24 Top UX Prototyping Tools with Downloadable Comparison Table

The sheer amount of choice of UX prototyping tools can be pretty overwhelming, so here’s an overview of the top 24 tools, together with a FREE downloadable pdf table so that you can easily compare them.

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Atomic

Description	Powerful and scalable prototyping that lets you tackle complexity with confidence. Use simple interactions or advanced animation to bring your Sketch designs to life.
Verdict	Create prototypes for web and mobile. The structure is similar to Sketch in that you create Pages and Artboards, which adds a level of familiarity to Sketch users.
App type	Web app
Fidelity	Lo to hi
Collaboration	Feedback tool available
Link	atomic.io

Axure RP

Description	Create simple click-through diagrams or highly functional, rich prototypes with conditional logic, dynamic content, animations, math functions, and data-driven interactions without writing a single line of code.
Verdict	Powerful tool that allowing detailed interaction to be prototyped for websites and apps. A fairly steep learning curve.
App type	Installable app for Mac and Win
Fidelity	Lo to hi
Collaboration	Feedback tool available on live prototypes via the web
Link	axure.com

Balsamiq

Description	Balsamiq Mockups is a rapid wireframing tool that helps you Work Faster & Smarter. It reproduces the experience of sketching on a whiteboard, but using a computer.
Verdict	Quick to learn and put together wireframe designs with ease.
App type	Installable app for Mac and Win and web app
Fidelity	Lo to hi
Collaboration	Feedback tool available on live prototypes via the web app only
Link	balsamiq.com

Easee

Description	Easee is a web animation tool for designers. Create smooth animations that can be exported as CSS so that you can import them into your own web project.
Verdict	Short learning curve to bring your designs to life.
App type	Wab app
Fidelity	Hi
Collaboration	Unknown ATM
Link

Flinto

Description	Flinto lets designers quickly make interactive prototypes of their mobile, desktop, or web apps.
Verdict	Comprehensive app, allowing you to create anything from simple tap-through prototypes to comprehensive prototypes with impress interactions. Sketch images can be imported and transitions and user behaviours can be easily added.
App type	Mac app and web app (Flinto Lite)
Fidelity	Lo to hi
Collaboration	Feedback available in the tool and shared projects
Link	flinto.com

Fluid

Description	Easier web and mobile app prototyping for people who care about products
Verdict	Powerful and easy to learn. Design or upload screens and add animated interactions
App type	Web app
Fidelity	Hi
Collaboration	Invite collaborators and stakeholders to review and comment on your prototypes
Link	fluidui.com

Form

Description	Build and customize native prototypes directly on device. Prototype with the latest material design components, touch ripples, and more.
Verdict	Prototype mobile apps. Fair decent learning curve
App type	Mac app
Fidelity	Hi
Collaboration	No feedback tool
Link	relativewave.com/form/

Framer

Description	Design the impossible with Framer. Start with simple code to bring your design to life. Test it on any device, iterate as you go and share easily for feedback. Pioneer new interaction patterns or create groundbreaking animation. No limits, no constraints.
Verdict	A great tool for prototyping complex interaction designs and animations for mobile
App type	Mac app
Fidelity	Hi
Collaboration	No feedback tool
Link	framer.com/

Hype

Description	Create beautiful HTML5 web content. Interactive web content and animations made with Tumult Hype work on desktops, smartphones and iPads. No coding required.
Verdict	Uses a keyframe-based animation system, however this comes with a high learning curve. It’s a good tool for websites prototyping.
App type	Mac app
Fidelity	Hi
Collaboration	No feedback tool
Link	tumult.com/hype

Invision

Description	The world’s leading prototyping, collaboration & workflow platform. Upload your design files and add animations, gestures, and transitions to transform your static screens into clickable, interactive prototypes.
Verdict	Low learning curve and it is well supported int he community
App type	Web app
Fidelity	Hi
Collaboration	Feedback tool available with user testing
Link

Justinmind

Description	Justinmind provides the best solution to prototype web and mobile apps. You can define apps for Web, iOS, and Android in a few clicks, without writing a single line of code.
Verdict	Can create sophisticated prototypes with great tools, however there is fairly decent learning curve. The Free version is very limiting.
App type	Installable app for Mac and Win
Fidelity	Lo to hi
Collaboration	Present your prototype and invite stakeholders to give feedback
Link	justinmind.com

Keynotopia

Description	Keynotopia transforms Keynote and PowerPoint into the best rapid prototyping tools for creating mobile, web and desktop app mockups
Verdict	Low learning curve
App type	Requires Keynote, Powerpoint or OpenOffice
Fidelity	Lo to hi
Collaboration	No feedback tool provided
Link	keynotopia.com

