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Balsamiq
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Balsamiq at a glance
- Vendor
- Balsamiq Studios, LLC
- Headquarters
- Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 3 Nov 2026
- Data hosting
- Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 3 Nov 2026
- Free plan
- Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 3 Nov 2026
- Panel verdict
- The AI panel rates Balsamiq 2.5/5, the mean of 6 judges. Balsamiq is an AI-powered wireframing and prototyping tool for product and IT teams, and the scoring follows that shape. how scores are made
- As of
- Vendor pages captured 3 Nov 2026; evaluated by the panel 4 Nov 2026. all sources
Read this page as one judge. Each weighs the same scores by what they care about.
The panel's verdict
Balsamiq is an AI-powered wireframing and prototyping tool for product and IT teams, and the scoring follows that shape. Collaboration and handoff, scored 6-7, and file ownership and portability, also 6-7, are its strongest areas: real-time co-editing, a six-role permission model with free staff reviewers, guest reviewers and billing admins, exports to PDF, PNG, raw HTML and a BMPR project file, a desktop edition storing files locally under a perpetual licence, and stated post-cancellation terms — export for 30 days after a Space closes, deletion within 60 days, backups persisting up to 90. Brand asset governance is the floor at 0-1: the only brand assets documented are Balsamiq's own. Design and prototyping sits at 4-5: wireframing and clickable prototypes are documented; shared components and tokens are not. Judges split on sovereignty and AI and content rights, both 4-6, weighing a stated no-training commitment and a named Google Gemini provider against a US sales entity, processing that may run in the US, EU or other locations, and no documented admin-wide switch for AI. No plan prices are published.
Speaks for it
- Real-time co-editing and commenting are documented, in a six-role permission model where staff reviewers, guest reviewers and billing admins are free
- Projects export to PDF, PNG, raw HTML and a BMPR project file, and the desktop edition stores files locally under a perpetual licence
- Post-cancellation terms are written down: export for 30 days after a Space closes, deletion within 60 days, backups persisting up to 90 days
- The privacy policy states that Customer Data is not used to train AI models, with Google Gemini named as the provider on a published subprocessor list
- An MCP server works with Claude and Cursor to generate user stories, QA plans and production code, and prototypes embed in Notion, Jira and Linear
Held against it
- Brand asset governance scores 0-1: the only brand assets documented are Balsamiq's own wordmarks, colours and icons
- Design and prototyping scores 4-5, with no shared component libraries, design tokens or component variants documented on the pages read
- Handoff rides on prototype links, embeds and an MCP server, with no inspect view with measurements, version history with restore or documented API found
- AI features are opt-in per interaction and the stated opt-out is not to use them, with no admin-level organisation-wide switch described
- No commercial-use rights, IP indemnity or content-labelling terms for AI-generated output appear on the pages read
Best for
- You need fast, low-fidelity wireframes and clickable prototypes — AI turns prompts or screenshots into editable wireframes and generates a prototype in about a minute
- Your stakeholders mostly view and comment rather than edit — staff reviewers, guest reviewers and billing admins are free roles that do not consume a paid seat
- You need work you can keep and move — a desktop edition with local storage under a perpetual licence, plus PDF, PNG, raw HTML and BMPR exports
- You work in Notion, Jira or Linear and want tools like Claude or Cursor to read and edit your projects through the MCP server
Avoid if
- You need to govern your own brand assets — a customer brand library, locked templates, rights and expiry metadata — an area the bench scores 0-1
- You need a managed design system rather than a wireframing canvas — judges describe it as a wireframing tool through and through and score design and prototyping 4-5
- Your developers need an inspect view with measurements, version history with restore, branching or a documented API — handoff here runs on prototype links and AI-generated artifacts
- You need EU processing by default — EU data residency is a choice on the Enterprise plan, while the pages say data may be processed in the US, EU, or other locations
The scores
| Criterion | Panel median |
|---|---|
| Design, prototyping & design systems | 2 of 5 |
| Collaboration, review & developer handoff | 3 of 5 |
| Brand assets & governance | 0.5 of 5 |
| Files, formats & portability | 3 of 5 |
| AI features & rights to the work | 3 of 5 |
| European sovereignty | 2.5 of 5 |
Design, prototyping & design systems
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How this is scored
The making itself: vector and layout tools, interactive prototypes, and the shared components, styles and tokens that keep a company's products and materials consistent — judged on what the feature and help pages document, not on showcase images.
0 — Not a design tool: a file viewer, a stock library or a single-purpose converter in which nothing is laid out or drawn.
3 — A canvas or editor with templates, shapes, text and images; reusable components, shared styles and prototyping are basic or not described.
5 — Reusable components or styles shared across files, responsive or auto layout, and clickable prototypes or presentations linking screens.
