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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Balsamiq
Star Rating
(500)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.1% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(674)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Balsamiq easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Balsamiq overall.
- Reviewers felt that Visio meets the needs of their business better than Balsamiq.
- 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 Visio over Balsamiq.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Balsamiq
No pricing availableVisio
Free
$0.00
A basic Visio plan is included for free as part of Microsoft 365 subscription.
- Great for viewing diagrams and minor editing
- Coauthor, edit, add comments, and share diagrams in real time via the Visio web app or Microsoft Teams
- Access dozens of templates and sample diagrams to create: Business diagrams, General flowcharts, Basic organization charts Infographic timelines
Free Trial
Balsamiq
Free Trial is available
Visio
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
449
8.8
587
Ease of Use
8.9
448
8.2
593
Ease of Setup
9.0
103
8.7
127
Ease of Admin
8.6
90
8.1
107
Quality of Support
8.1
250
8.0
376
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
77
8.5
95
Product Direction (% positive)
6.6
441
6.7
577
Features by Category
Communication
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Content Management
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Productivity Tools
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Administration
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Logistics
Not enough data
8.4
114
Not enough data
7.9
99
Not enough data
8.3
130
Not enough data
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.1
54
Editing & Design
Not enough data
9.1
143
Not enough data
8.7
132
Not enough data
8.8
140
Not enough data
8.7
142
Not enough data
8.6
137
Agentic AI - Org Chart
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Design Tools
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Communication Tools
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Integrations
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Software Offering
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Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
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Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Visual Tools
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Mind Map Availability
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Agentic AI - Mind Mapping
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Collaboration
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Hardware
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Security
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Agentic AI - Visual Collaboration Platforms
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Platform Basics
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Platform Additional Functionality
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Agentic AI - Prototyping
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Platform Basics
8.7
9
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8.5
9
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8.1
9
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8.3
9
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8.7
9
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Platform Additional Functionality
7.6
7
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8.3
7
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9.0
10
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Platform Basics - Software Design Platforms
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Platform Additional Functionality - Software Design Platforms
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Balsamiq and Visio are categorized as Wireframing
Unique Categories
Balsamiq is categorized as Prototyping and Software Design Platforms
Visio is categorized as Org Chart, Diagramming, Collaborative Whiteboard, Mind Mapping, and Visual Collaboration Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Balsamiq
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Visio
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
10.0%
Hospital & Health Care
6.4%
Computer Software
5.3%
Higher Education
4.6%
Computer Networking
3.2%
Other
70.5%
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
What is most interesting thing you like on Visio?
4 Comments
JP
That depends what are you trying to do. In my opinion. the ability to draw different types of diagrams using forms libraries, either built-in or that you can...Read more
Is there any option (search engine) available in software, where I can import shapes from Internet?
2 Comments
ES
Hello,
you can go to insert and then select online photos and type the name of the stencil you want to import. for example CISCO Stencil
regards,
ElieRead more
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