Balsamiq is extraordinarily easy to use. Everything is drag and drop and, designed to mimic hand-sketched mock ups, affords the user the ability to design at a low fidelity. In theory, this allows one to demonstrate proof of concept without a ton of investment in the actual nuts and bolts of pixel-perfect design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of use is ultimately Balsamiqs downfall...at least in the design community. As a professional designer, it is possible to quickly wireframe at low fidelity, with repeatable and customizable components, in a Sketch or a Figma. For designers, Balsamiq doesn't save much time and is immensely inhibiting. Moreover, the "hand drawn" aesthetic can sometimes be distracting and/or unprofessional for some projects. But most of all, it brings too many cooks into the design kitchen. Anybody and their mother can string a mockup(s) together in Balsamiq and, all of the sudden, they think they are a product designer. I can't tell you how many times I got terrible, ill-conceived "mock ups" from a client or a stakeholder or a PM that watered down the actual design thinking and design work I was tasked with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This is the easiest and quickest tool to create wireframes. Drag and drop makes life easy and great. Also, predefined components help to make rapid wireframes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't think there is anything I dislike about Balsamiq, apart from the fact that it isn't easy to create complicated scenarios. Also, sometimes the cloud version goes slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has all of the elements you want to showcase an idea easily accessible, well organized, and simple to place and set up/adjust in your wireframe. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There's not a lot of room for custom design. Yes, it is just a wireframe, but sometimes you have to search for an element that fits what you're thinking of and you can't find it immediately, when it would be easy enough to just draw what you're trying to do manually. Even though 90+% of the time the built in elements are going to be great for getting your point across, sometimes I feel stuck. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The simplicity of interface and sharing with peers is something we really liked. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Haven't used the platform in as much detail to come across something that stood out in a negative way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its simplicity is just plain good and easy to use especially for fast prototyping. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its art style sometimes doesn't match users' expectations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's one of the most user-friendly platforms for creating mockups.

+ Rich content

+ Assets for both iOS and Android

+ Also great for creating websites & saas tools mockups Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can be a bit slow sometimes, and maybe they should increase its performance. And I'd like to see more specific icons. Sometimes it's not enough, and I cannot find what I'm looking for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Balsamiq is easy to use and to introduce to other teammates without a design background. The ability to drag-and-drop components makes it intuitive for most users! Their component gallery has pretty much all the elements one would need to create wireframes for testing ideas. I also love the ability to create simple links between screens, which makes it easy to test navigation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The simplicity helps with ease of use, but it can be limiting at times. The table component is hard to use and very limited. I end up using lines or rectangles when I need a better "table". Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's incredibly simple to use. I can just drag things on to the screen from the toolbox and I have a wireframe. Other products are much more bloated and complicated to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I'd like a few more pre-built controls in the toolbox. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. Ease of use

2. The balance between low fidelity wireframe and sketch

3. The true meaning of "rapid prototyping"

4. Online and offline functionality

5. Frequent upgrade to accommodate new devices and technologies

6. Reusable components which you can manage centrally

7. I have very few newsletters but I always look forward to Balsamiq newsletter, the team sends a beautiful email telling where the product is headed and what are they trying to solve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. A bit laggy when files get big

2. No search pages functionality

3. No feature to view and save version history

4. Cloud version is slow to load

5. Export can become better

6. Very less interactive prototyping ability (just PDF clicks) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

quick to set up, easy to start mocking, sometimes you just need a tool to help with visualizing layout and you don't need it to be high fidelity, love the free tier Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

not much use for it beyond very low fidelity, layout related mockups Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.