# Best Prototyping Software - Page 2

  *By [Gauri Pawsey](https://research.g2.com/insights/author/gauri-pawsey)*

   Prototyping software is used to create preliminary versions of web pages and applications. These tools build off of wireframes and add brand and design elements, interactions, and animations in order to simulate the final product. Prototypes help UI/UX designers to test page layouts, document errors, and iterate on drafts. UI/UX design teams use prototyping tools to increase the speed at which they build and improve their website and application drafts without the need of developers. Prototyping software helps save hefty development time and costs by allowing the testing and iteration process to occur prior to development.

There may be overlap in functionality between prototyping software products and [wireframing software](https://www.g2.com/categories/wireframing) products. In the process of web or app development, wireframing takes place first, followed by prototyping. Wireframes are low-fidelity skeletons of a digital product with low functionality, while prototypes are high-fidelity visual representations of the end product. Wireframing products may have some prototyping functionality, and vice versa.

To qualify for inclusion in the Prototyping category, a product must:

- Provide a drag-and-drop interface to create interactive models of final applications
- Offer customizable templates to build prototypes
- Provide a library of UI components and icons
- Provide library of interactions and animations, such as touch events, gestures, and screen transitions
- Allow users to adjust fonts, colors, and sizing
- Offer collaboration tools to allow users to leave comments and annotations
- Enable exporting or sharing of prototypes




  
## How Many Prototyping Software Products Does G2 Track?
**Total Products under this Category:** 67

### Category Stats (May 2026)
- **Average Rating**: 4.34/5
- **New Reviews This Quarter**: 146
- **Buyer Segments**: Small-Business 59% │ Mid-Market 29% │ Enterprise 12%
- **Top Trending Product**: Visily (+0.151)
*Last updated: May 18, 2026*

  
## How Does G2 Rank Prototyping Software Products?

**Why You Can Trust G2's Software Rankings:**

- 30 Analysts and Data Experts
- 18,800+ Authentic Reviews
- 67+ Products
- Unbiased Rankings

G2's software rankings are built on verified user reviews, rigorous moderation, and a consistent research methodology maintained by a team of analysts and data experts. Each product is measured using the same transparent criteria, with no paid placement or vendor influence. While reviews reflect real user experiences, which can be subjective, they offer valuable insight into how software performs in the hands of professionals. Together, these inputs power the G2 Score, a standardized way to compare tools within every category.

  
## Which Prototyping Software Is Best for Your Use Case?

- **Leader:** [Figma](https://www.g2.com/products/figma/reviews)
- **Highest Performer:** [Marvel](https://www.g2.com/products/marvel/reviews)
- **Easiest to Use:** [Figma](https://www.g2.com/products/figma/reviews)
- **Top Trending:** [Figma](https://www.g2.com/products/figma/reviews)
- **Best Free Software:** [Miro](https://www.g2.com/products/miro/reviews)

  
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  ## What Are the Top-Rated Prototyping Software Products in 2026?
### 1. [Pidoco](https://www.g2.com/products/pidoco/reviews)
  Pidoco is a powerful prototyping software for rapidly creating clickable wireframes, mockups and interactive UX prototypes for web, mobile and enterprise applications.


  **Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 28
**How Do G2 Users Rate Pidoco?**

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 7.8/10 (Category avg: 8.9/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Pidoco?**

- **Seller:** [Pidoco](https://www.g2.com/sellers/pidoco)
- **HQ Location:** Berlin, Germany
- **Twitter:** @pidoco (1,002 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/470143 (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Top Industries:** Design
  - **Company Size:** 72% Small-Business, 34% Mid-Market


