Arkio vs. Balsamiq

Arkio

Balsamiq

106 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Arkio	N/A	N/A	A tool to design interiors, sketch buildings and craft environments with mixed realities. Collaboration is possible using VR, desktop and mobile. With plugins for Revit, Unity, Rhino and SketchUp and an integration with BIM 360/ACC, users can bring models into Arkio and work on them in VR, on desktop, tablet or phone.	$12 per month
Balsamiq	Score7.6 out of 10	N/A	Balsamiq is a wireframing tool that helps lean product teams turn early ideas into clear, actionable direction. The tool helps product managers, founders, and engineers worldwide share concepts, reduce rework, and build better products.	$12 per month (up to 2 projects)

Pricing

Arkio

Balsamiq

Plus: $8
month/floating license billed annually
Pro: $45
month/floating license billed annually
Enterprise: $85
month/floating license billed annually

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Pricing Offerings
Arkio	Balsamiq
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Pay per project, not per user

User Ratings
	Arkio	Balsamiq
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	8.5 (31 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	5.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Arkio	Balsamiq
Likelihood to Recommend	Arkio No answers on this topic	Balsamiq Balsamiq is a great tool for quickly getting ideas into visual form. At first it seems like there are not that many UI assets, but this constraint actually adds to the speed. There are less things for you to fuss over, you can focus on getting your ideas down. This is a tool for lofi rough drawings not a tool for building beautiful prototypes for developers to code to. It is fantastic for ideation because you mostly just drag and drop components onto the canvas and move things around. It's great in a live workshop setting for that reason. Incentivized Ming Hon Solutions Architect Read full review
Pros	Arkio No answers on this topic	Balsamiq No answers on this topic
Cons	Arkio No answers on this topic	Balsamiq No answers on this topic
Likelihood to Renew	Arkio No answers on this topic	Balsamiq I'm not sure how else we would be able to complete our work without Balsamiq or another similar tool. All of my experience with Balsamiq has been positive and they continue to develop new features so that my job gets easier. I would be very surprised if we didn't renew Balsamiq Incentivized Tracy Walton Product Owner Read full review
Usability	Arkio No answers on this topic	Balsamiq No answers on this topic
Support Rating	Arkio No answers on this topic	Balsamiq We haven't had to use the support feature yet Incentivized Karen Chamberlain Consultant Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Arkio No answers on this topic	Balsamiq Creating digital wireframes in Photoshop is a nightmare. Photoshop was not really designed for this purpose. It doesn't have good collaboration options and it doesn't allow pattern libraries, which are essential for consistency and efficiency. We use UXPin and Axure for some time, but found that these platforms were a bit bloated. Balsamiq is much simpler than any of these options. It's a perfect wireframing platform for non-designers or for designers that want to focus on content and element-placement prior to design Incentivized Elizabeth Remaklus Senior Business Analyst Read full review
Return on Investment	Arkio No answers on this topic	Balsamiq No answers on this topic
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