8 — A design system managed in the tool: team libraries that update where they are used, variables or tokens for colour, type and spacing with modes or themes, component variants and properties, prototypes with transitions and conditional logic, and library changes published with versions.
10 — The design system is a governed product: library releases versioned and reviewable, token export in a documented format for development, usage analytics per component, and accessibility checks such as contrast built into the editor.
The Product Designer
Interactive prototyping is genuinely documented: wireframes turn into clickable prototypes in one click, buttons and sliders respond, prototypes regenerate from edited wireframes, and shared links let users click through with mobile, tablet and desktop layouts. As a design-systems buyer I stop there — we found no public information on shared component libraries, component variants, design tokens with themes, or versioned library publishing. 3 10
The Frontend Engineer
The canvas and prototype story checks out: prompt-to-wireframe and screenshot-to-wireframe generation, editable wireframes, and clickable prototypes with working navigation that regenerate from edited screens. We found no public information on shared component libraries, styles or tokens that update where they are used, so nothing here resembles a design system — it's a drawing and prototype tool. 3 10 7
The Brand Marketer
The captured pages document a working canvas with interactive, clickable prototypes — buttons respond, screens link, and you can regenerate and refine the prototype — plus AI-generated editable wireframes and screenshot-to-wireframe conversion. We found no public information on shared components, team libraries, tokens or component variants, so as a maker of consistent company materials it stays a canvas-plus-prototype tool rather than a managed design system. 3 10
The Agency Owner
This is a wireframing tool through and through: the pages document a canvas where screens are sketched or AI-generated, and clickable, editable prototypes produced in one click and shared as links or raw HTML. We found no public information on reusable components, shared styles or tokens that update across a client's files, which is what would lift a tool into design-system territory. 3 7 10
The Data Protection Officer
The captured pages document a wireframing canvas with clickable prototypes — buttons respond, screens link, and prototypes regenerate from edited wireframes — plus AI that produces editable wireframes from prompts or screenshots. We found no public information on team libraries, reusable components shared across files, shared styles, tokens or component variants. 3 4 10
The Skeptic
The wireframing canvas and clickable prototypes are well documented — buttons, sliders and navigation respond, and AI turns selected screens into an editable interactive prototype in about a minute. But the pages we read never describe reusable components or shared styles across files, variables or tokens, and the mobile/tablet/desktop switching is a viewer convenience rather than auto layout. This is a wireframing tool whose design-system depth is undocumented. 3 10
Collaboration, review & developer handoff
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Working on the same files with colleagues, clients and developers: comments and review, permissions for internal and external people, and the handoff that gives engineering measurements, assets and code rather than screenshots.
0 — A single-user tool: files are worked on alone and passed on as exports.
3 — Files shared by link with comments or real-time co-editing; guest access, permissions and a developer view are basic or not described.
5 — Real-time co-editing, comments with mentions, sharing with view or edit rights per file or project, and an inspect or developer view with measurements and asset export.
8 — Guests and reviewers who comment without a paid seat, version history with restore, branching or review of changes before they reach the main file, a developer mode that links components to code, a documented API and plugins, and named integrations with issue trackers and code tools.
10 — Handoff is a contract between design and code: component properties mapped to code components, token and asset export automated through the API, an audit log of access and sharing, and external access governed by domain, expiry and admin policy.
The Product Designer
Real-time co-editing and commenting are documented, and the permission model is the best part: six named roles, free staff and guest reviewers who view and comment without a paid seat, guest editors that consume a seat, anonymous link review restricted to owners, and SAML on the Enterprise plan. Handoff runs through embedding prototypes in Notion, Jira and Linear plus an MCP server that can generate production code from wireframes, but we found no public information on version history with restore, branching, or a developer inspect view with measurements and asset export. 2 3 5 6 10
The Frontend Engineer
Real-time co-editing, comments and six documented permission roles, with staff and guest reviewers viewing and commenting without consuming a paid seat — that part is exactly how it should work. The handoff side is thinner for a developer: we found no public information on an inspect view with measurements, version history or branching; what the pages do document is an MCP server that lets Claude or Cursor read and edit projects, plus named hooks into Jira, Confluence, Notion and Linear. 5 6 10 3
The Brand Marketer
Six permission roles with free staff and guest reviewers who view and comment without a paid seat, real-time co-editing, and owner-gated public review links sit comfortably at the mid level, and handoff goes further through the MCP server that generates user stories and production code plus prototypes dropped into Notion, Jira or Linear. We found no public information on version history with restore, branching, or an inspect view with measurements. 5 6 3
The Agency Owner
Real-time co-editing and commenting are documented, and the seat model is one I would happily put in front of a client: staff reviewers, guest reviewers and billing admins are all free, only editors consume a paid seat, and public review links let anonymous visitors view and comment. Handoff runs through Notion, Jira and Linear embeds and an MCP server that can generate production code; we found no public information on an inspect view with measurements, version history with restore, or a documented API. 5 6 3 10
The Data Protection Officer
Real-time co-editing and commenting are documented, with a six-role permission model in which staff and guest reviewers are free, and SAML SSO placed on the Enterprise plan; an MCP server lets Claude, Cursor and other tools read and edit projects, and prototypes drop into Jira, Linear and Notion. We found no public information on version history with restore, branching, or a documented API for cloud projects. 5 6 3 10
The Skeptic
Real-time co-editing, commenting and a six-role permission model with free staff reviewers, free guest reviewers and seat-consuming guest editors are documented in detail, prototypes drop into Notion, Jira and Linear, and an MCP server turns wireframes into user stories, QA plans and production code. What we did not find: version history with restore, branching, an inspect view with measurements, or a documented API — handoff rides on prototype links and AI-generated artifacts rather than a developer mode. 3 5 6 10
Brand assets & governance
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How this is scored
Keeping a brand usable and correct across a company: a central library for logos, images and templates, brand guidelines people can find, locked templates that let non-designers produce material, and rights and expiry metadata on every licensed asset.
