# Best Prototyping Software for Small Business - Page 2

## How Many Prototyping Software Products Does G2 Track?

**Total Products under this Category:** 71

### Category Stats (Jul 2026)

- **Average Rating:** 4.37/5 (↑0.02 vs Jun 2026) The average rating of products in this category, based on all submitted ratings
- **Top Trending Product:** Evrybo (+12.5%) - Among all products in this category, Evrybo recorded the largest rating increase compared to last month

_Last updated: July 31, 2026_

## How Does G2 Rank Prototyping Software Products?

**Why You Can Trust G2's Software Rankings:**

- 30 Analysts and Data Experts
- 19,600+ Authentic Reviews
- 71+ Products
- Unbiased Rankings

G2's software rankings are built on verified user reviews, rigorous moderation, and a consistent research methodology maintained by a team of analysts and data experts. Each product is measured using the same transparent criteria, with no paid placement or vendor influence. While reviews reflect real user experiences, which can be subjective, they offer valuable insight into how software performs in the hands of professionals. Together, these inputs power the G2 Score, a standardized way to compare tools within every category.

## G2 Grid® for Prototyping Software
 ![G2 Grid® for Prototyping Software plotting products by satisfaction and market presence](https://www.g2.com/categories/prototyping/grids.png?focus%5B%5D=25680&focus%5B%5D=42445&focus%5B%5D=52159&focus%5B%5D=17136&focus%5B%5D=3896&focus%5B%5D=15705&focus%5B%5D=17399&focus%5B%5D=92971)

Highlighted products: Figma, Miro, Adobe XD, App Builder, InVision, Sketch, Marvel, and Uizard.

Underlying data: [Grid® JSON](https://www.g2.com/categories/prototyping/grids.json?focus%5B%5D=figma&focus%5B%5D=miro&focus%5B%5D=adobe-xd&focus%5B%5D=appbuilder&focus%5B%5D=invision&focus%5B%5D=sketch&focus%5B%5D=marvel&focus%5B%5D=uizard&segment=small-business)

### [HotGloo](https://www.g2.com/products/hotgloo/reviews)

HotGloo is a UX, wireframe and prototyping tool designed to build wireframes for web, mobile and wearables. HotGloo helps to visualize planning processes, build and test drive interactions very easily. Create and share fully interactive prototypes with your team and clients and gather feedback on the process. From prototypes of the next award winning app to huge e-commerce wireframe shop solutions, HotGloo is the perfect match for every web worker.

**Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0

**Total Reviews:** 28

#### How Do G2 Users Rate HotGloo?

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 9.5/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)

#### Who Is the Company Behind HotGloo?

- **Seller:** [HotGloo](https://www.g2.com/sellers/hotgloo)
- **Year Founded:** 2009
- **HQ Location:** Hamburg, Germany
- **Twitter:** @HotGloo  
1,102 Twitter followers
- **LinkedIn® Page:** [www.linkedin.com](https://www.g2.com/external_clickthroughs/record?secure%5Bsource_type%5D=product_profile&secure%5Btoken%5D=5eaa3dc971b2763a6869f8cb986796378b823891d258b1062dfe663095101499&secure%5Burl%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2F884171%2F&secure%5Burl_type%5D=linkedin_company_website)  
1 employees on LinkedIn®

#### Who Uses This Product?

- **Top Industries:** Banking
- **Company Size:** 61% Small, 36% Medium

#### What Are Recent G2 Reviews of HotGloo?

**["HotGloo, excellent platform to create Prototypes for your company."](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/hotgloo-review-3139389)**

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

_— Rigoberto M._

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/hotgloo-review-3139389)

**["Hotgloo perfect for UX"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/hotgloo-review-895472)**

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

_— Verified User in Restaurants_

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/hotgloo-review-895472)

### [Fluid UI](https://www.g2.com/products/fluid-ui/reviews)

Fluid UI is the world's #1 Online Prototyping and Wireframing tool - for Desktop and Mobile.

**Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0

**Total Reviews:** 22

#### How Do G2 Users Rate Fluid UI?

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)

#### Who Is the Company Behind Fluid UI?

- **Seller:** [Fluid Software](https://www.g2.com/sellers/fluid-software)
- **Year Founded:** 2010
- **HQ Location:** Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock
- **Twitter:** @FluidUI  
1,448 Twitter followers
- **LinkedIn® Page:** [www.linkedin.com](https://www.g2.com/external_clickthroughs/record?secure%5Bsource_type%5D=product_profile&secure%5Btoken%5D=09e89024ee659d8ff4c42d3119e67ecc498b82433de23962bd8ad94deb436b0c&secure%5Burl%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2F1507849&secure%5Burl_type%5D=linkedin_company_website)  
3 employees on LinkedIn®

#### Who Uses This Product?

- **Company Size:** 59% Small, 36% Medium

#### What Are Recent G2 Reviews of Fluid UI?

**["Simple to use design tool and easy to change the see the history of changes"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/fluid-ui-review-8253681)**

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

_— Dharmalingam K._

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/fluid-ui-review-8253681)

**["Good for UI , interactive wireframes and prototype"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/fluid-ui-review-3256296)**

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

_— Virendra S._

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/fluid-ui-review-3256296)

#### What Are G2 Users Discussing About Fluid UI?

- [What is Fluid UI used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-fluid-ui-used-for)

### [Axure RP](https://www.g2.com/products/axure-rp/reviews)

Axure drives innovative digital experiences. Our UX platform empowers the collaboration needed to bridge the gaps between design, development, customers, and your business. Product obsessed, we’ve developed a powerful & flexible solution for you to truly explore and innovate, all in one platform. Spanning the globe and industries, Axure encourages UX designers, analysts, product managers, developers, and user enthusiasts to push boundaries, together. Axure RP is our UX desktop application that enables engaging experiences through prototyping used by UX designers, analysts, product managers, developers, and user enthusiasts, all in one platform. Developed as a powerful & flexible solution, Axure RP gives you diagramming, documentation, and interactive tools to design and share engaging prototypes and specifications.

**Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0

**Total Reviews:** 271

#### How Do G2 Users Rate Axure RP?

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.4/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)
- **Editing Tools:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 7.5/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

#### Who Is the Company Behind Axure RP?

- **Seller:** [Axure](https://www.g2.com/sellers/axure)
- **Year Founded:** 2002
- **HQ Location:** San Diego, CA
- **Twitter:** @axurerp  
11,012 Twitter followers
- **LinkedIn® Page:** [www.linkedin.com](https://www.g2.com/external_clickthroughs/record?secure%5Bsource_type%5D=product_profile&secure%5Btoken%5D=98e75e4568bc8df617517fb189277a5dbc09757e3eae9ad9ff04bfdec710e835&secure%5Burl%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2F1529335%2F&secure%5Burl_type%5D=linkedin_company_website)  
20 employees on LinkedIn®

#### Who Uses This Product?

- **Who Uses This:** UX Designer, User Experience Designer
- **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Design
- **Company Size:** 36% Large, 35% Small

#### What Are Recent G2 Reviews of Axure RP?

**["Design, Prototype & Collaborate with Precision- A deep dive into Axure RP !"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/axure-rp-review-9412262)**

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

_— Manoj K._

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/axure-rp-review-9412262)

**["The easiest and most flexible prototyping tool"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/axure-rp-review-5046446)**

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

_— Michael B._

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/axure-rp-review-5046446)

#### What Are G2 Users Discussing About Axure RP?

- [What is Axure RP used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/axure-rp-what-is-axure-rp-used-for)
- [What is an RP file?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-an-rp-file)
- [How much does axure cost?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-much-does-axure-cost)
- [Is axure RP free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-axure-rp-free)
- [What is axure RP used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-axure-rp-used-for) - 1 comment

### [UX-App](https://www.g2.com/products/ux-app/reviews)

Ux-App is a browser based solution for enterprise mockup, prototyping, and presentation of designs, it has intuitive and fully featured prototpying language allowing users to create any sort of complex event quickly using a fun puzzle like interface

**Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0

**Total Reviews:** 24

#### How Do G2 Users Rate UX-App?

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)
- **Editing Tools:** 9.1/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 9.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

#### Who Is the Company Behind UX-App?

- **Seller:** [UX-App](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ux-app)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** [www.linkedin.com](https://www.g2.com/external_clickthroughs/record?secure%5Bsource_type%5D=product_profile&secure%5Btoken%5D=7886df2ed926834e5eb248c77dcfa8e5c815d3ab1f0fe3132ced0dba45868834&secure%5Burl%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2FNo-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps&secure%5Burl_type%5D=linkedin_company_website)  
1 employees on LinkedIn®

#### Who Uses This Product?

- **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services
- **Company Size:** 56% Small, 24% Large

#### What Are Recent G2 Reviews of UX-App?

**["Best prototype tool that focus on user experience(UX)"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ux-app-review-8282965)**

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

_— Balamurugan D._

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ux-app-review-8282965)

**["Very easy to use to create UX flow"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ux-app-review-8309350)**

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

_— Kaushik M._

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ux-app-review-8309350)

#### What Are G2 Users Discussing About UX-App?

- [What is UX app design?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-ux-app-design)
- [What software is needed for UI UX?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/ux-app-what-software-is-needed-for-ui-ux)
- [What software does UX use?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-software-does-ux-use) - 2 comments
- [What are UX features?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-ux-features)

### [Justinmind](https://www.g2.com/de/products/justinmind/reviews)

realistische Prototypen von Web- und mobilen Apps ohne Codierung

**Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0

**Total Reviews:** 55

#### How Do G2 Users Rate Justinmind?

- **War the product ein guter Geschäftspartner?:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)
- **Bearbeitungswerkzeuge:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Framework-Bibliotheken:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modellierungswerkzeuge:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

#### Who Is the Company Behind Justinmind?

- **Verkäufer:** [Justinmind](https://www.g2.com/de/sellers/justinmind)
- **Gründungsjahr:** 2005
- **Hauptsitz:** San Francisco, CA
- **Twitter:** @just\_in\_mind  
5,102 Twitter-Follower
- **LinkedIn®-Seite:** [www.linkedin.com](https://www.g2.com/de/external_clickthroughs/record?secure%5Bsource_type%5D=product_profile&secure%5Btoken%5D=b8bdb68f3626edbb7b72622047210150a522c445049799a460959532516f33f8&secure%5Burl%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2F356195%2F&secure%5Burl_type%5D=linkedin_company_website)  
10 Mitarbeiter\*innen auf LinkedIn®

#### Who Uses This Product?

- **Top Industries:** Computersoftware, Informationstechnologie und Dienstleistungen
- **Company Size:** 58% Small, 31% Medium

#### What Are Recent G2 Reviews of Justinmind?

**["Perfekt für UI-Designer"](https://www.g2.com/de/survey_responses/justinmind-review-9454492)**

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

_— Verifizierter Benutzer in Design_

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/de/survey_responses/justinmind-review-9454492)

**["Nette Erfahrung mit diesem alternativen wettbewerbsfähigen Design-Tool mit stabilem Haupt-Desktop-Tool"](https://www.g2.com/de/survey_responses/justinmind-review-5273838)**

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

_— David R._

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/de/survey_responses/justinmind-review-5273838)

#### What Are G2 Users Discussing About Justinmind?

- [How do I make a prototype for my website?](https://www.g2.com/de/discussions/justinmind-how-do-i-make-a-prototype-for-my-website)
- [Is just in mind free?](https://www.g2.com/de/discussions/is-just-in-mind-free)
- [How do I use justinmind prototyper?](https://www.g2.com/de/discussions/how-do-i-use-justinmind-prototyper)
- [What is justinmind tool?](https://www.g2.com/de/discussions/what-is-justinmind-tool)

### [Proto.io](https://www.g2.com/products/proto-io/reviews)

Proto.io is an industry-leading prototyping platform. It gives designers, entrepreneurs, developers, and anyone with a great idea the power to create fully-interactive web and mobile prototypes of any fidelity that look and work exactly like a real app — all without a single line of code. It seamlessly covers the entire design process from early wireframes and mockups to interactive, animated, high-fidelity prototypes. Users can build, animate, review, and test their prototypes, all in one place, making the whole process easier than ever. Today, more than one million individuals, from freelancers to employees of the world’s hottest startups and leading Fortune 500 companies, use Proto.io to bring their prototypes to life.

**Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0

**Total Reviews:** 67

#### How Do G2 Users Rate Proto.io?

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 7.3/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)
- **Editing Tools:** 8.6/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 8.6/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

#### Who Is the Company Behind Proto.io?

- **Seller:** [Proto.io](https://www.g2.com/sellers/proto-io)
- **Year Founded:** 2011
- **HQ Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Twitter:** @protoio  
32,738 Twitter followers
- **LinkedIn® Page:** [www.linkedin.com](https://www.g2.com/external_clickthroughs/record?secure%5Bsource_type%5D=product_profile&secure%5Btoken%5D=5d0c600497059857bcc6ea3bd5cd8001ebf626b339c54a9237269fdfcbce6347&secure%5Burl%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2F2579368%2F&secure%5Burl_type%5D=linkedin_company_website)  
8 employees on LinkedIn®

#### Who Uses This Product?

- **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer Software
- **Company Size:** 51% Small, 26% Medium

#### What Do G2 Reviewers Say About Proto.io?

_AI-generated summary from verified user reviews_

##### Pros

- Users appreciate the **ease of use** of Proto.io, enabling quick and smooth prototype creation without coding skills.
- Users love the **easy interactive prototyping** with Proto.io, allowing quick setup and effective collaboration on designs.
- Users value the **effortless prototyping** with Proto.io, enabling swift creation of interactive designs without coding.
- Users value the **easy team collaboration** in Proto.io, facilitating quick feedback and seamless sharing of design ideas.
- Users value the **time-saving** aspect of Proto.io, allowing quick setup of interactive prototypes for effective feedback.

##### Cons

- Users find the **complexity of the interface** increases with larger projects, affecting loading times and usability.
- Users find the pricing of Proto.io to be **expensive** , especially for individual users and freelancers seeking flexibility.
- Users find that **slow loading times** can hinder their workflow, especially during larger project developments.

#### What Are Recent G2 Reviews of Proto.io?

**["Great Tool for Realistic Prototypes and Fast UI Testing"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/proto-io-review-11824898)**

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

_— Prasanta Kumar S._

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/proto-io-review-11824898)

**["User Friendly and easy to use"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/proto-io-review-8641333)**

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

_— Shubhangi S._

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/proto-io-review-8641333)

#### What Are G2 Users Discussing About Proto.io?

- [What is Proto.io used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/proto-io-what-is-proto-io-used-for)
- [How do you make a prototype for a mobile app?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-you-make-a-prototype-for-a-mobile-app)
- [How do I make a prototype for my website?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-make-a-prototype-for-my-website)
- [Is Proto IO good?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-proto-io-good)
- [What is proto IO used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-proto-io-used-for)

### [ProtoPie](https://www.g2.com/products/protopie/reviews)

ProtoPie is the Number 1 Advanced prototyping tool for turning your UI/UX design ideas into highly interactive prototypes for mobile, desktop, web, IoT and custom hardware. We empower designers to create more and explore, validate, and test design solutions and ideas by creating highly realistic, production-like prototypes without the need for coding. ProtoPie helps companies to release better and validated digital products, which allows them to go to market faster, and save costs throughout the development process. ProtoPie is widely used by the world's top design teams at companies worldwide across multiple industries, e.g. Google, Meta, Microsoft, Samsung, Bytedance, Tencent, BMW, Mercedes, Ford and thousands more.

**Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0

**Total Reviews:** 24

#### How Do G2 Users Rate ProtoPie?

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)
- **Editing Tools:** 5.8/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 5.0/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

#### Who Is the Company Behind ProtoPie?

- **Seller:** [Protopie](https://www.g2.com/sellers/protopie)
- **Year Founded:** 2014
- **HQ Location:** Seoul, KR
- **Twitter:** @protopieapp  
9,346 Twitter followers
- **LinkedIn® Page:** [www.linkedin.com](https://www.g2.com/external_clickthroughs/record?secure%5Bsource_type%5D=product_profile&secure%5Btoken%5D=b86e70f587adc500f0c555f9438d54d655141949bd43322fad951b7861bffb99&secure%5Burl%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fprotopie%2F&secure%5Burl_type%5D=linkedin_company_website)  
94 employees on LinkedIn®

#### Who Uses This Product?

- **Top Industries:** Design
- **Company Size:** 54% Small, 38% Medium

#### What Are Recent G2 Reviews of ProtoPie?

**["The best advanced interactive prototyping tool in the market"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/protopie-review-8501949)**

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

_— Mohamed E._

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/protopie-review-8501949)

**["My honest review of ProtoPie"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/protopie-review-8950761)**

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

_— Verified User in Design_

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/protopie-review-8950761)

#### What Are G2 Users Discussing About ProtoPie?

- [Is ProtoPie a window?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-protopie-a-window)
- [Is ProtoPie web based?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-protopie-web-based)
- [What is ProtoPie software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-protopie-software)
- [What is ProtoPie used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-protopie-used-for)

### [Anima](https://www.g2.com/products/anima-app-anima/reviews)

Anima is an AI-powered design-to-code platform that brings vibe coding to product teams. It transforms Figma designs, text prompts, or even live websites into clean, production-ready code, instantly. With Anima, you can: \*Turn designs into code: Export responsive HTML, React, Vue, or Tailwind directly from your designs. \*Vibe code on-brand: Start from your existing product or site and remix it with AI while keeping your brand’s design system intact. \*Prototype in real code: Go beyond static mockups and test interactive flows powered by working code. \*Scale with API & integrations: Connect Anima into enterprise workflows for speed and consistency. Trusted by over 1.5M users, including leading product teams and vibe coding agent, Anima bridges design and engineering, making it faster and easier to ship beautiful, on-brand digital products.

**Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0

**Total Reviews:** 63

#### How Do G2 Users Rate Anima?

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)
- **Editing Tools:** 8.6/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 8.1/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 7.9/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

#### Who Is the Company Behind Anima?

- **Seller:** [Anima App.](https://www.g2.com/sellers/anima-app)
- **Year Founded:** 2017
- **HQ Location:** New York, NY
- **Twitter:** @AnimaApp  
10,125 Twitter followers
- **LinkedIn® Page:** [www.linkedin.com](https://www.g2.com/external_clickthroughs/record?secure%5Bsource_type%5D=product_profile&secure%5Btoken%5D=6c5e72f74d278c36b8f9c48132c92a9a9b1acb8f3a9a070f6bc538b16f2fe4f4&secure%5Burl%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fanima-app&secure%5Burl_type%5D=linkedin_company_website)  
51 employees on LinkedIn®

#### Who Uses This Product?

- **Top Industries:** Design, Information Technology and Services
- **Company Size:** 84% Small, 8% Medium

#### What Do G2 Reviewers Say About Anima?

_AI-generated summary from verified user reviews_

##### Pros

- Users appreciate the **ease of use** of Anima, facilitating quick transitions from design to code without complications.
- Users find **implementation effortless** with Anima, appreciating its seamless integration with Figma for quick project development.
- Users value the **seamless integration support** of Anima, facilitating efficient collaboration and rapid design-to-code translation.
- Users appreciate the **easy prototyping** capabilities of Anima, streamlining the transition from design to development efficiently.
- Users appreciate how Anima significantly **shortens the design-to-development loop** , making prototyping faster and easier.

##### Cons

- Users find the **complexity of mobile responsiveness** challenging, leading to a frustrating experience when creating prototypes.
- Users find **difficult editing** frustrating, especially when navigating the UI and ensuring mobile responsiveness.
- Users note that the **data quality** requires additional cleanup, impacting workflow efficiency with adjustments needed.
- Users struggle with the **lack of mobile responsiveness** , making it difficult to create polished prototypes for presentations.
- Users find the **learning difficulty** of Anima challenging initially, but it simplifies workflow once mastered.