### 2. [Anima](https://www.g2.com/products/anima-app-anima/reviews)
  Anima is an AI-powered design-to-code platform that brings vibe coding to product teams. It transforms Figma designs, text prompts, or even live websites into clean, production-ready code, instantly. With Anima, you can: \*Turn designs into code: Export responsive HTML, React, Vue, or Tailwind directly from your designs. \*Vibe code on-brand: Start from your existing product or site and remix it with AI while keeping your brand’s design system intact. \*Prototype in real code: Go beyond static mockups and test interactive flows powered by working code. \*Scale with API & integrations: Connect Anima into enterprise workflows for speed and consistency. Trusted by over 1.5M users, including leading product teams and vibe coding agent, Anima bridges design and engineering, making it faster and easier to ship beautiful, on-brand digital products.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 60
**How Do G2 Users Rate Anima?**

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.9/10)
- **Editing Tools:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 8.1/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 7.8/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Anima?**

- **Seller:** [Anima App.](https://www.g2.com/sellers/anima-app)
- **Year Founded:** 2017
- **HQ Location:** New York, NY
- **Twitter:** @AnimaApp (10,143 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/anima-app (50 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Top Industries:** Design, Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 83% Small-Business, 8% Mid-Market


#### What Are Anima's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Ease of Use (4 reviews)
- Implementation Ease (3 reviews)
- Integration Support (3 reviews)
- Prototyping (3 reviews)
- Time-saving (3 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Complexity (2 reviews)
- Difficult Editing (2 reviews)
- Data Quality (1 reviews)
- Lack of Features (1 reviews)
- Learning Difficulty (1 reviews)

### 3. [Flinto](https://www.g2.com/products/flinto/reviews)
  Flinto for Mac is a comprehensive app prototyping tool that allows you to create anything from simple tap-through prototypes, to comprehensive prototypes with impressive interactions.


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 26
**How Do G2 Users Rate Flinto?**

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.9/10)
- **Editing Tools:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Flinto?**

- **Seller:** [Flinto](https://www.g2.com/sellers/flinto)
- **Year Founded:** 2013
- **HQ Location:** Chennai, Tamilnadu
- **Twitter:** @flinto (7,713 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/flinto/ (37 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Top Industries:** Design, Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 62% Small-Business, 19% Enterprise


### 4. [Axure Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/axure-cloud/reviews)
  Build, Publish and Inspect Prototypes In The Cloud‎.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 10
**How Do G2 Users Rate Axure Cloud?**

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.9/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Axure Cloud?**

- **Seller:** [Axure](https://www.g2.com/sellers/axure)
- **Year Founded:** 2002
- **HQ Location:** San Diego, CA
- **Twitter:** @axurerp (11,041 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1529335/ (21 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 60% Enterprise, 30% Small-Business


### 5. [Penpot](https://www.g2.com/products/penpot/reviews)
  Penpot is the open-source design platform for teams that build digital products at scale. Available in the browser or self-hosted, Penpot helps product teams connect design, code, and AI workflows in one open, interoperable platform. Built on web standards such as SVG, CSS, HTML, and JSON, Penpot gives teams more control over their design infrastructure, avoids vendor lock-in, and makes design work easier to integrate with development workflows. Penpot is built for teams working across complex products, design systems, and cross-functional workflows. Designers can create UI designs, responsive layouts, interactive prototypes, and scalable design systems with native Design Tokens, Components, and Variants. Developers can inspect designs and access ready-to-use SVG, CSS, and HTML, making the handoff process clearer and faster. Key capabilities - Open-source design platform - Web-based or self-hosted deployment - Design systems at scale Create and manage scalable design systems with the only native Design Tokens followig 3WC standards, reusable Components, and Variants. - Responsive UI design with CSS standards Design responsive interfaces using layout features based on real web standards, including CSS Grid and Flex Layout. - Advanced prototyping and collaboration - Developer-friendly handoff Because Penpot is based on open standards, designs are easier to understand, reuse, and translate into production workflows. - AI-ready workflows with Penpot MCP - Open API and plugin system - No vendor lock-in - Global community and accessibility


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 10
**How Do G2 Users Rate Penpot?**

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.9/10)
- **Editing Tools:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 7.2/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Penpot?**