0 — No shared assets of any kind; the product has no library, kit or template that a team uses together.
3 — A shared folder, brand kit or template set with logos, colours and fonts; locking, guidelines and asset metadata are basic or not described.
5 — A central brand kit or library with logos, colours and fonts, team templates that non-designers can fill, and the ability to lock brand elements or restrict who edits templates.
8 — Brand guidelines published in the tool, tagging and search across assets, approval workflows for new assets and template output, version control on assets, rights, usage and expiry metadata with warnings on expiry, and access per team, market or partner.
10 — Brand governance is auditable: every asset carries its licence, owner and permitted use, usage of each asset is tracked across files and channels, distribution to external partners is logged, and the whole library with metadata is exportable in a documented format.
The Product Designer
The captured pages describe Balsamiq as a wireframing and prototyping tool, and the only brand library on them is Balsamiq's own press page — downloadable wordmarks, logomarks, icons, product screens and five house colours, with a written-licence rule for Balsamiq's marks. We found no public information on a customer-facing brand library, locked templates for non-designers, or rights and expiry metadata on licensed assets. 7
The Frontend Engineer
The only brand library on the captured pages is Balsamiq's own press page — downloadable wordmarks, logomarks, product screens, five brand colours, and a rule that confusing use of their logo needs a written licence. We found no public information on a customer-side brand kit, team templates, locked brand elements, or rights and expiry metadata on assets. 7
The Brand Marketer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on a central customer brand kit, locked templates that non-designers can fill, brand guidelines inside the tool, or licence and expiry metadata on assets. The brand page we read covers only Balsamiq's own logos, colours and wordmarks with usage rules for the vendor's own name. 7 6
The Agency Owner not rated — no public information
We found no public information on brand asset management for customer teams — nothing on a shared library, locked templates, guidelines or rights metadata for a client's own brand. The captured brand page publishes Balsamiq's own wordmarks, icons, colour values and logo usage rules, which serves the vendor's identity rather than a customer's. 7
The Data Protection Officer not rated — no public information
We found no public information on a brand library, locked templates, approval workflows or asset-rights metadata for customers' own materials. The captured brand pages cover Balsamiq's own logos, wordmarks, colours and icon downloads, with rules for their external use. 7
The Skeptic
The only brand assets documented anywhere are Balsamiq's own wordmarks, colours, icons and product screens on a press page with usage restrictions. We found no public information on a customer brand library, team templates that non-designers fill, locked brand elements, or licence and expiry metadata on assets. 7
Files, formats & portability
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How this is scored
Whether the work can leave: open or documented file formats, export that keeps layers, vectors and components, offline or self-hosted options, and what happens to files after a downgrade, a removed seat or a cancelled contract.
0 — Work cannot leave the product: no export or download of designs is offered.
3 — Export of designs as images or PDF per page or frame; export of whole files with structure and access after cancellation are basic or not described.
5 — Export to PNG, PDF and SVG with vectors and text kept, whole files downloadable to a local copy, and files of a downgraded or cancelled account addressed in the help centre or terms.
8 — An open or publicly documented file format, import from and export to other named tools documented, bulk export of a team’s files, an API that reads full file structure, files of removed users transferred to the organisation by policy, and a stated retention and deletion timeline after the contract ends.
10 — Portability is built in: an open-source or openly specified format, self-hosting or a local-first option, round-trip export without loss of components and prototypes, and the customer’s ownership of all files and their export rights written into the terms.