#### What Are Recent G2 Reviews of Anima?

**["Anima Streamlines Design-to-Code"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/anima-review-11852908)**

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

_— Darshan M._

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/anima-review-11852908)

**["Effortless Frontend Development with Anima"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/anima-review-12883302)**

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

_— Verified User_

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/anima-review-12883302)

#### What Are G2 Users Discussing About Anima?

- [What is AnimaApp used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-animaapp-used-for)

### [Pidoco](https://www.g2.com/products/pidoco/reviews)

Pidoco is a powerful prototyping software for rapidly creating clickable wireframes, mockups and interactive UX prototypes for web, mobile and enterprise applications.

**Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0

**Total Reviews:** 28

#### How Do G2 Users Rate Pidoco?

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 7.8/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)

#### Who Is the Company Behind Pidoco?

- **Seller:** [Pidoco](https://www.g2.com/sellers/pidoco)
- **HQ Location:** Berlin, Germany
- **Twitter:** @pidoco  
1,002 Twitter followers
- **LinkedIn® Page:** [www.linkedin.com](https://www.g2.com/external_clickthroughs/record?secure%5Bsource_type%5D=product_profile&secure%5Btoken%5D=817c0b5d2a9478071cab0599198774844d12dc522ecd3a30aba55fc976b5b8b2&secure%5Burl%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2F470143&secure%5Burl_type%5D=linkedin_company_website)  
1 employees on LinkedIn®

#### Who Uses This Product?

- **Top Industries:** Design
- **Company Size:** 72% Small, 34% Medium

#### What Are Recent G2 Reviews of Pidoco?

**["Pidoco is an extraordinary software when it comes to establishing prototype and wireframes"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/pidoco-review-2273171)**

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

_— Paulo W._

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/pidoco-review-2273171)

**["Pidoco is a great rapid learning tool"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/pidoco-review-2326624)**

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

_— Carlos S._

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/pidoco-review-2326624)

#### What Are G2 Users Discussing About Pidoco?

- [What is Pidoco used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-pidoco-used-for)

### [Flinto](https://www.g2.com/products/flinto/reviews)

Flinto for Mac is a comprehensive app prototyping tool that allows you to create anything from simple tap-through prototypes, to comprehensive prototypes with impressive interactions.

**Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0

**Total Reviews:** 26

#### How Do G2 Users Rate Flinto?

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)
- **Editing Tools:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.6/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

#### Who Is the Company Behind Flinto?

- **Seller:** [Flinto](https://www.g2.com/sellers/flinto)
- **Year Founded:** 2013
- **HQ Location:** Chennai, Tamilnadu
- **Twitter:** @flinto  
7,694 Twitter followers
- **LinkedIn® Page:** [www.linkedin.com](https://www.g2.com/external_clickthroughs/record?secure%5Bsource_type%5D=product_profile&secure%5Btoken%5D=e3516aac1168b0839840889c2f181abdba6e33e792bef0b0b707a4957448fbc8&secure%5Burl%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fflinto%2F&secure%5Burl_type%5D=linkedin_company_website)  
37 employees on LinkedIn®

#### Who Uses This Product?

- **Top Industries:** Design, Information Technology and Services
- **Company Size:** 62% Small, 19% Large

#### What Are Recent G2 Reviews of Flinto?

**["It Makes Animation fun, and Quick"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/flinto-review-668547)**

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

_— Maria G._

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/flinto-review-668547)

**["Easy to use design tool for creating high-fidelity prototypes with complex animations"](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/flinto-review-7163944)**

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

_— Yefan W._

[Read full review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/flinto-review-7163944)

#### What Are G2 Users Discussing About Flinto?

- [What is Flinto used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-flinto-used-for)

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## How Do You Choose the Right Prototyping Software?

