When comparing Invision vs Mockplus, the Slant community recommends Mockplus for most people. In the question“What are the best tools for webapp UX/UI prototyping?” Mockplus is ranked 4th while Invision is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose Mockplus is:
There's a large library of 200 pre-designed components that help you with building mockups as fast and easy as possible.
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Pros
Pro Free plan
Invision offers a free plan to anyone that is limited to one project. While the free plan is a bit limited it does allow the user to trial the software for as long as they like to decide on its merits and whether it is worth paying for the more robust options.
Pro Presents designs in a way that mimics an actual web browsing experience
Once uploaded on Invision, the screen will be presented in a way that will behave as an actual web page. This is especially easy for showing the work to clients, more so if compared to just showing them a .PDF, which may make it look like the page is "too crowded".
Pro Supports gestures, transitions & animations for web, iOS & Android
Hotspot links can be created for every page, and once it's done, for each one of them gestures and transitions can be registered.
Invision supports various gesture types: swiping, double tapping, sliding, etc...
Pro Real-time collaboration and VOIP chat
Live Share allows you to collaborate in real-time using an in-browser screen share. Each collaborator gets their own mouse, so you can easily point and see what someone is talking about. You can also sketch, and chat right inside the Live Share interface.
Invision's Live Share gives team members the ability to collaborate in real-time through a screen share inside their browser. Each collaborator has their cursor which they can use and edit or add notes in real-time. On top of that, Invision also has a VOIP chat which works inside the browser.
Pro Design files are automatically synced and their version history tracked
Invision uses Invision Sync or Dropbox to automatically save design files on the cloud. Furthermore, it has version control built in. This is especially helpful if a team is going through different versions for a specific design and they want to return again and again to previous designs.
Pro Great built-in feedback features
Invision allows clients, stakeholders or any team members to leave comments and feedback inside the design which will be displayed as a point on the page itself. These paints can be discussed or even be turned into tasks. This makes it easy for designers to go through what they need to work on, and once it's done, the task can be checked off.
Pro Large ready-made component library
There's a large library of 200 pre-designed components that help you with building mockups as fast and easy as possible.
Pro Easy to use
You can get started easily without learning or training. Beginners can master the tool in a short period of time.
Pro Rapid prototyping without a single line of code
Mockplus has a very intuitive interface that lets you quickly build your prototypes with no programming needed. You are able to create interactive components with the drag and drop feature.
Pro Newly added 3000+ SVG icons
There will be around 3000 icons for your free use, with around 2500+ vector icons integrated with the previous 400+ flat icons. Check for more here.
Pro Creating interactive wireframes/prototypes is fast
You can quickly build interactive prototypes using the drag and drop. A set of pre-designed components, including pop-up panel, stack panel, scroll box, sliding drawer and image carousel, helps you create the prototype faster.
Pro Free version is available
There is a free version available.
Cons
Con While Invision acts as an all-in-one environment for design, it may become a nuisance
These times, teams are not using just a single app or tool for everything. It's not unheard of for teams to be using up to a dozen different tools for their work. Invision works as an all-in-one environment for product design and unfortunately it does not integrate with other tools. This may be a nuisance for teams that want to integrate different tools in their workflow.
Con Expensive for just a hosting platform
Invision is a tool for building click through prototypes and getting feedback on them, you need to design everything in another app and upload them, it isn't a design tool.
Con No Linux version
Mockplus is available for Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS, but not Linux.
Con Requires paid subscription to export design
If you want to export the HTML, you have to subscribe to a Pro account ($6.50/month).
