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Lucidchart
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Limited functionalities for customizing look & feel
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Integrates with a variety of services
Lucidchart has Google Drive, Google Apps, JIRA, Confluence, Jive, and Box integration.
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Limitation for free users
Limit to 60 components per document and up to 3 documents.
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Revision history
Keeps track of previous version of files and is capable of reverting any changes made.
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Only web version available
Desktop or other platforms are not supported.
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Simple UI
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Secure
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Tutorials
A selection of tutorials are available.
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No data ownership
Users keep all rights to documents created using Lucidchart services.
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Can import and export Microsoft Visio documents
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PlantUml
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Many, many integrations
For example from Emacs, Sublime Text and so on. You can learn about integrations here.
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The "plantUML-language" is a bit strange and hard to grasp for new people
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Easy create diagrams from text
There is even a Visual Basic Macro to draw UML diagrams in Word.
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Slow development due to it being mostly a one-man project
There’s been no recent contribution to the source forge project but from the administrator arnaud_roques. Future contribution might be difficult due to lacking code documentation.
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Free/libre/open source (GPL)
Source code can be browsed here.
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Not maintained
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Has online editors
Such as.
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sphinx-contrib extension for embedding into docs
sphinx-contrib extension on PyPi Allows you to keep your UML definitions under VCS and include them inside generated documentation with ease.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, Web, Chrome
Technology:
Java
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Creately
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Professionally designed templates
The templates are well thought-out and actually helps you get started. Not like many other sites where the details are already filled in.
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Watermark on export for free users
If you are a free user, exporting a document will create a watermark.
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Easy and simple to use
Consist with an example diagram which we can use to draw the diagram. Most required diagrams are available.
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Web version requires Flash
Flash is known to have security flaws and use high resources.
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Works across all operating system (Windows/MacOS/Linux)
Does not require flash.
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Dekstop version is commercial
If you want to use dekstop version, you need to pay $75.00/ user.
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Intuitive UI
Easy to use drag and drop interface and a contextual toolbar that shows you all the important actions when you select an object. The automatic creation and connecting of next object alone saves tons of time.
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Real time collaboration
You can invite anyone by their email addresses to collaborate with your diagram. You can see others' changes to the diagram real time with the Creately Online and Desktop app.
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Visio Import
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iSO and Android apps to view diagrams
You can't edit diagram using the apps but provides a nice clean interface to view, share and comment on them.
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SVG import and export
Creately supports SVG (Scalar Vector Graphics) import and export to make your diagrams more attractive. It allows you to re-size your diagram as much as you want without getting it messed up.
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Platforms:
Windows, Mac, Linux, Web
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JPEG, PNG, PDF, SVG
Real-time collaboration:
Yes
Imports:
JPEG, PNG, SVG, VISIO
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Moqups
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Fast and doesn't require any plugins
Moqups is built in HTML5 and standard Javascript, so it doesn't require any plugins to use. The application is very fast to use.
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Supports 960gs
As well as a standard snap-to-grid, Moqups supports the 960 gridsystem.
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Free tier
The Free Plan offers 2 active projects with at most 300 stencils each and 5 MB of storage. This plan does not include: Master Pages, Real Time Collaboration, Privacy Settings, Unlimited Revisions, Unlimited Project Archiving and Teams.
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Clean design and very intuitive
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Keyboard shortcuts
Moqups has an extensive list of keyboard shortcuts. Simply type some A-Z letters to search for components. F1 for an overlay help screen.
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Modern Material elements
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Free upgrades for nonprofit/education
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Platforms:
Web
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$12-39/mo
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Figma
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Works in the browser
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Inefficient workflow
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Live previews for mobile
Mirrors your designs to your phone in realtime.
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Allows for real time collaboration
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Has all the core functionality you'd expect from something like Sketch
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Integrates with Slack
Provides integration with Slack.
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Provides a free version
Does not require a paid subscription for use. Can be used freely with a lot of features. The free use allows very limited collaboration.
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Sketch
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Designed specifically for web and mobile UI design & workflows
Sketch is essentially a version of Photoshop built from the ground up to suit the workflow of web designers.
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No Windows support
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Active community with a lot of resources
Sketch is hugely popular among designers so there are a lot of well maintained community resources for everything from iPhone frames to iOS/Android UI elements & icons.
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No Linux version
Sketch is currently only available on Mac, which can make it hard to collaborate if you have teammates using Linux.
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Clean UI
Reactive panels keep the UI for Sketch clean from the sort of clutter the panel system in Photoshop suffers from. The panels in Sketch change based on the object in question, saving you from having to have a multiple separate panels.
