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INTRODUCTION / ABOUT THIS REPORT

INTRODUCTION / ABOUT THIS REPORT

This survey was made possible by the support of our sponsors.

This survey was made possible by the support of our sponsors.

Our sponsors help make this research freely available to the design community. They have no influence over our methodology, analysis, or findings. We maintain complete editorial independence in all our reporting.

Our sponsors help make this research freely available to the design community. They have no influence over our methodology, analysis, or findings. We maintain complete editorial independence in all our reporting.

Since 2017, we’ve surveyed more than 22,000 designers about the tools they’re using.

The 2024 findings reveal unprecedented industry consolidation, emerging specialized tools, and evolving patterns in how organizational context shapes tool selection.

Since 2017, we’ve surveyed more than 22,000 designers about the tools they’re using.

The 2024 findings reveal unprecedented industry consolidation, emerging specialized tools, and evolving patterns in how organizational context shapes tool selection.

Survey Response Statistics

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Interface Design

Basic Prototyping

Advanced Prototyping

Digital Whiteboarding

Design Systems

User Testing

Research Recruiting

Research Repository

Portfolio Building

Survey Response Statistics

2000

1500

1000

500

0

Interface Design

Basic Prototyping

Advanced Prototyping

Digital Whiteboarding

Design Systems

User Testing

Research Recruiting

Research Repository

Portfolio Building

Survey Response Statistics

2000

1500

1000

500

0

Interface Design

Basic Prototyping

Advanced Prototyping

Digital Whiteboarding

Design Systems

User Testing

Research Recruiting

Research Repository

Portfolio Building

Data collected from 2,220 respondents between November 2024 to January 2025.

Data collected from 2,220 respondents between November 2024 to January 2025.

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