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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated July 20th, 2026 # Reviews of Adobe XD Ease of use 4.4 Customer Service 4.2 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews AD Angel D Media ProducerMedia Production, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Creating interactive flows and transitions is seamless, and the ability to share prototypes with clients for feedback is invaluable.“ December 1, 2024 GG Guntas G Software DeveloperInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Online collaboration is bit limited, need to share screen or give Adobe access which is really not ideal depending on their policy.“ July 10, 2025 MC Madison C Payment Processing SpecialistApparel & Fashion, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It has streamlined my design workflow, allowing me to create beautiful and user-friendly interfaces with ease.“ November 23, 2024 Venkatesh K Creative HeadDesign, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “Just prototyping becomes difficult and also free version dont have that much features.“ March 6, 2025 RK Rishi K Member of Technical StaffInformation Technology and Services, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “XD offers to ui kits also apple ios ,material design amd surprisingly Microsoft windows its native Ui elements“ December 24, 2024 NS Nicole S ProducerMedia Production, Self-employedUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “I faced some frustrating stability issues, with crashes happening at inconvenient times.“ November 5, 2024 MB Madeleine B User Experience DesignerDesign, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Its seamless integration with other Adobe products; import and save creatives in the same place“ March 23, 2025 LY Leana Y Marketing DirectorComputer Software, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “As an Adobe suite user, I don't understand why they don't just include it as part of it so we can use it.“ November 29, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 1087 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Adam H. Project manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Designs with XD" January 3, 2025 5.0 Overall i use Adobe XD alot and would highly recommended it Pros It isngreat for building design prototypes and showing user journies over a range of devices Cons It has synch options with Adobe bridge sometimes Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Creative Head Design Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great Experience" March 6, 2025 5.0 Pros Its so easy to use and also easily integrate with photoshop and other tools. Cons Just prototyping becomes difficult and also free version dont have that much features. Switched from [Sketch](https://www.capterra.com/p/171364/Sketch/) For App design adobe XD giving great feature than this. Review Source LY Leana Y. Marketing Director Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Decent for small files, too slow for large files" November 29, 2024 3.0 I feel like Adobe stopped developing XD after they acquired Figma. As an Adobe suite user, I don't understand why they don't just include it as part of it so we can use it. Pros I like how I can drag designs from Adobe Illustrator in with minimal editing. My developers can design things more accurately when I send them XD files. Cons I don't like how slow it is, and how it doesn't work well with large detailed files. I have to separate docs to reduce the file size, it's quite inconvenient. It's also harder than it should be to animate things and to show transitions to demonstrate how something works in a new UI design. Alternatives considered [Figma](https://www.capterra.com/p/175027/Figma/) Reason for choosing Adobe XD I didn't, my company just didn't want to pay the premium. Figma is a much better application. Review Source JP Johnny P. UX Designer II Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Everything you need to design awesome things." June 12, 2025 4.0 My overall experience with Adobe XD has been great! It does the job that a design tool is supposed to and includes everything I need to design quality interfaces. Pros It's a great entry-level UI design tool that integrates excellently with the rest of the Adobe Creative Suite. It had an easy to use interface with the functionality you'd expect from a design tool. Cons There were some parts that felt a bit clunky when compared to other tools, mainly sharing screens, creating prototypes, and other advanced functionality like components and tokens. Review Source SJ Sunil J. Operations Manager Printing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very much helpful for creating mockup." April 23, 2025 5.0 XD has enabled our team to pitch ideas quicker be it store branding, kiosk sign-age, or directional systems. Clients are seeing layouts in context, and that has accelerated approval times. For our workflow that saves us days of revisions and back-and-forth emails. Pros I initially believed XD was solely UI/UX focused when we first