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Balsamiq Pros and Cons: Top 5 Advantages and Disadvantages

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Users find Balsamiq to be exceptionally easy to use, thanks to its intuitive drag-and-drop features and simple setup. (9 mentions)
Users find Balsamiq's easy drag-and-drop features highly beneficial for creating wireframes quickly and intuitively. (5 mentions)
Users love the variety of shapes in Balsamiq, enhancing their wireframing experience with diverse options and ease. (5 mentions)
Users find easy creation in Balsamiq ideal for quickly building wireframes and prototypes without complex software. (4 mentions)
Users love Balsamiq's clean and intuitive user interface, which enhances collaboration and accelerates wireframing processes. (4 mentions)
Users note the limited capabilities of Balsamiq in producing high-fidelity designs, hindering intricate project needs. (3 mentions)
Users find the learning curve steep, requiring time to master Balsamiq's features and functionalities effectively. (2 mentions)
Users find limited free access to Balsamiq restrictive, lacking essential features for a more customized experience. (2 mentions)
Users find the initial complexity of Balsamiq to be a hurdle for first-time users, impacting their experience. (1 mentions)
Users find the lack of freehand drawing tools limit the creativity and functionality of Balsamiq. (1 mentions)

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Tilanka D.
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Tilanka D.
Design Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Very easy wireframe design software"
5/5
What do you like best about Balsamiq?

This is very simple software. And also it follows industry standards. It is a great feature. We can select many templates for different applications. So, we get a start very easily. It has many symbols that are suitable for new versions like Android's newest version. So, we can design wireframes the same as the real one. That is why I use this app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Balsamiq?

This app doesn't cause me any problems. Most templates are available online. But it doesn't make problems due to small file sizes. We can very easily import them. I would like if we could add more colors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pallavi C.
PC
Pallavi C.
PRT
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Average Prototyping Software"
3/5
What do you like best about Balsamiq?

Balsamiq is an average prototyping software with minimum features. With the help of this, we can quickly create wireframes for web and mobile applications. Even this software provides us the facility to design the outline the flow of the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Balsamiq?

Balsamiq came with minimal features when I was using it. I was able to perform basic and important things. The UI of the software is not that much impressive as compared to the other software's in the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Nice Prototype tool"
4/5
What do you like best about Balsamiq?

Creating wireframes for a website and mobile app is quite easy. As a developer, I can relate to labels used for the designs like textbox, radio etc which are quite similar to html elements. I loved that I can link the button and hyperlink to a new landing page. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Balsamiq?

I used free version which has limited functionality. One of the example is that I cannot use drop down menu dynamically. I have to create another page and link it to drop down menu to see the drop down list which is time consuming and not that smooth transition. I am not sure if this functionality is available in paid version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aviral S.
AS
Aviral S.
Business Analyst
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Best mock wireframing and UI design application"
5/5
What do you like best about Balsamiq?

It is very easy to use Balsamiq and the application itself has different categories for android and web wireframes which is very helpful.

We can add assets that we want to use.

Its feature to drag the image and usage of added assets is good.

I had been asked to use this application and it was so user-centric and time-saving that I am stuck to using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Balsamiq?

It's a free application and works good so I have no major complaints

The designs are not much closer to the real design, I know its a mock wireframing application but the design can be a little more professional.

Sometimes I find it problematic to Align text.

Its overall appearance can be changed as it's a little dated but still, I like using Balsamiq. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Steve C.
SC
Steve C.
Senior Product Analyst, CBAP®
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great tool for easily and quickly creating UI prototypes!"
4/5
What do you like best about Balsamiq?

Overall, I genuinely enjoy using Balsamiq and find it to be very straightforward to use. With this tool, I can quickly create wireframes and other UI prototypes. The interface is generally simple and not cluttered with an overabundance of controls and options. There is also not much of a learning curve at all with this product due to its simplicity and the intuitive design of the interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Balsamiq?

Balsamiq does not provide a way to easily share designs with others nor does it provide a good way to collaborate with others on a given design. The other annoyance is the fact that Baslamiq files can become very large and therefore may take a longer to open when there are several designs saved in the same file. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ankit R.
AR
Ankit R.
Sr UI UX Designer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Sketch your Black& white Idea"
5/5
What do you like best about Balsamiq?

Drag and drop the components. Its iconfy. All saved components make my work very easy. Whatever I need I just drag it into my mockup. It makes my life very smooth Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Balsamiq?

As of now nothing. It is simply awesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jacqueline S.
JS
Jacqueline S.
Managing Director
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easy and Effective Wire Framing Mock Up Design for UI and More"
5/5
What do you like best about Balsamiq?

The Balsamiq Mock Ups software has a very easy learning curve and good standard setup. I can easily and quickly create simple wire-frame examples for a proposal, or a much more complex UI design wire frame set. The built-in library of shapes, containers, and icons is helpful in getting common tasks done that are relevant to my web development practice. There is no limit to what I am allowed to make (flow charts, UI designs, admin flows, site maps, etc.) and I can create as many project buckets and pages as I want. Many of the SAAS competing products have a lot more limitations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Balsamiq?

I don't dislike much. Sometimes I wish the library had more options available in it, like more modern icons. Sometimes I wish I could share the tools with a colleague (collaboration is not a feature), but it is not a frequent need for me. The default font and drawing style is a bit childish, but they give you the option to change the default to your own preferred fonts and clean lines, so this is easily overcome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nitin S.
NS
Nitin S.
Account Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Average software for prototyping"
2.5/5
What do you like best about Balsamiq?

I have used Balsamiq in my past and have used to do the prototyping of Mobile and web applications

- It is easy to use

- Anyone with knowledge of computers can create wireframes as per the requirement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Balsamiq?

At the time when I was using it, I found it should have more options that help users to design the prototype as per the industry standards. I was only able to do basic wireframing for both web and mobile applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Daniel C.
DC
Daniel C.
Product Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"In Love with Balsamiq, since 2015 ! The Unbeatable Wireframing tool"
5/5
What do you like best about Balsamiq?

The Zenith of User experience, Balsamiq is the tool with the best UX, have never used a product/tool with better UX. It's a product made with utmost care and love, every page, button, help content, controls are self-explanatory and user obsessive. Anybody can become a wireframe expert within a week, with this tool. I personally love to experiment with wireframes, comes back to this tool for all my wireframing requirements, Using this for the last 7 years now Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Balsamiq?

Nothing major, Balsamiq is so user-centric, they try to solve needs, even before the user points out. Still, I have a few which are like recommendations, no reason to Dislike this amazing product

1. Option to convert to clickable prototypes can be improved

2. Option to convert wireframes to real-world designs, (at least close to the real ones)

3. Smart help assistance, which can help me get things done, when there are easier steps, for eg- instead of using CTRl C + CTRL V, just a CTRL D in Balsamiq can help us make a duplicate, It would be great if the tool can proactively suggest Balsamiq user tips, whenever a relevant situation occurs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Design
UD
Verified User in Design
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"The go-to app for beginner wireframe-creators"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Balsamiq?

Balsamiq goes straight to the point. It shows you all you need to start creating your own wireframes. You can take it from there. It gives you the option to get from being a beginner to a pro. It also allows pros to get work done, fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Balsamiq?

The font used within the canvas looks somewhat unprofessional at first glance. I understand that it's for rough and quick wireframing, but even then - the font is some times deemed unacceptable by certain clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.