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License based payment model
Sketch has recently decided to cease development of major version (2.0, 3.0, 4.0) with free updates in between, and has switched to a license based subscription model. A yearly license costs $99 and includes the latest version of the Sketch software, plus a year of free updates. After this license expires, you can renew for another year of updates - or continue to use the current software without updates.
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Symbols and shared styles
Sketch lets you re-use the same design in multiple places, with changes synced throughout the various places it is used. You can also create text styles to sync typography changes.
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Buggy releases and lack of quality assurance
The fast rate of change means new releases often break files and cause havoc. Duplicate symbols are really bad in the latest releases so you have to keep updating.
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"Artboards" are great for working on multiple views simultaneously
Artboards let you easily work on multiple views side by side. Great for having a separate artboard on each page for the various responsive sizes.
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Very feeble raster tools
You have to go elsewhere if you want something more complex than basic vector masking of raster images.
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Vector based yet pixel aware
You can rescale assets without quality loss, easily export x2 assets for retina designs and design high quality icons & artwork. Being pixel aware lets you set a grid and snap objects to it as well as round to the nearest pixel edge to clean up your layers.
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Limited compatibility with Photoshop and Illustrator
Although it is possible to export certain Adobe file types in Sketch, compatibility is mostly hit and miss. For example, some elements seem a little offset in Adobe products.
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Makes it easy to export assets
Sketch has a built in exporter that supports PDF, JPG and PNG.
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Built-in grid system
You can set the square grid to whatever dimensions you like as well as set thicker lines every x blocks. You can also configure the color of the lines to make them as obvious or subtle as you wish and toggle the grid with a keyboard shortcut (crtl+g).
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"Mirror" makes it really easy to test designs on multiple devices
Mirror lets you connect your iPhone to sketch and see how your current artboard looks on mobile. It's really useful as you can live check changes which lets you rapidly iterate mobile design.
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Easily align layers with smart guides
Holding down alt will show the smart guides that show the distances between any layer you hover over to nearby layers or the edges of the artboard. Very useful for checking your spacing or aligning layers.
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UXPin
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UXPin has great advanced features for prototyping
integration if this then dop that and custom javascript functionality
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Expensive subscription model
$29 per user/mo ($350 pa) will soon rack up compared to a standalone product like Axure PRO ($450) which has a license that lasts years (they have given out free updates for the last 2 versions).
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Actively developed
UXPin is constantly being updated with new features.
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Steep learning curve
UXPin is one of the more complex prototyping tools. Combined with a lack of documentation, it can be discouraging for first time users.
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Import from PhotoShop and Sketch
A pro UXPin account will allow you to import existing projects from PhotoShop or Sketch.
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Extensive library of elements and patterns
UXPin offers elements from a wide range libraries. This includes responsive frameworks such as Bootstrap and Foundation, and libraries specific to mobile prototyping.
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Justinmind
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Reusable components
You can create reusable components that you can use over and over again.
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Expensive
Pricing is $19 per month or $495 for a perpetual license.
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Adaptive and responsive designs
You can create adaptive and responsive designs that will react to the viewport/screen size of the user.
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Moderate learning curve
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Functional prototypes
You can create HTML prototypes with full interactions.
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Supports low, med, and high fidelity
You can create simple wireframes, pixel perfect screens, or anything in between.
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Lots of online tutorials
The free Getting Started area has plenty of advice for getting started with Justinmind.
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Free forever
After one month trying the pro version, it changes to a completely free version with a few limitations.
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$0-$29/mo
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ThinkComposer
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Multilevel
Diagrams can be multilevel, this means that they can have nested diagrams within them.
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Open source
Licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3.
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Tables
Tables can be populated from CSV files.
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Platforms:
Windows
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C#
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Adobe XD
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Easy to use interface
It's easy to be productive immediately with XD but it also includes a demo so that you can learn about some of the more powerful features.
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No tools for animation
It is possible to create transitions, but this feature is very limited.
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Cross platform
It's available on both macOS and Windows.
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Only good for mockups
XD is not a multi-purpose tool like Sketch. It is not a good tool for logos, icons, or other design assets.
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Repeat grid is a timesaver
Creating a list of items is simple with "repeat grid." Just create one and use repeat grid to duplicate that item vertically or horizontally. Then drag and drop text or images to create unique entries for each repeated item.
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UI Kits are available for iOS, Material Design, and more
Includes: iOS Google Material Design Windows UWP Wireframes
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Share online and gather feedback
Allows mockups to be pushed to the web where collaborators can try the mockup and leave feedback.
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Interactive mockups
XD allows you to wire any object to any destination page so that clicking a button asset will take you to a page that you specify. Mockups can also simulate a scrolling page or window.