started using it, however; we’ve genuinely utilized it to quickly mock up layouts of signs and makeshift mock walk-throughs for clients. I like how straightforward it is to drag in branding elements and align everything nicely. Cons It’s not print native, so it doesn’t support CMYK or big resolution necessities like Photoshop or Illustrator. I remind the team that it’s a great place for concepts, but not final production files. Review Source GG Guntas G. Software Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Quick prototyping" July 10, 2025 5.0 Pros Prototype system is quite enough interactive to make quick prototype for websites, and ask help to UX D before design start. Cons Online collaboration is bit limited, need to share screen or give Adobe access which is really not ideal depending on their policy. Review Source MB Madeleine B. User Experience Designer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The ideal UX design solution!" March 23, 2025 5.0 it is a highly efficient tool for creating wireframes and prototypes; it offers diverse functionalities that help me design Pros Its seamless integration with other Adobe products; import and save creatives in the same place Cons The shortcoming is that unavailable updates Review Source JC John C. Video Editor Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Solid tool for UI/UX design" February 6, 2025 5.0 A solid tool for UI/UX design that works well but could be more robust. Pros Adobe XD has an intuitive interface and smooth prototyping tools. Cons It sometimes lacks advanced features and may experience occasional lag. Review Source JB Jatin B. Fashion Consultant Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Experience" January 16, 2025 5.0 Very good experience with adobe Xd and having great work with that Pros It is most powerfull in creating designs for me Very helpful in my corporate field and my professional work Cons I don't think there's any kind of cons i see in adobe Xd for me there's nothing Review Source LH Lucas H. UI UX Designer Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Quick Flows" May 14, 2025 5.0 Choose Adobe XD when UI drafts needed less fuss, more speed, does the job clean Pros Prototyping's smooth, drag-to-connect flows feel natural, and real-time preview saves the back and forth Cons But collab features trail behind and syncing with dev tools could use less friction when teams scale Review Source ST Sebastian T. UX designer Sports Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good product that covers enough bases" February 22, 2022 4.0 The software has been great for building a mobile and web application with a lot of moving parts. All facets of the product design process have been covered by this one tool. It has even been invaluable for some quick and relatively simple graphic design tasks. It is a powerful tool that can only get better. Pros It's easy to use and fast to create. Animations and prototyping make it a very powerful tool for wireframing and user testing, as well as high fidelity design. Cons Adobe is rather slow in adding more features and certain things are missing. One example is the lack of pages within documents, which have existed in other design tools from day one. It would be great to have this and it would make it so much easier to organise files. Alternatives considered [Figma](https://www.capterra.com/p/175027/Figma/) Reason for choosing Adobe XD Integration with Adobe creative cloud, ease of use, early adoption of the product Review Source AW Andualem W. Researcher Biotechnology Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Versatile Tool for Visualizations and Prototyping" February 25, 2023 5.0 I have found Adobe XD to be a useful tool for creating interactive visualizations of complex biological structures and processes. Additionally, it can be used to design prototypes of digital tools and interfaces for data analysis and experimental design. While Adobe XD is not specifically tailored to biotechnology, its versatility and flexibility make it a valuable resource for researchers in this field to explore and communicate complex concepts. Pros Adobe XD is a versatile tool that can be used to create interactive visualizations and prototypes for a variety of applications, including biotechnology research.The ability to design interactive prototypes allows researchers to test and refine their ideas before investing resources in building a full-scale implementation, potentially saving time and resources.Adobe XD's interface design capabilities can help researchers communicate their findings in a more engaging and intuitive way, allowing others to better understand and appreciate the significance of their work. Cons While Adobe XD is a useful tool, it may not be as specialized for biotechnology research as other software options that are specifically designed for this field.There can be a learning curve associated with mastering Adobe XD's interface and functionality, particularly for those who are new to design tools or are not as technologically savvy.Depending on the complexity of the visualization or prototype