- **Seller:** [Kaleidos](https://www.g2.com/sellers/kaleidos)
- **Year Founded:** 2011
- **HQ Location:** Madrid, ES
- **Twitter:** @kaleidosnet (3,367 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaleidos-open-source (45 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 60% Small-Business, 30% Mid-Market


#### What Are Penpot's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Team Collaboration (3 reviews)
- Collaboration (2 reviews)
- Ease of Use (2 reviews)
- Prototyping (2 reviews)
- Real-time Collaboration (2 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Lack of Guidance (1 reviews)
- Limited Options (1 reviews)
- Poor Customer Support (1 reviews)
- Poor Documentation (1 reviews)
- Poor Interface Design (1 reviews)

### 6. [Moonchild AI](https://www.g2.com/products/moonchild-ai/reviews)
  Moonchild AI is an AI design platform built for product teams to design UI screens, user flows, and interactive prototypes that match their brand and design system. The platform helps teams move from product requirements and ideas to production-ready design directions in minutes. Moonchild allows users to generate interfaces from prompts, PRDs, screenshots, PDFs, references, and existing product experiences. Every generated screen remains editable, interactive, and connected inside a shared workspace designed for iteration and collaboration. A core part of the platform is its design system workflow. Teams can import or recreate their design systems directly from Figma links, live product URLs, or GitHub repositories. Once connected, Moonchild generates outputs that follow the team’s actual components, styles, spacing, typography, and visual language. This allows product teams to create AI-generated designs that stay consistent with their brand instead of producing generic outputs. The platform is designed for designers, product managers, and engineers working together across the product development process. Designers can explore and refine UI directions on a visual canvas. Product managers can turn requirements into flows and prototypes without manually designing every screen. Engineers can use Moonchild outputs as part of their development workflow through exports and integrations with modern AI coding environments like Cursor and Claude. Moonchild also supports live interactive prototypes, allowing teams to quickly visualize and communicate product ideas before development begins. Users can combine multiple screens into flows, preview interactions instantly, and share prototypes with stakeholders. Moonchild is a bridge between requirements, design systems, and code, helping product teams reduce friction between ideation, design exploration, prototyping, and implementation while maintaining consistency across the entire product experience.


  **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 5
**How Do G2 Users Rate Moonchild AI?**

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.9/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Moonchild AI?**

- **Seller:** [Moonchild](https://www.g2.com/sellers/moonchild)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/moonchild-ai/ (4 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 120% Small-Business


#### What Are Moonchild AI's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Creativity (1 reviews)
- Design Systems (1 reviews)
- Ease of Use (1 reviews)
- Easy Design (1 reviews)
- Prototyping (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Exporting Issues (1 reviews)
- Figma Issues (1 reviews)
- Lack of Features (1 reviews)
- Missing Features (1 reviews)

### 7. [ProtoShare](https://www.g2.com/products/protoshare/reviews)
  ProtoShare is a collaborative, web-based prototyping tool that reduces interactive project rework while increasing profits.


  **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 5
**How Do G2 Users Rate ProtoShare?**

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.9/10)
- **Editing Tools:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind ProtoShare?**

- **Seller:** [Site9](https://www.g2.com/sellers/site9)
- **Year Founded:** 1999
- **HQ Location:** Portland, US
- **Twitter:** @ProtoShare (1,262 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/61076 (3 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Small-Business, 33% Enterprise


### 8. [MockFrame](https://www.g2.com/products/500apps-com-mockframe/reviews)
  MockFrame by 500apps is a wireframe tool to create visual mockups, UI/UX prototypes, and wireframes that turn your ideas into reality. Features: UI Prototyping - Create highly interactive prototypes for mobile apps on any device easily. MockFrame enables you to develop prototypes in no time and without coding. UX Prototyping - You can prototype quicker, mockup more designs, and digitize your workflow with Mockframe. Design UI UX - Without coding, create the user interface and user experience mockups in minutes. Image Library - This allows customers to select perfect photos from the library to enhance the appearance of their project. Project Management - Easily organize and monitor all of your software project prototypes. It enables you to keep track of all of your project files in one place. Real-Time Updates - Stay connected and consistent across all of your projects to avoid falling behind or losing track of your work. Get access to 50 apps with MockFrame for $14.99 per user