### What You Should Know About Prototyping Software

### What is Prototyping Software?

Prototyping software enables designers and developers to simulate how a finished digital product, such as a web page or application, will look and function before it is fully developed. These tools are often used in the development process to get early feedback, make changes, and test functionality. 

Prototyping tools build off wireframes, allowing users to add branding and design elements, interactions, and animations to simulate the final product. This is beneficial because it can help save time and resources by identifying and fixing issues early on.

#### What Types of Prototyping Software Exist?

There are various prototyping solutions for different steps in the design process or for creating different types of prototypes.

**Static prototyping tools**

Static prototypes are simple mockups of a system interface. These tools will create simple mockups that include images or wireframes. However, they do not include any interactive elements, meaning the mockups don’t have any functionality.

**Dynamic prototyping tools**

These tools allow users to create designs with interactions, animations, and functionality. They also offer advanced visual design elements like buttons, forms, sliders, etc. They are great for creating interactive prototypes.

**High-fidelity prototyping tools**

With high-fidelity prototyping tools, users can create nearly complete versions of their product, allowing user testing of the interface and the interactions. These prototypes look and behave as closely as possible to the final product.

### What are the Common Features of Prototyping Software?

The following are some core features within prototyping software that can help users create, design, test, and share prototypes:

**Design interface:** This is where the actual designs are created. These interfaces will include libraries with templates and predefined elements that users can select to design their products. 

**Interactions:** This prototyping feature allows users to connect the various parts of their mockup by adding interactive elements, such as click, drag, hover, swipe, etc., to their designs.

**Conditional logic:** Users can set multiple actions and conditionals to handle different outcomes with the same interaction.

**Animations:** Users can create and fine-tune animations on their designs and manage transitions between different stages or screens.

**Dynamic overlays:** Users can create multiple layers of interactive content to make their designs organized and visually appealing.

**Design assets:** A brand asset library will store the brand’s guidelines, logos, and fonts. This makes it easier for designers to use the correct brand assets. 

**Collaboration:** Many prototyping tools will include features allowing team collaboration, where multiple users can work on the same project simultaneously. They can also share comments and feedback. 

**User testing and feedback:** These tools often include an integrated feature that allows users to gather real-time feedback from end users and stakeholders.

**Version control:** The tool will document version history and allow users to go back to previous versions of the design.

### What are the Benefits of Prototyping Software?

Prototyping tools provide several benefits during the design and development process:

**User feedback:** Prototypes are useful for gathering feedback from end users and stakeholders before the development begins. This feedback helps refine and improve the final product, ensuring it meets user expectations and requirements.

**Cost efficiency:** Receiving feedback and addressing issues in the early stages of development is less costly than making changes later in the process. Prototyping software helps to catch design flaws before they become expensive to fix.

**Improved user experience:** Prototyping leads to user-centric design by focusing on user interactions. These tools allow users to keep the user journey in mind while designing the interfaces, which helps to create a product that closely aligns with user needs and preferences.

**Collaboration and understanding:** Prototyping software allows multiple designers and project stakeholders to collaborate, fostering better communication. This results in a more cohesive and efficient design and development process. 

### Who Uses Prototyping Software?

**UX/UI designers:** The most common users of prototyping tools are designers who create interactive and visual presentations of the user interface and user experience design. These tools help them refine the design, test usability, and ensure the final product meets the design specifications.

**Product managers:** Prototypes help product managers communicate the product vision and requirements to the development team. They will create these prototypes themselves using the software, or they will work together with designers to bring the vision to life. 

**Front-end developers:** Developers will use prototyping software to understand the visual requirements of the product they are building. Looking at a prototype, a developer gets a better understanding of what the look and feel of the end product should be.

**Marketing teams:** Marketing teams may use prototypes to create marketing materials, including product demos and promotional videos, to generate interest in the software among potential users or investors.

#### Software Related to Prototyping Software

Related solutions that can be used together with prototyping software include:

[Wireframing software](https://www.g2.com/categories/wireframing) **:** Wireframing software is often used before prototyping tools in the design process. Wireframes are low-fidelity skeletons of a digital product with low functionality, while prototypes are high-fidelity visual representations of the end product. Wireframing products may have some prototyping functionality and vice versa.