being designed, Adobe XD may require a significant amount of processing power and memory, which could slow down the user's computer or cause other technical issues. Switched from [MATLAB](https://www.capterra.com/p/125813/MATLAB/) To switch from MATLAB to Adobe XD, a researcher would likely need to acquire new skills and knowledge related to interface design, user experience, and interactive prototyping. This might involve taking courses or online tutorials, reading documentation and guides, and practicing with the software in a trial-and-error process. The researcher would also need to identify new use cases and applications for their work that could benefit from Adobe XD's capabilities, such as creating interactive visualizations of complex biological structures or designing prototypes of digital tools for data analysis or experimental design. Review Source DL Davide L. Front-end developer Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A very good player in interaction design tools battle" March 16, 2020 4.0 My overall experience is positive. I needed a lot to abandon Sketch in favour of Adobe XD, but now that it shares a lot of the features of these kinds of products I'm quite happy. The problem that I see is that maybe one day it will require a payment. However, if you are paying the Creative Suite it is not a problem. In addition to that, nowadays we have a lot of interaction design tools and no one will reign forever: eventually you could switch to another option. Pros It's not a secret: one of the most important and appreciated feature of Adobe XD is its price. Until 1 year ago it was not able to compete with Sketch and the other tools in the interaction design field. However, in these days Adobe XD offers almost the same functionalities as its competitors: saving in the cloud, a pretty good prototyping tool with the opportunity to share a prototype link, the use of symbols and styles, a decent vector pen. The auto animate feature makes incredibly easy to create simple functional prototypes. Moreover, nowadays the integration with others applications of the Adobe Creative Suite works pretty well. Last but not least: I find that its performances are quite good, compared to similar software. Cons I find frustrating that Adobe XD doesn't integrate a minimum of bitmap editing features. While in Sketch and others software like that you rarely need to use another application, whit Adobe XD it's different. Obviously it makes sense, having Photoshop in the Creative Suite, but I believe that some integrations could boost the productivity. Moreover, I would like to have a customizable toolbar. Some functionalities, for example the Layout toggle, are not so accessible with the mouse and you must remember a lot of shortcuts. Alternatives considered [Sketch](https://www.capterra.com/p/171364/Sketch/)[Framer](https://www.capterra.com/p/178917/Framer/) Reason for choosing Adobe XD Price, integration with the Creative Suite, performances, ease of use. Switched from [Sketch](https://www.capterra.com/p/171364/Sketch/) Price, integration with the Creative Suite, performances. Above all, performances. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer UX/UI Designer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Perfect tool in the Adobe Creative Suite" September 9, 2022 4.0 Adobe XD is a valuable and versatile tool within the Adobe Creative Suite. It's perfect for smaller organizations and smaller projects. Pros Adobe XD works perfect within the Adobe Creative Suite. It's easy to import Photoshop files and export to After Effects. The interface is easy to understand and generally matches well with other Adobe Products. Prototyping is easy and the preview option works well. The strongest feature of XD is their share option. You can create an almost life like webpage/app that is hosted on the servers of Adobe which creates an URL that can be shared with clients, developers or users for product testing. Cons Component management and file management is extremely lacking in comparison to direct competitors. Alternatives considered [Sketch](https://www.capterra.com/p/171364/Sketch/)[Figma](https://www.capterra.com/p/175027/Figma/) Reason for choosing Adobe XD It came with the Adobe Creative Suite, which I already was subscribed to. Review Source KU Kampon U. Co-Founder Hospitality Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The most efficient way to build prototypes for website or application design with Adobe XD" October 23, 2020 5.0 Overall I still like Adobe XD still, most efficient way to build prototypes and work with UI team and development team in the same time, Adobe XD is one of the prototype tools that my team usually work with, maybe it's quite similar to Adobe's family software that our team familiar too. Personally, I've been using the Adobe program for more than 20 years. not a big fan but it's pretty nice tools compared with others competitor (except the price) hope Adobe XD keep better performances in long run. Pros 1\. Super easy to setup 2. Ready to be forwarded to the development team just update your link and everyone in your team will see the update as realtime. 