  **Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 5

**Who Is the Company Behind MockFrame?**

- **Seller:** [500apps.com](https://www.g2.com/sellers/500apps-com)
- **Year Founded:** 2018
- **HQ Location:** New York, US
- **Twitter:** @Outreachwriter (35 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/89489331

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 40% Mid-Market, 40% Small-Business


### 9. [Pixso](https://www.g2.com/products/pixso/reviews)
  Pixso is an all-in-one online design collaboration tool tailored for product, research, and design teams. It streamlines the entire design workflow—from prototyping and UI/UX design to visual design and low-code delivery—enhancing work efficiency and collaboration. Pixso supports real-time collaboration, allowing team members to view and edit designs simultaneously, ensuring project synchronization regardless of location. Its intelligent UI design tools, including component variants and auto-layout, facilitate the creation of high-fidelity prototypes with interactive animations, enabling designers to visualize and anticipate user needs effectively. The platform's infinite whiteboard offers limitless space with built-in templates for ideation and project management, fostering creativity and structured planning. Pixso also supports the import and editing of files from tools like Sketch, Figma, Axure, and Adobe XD, ensuring seamless integration into existing workflows. Additionally, its AI-powered features, such as AI-generated images and design specifications, accelerate the design process and inspire innovation. By consolidating design, prototyping, and delivery into a single platform, Pixso addresses the challenges of fragmented workflows, enabling teams to collaborate more efficiently and bring products to market faster.


  **Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 5
**How Do G2 Users Rate Pixso?**

- **Editing Tools:** 9.6/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Pixso?**

- **Seller:** [Pixso](https://www.g2.com/sellers/pixso)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 60% Small-Business, 40% Mid-Market


### 10. [Material Gallery](https://www.g2.com/products/material-gallery/reviews)
  Make beautiful products, faster. Material is a design system "backed by open-source code" that helps teams build digital experiences.


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 3
**How Do G2 Users Rate Material Gallery?**

- **Editing Tools:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Material Gallery?**

- **Seller:** [Material Design](https://www.g2.com/sellers/material-design)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 11. [Creatie](https://www.g2.com/products/creatie/reviews)
  Creatie is a one-stop product design tool amplified by AI. Born from a passion for design, made delightful with AI magic. Ideate, design, collaborate, prototype, handoff - all in one tool, all made easier and more joyful with AI.


  **Average Rating:** 4.8/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2
**How Do G2 Users Rate Creatie?**

- **Editing Tools:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Creatie?**

- **Seller:** [Creatie](https://www.g2.com/sellers/creatie)
- **Twitter:** @CreatieAI (2,292 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/creatie-ai/ (8 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 12. [Draftium](https://www.g2.com/products/draftium/reviews)
  Draftium is a turbo prototyping tool which helps you to build a website structure in a few minutes with ready-made block


  **Average Rating:** 2.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2
**How Do G2 Users Rate Draftium?**

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.9/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Draftium?**

- **Seller:** [Draftium](https://www.g2.com/sellers/draftium)
- **Year Founded:** 2018
- **HQ Location:** Fort Lauderdale, US
- **Twitter:** @draftium (408 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/draftium/ (3 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 13. [FlairBuilder](https://www.g2.com/products/flairbuilder/reviews)
  FlairBuilder is a tool that helps designers create interactive wireframes for websites and mobile apps.