[Web design software](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-design) **:** While prototyping software is primarily used to create interactive and visual representations of the design of a website or web application, web design software is used to create and edit the actual design elements of a website or web application. It focuses on graphic design, layout, and other visual elements of web design.

### Challenges with Prototyping Software

Prototyping solutions can come with their own set of challenges. 

**Limited functionality:** Prototypes focus on visually representing user experience and user interface design. However, sometimes, these tools don’t allow users to incorporate more complex functionality, such as back-end logic or database interactions. These product details need to be communicated in another way to the developers building the product. 

**Scope creep:** When several stakeholders collaborate on one prototype, their feedback may lead to a prototype with much more functionality than the original requirements list intended. It’s essential to communicate the prototype's purpose and limitations to avoid misunderstandings.

**Balancing detail:** Balancing how much detail should go into a prototype can be challenging. Providing too much detail can lead to an overemphasis on aesthetics, while a lack of detail may result in an unrealistic and unintuitive user experience. 

**Feedback interpretation:** Interpreting feedback from users may be difficult because they may not understand they are interacting with a prototype and may provide feedback based on expectations for a fully completed product. It’s important to communicate these expectations before receiving feedback.

### How to Buy Prototyping Software

#### Requirements Gathering (RFI/RFP) for Prototyping Software

When choosing prototyping software for your project, it's essential to consider your specific needs and preferences. Here is a general list of requirements and features to look for when evaluating prototyping software:

**Ease of use:** The software’s ease of use level should align with the team’s expertise and knowledge. It’s important to consider everyone using this product, from developers to marketers to product managers, and choose the product that everyone can quickly learn to use.

**Compatibility and integration:** The product should be compatible with the buyer's operating system and be able to be integrated with the existing design and development tools.

**Types of prototypes:** The buyer must ensure that the product can create the type of prototypes teams require, including wireframes, mockups, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity prototypes.

**Real data integration:** Products should have support for importing real data to create realistic prototypes and test data-driven scenarios.

**Testing and analytics:** Buyers should check the user testing and feedback features to ensure they can receive the amount and type of feedback required to improve the prototype.

**Accessibility testing:** The product must have accessibility testing features to ensure that the end product can be used by all audiences, including those with disabilities.

**Customer support:** The buyers should ensure that the vendors on their long list can provide customer support, documentation, and a user community for assistance and troubleshooting to meet the needs of your team.

**Learning resources:** Buyers can also check for the availability of tutorials, video guides, and training materials to help users get started and improve their skills.

#### Compare Prototyping Software Products

**Create a long list**

After writing down requirements, buyers can browse products at a high level to make a long list. These products won’t necessarily meet every need of the buyer. They can visit G2’s category for prototyping software to add products to their “My List” within g2.com.

**Create a short list**

Once buyers have created a short list, they can further sort their options by checking the product’s ratings on the G2 Grid® and reading user reviews to understand their peers’ experience with the software. This way, buyers can find the best software for their needs.

**Conduct demos**

After narrowing down the selection, buyers should contact the vendors to schedule demonstrations of the solution. Businesses can contact many vendors directly on g2.com to request demos by selecting the “Get a Quote” button. At each demo, buyers must be sure to ask the same questions and use case scenarios to best evaluate each product.

#### Selection of Prototyping Software

**Choose a selection team**

The primary users of the product should be on the selection team. This includes designers, front-end developers, and possibly product managers.

**Final decision**

The selection team should make the final decision by considering which products meet the requirements, fit the budget, and will most seamlessly integrate with the existing tools.

### Prototyping Software Trends

**Real data integrations**

The market is seeing prototyping tools increasingly allow designers to integrate real data into their prototypes instead of using fictitious content. Real, logical, and relevant data enables more realistic testing scenarios and user interactions. This data includes profile photos, street addresses, weather forecasts, transaction information, etc.

**Accessibility testing**

Prototyping tools are beginning to incorporate accessibility testing features, which helps designers ensure that their prototypes meet accessibility standards.