Marvel

Description	Simple design, prototyping and collaboration. Create screens directly in Marvel or add your images from Sketch or Photoshop, then add gestures and transitions.
Verdict	Create prototypes for the iPhone, iPad, Desktop, Apple TV, Apple Watch and Andrpoid
App type	Web app
Fidelity	Hi
Collaboration	Clients and colleagues can comment directly on each screen or drop annotations
Link	marvelapp.com

MockFlow

Description	MockFlow is an online design suite providing collaborative web services for creative designers and usability engineers
Verdict	A good tool for wireframing websites. A fair learning curve.
App type	Web app
Fidelity	Lo
Collaboration	Feedback tool available
Link	mockflow.com

Mockingbird

Description	Mock up an application and show what’s important: the idea, the information, the interaction
Verdict	A good tool for wireframing websites
App type	Web app
Fidelity	Lo
Collaboration	Clients and teammates can edit wireframes with you in real time
Link	gomockingbird.com

Mockplus

Description	Fast interaction, fast design, fast previewing and fast learn. No code or technical expertise required. Prototype design is easier than ever.
Verdict	Great for websites and mobile apps. Fair learning curve
App type	Installable app for Mac and Win
Fidelity	Lo to hi
Collaboration	No feedback tool
Link	mockplus.com

Origami

Description	Explore, iterate, and test your ideas. A new tool for designing modern interfaces. Copy anything from Sketch and paste native layers into Origami Studio. Then quickly adjust, add behavior and animate any layer property without going back.
Verdict	Perfect for creating sophisticated mobile prototypes with realistic animations and interactions
App type	Mac app
Fidelity	Hi
Collaboration	No feedback tool
Link	origami.design

Principle

Description	Principle makes it easy to design animated and interactive user interfaces. Whether you’re designing the flow of a multi-screen app, or new interactions and animations, Principle lets you create designs that look and feel amazing.
Verdict	Quick to learn
App type	Mac app
Fidelity	Hi
Collaboration	No feedback tool
Link	principleformac.com

Proto.io

Description	Create fully-interactive high-fidelity prototypes that look and work exactly like your app should. No coding required.
Verdict	Easy to make a quick mock-up using the extensive library of ui elements and nice transitions are available. Quite a high learning curve.
App type	Web app with players for iOS and Android
Fidelity	Lo to hi
Collaboration	Reviewer accounts are available for clients to give feedback
Link	proto.io

UXpin

Description	Speedy wireframing. Seamless transition from wireframes to mockups & prototypes. Fully collaborative across the entire UX design process.
Verdict	Great for websites and mobile apps. Supported by a large community and extensive libraries.
App type	Web app
Fidelity	Lo to hi
Collaboration	Easily to share prototypes with stakeholders and gather feedback
Link	uxpin.com

Vectr

Description	Vectr is a free graphics software used to create vector graphics easily and intuitively. It’s a simple yet powerful web and desktop cross-platform tool to bring your designs into reality.
Verdict	Prototypes can be designed on the web or desktop app for Win and Mac and are kept in sync. Not as feature rich as other apps atm, however this will change.
App type	Installable app for Mac and Win
Fidelity	Lo to hi
Collaboration	Collaboration is on the roadmap
Link	vectr.com

Webflow

Description	Build dynamic, responsive websites without writing code. Launch with a click, and enjoy the fastest, most reliable hosting on the web. Or export clean, semantic code to hand off to your devs.
Verdict	Webflow gives you the power to build websites your way — visually — while producing clean, standards-compliant HTML, CSS, and JavaScript that developers will love. The down side being a high learning curve.
App type	Web app
Fidelity	Hi
Collaboration	Shared projects (Team version only), no feedback through tool
Link	webflow.com

Xcode

Description	Xcode 8 includes everything you need to create amazing apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV.
Verdict	Perfect for cutting down on redundant work and misunderstandings when designing and developing mobile apps. Software engineers can immediately iterate the work of a designer. A pretty steep learning curve.
App type	Mac app
Fidelity	Hi
Collaboration	No feedback tool
Link	developer.apple.com/xcode/

XD

Description	Go from idea to prototype faster with Experience Design CC, the first all-in-one cross-platform tool for designing and prototyping websites and mobile apps.
Verdict	Easy to use and powerful
App type	Installable app for Mac and Win
Fidelity	Hi
Collaboration	Feedback tool available
Link	adobe.com/uk/products/experience-design.html

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