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UX-App
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Prototype with graphical JavaScript
UX-App uses a drag and drop puzzle like JavaScript representation. Unique and expressive
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Mock up & prototype in the browser
Allows you to mock up with real HTML, and present expressive prototypes in the browser. Has lots of conveniences like team chat, notes, and a share link to present prototypes.
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Long free trial & cheap subscription
It's possible to start without creating an account. Creating a free account extends the trial, and the memberships are cheap @ $5/month.
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nomnoml
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Everything runs client side
You can use the website even for sensitive content as nothing is sent to the server.
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Can't connect entities on different levels
The tool can't connect entities on different levels, for example a class and a class inside an other package.
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Customizable
You can override the global styling for the diagram and you can also define custom types for the entities. It is really powerful.
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Free and open source
You can extend it, if you find something missing!
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Automatically saves
The browser-based tool automatically saves your changes to your localStorage, which is a nice and handy feature.
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Text format
The tool generates diagrams from a simple text format, which is easy to edit and you can even version control it.
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Fully fledged
It knows many types of UML entities and relationships so you will barely miss anything.
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ProtoPie
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Smooth and gradual learning curve
As the interface is very clean and simple, it enables you to create interactions by combining objects, triggers and responses just like that. No need for wireframing or shitty mockups, just get to hi-fi prototyping right away.
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Native prototyping
Deploy prototypes on any device right away. What's the point of prototyping mobile apps if you cannot deploy it on your mobile devices easily?
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IoT, Interactions across devices
Create prototypes e.g. chat platforms, payment apps etc. and deploy them on multiple devices and have them communicate with each other.
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Utilizes sensors very easily
Easily control the sensors of smart devices in your prototype, such as tilt, sound, compass, proximity sensor, vibration motor and 3D Touch sensors.
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Runs on Mac and Windows
It offers the same features on both MacOS and Windows. Plus, you can switch machines as long as you are logged in to ProtoPie Studio.
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Fast and easy sharing
Sharing is very easy via the cloud. Open the prototype in desktop or mobile browser, or deploy the prototype on the ProtoPie Player app. All is possible.
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Code Free
No coding needed to do interactions for your prototypes. You just choose the objects and link them with the triggers and responses you want to based on your preferred interactions.
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Platforms:
macOS, Windows, iOS & Android
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yEd
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Automatic Layout
With automatic layout you get great looking diagrams with very little effort. yEd has the most versatile and most complete collection of automatic layout algorithms.
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Clumsy UI
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Completely free
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Not free-as-in-freedom
Not released under an open-source license.
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Multi-platform
Runs on Windows, Linux and Mac OSX. There also is a Web application.
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Platforms:
Web, Windows, Linux, Mac
Exports:
SVG, PNG, GIF, EPS, PDF, SWF, EMF, JPG, BMP, HTML image maps, EPS
Imports:
GraphML, GML, XML, XLS, GEDCOM
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Axure
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Supports web and mobile prototyping
Allows creation of interactive HTML mock-ups which is accessible for both websites and mobile applications.
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Moderate learning curve
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Lots of options for sharing your work
Great web options, but you can also save your wire frames out to Word and convert the notes to annotations.
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Expensive [$289-$589]
There is a free trial to work with Axure, but there is a hefty price for the standard edition at $289. Even more so, the Pro edition will cost $589.
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Resuable components
You can create a component (widget) that you can use over and over again.
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Cross-platform
Available for use on Windows and Mac.
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Collaboration tools
You can set up a project with SVN-like check-in/out system to work with others.
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Offers resources to help you get proficient with the software
There is a wealth of online training including videos for getting the basics down, a great community to mine, and support team to help assist with more technical details.
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Platforms:
Windows, Mac
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Livegap charts
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Free
Tool to easily create beautiful chart from any data then save as image or animated HTML Charts
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No candlestick charts
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Charts can be exported to multiple formats
Charts can be exported to images or HTML.
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No gantt chart
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Can be opened from the browser
The tool is online and can be used from a web browser, no application is needed.
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Microsoft Visio
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Very clumsy for state diagrams, limited features
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Complete set of tools
Visio has the most thorough set of standard support and tool-set.
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Pretty expensive
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De facto standard
Microsoft Visio is the de facto industry standard diagram creation software.
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Proprietary
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Looks good
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Imperfect integration with Office
Since Visio was acquired, not originally developed by Microsoft, integration is not as seamless as the core Office Suite is known for. Diagrams can get corrupted while importing from Visio to Word or Powerpoint.
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Easy usage
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Precursor
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Free tier
A free tier with all mockup functionality is available. Free tier is limited by lacking ability to save mockups privately and additional services provided by Precursor like voice chat and registered subdomains.
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Really simplistic
Basic tools (line, square, circle) wich do no stick together: if you move a circle the attached line won't move making reengineering the model simply impossible
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Collaborate in real time
Share a link with teammates and they can jump right into your doc. You'll see their changes as they happen, and the built-in voice chat makes design meetings effortless.
