Basic Prototyping

This software helps you create basic clickable prototypes with transitions or animations. It's commonly used to demonstrate or test basic UI interactivity.

Overview

Do you use software for basic UI prototyping?

Yes: 2556 responses, No: 392 responses, I use other tools: 250 responses, I'm not sure: 71 responses,

This category is similar to UI Design (but not quite as ubiquitous), likely because the majority of respondents are already using Figma and its prototyping capabilities.

Most Popular Basic UI Prototyping Tools

Which software do you primarily use for basic UI prototyping?

Counting Number of responses. Used as primary tool: Tool: Figma: 1907, ProtoPie: 118, AdobeXD: 133, (Code): 83, Framer: 15, Sketch: 42, AfterEffects: 20, Axure: 30, InVision: 21, Principle: 8, Uizard: 30, Balsamiq: 16, Webflow: 8, Visily: 21, Penpot: 12, Other: 98,. Used as secondary tool: Tool: Figma: 131, ProtoPie: 85, AdobeXD: 52, (Code): 85, Framer: 56, Sketch: 28, AfterEffects: 45, Axure: 28, InVision: 35, Principle: 34, Uizard: 6, Balsamiq: 17, Webflow: 19, Visily: 2, Penpot: 5, Other: 112,.

In this and any following charts, (Code) is used to refer to respondents writing their own code in place of other tools.

There is very little secondary usage in this category. Respondents seem to be satisfied with their primary tools.

Ratings

Top rated tools

Highests ratings for tools with a large number of responses.

ProtoPie
4.68 (116)
Figma
4.31 (1860)
Adobe XD
4.01 (128)

New or noteworthy

These tools didn't gather enough responses to meet our ratings criteria but are still worth checking out.

Uizard
4.79 (28)
Axure
4.33 (27)
Sketch
3.9 (42)

AI Usage in UI Design Tools

Are you using AI within any of the tools you selected for UI design?

Yes: 146 responses, No: 2183 responses, I'm not sure: 203 responses,

Seeing "I'm not sure" outweigh "Yes" for this question shows uncertainty among responses.

Responses in this category significantly overlap with UI design. We're excited for the future of AI in this area.

Paying for Basic Prototyping Software

Segmented by payment status

Counting Number of responses. My team, employer, or university pays for it: Tool: Figma: 1519, Adobe XD: 86, ProtoPie: 78, (Code): 21, Sketch: 27,. I pay for it myself (out of pocket): Tool: Figma: 122, Adobe XD: 28, ProtoPie: 16, (Code): 13, Sketch: 14,. I'm using it for free: Tool: Figma: 256, Adobe XD: 18, ProtoPie: 22, (Code): 47, Sketch: 0,.

Sketch has remained committed to not providing a free tier over the years.

We assume respondents who indicate they or their company pay for "Code" are likely using proprietary code editors, IDEs, or libraries.