3. Another thing that I really like is Adobe XD can adjust the curvature of each corner of the polygonal shape, which other apps do not have. 4. Readiness to using some assets from other Adobe's programs such as when I created icon from Illustrator or Photoshop I just export to .jpg or .png file and then just drag and drop to Adobe XD so simple and very easy. Cons 1\. When you forget and copy page design by "design mode" it make to take time to manually drag the flow link by yourself once again. Adobe XD should set flow link on every mode not just "Protorype mode" that make user confused and a bit upset. 2. Hard to control when you have more than 100 pages on the same dashboard. 3. It takes too much time when you export or update link on view setting as "development" 4. Adobe XD should provide more design libraries for creating a prototype. 5. Should more align or friendly with third-party plug-ins. 6. Alternatives considered [Justinmind](https://www.capterra.com/p/147850/Justinmind/)[Zeplin](https://www.capterra.com/p/190895/Zeplin/)[Figma](https://www.capterra.com/p/175027/Figma/)[Marvel](https://www.capterra.com/p/171098/Marvel/) Reason for choosing Adobe XD As I said I personally have been using the Adobe's family program for more than 20 years. I think it's quite go along together and it's still pretty good tools and good performances, so I think I still use Adobe XD further Review Source RK Rishi K. Member of Technical Staff Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best web design and prototype tool" December 24, 2024 5.0 If they comfortable using XD some designers perfer the photoshop in Adobe ecosystem accounts Pros XD offers to ui kits also apple ios ,material design amd surprisingly Microsoft windows its native Ui elements Cons Need to hold alt+shift, drag the object lets say 20px right and then use ctrl+D to copy the object to the same direction with the same 20px distance Review Source AJ Antoine J. Managing and Creative Director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The much simpler and faster way to design user experiences" December 2, 2024 5.0 As a designer, putting experiences together including interactivity is made simple by Adobe XD. It simplifies and speeds up the workflow especially with the export and sharing of mockups with developers. A breeze. Pros This Ux design tool is a natural product to add to your arsenal if you use Adobe products to design and produce content. It makes interface design much faster and simpler. Cons The management of groups and layers could be better. Review Source iA issa A. self-employed Design Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "what i think about Adobe XD" September 27, 2024 5.0 My overall experience with Adobe XD was exciting and innovative, as it felt like using a magic pen to design ideas. For instance, when I designed a cooking app, I was able to create an interactive prototype that allowed users to navigate through recipes easily, and I added interactions that made the process more dynamic. Pros What I liked most about Adobe XD is its seamless and fast interface design capabilities, which make the creative process easier. The collaboration and commenting tools allow the team to interact and provide feedback in real time, enhancing the experience of teamwork. Cons What I liked least about Adobe XD was the occasional performance lag when working on complex designs or large files. Additionally, some advanced features can feel a bit limited compared to other design tools Review Source Wepnyu Daniel P. CEO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My Good Experience with Adobe XD" May 1, 2023 4.0 i give them a big high 5 the app is very very legit Pros the collaboration feature along with Drag and Drop are the best, it was very easy to use and adapt as the interface is well design and very very very friendly Cons Advance Typography controls are missing, a good layout grids as compared to others, but i love the fact that it is constantly being updated and improved so i am very happy and satisfy using it Reason for choosing Adobe XD it is very very user friendly and the intergration with other products just makes everything perfect Review Source Patrick O. Web developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Awesome software for web design" December 2, 2022 5.0 Adobe XD is a life saver when it comes to wireframing websites for my clients to approve first, before jumping in to code. Pros When I started out as a frontend web developer, I needed to know how to create designs with softwares, I found photoshop to be too complex, but when I came across Adobe XD, it was life changing.I like how simple the user interface is. Adobe XD is very easy to use. It has a lesser number of tools but they get the job done pretty well.I like that it allows integration with certain services and its support for plugins, goes on to further make work quite easier.Prototyping is also very easy to do, and there are lots of learning materials available on the Internet. Cons It needs more export and collaboration option. Switched from [Figma](https://www.capterra.com/p/175027/Figma/) It's not available offline Review Source VR Verified Reviewer founder Animation Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Adobe XD Helped us to make amazing Prototypes" August 31, 2021 5.0 We are recently got into UI/UX Design, and adobe xd helped us to build some really good prototypes for projects like music app, food ordering app, stock exchange and eCommerce, we can create almost every kind of app design by using adobe xd tool, there is some work that needed to be done of built-in animation. we create websites and app mockups with adobe XD and the benefit is we can create industry standard work with help of adobe XD, so i will definitely recommend the use of Adobe XD to those who want to get into UI/UX Design Pros Adobe xd is helpful when we are working on creating a user interface and user experience design; for an upcoming App idea, it helps us to visualize the app before its made it helps to prototype the working of an app which gives us a better idea how app will look before the development team starts building it, it is filled with all the functions that is needed to create a design, we can design and make a prototype, we can integrate it with adobe creative suite which is helpful in getting all designs solution at one place. Adobe xd can is useful in creating web and mobile app prototypes. we can add plugins which is really good thing. Cons It supports plugins, but that's very limited in front of sketch and it is difficult to do advance animation of a prototype in adobe xd; apart from that it is a perfect tool for all the design need and it has some predefined presets which we can use, so it's good. the interface of adobe XD is difficult for beginners so if someone who is new to adobe XD might need some proper tutorials and course to learn the interface once you get used to it is easy to work. there is some issues when testing our projects into android devices Review Source VR Verified Reviewer UX Designer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Adobe Xd is easy to use and learn" September 29, 2022 4.0 Pros The fact that it has now acquired Figma is a huge relief. Because Figma was really powerful and now Adobe Xd will be too! XD is pretty much similar to other design tools. I like the fact that you can organize all te design elements and create a design system and share it across developers and designers. Cons I feel it’s slightly old while using it. Features like changing the font and colors globally across all screens which Figma supports aren’t provided in XD. So, designing screens becomes hectic at times. Switched from [Figma](https://www.capterra.com/p/175027/Figma/) Project requirements Review Source MR Michael R. Graphics designer Graphic Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "What I love about Adobe XD as a designer" October 20, 2023 5.0 As a web designer, I use Adobe XD to make my design project. Before I would just jump on WordPress but since I learnt how to use Adobe XD, I am more confident as I design before jumping into the project. Giving room for clients to review and edit. Pros When I learnt UI/UX, I started with Adobe XD. It was easy to learn and within weeks I was able to start designing and prototyping projects especially web designs. Adobe XD makes design fun, and it's easy to learn as well Cons The pricing was too much, also sometimes I had to close the app to restart for it to function. Sometimes I can't save my work and I end up starting all over. Most of this issue was with the free version. I started with the free version at first during my course as a UI/UX designer. Review Source Husam S. Graphic Design Graphic Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The ideal way to achieve a smooth user interface design starts from here." March 16, 2024 5.0 I trusted this program to create a responsive design This allows me to create, edit and delete custom artboards I can use a set of sized templates to create a responsive website in no time. Additionally, when you change a desktop project your modifications will be applied to the mobile version by default and I am impressed. Pros It can be accessed from anywhere whether from desktop computers, laptops or smartphones, in addition to its distinctive role in using a variety of frames, diagrams, prototypes, symbols, images and fonts that help me create more smooth and creative models. Cons Some processes can be slow It may take time to select all the elements and drag and drop them into the program Additionally it is difficult to rearrange flowcharts quickly. Review Source DM Dhaval M. Sr. Graphic Designer Luxury Goods & Jewelry Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy but powerful tool for designers" March 21, 2022 4.0 Pros clean UI, fewer tools, and an easy learning curve for non-designers as well. Cons Thre is no Direct integration between photoshop and xd as exporting jpeg again is a big task, would love to see integration like illustrator and photoshop in adobe XD for easier workflow for pictures and thumbnails. 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