A great validation tool for pre-built products
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use it to demo a new product that's still under development, and it's highly important for us to receive feedback on it before we go into implementation. Visily has done a great job in helping visualize that product as if it's real and already operating, even though it's just an animated mockup
Pros
- Prototype feature: enables to move from one screen to another as if the buttons are real
- Premade elements: makes it easy to build the mockup and give it a professional look and feel
- Easy to edit and change as we go
Cons
- When navigating on the big board, it's hard to track the different screens when there are a few dozen of them
- Prototype mode: there should be an easier way to track the screen that needs to be connected from a specific element
- I'd like to use a proofreading extension on top of Visiliy, such as Grammarly, so I won't have to look for those typos
Return on Investment
- Saved us hours of developing the wrong product, since we could enhance validation by demoing a pre-built product by using Visily
- Helped us communicate ideas between Product and Developer roles within our team
- Cost us some extra time in design, because we didn't import the design from Visily to Miro, which created an overlap
Alternatives Considered
Miro
Other Software Used
Miro, Slack, Google Domains