  **Average Rating:** 3.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 4

**Who Is the Company Behind FlairBuilder?**

- **Seller:** [FlairBuilder](https://www.g2.com/sellers/flairbuilder)
- **Year Founded:** 2009
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **Twitter:** @flairbuilder (668 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/flairbuilder/ (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Enterprise, 50% Mid-Market


### 14. [IAutodraw](https://www.g2.com/products/iautodraw/reviews)
  IAutoDraw is a multifunctional tool software for domestic office business drawing such as complex process diagrams, flow charts, lane charts，system topology diagrams, network topology charts ,circuit diagram, mind maps, Gantt charts, architecture diagrams, and also support process data simulation. It is based on process drawing components, it integrates tree components, Gantt chart components, mathematical curve and surface components. It also has real-time data source direct connection, dynamic simulation scripts, and other functions. It is a multifunctional tool. It has been widely used in various industries, especially in system design, process design, topology design, project schedule scheduling, mind tree hierarchical structure relationship design, process model simulation, industrial data monitoring, and other fields; The software is divided into a free trial version, And professional version, without any functional restrictions and a one-time fee can be used forever.


  **Average Rating:** 3.8/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2
**How Do G2 Users Rate IAutodraw?**

- **Editing Tools:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind IAutodraw?**

- **Seller:** [IAuto](https://www.g2.com/sellers/iauto)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Mid-Market, 50% Small-Business


### 15. [Koncept](https://www.g2.com/products/koncept/reviews)
  Koncept enables you to prototype faster and make smarter, data-backed UX design decisions. With real UX insights from you target users, you’ll be able to improve, refine, and de-risk your every app project before writing a single line of code.


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2
**How Do G2 Users Rate Koncept?**

- **Editing Tools:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Koncept?**

- **Seller:** [Teamarcs](https://www.g2.com/sellers/teamarcs-798dcca1-3b9d-482b-a9d9-8f8299624f58)
- **Year Founded:** 2014
- **HQ Location:** Gautam Buddha Nagar, IN
- **Twitter:** @SpiceFctry (585 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/teamarcs (58 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Mid-Market, 50% Small-Business


### 16. [Naview](https://www.g2.com/products/naview/reviews)
  Naview helps you create easier navigations through prototyping and testing.


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2

**Who Is the Company Behind Naview?**

- **Seller:** [Volkside](https://www.g2.com/sellers/volkside)
- **Year Founded:** 2009
- **HQ Location:** Melbourne, Australia
- **Twitter:** @volkside (89 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/247042/ (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Enterprise


### 17. [Rive](https://www.g2.com/products/rive/reviews)
  Rive is the interactive experience engine behind products and games at Spotify, Duolingo, Disney, ESPN, LinkedIn, Google, and Fortune 500 automakers. Build game UI, 2D games, animated websites, mobile apps, in-car displays, and more. Design, animate, and code in one tool — then ship natively across any platform. Compared to workflows built on After Effects, Figma, Lottie, and HTML/CSS, teams report 4x faster production, file sizes up to 90% smaller, and measurably higher user engagement. Rive's open-source runtimes run natively on web, iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native, Unity, Unreal, and C++. Start for free at rive.app.


  **Average Rating:** 4.9/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 9
**How Do G2 Users Rate Rive?**

- **Editing Tools:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Rive?**

- **Seller:** [Rive (Formerly 2Dimensions)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/rive-formerly-2dimensions)
- **HQ Location:** San Francisco, US
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/rive-app/ (63 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 89% Small-Business


#### What Are Rive's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Ease of Use (2 reviews)
- Creativity (1 reviews)
- Design (1 reviews)
- Features (1 reviews)
- Speed (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Limited Features (1 reviews)
- Limited Options (1 reviews)
- Software Bugs (1 reviews)

### 18. [UX Map](https://www.g2.com/products/ux-map/reviews)
  An online tool to document and map the user experience.


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2
**How Do G2 Users Rate UX Map?**

- **Editing Tools:** 5.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind UX Map?**

