Compare Balsamiq and Proto.io 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (53.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $24.00
Balsamiq
Star Rating
(500)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about BalsamiqProto.io
Star Rating
(68)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $24.00
Browse all 5 pricing plansBalsamiq vs Proto.io
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Balsamiq easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Balsamiq overall.
- Balsamiq and Proto.io both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Balsamiq is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Proto.io over Balsamiq.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Balsamiq
No pricing availableProto.io
Freelancer
Starting at $24.00
- 1 user
- 5 active projects
- Unlimited reviewers
Free Trial
Balsamiq
Free Trial is available
Proto.io
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
449
8.3
62
Ease of Use
8.9
448
8.1
62
Ease of Setup
9.0
103
8.2
19
Ease of Admin
8.6
90
7.7
18
Quality of Support
8.1
250
7.9
49
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
77
7.3
13
Product Direction (% positive)
6.6
441
7.6
62
Features by Category
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
7
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.0
7
Agentic AI - Prototyping
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics - Software Design Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality - Software Design Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Balsamiq and Proto.io are categorized as Prototyping
Unique Categories
Balsamiq is categorized as Wireframing and Software Design Platforms
Proto.io has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Balsamiq
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Proto.io
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
19.7%
Information Technology and Services
18.1%
Design
9.7%
Marketing and Advertising
7.3%
Internet
6.3%
Other
38.9%
Information Technology and Services
28.1%
Computer Software
12.5%
Design
9.4%
Marketing and Advertising
6.3%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
4.7%
Other
39.1%
Discussions
What is balsamiq software?
2 Comments
JS
Balsamiq makes software like Mockups and Wireframes. The software tools provide a way to create simple wire-frame style mockup sketches without distractions...Read more
Is it possible to create a prototype out of the mock-up, I mean, is it possible to a clickable version of the mock-up that allows me to go from one view to another?
1 Comment
AB
Yes, you can, when you click on a component on the right side you find something called "link", you can then link it to the page you want.
The "clickable...Read more
Balsamiq has no more discussions with answers
When will the desktop application available? Most of the users waiting for that
1 Comment
PT
Hello and sorry for the late response, we never received a notification for your question.
We have decided that the benefits of keeping Proto.io a...Read more
how do we do version control ?
1 Comment
PT
Hello Marwan - first of all our apologies for getting back to you so late. We never got notified of your message so it got lost.
There are currently two...Read more
Proto.io has no more discussions with answers
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