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Highly polished UX
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Affinity Designer
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One-time purchase
Rather than a monthly subscription based model, Affinity Designer instead has a one-time fee ($49.99).
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No plug-in architecture, so can't be tailored to specific purposes
Some applications (e.g. Sketch) have an open plug-in framework, by which the software can be extended by independent/third-party developers according to popular trends.
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Intuitive user interface
The user interface of many graphic editing software programs can often be discouraging for beginners. Affinity Designer, however, has a very well laid out and intuitive user interface with a small learning curve.
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Treats all objects as filled
You can't select objects on the canvas by clicking on them, if they're surrounded by another object (like a rectangle or a frame). Designer treats all objects as filled, so if you've drawn a frame or outline or an object with a hole in it, you can't select objects within that hole directly. You have to laboriously iterate through all objects in a list until you get to the one you want. This is an extremely common situation, which cripples the entire product. Very surprising and unfortunate defect.
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Powerful artistic tools
Extensively tweakable brush types, color options...
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Extended slicing and export possibilities
An object can easily be transformed into a slice that can then be exported in various sizes end formats in 1 go. E.g. Export slice A as PNG 1x, 2x and 3x AND GIF 1x AND SVG.
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Powerful symbol managemment
Symbols can get individual property changes (color, shape, layer effects, fonts text...) while the other properties stay linked with the base symbol.
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Sketch Alternative (Great for Mixed OS Teams)
For those working in mixed environments that aren't 100% MacOS, you'll find devoting yourself to Sketch.app brings with it...pain. If this fits the bill for what you need feature-wise and you're in a mixed OS environment, it's a very capable replacement for Sketch.app. Note that it doesn't have all the same features, but then again it doesn't need all the same features. Short of organization differences inside the document you're working on, there shouldn't be anything you can't do with Affinity Designer that you could have with Sketch.
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Cross platform
Available on both Windows and MacOS
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SVG Support
In the era of "retina" displays, 4k UHD, 5k, and even 8k, Scalar Vector Graphics - independent vector images that can scale to any resolution without any display quality loss - are more important now than ever. And this tool is quite capable of rendering true SVG output suitable for consumption at any display resolution (not a big bunch of rasterized bits in the document, actual paths, points, etc.).
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Focused vector graphics tool
Unlike some design tools, Affinity Designer isn't trying to be all things to all people. It's focused on its main area of expertise: vector graphics. That's not to say you can't use a raster image (think a photo in *.jpeg format for example), but it's not built to do much with that other than using it somewhere amidst the layers and that's about it.
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Integrates well with Affinity Photo
These are companion apps & switching between them is built in - Photo is a very powerful raster tool with a feature set close/better to Photoshop, it will also use some Photoshop plugins. This allows you to add-on powerful raster capabilities if you want them - put doesn't force you to.
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Excellent Photoshop/Illustrator import & export
Best I have seen in a non Adobe app, you can use most of the Photoshop mock-ups and templates easily. Opens most Adobe files to a level to be able to effectively use the content. Allows cross team collaboration across tool-chains.
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Powerful
The new version 1.5 has a very powerful feature set such as support for symbols and asset windows, as well as constraints controls and improved export options. This all adds up to an interesting alternative to Adobe Illustrator.
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Platforms:
Windows, MacOS, IOS
Export image formats:
PNG, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PSD, PDF, SVG, EPS, EPS, EXR, HDR
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Pidoco
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Easy to use
Pidoco has a simple, intuitive drag&drop interface. Context menus and context-sensitive toolbars make editing super quick.
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Web-based
Not a local application, so you can't use it without being online.
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Lots of dynamic UI elements and icons
Pidoco offers a large library of 400+ interactive interface elements as well as an extensive set of icons as building blocks.
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Easily share and collect reviews
So simple to invite reviewers and collaborators and to collect feedback!
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Includes custom templates that speed up prototyping
Can use a variety of options to save time and avoid duplicate work, e.g. layers, custom elements, scroll frame references. Global layers and reusable custom templates speed up prototyping.
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Screem transitions/animations
Offers an easy way to simulate common types of screen transition effects including for swipe interactions or adding delays. Also allows for sequential reactions.
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Live preview
Direct simulation of prototypes possible by switching from editing to preview mode.
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Screen map
A screenmap lets you easily link individual prototype pages. This is also great for uploading screenshots and linking them via action hotspots.
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Mobile prototypes
It's possible to simulate the prototypes directly on mobile devices - in the browser or with an handy app.
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Entire project can be easily updated with layers
Assets can be placed in layers and displayed on several pages. Provides for easy updating of entire project in case of changes.
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