- **Seller:** [UX MAP](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ux-map)
- **Year Founded:** 2015
- **HQ Location:** Berlin, US
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/ux-map/about/ (2 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 19. [Altia Design with DeepScreen](https://www.g2.com/products/altia-design-with-deepscreen/reviews)
  Altia provides state-of-the-art GUI development and code generation tools for embedded displays. Altia’s software allows designers to involve customers in the design process, collaborate with other departments and locations, accelerate debugging time on their model and quickly generate tight ANSI C graphics code that can be deployed directly to different targets. In addition, Altia offers engineering services that include HMI development, porting to new targets and full life cycle multi-modular solutions. Companies in the automotive, medical, consumer electronics and white goods industries are realizing productivity gains and winning business with Altia.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate Altia Design with DeepScreen?**

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.9/10)
- **Editing Tools:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Altia Design with DeepScreen?**

- **Seller:** [Altia](https://www.g2.com/sellers/altia)
- **Year Founded:** 1991
- **HQ Location:** Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/altia-inc (70 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Enterprise


### 20. [AppCooker](https://www.g2.com/products/appcooker/reviews)
  Prototyping studio for mobile apps and smart watches.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1

**Who Is the Company Behind AppCooker?**

- **Seller:** [AppCooker](https://www.g2.com/sellers/appcooker)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/hot-apps-factory/ (2 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Enterprise


### 21. [Avonni](https://www.g2.com/products/avonni/reviews)
  Avonni specializes in elevating the Salesforce Flow Builder experience with our Avonni Flow Screen Components Library, while also offering Avonni Designer, a powerful prototyping tool. We empower users to create stunning screen flows and prototypes, accelerating digital transformation and boosting productivity. Join our no-code revolution on Salesforce! Find us on the AppExchange.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate Avonni?**

- **Editing Tools:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Framework Libraries:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.0/10)
- **Modeling Tools:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Avonni?**

- **Seller:** [Avonni Labs](https://www.g2.com/sellers/avonni-labs)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **Twitter:** @avonnicreator (266 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 22. [Evrybo](https://www.g2.com/products/evrybo/reviews)
  Free Design Collaboration & Prototyping tool for designers.


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1

**Who Is the Company Behind Evrybo?**

- **Seller:** [Evrybo](https://www.g2.com/sellers/evrybo)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **Twitter:** @evrybo (123 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/evrybo/ (2 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 23. [Keynotopia](https://www.g2.com/products/keynotopia/reviews)
  Keynotopia offers a collection of UI design templates for creating mockups, wireframes, and interactive app prototypes.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1

**Who Is the Company Behind Keynotopia?**

- **Seller:** [Keynotopia](https://www.g2.com/sellers/keynotopia)
- **HQ Location:** Sherman Oaks, US
- **Twitter:** @keynotopia (6,072 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** http://www.linkedin.com/company/keynotopia (2 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Mid-Market


### 24. [MartianCraft](https://www.g2.com/products/martiancraft/reviews)
  Professional Prototypes Powerful Mockups


  **Average Rating:** 3.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1

**Who Is the Company Behind MartianCraft?**

- **Seller:** [Briefs LC](https://www.g2.com/sellers/briefs-lc)
- **Year Founded:** 2004
- **HQ Location:** Earth, OO
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/martiancraft-llc/ (28 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Enterprise


### 25. [Mockerie](https://www.g2.com/products/mockerie/reviews)
  Mockup Your Website Or App Interactive, Instant and on FREE Stock Photography.


  **Average Rating:** 3.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1

**Who Is the Company Behind Mockerie?**

- **Seller:** [Mockerie](https://www.g2.com/sellers/mockerie)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Mid-Market



    ## What Is Prototyping Software?
  [Software Design Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-design)
  ## What Software Categories Are Similar to Prototyping Software?
    - [Wireframing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/wireframing)
    - [Software Design Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-design-platforms)

  
---

## How Do You Choose the Right Prototyping Software?

### What You Should Know About Prototyping Software

### What is Prototyping Software?

Prototyping software enables designers and developers to simulate how a finished digital product, such as a web page or application, will look and function before it is fully developed. These tools are often used in the development process to get early feedback, make changes, and test functionality. 

