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# Prototyping Tools

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> Prototyping software is used in creation of early versions of products that can be tested and reviewed before going to production.

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## Products

1. [Miro](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/128955/miro) — 4.7/5 (1680 reviews) — Supercharge every phase of your product development lifecycle with Miro
2. [Adobe XD](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/168423/adobe-xd) — 4.5/5 (1087 reviews) — On-premise UX tool for businesses that helps create designs for web and mobile via prototyping, sharing, collaboration, and more.
3. [Figma](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/175027/figma) — 4.7/5 (856 reviews) — Cloud-based and on-premise platform that enables businesses to create custom designs, share prototypes among team members.
4. [Balsamiq](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/145723/balsamiq-mockups) — 4.4/5 (378 reviews) — The fastest way to get product ideas out of your head
5. [Axure](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/18297/axure-rp) — 4.4/5 (110 reviews) — Axure is the most powerful way to plan, prototype and hand off to developers, all without code.
6. [App Builder](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/171094/indigo-studio) — 4.2/5 (94 reviews) — App Builder is a drag\&drop tool integrating UI prototyping, design systems \& user testing.
7. [Claritee](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1016342/claritee) — 4.9/5 (51 reviews) — Claritee is a tool for showing and editing design requirements without unnecessary complexity.
8. [ProtoPie](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/201192/protopie) — 4.5/5 (46 reviews) — ProtoPie is the market-leading advanced prototyping tool used by Google, Meta, Microsoft, BMW, Mercedes and thousands more.
9. [Justinmind](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/147850/justinmind) — 4.4/5 (30 reviews) — All-in-one Prototyping Tool for web and mobile apps
10. [UXPin](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/145722/uxpin) — 4.3/5 (26 reviews) — App design platform that assists businesses with mockups building, prototyping, UX documentation, collaboration and more.
11. [Lunacy](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/190996/lunacy) — 4.7/5 (26 reviews) — Lunacy is a vector graphic software for UI/UX and web design. It's faster than Figma, smarter than Sketch\!
12. [Anima](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1022502/anima) — 4.1/5 (25 reviews) — Anima is an AI-powered design-to-code platform. Meet Frontier, the first AI coding assistant for frontend.
13. [Pencil Project](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/176481/pencil-project) — 4.3/5 (21 reviews) — Open-source GUI prototyping tool used by developers and businesses to create site wireframes and mockups using various built-in tools.
14. [Ansys Twin Builder](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1024443/ansys-twin-builder) — 4.3/5 (21 reviews) — Ansys Twin Builder is a simulation modeling solution that can build and deploy digital twins.
15. [Wondering](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1041077/ribbon) — 4.7/5 (10 reviews) — Wondering is an AI-led user insights platform aiding companies to boost revenue and cut development costs through AI-led user research.
16. [Mockplus](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/160773/mockplus) — 4.4/5 (7 reviews) — All-in-one product design platform for teams to prototype, collaborate and hand off under the same design system.
17. [Optimal Workshop](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/174073/optimal-workshop) — 4.4/5 (7 reviews) — Test prototypes with users to uncover issues early. Import from Figma or build your own, and capture insights for confident decisions.
18. [Fluid UI](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/167685/fluid-ui) — 5.0/5 (4 reviews) — Prototyping tool that helps in designing prototypes, wireframes \& mockups through real-time collaboration.
19. [HotGloo](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/145710/hotgloo) — 4.5/5 (2 reviews) — Wireframing tool that helps businesses visualize planning processes, create as well as test drive interactions, and gather feedback.
20. [PixelFree Studio](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1048644/pixelfree-studio) — 1.0/5 (1 reviews) — Combination of design prototyping and generation of human-readable code. Empowering developers to save up to 80% during development\!
21. [UModel](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1015887/umodel) (0 reviews) — UML tool for visually designing application models in UML and generating Java, C++, C\#, or Visual Basic .NET code and documentation

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