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Balsamiq

Fast, focused wireframing and prototyping tools

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Wireframing and prototyping software that helps product teams quickly create low-fidelity wireframes and clickable prototypes to validate ideas before development.

Fast, focused wireframing and prototyping tools

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In brief

Do I need design experience to use Balsamiq?
No. Balsamiq is built for product people, not designers. If you can describe an idea or sketch one on a napkin, you can wireframe it in Balsamiq and turn it into a clickable prototype. The component library and Balsamiq AI handle the rest.
Can I wireframe a whole product, not just one feature?
Absolutely. Teams use Balsamiq to wireframe and prototype everything from a single screen to entire apps, internal tools, MVPs, and process maps.
Where does AI fit in?
Balsamiq AI speeds up the slow parts. Describe a screen and it drafts the wireframe. Drop in a screenshot and it converts the layout. Then generate a clickable prototype from the same board. You still make every decision.
How does Balsamiq fit with the tools we already use?
Balsamiq shares to Slack, links from Notion, Linear, Jira, Confluence, and more. It embeds in Jira and Confluence, exports wireframes and prototypes to PNG and PDF, and connects to AI tools through the MCP server.
How is Balsamiq different from Figma, Miro, or Whimsical?
Figma is for polished UI. Miro is a blank canvas. Whimsical tries to be everything. Balsamiq is built for the part where you're figuring out what to build: fast, low-fi wireframes and clickable prototypes, on purpose.

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Key features

  • Drag-and-drop wireframing
  • AI wireframing and prototyping
  • Interactive prototypes
  • Real-time collaboration
  • MCP server integration
  • Export to PDF and PNG
  • Jira and Confluence embedding
  • Custom UI components
  • Slack integration

Pricing

Three tiers: Starter at $16/month per editor, Teams at $24/month per editor, and Enterprise at $35/month per editor, billed annually. Reviewers are always free. Free 14-day trial available.

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