Prototyping tools build off wireframes, allowing users to add branding and design elements, interactions, and animations to simulate the final product. This is beneficial because it can help save time and resources by identifying and fixing issues early on.

#### What Types of Prototyping Software Exist?

There are various prototyping solutions for different steps in the design process or for creating different types of prototypes.

**Static prototyping tools**

Static prototypes are simple mockups of a system interface. These tools will create simple mockups that include images or wireframes. However, they do not include any interactive elements, meaning the mockups don’t have any functionality.

**Dynamic prototyping tools**

These tools allow users to create designs with interactions, animations, and functionality. They also offer advanced visual design elements like buttons, forms, sliders, etc. They are great for creating interactive prototypes.

**High-fidelity prototyping tools**

With high-fidelity prototyping tools, users can create nearly complete versions of their product, allowing user testing of the interface and the interactions. These prototypes look and behave as closely as possible to the final product.

### What are the Common Features of Prototyping Software?

The following are some core features within prototyping software that can help users create, design, test, and share prototypes:

**Design interface:** This is where the actual designs are created. These interfaces will include libraries with templates and predefined elements that users can select to design their products. 

**Interactions:** This prototyping feature allows users to connect the various parts of their mockup by adding interactive elements, such as click, drag, hover, swipe, etc., to their designs.

**Conditional logic:** Users can set multiple actions and conditionals to handle different outcomes with the same interaction.

**Animations:** Users can create and fine-tune animations on their designs and manage transitions between different stages or screens.

**Dynamic overlays:** Users can create multiple layers of interactive content to make their designs organized and visually appealing.

**Design assets:** A brand asset library will store the brand’s guidelines, logos, and fonts. This makes it easier for designers to use the correct brand assets. 

**Collaboration:** Many prototyping tools will include features allowing team collaboration, where multiple users can work on the same project simultaneously. They can also share comments and feedback. 

**User testing and feedback:** These tools often include an integrated feature that allows users to gather real-time feedback from end users and stakeholders.

**Version control:** The tool will document version history and allow users to go back to previous versions of the design.

### What are the Benefits of Prototyping Software?

Prototyping tools provide several benefits during the design and development process:

**User feedback:** Prototypes are useful for gathering feedback from end users and stakeholders before the development begins. This feedback helps refine and improve the final product, ensuring it meets user expectations and requirements.

**Cost efficiency:** Receiving feedback and addressing issues in the early stages of development is less costly than making changes later in the process. Prototyping software helps to catch design flaws before they become expensive to fix.

**Improved user experience:** Prototyping leads to user-centric design by focusing on user interactions. These tools allow users to keep the user journey in mind while designing the interfaces, which helps to create a product that closely aligns with user needs and preferences.

**Collaboration and understanding:** Prototyping software allows multiple designers and project stakeholders to collaborate, fostering better communication. This results in a more cohesive and efficient design and development process. 

### Who Uses Prototyping Software?

**UX/UI designers:** The most common users of prototyping tools are designers who create interactive and visual presentations of the user interface and user experience design. These tools help them refine the design, test usability, and ensure the final product meets the design specifications.

**Product managers:** Prototypes help product managers communicate the product vision and requirements to the development team. They will create these prototypes themselves using the software, or they will work together with designers to bring the vision to life. 

**Front-end developers:** Developers will use prototyping software to understand the visual requirements of the product they are building. Looking at a prototype, a developer gets a better understanding of what the look and feel of the end product should be.

**Marketing teams:** Marketing teams may use prototypes to create marketing materials, including product demos and promotional videos, to generate interest in the software among potential users or investors.

#### Software Related to Prototyping Software

Related solutions that can be used together with prototyping software include:

[Wireframing software](https://www.g2.com/categories/wireframing) **:** Wireframing software is often used before prototyping tools in the design process. Wireframes are low-fidelity skeletons of a digital product with low functionality, while prototypes are high-fidelity visual representations of the end product. Wireframing products may have some prototyping functionality and vice versa.

