hours.

Cons

Interaction between the element are not upto the mark. If you want to give interactive demo this is not the tool which will give proper output.

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Andrea P.  
Software Developer  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Very quick way to test ideas of frontend solutions"

March 8, 2018

4.0

Pros

It's quicker than drawing on paper (probably even if you're good at it), much easier to save and share, and above all you can make the mockups interactive, which of course you can't on paper. If you're not a graphic designer or a full time UX designer, it's great to quickly test ideas and show them to your clients. If you use Confluence, there's a nice plugin that allows to embed mockups in your pages and is possibly cheaper than the standard plans.

Cons

It's a quick and dirty mockup tool, don't expect to give any preview of style. Not the cheapest tool around, and the free account provides very limited storage. The interactivity is somewhat limited. Eg: you can't show a popup on the same page, you have to link to a copy of the first page, with the popup added. You can end up with lots of pages...

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Professor  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Simple and Easy"

January 20, 2023

5.0

Pros

Balsamiq is SO easy to pick up and use. It has everything you could possibly need in a prototyping software to create a simple visual in mere minutes

Cons

Balsamiq Cloud used to have a free version. I don't use it enough to justify $9/month, which I feel is too much for casual users. Though it's definitely worth that and more.

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Crystal I.  
Marketing Content Developer  
Insurance  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Found This App From a Course I Took"

November 13, 2017

5.0

Pros

This app is really a diamond in the rough. The app was introduced to me in an online course on Conversion Rate Optimization. I didn't even know I needed this until I saw it...then I knew. I instantly downloaded it for my desktop and got to work (I was only using the free trial, so I knew I didn't have a endless time frame). I made a lot of wire frames using Balsamiq. SUPER easy to use, especially coming from someone who is not a designer. It's all drag and drop. I caught on within the first couple minutes of using the tool. This was extremely helpful when I had to explain ideas to our developers. I was able to download a wire frame I made with Balsamiq and our developers could see my vision. I really liked the sticky note feature--it allowed me to add notes to our developers about why certain items were in the wire frame.

Cons

I only used a free trial, so I guess my con would be the price. We don't do enough wireframing to invest in Balsamiq, but I wish! I miss seeing it on my desktop!

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Mahonri G.  
Electrical Buyer  
Railroad Manufacture  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Handful website wireframe builder"

September 24, 2019

5.0

I would say your imagination is your limit in order to design and to wireframe the website you want to built

Pros

It is very useful and simple to use. It is almost unlimited the options to wireframe your website

Cons

Sometimes it is not very easy to navigate through the options

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Milan R.  
web developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Solid tool"

April 6, 2020

4.0

Very good and very, very Fast prototyping tool, that is very easy to work with and use.

Pros

I like that balsamiq is light wireframing tool, fast and most importantly very easy to learn. The price for the product is also very fair , considering what you get for the money. I use it non-stop at work and it saved me hours and hours time.

Cons

I would like to see more features added in the future, so i would never want to switch to another product of the same type.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Ecommerce Evangelist  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Fantastic wire-framing tool"

February 16, 2019

5.0

Pros

Really easy to draw low fidelity mock-ups of websites and apps. Easy to use even if you've never created a wireframe before.

Cons

The design could be a bit nicer, it feels a bit dated. It can sometimes be hard for clients to be comfortable with wireframes and the slightly dated design of Balsamiq probably doesn't help.

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BK

Brian K.  
UX Designer  
  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "It had helped me to create rapid wireframing in the shortest possible time!"

July 4, 2018

4.0

Time and speed! One can pick up the software in one afternoon - short learning curve!

Pros

As a desktop software (one of the 3 options), it is easy to easy and execute to come up with fast wireframes for team collaboration and clients' previews. Learning curve is short with its compact and common features found in UX software. It has a library of standard UX (usability or user experience) elements or templates which I can click and select, and start creating the wireframing pages or interfaces. Oh, the software is very affordable. It now comes with 3 versions - Balsamiq Mockups 3 for Desktop (Desktop App), Balsamiq Cloud (Web App) and Balsamiq Wireframes for Google Drive ( Google Drive Add-On). It is a great tool for UX designers who are just starting out working on UX.

Cons

However, I found that it is only good for basic wireframing. If I need to go for more complex UX elements, it is not readily found inside the library. Besides, it does not contain plugins that can extend the usefulness of the software. There are no 3rd parties that Balsamiq that can partner with and help integrate and make the software more powerful and versatile. I wish that Balsamiq Studios can improve on this aspect of the software.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Senior UX Dragon Slayer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good for rapid prototyping"

December 20, 2018

4.0

Pros

I use Balsamiq often when I am short on time and need to create a sitemap/wireframe quickly. Nice tool set. Easy to share with team. Great for rapid prototyping!

Cons

Balsamiq needs to be installed locally to share the Balsamiq file. Can be clunky to use at time. Somewhat limited.

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Lucas C.  
Scrum Mater  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great and simple to use"

August 19, 2019

4.0

Pros

The free trial has a lot of features available and the price for the paid version is not expensive. I like the most how easy is to use to select any type of option to create a wireframe in very short time.

Cons

The lack of mobile application to use it. But thats not a big issue

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Co-Founder & CEO  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Quick and easy wireframes to send to developers."

June 27, 2018

5.0

Pros

It is incredibly easy to use and looks decently professional. It has a lot of different UI/UX features you can put into your wireframe, and it is easy to implement all of them and link them to the right pages/bodies. Additionally, you can export via pdf, so none of the recipients of the wireframe have to own balsamiq to view the wireframes.

Cons

Not all of the components for the wireframes can be linked to different pages, so you have to be creative in which ones you choose. It doesn't allow for super complex interfaces, but is better served for simple interactions in my opinion.

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Dean L.  
Owner  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Good but not great "

March 25, 2022

4.0

Overall good but not great

Pros

It is relatively inexpensive and easy to start. Ideal for basic pro typing and ideation but not as good for advanced wire framing

Cons

The inability to customize the wireframe to different dimensions with ease. Also weak on colors and not enough integrations

Alternatives considered

[Sketch](https://www.capterra.com/p/171364/Sketch/)

Reason for choosing Balsamiq

It is cheaper and easier to use

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GK

Gulshan K.  
Associate Project Manager  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Best to create mockups and wireframes "

November 30, 2018

5.0

Well, my over experience is good and using this software from few months. Hope i won't get any hurdle.

Pros

It is always a challenge to show how the software will look like before developing it, but with balsamiq it is actually possible by creating mockups very easily. I love the user interface. I use to create mockups and wireframes them in a proper way to show to them to my clients. To show them the progress i create flowchart which is easy to build and export it in pdf or png which is another good feature and i like it. It has huge UI library which is very helpful.

Cons

Multiple displays organizations not supported in balsamiq.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Founder & development lead  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Updates are long overdue"

November 27, 2018

4.0

Pros

It's really easy to use and the potential to be a great app is there.

Cons

The CON for balsamiq is that it doesn't even try to improve. Iv'been a paying customer for 2 years and UI is the same. There are no new icons, templates, wireframes or anything you might want.

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Simisara J.  
Project Coordinator and Analyst  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Easy to draw greyscale wireframes that seems to be drawn on paper"

April 15, 2020

3.0

Easy feel like drawing on paper and wireframes can be created very quickly. The cost is low as compared to other wireframing tools.

Pros

It is very intuitive and easy to get used to the software. The tool is very basic and offers basic features to create a greyscale wireframe. Files can be saved as PDFs or images.

Cons

If the software can provide features like hotspot and color scale it could be more used. Additionally, creation of site-maps is limited with no scope of customization.

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