[Web design software](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-design) **:** While prototyping software is primarily used to create interactive and visual representations of the design of a website or web application, web design software is used to create and edit the actual design elements of a website or web application. It focuses on graphic design, layout, and other visual elements of web design.

### Challenges with Prototyping Software

Prototyping solutions can come with their own set of challenges. 

**Limited functionality:** Prototypes focus on visually representing user experience and user interface design. However, sometimes, these tools don’t allow users to incorporate more complex functionality, such as back-end logic or database interactions. These product details need to be communicated in another way to the developers building the product. 

**Scope creep:** When several stakeholders collaborate on one prototype, their feedback may lead to a prototype with much more functionality than the original requirements list intended. It’s essential to communicate the prototype's purpose and limitations to avoid misunderstandings.

**Balancing detail:** Balancing how much detail should go into a prototype can be challenging. Providing too much detail can lead to an overemphasis on aesthetics, while a lack of detail may result in an unrealistic and unintuitive user experience. 

**Feedback interpretation:** Interpreting feedback from users may be difficult because they may not understand they are interacting with a prototype and may provide feedback based on expectations for a fully completed product. It’s important to communicate these expectations before receiving feedback.

### How to Buy Prototyping Software

#### Requirements Gathering (RFI/RFP) for Prototyping Software

When choosing prototyping software for your project, it's essential to consider your specific needs and preferences. Here is a general list of requirements and features to look for when evaluating prototyping software:

**Ease of use:** The software’s ease of use level should align with the team’s expertise and knowledge. It’s important to consider everyone using this product, from developers to marketers to product managers, and choose the product that everyone can quickly learn to use.

**Compatibility and integration:** The product should be compatible with the buyer's operating system and be able to be integrated with the existing design and development tools.

**Types of prototypes:** The buyer must ensure that the product can create the type of prototypes teams require, including wireframes, mockups, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity prototypes.

**Real data integration:** Products should have support for importing real data to create realistic prototypes and test data-driven scenarios.

**Testing and analytics:** Buyers should check the user testing and feedback features to ensure they can receive the amount and type of feedback required to improve the prototype.

**Accessibility testing:** The product must have accessibility testing features to ensure that the end product can be used by all audiences, including those with disabilities.

**Customer support:** The buyers should ensure that the vendors on their long list can provide customer support, documentation, and a user community for assistance and troubleshooting to meet the needs of your team.

**Learning resources:** Buyers can also check for the availability of tutorials, video guides, and training materials to help users get started and improve their skills.

#### Compare Prototyping Software Products

**Create a long list**

After writing down requirements, buyers can browse products at a high level to make a long list. These products won’t necessarily meet every need of the buyer. They can visit G2’s category for prototyping software to add products to their “My List” within g2.com.

**Create a short list**

Once buyers have created a short list, they can further sort their options by checking the product’s ratings on the G2 Grid® and reading user reviews to understand their peers’ experience with the software. This way, buyers can find the best software for their needs.

**Conduct demos**

After narrowing down the selection, buyers should contact the vendors to schedule demonstrations of the solution. Businesses can contact many vendors directly on g2.com to request demos by selecting the “Get a Quote” button. At each demo, buyers must be sure to ask the same questions and use case scenarios to best evaluate each product.

#### Selection of Prototyping Software

**Choose a selection team**

The primary users of the product should be on the selection team. This includes designers, front-end developers, and possibly product managers.

**Final decision**

The selection team should make the final decision by considering which products meet the requirements, fit the budget, and will most seamlessly integrate with the existing tools.

### Prototyping Software Trends

**Real data integrations**

The market is seeing prototyping tools increasingly allow designers to integrate real data into their prototypes instead of using fictitious content. Real, logical, and relevant data enables more realistic testing scenarios and user interactions. This data includes profile photos, street addresses, weather forecasts, transaction information, etc.

**Accessibility testing**

Prototyping tools are beginning to incorporate accessibility testing features, which helps designers ensure that their prototypes meet accessibility standards.