The Product Designer
Whole projects export as BMPR files alongside PDF, PNG and raw HTML, the Desktop edition stores files locally on the device with automatic backups and a documented restore procedure, and the terms state a 30-day export window after a Space closes with deletion within 60 days. We found no public information on the BMPR format being open or documented, on bulk export of a team's files, or on files of removed users being transferred to the organisation. 2 3 8 9
The Frontend Engineer
Whole project files export as BMPR alongside PNG and PDF, prototypes download as raw HTML, and the terms state a 30-day export window and deletion within 60 days after a Space closes. Balsamiq for Desktop keeps projects local on the device, a real offline option, though its sales end December 31, 2026 and support December 31, 2027. We found no public information on a documented file-format specification, import from or export to other design tools, or bulk export of a team's files. 8 3 2 9
The Brand Marketer
Whole project files export alongside PDF, PNG and raw HTML, the desktop app stores files locally on the device with a perpetual licence (sales ending December 31, 2026, support December 31, 2027), and the terms state a 30-day export window after a Space closes, deletion within 60 days and backups persisting up to 90. We found no public information on an open documented file format, bulk export of a team's files, or an API that reads file structure. 8 9 2 3
The Agency Owner
The work can leave: projects export to PDF, PNG, raw HTML or a.BMPR project file the desktop app reopens, and the desktop product stores files on the customer's device, works offline by default and keeps licenses perpetual after sales end on December 31, 2026. Post-cancellation terms are written down — export available for 30 days after a Space closes, deletion within 60 days, backups purged within 90 — which is exactly the clarity I need before archiving a client's files. We found no public information on an openly documented format, bulk export of a team's files, or an API that reads file structure. 8 9 2 3
The Data Protection Officer
Whole project files export as BMPR alongside PNG, PDF and raw HTML, the Desktop product stores projects locally under a perpetual licence, and a documented backup-and-restore procedure plus a stated 30-day export window and 60-day deletion after Space closure are published. We found no public information on an open file-format specification, bulk export, an API reading file structure, or transfer of removed users' files to the organisation. 8 9 2 3
The Skeptic
Projects export to PDF, PNG, raw HTML and a full BMPR project file from the same dialog, the desktop product keeps files locally with perpetual licences, and the terms spell out life after cancellation: a 30-day export window after a Space closes (none if the owner deletes it) and deletion within 60 days, with backups persisting up to 90. We found no public information on an open or documented format, bulk export of a team's files, or a transfer policy for the files of removed users. 2 3 8 9
AI features & rights to the work
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What the vendor's AI does with the customer's files and what the customer may do with the AI's output: training on customer content and the opt-out, the models and where they run, commercial use of generated images, stock licences and indemnity.
0 — The terms state that customer files train the vendor’s models with no opt-out, or that generated output may not be used commercially.
3 — AI features described on an AI or help page with a general statement on responsible use or data handling; training on customer files, admin controls and output rights are basic or not described.
5 — A statement on whether customer content trains the models (excluded, or with a documented opt-out), AI features that an admin can switch off for the organisation, and commercial use of generated output addressed in the terms or AI page.
8 — Training excluded by default for business plans, model providers and the processing location of AI features stated, generated content labelled or carrying content credentials, stock and template licences stated per asset type, and an IP indemnity for generated output on a named plan.
10 — AI is governed in writing: a per-feature list of models, providers and locations, admin controls per team and feature, a log of AI use, training exclusion and output ownership in the contract terms, and indemnity and licence limits published in full.
The Product Designer
The privacy policy is unusually direct: Customer Data is not used to train AI models, AI features are opt-in per interaction, and the model provider is named — Google's Gemini, on a published subprocessor list — with encryption and SOC 2 Type II attested on the AI page. We found no public information on an organisation-wide admin switch for AI features, commercial-use rights to generated output, labelling of generated content, or IP indemnity. 2 3 10
The Frontend Engineer
The privacy policy states plainly that Customer Data is not used to train AI models, the AI page repeats it, and the provider is named: Google's Gemini models, on a subprocessor list published with purpose and location. AI is opt-in per interaction, with credits included on every plan and top-ups purchasable by a billing admin. We found no public information on an organisation-wide admin switch for AI, commercial-use terms for generated output, content labelling or indemnity. 2 10 6
The Brand Marketer
The pages state plainly that Customer Data is never used to train the partner models, name Google Gemini as the provider, and make AI opt-in per interaction, with credits included on every plan and purchasable top-ups. What I could not find anywhere is the answer my trade-fair team needs: we found no public information on commercial use rights for generated output, an organisation-wide admin off-switch, or an IP indemnity. 2 10
The Agency Owner
The privacy terms are direct that customer data does not train the AI models, AI use is opt-in per interaction, and the models are Google's Gemini as named on the subprocessor list. Beyond that we found no public information on commercial-use rights for generated output, an organisation-wide admin switch, IP indemnity, or where the AI features process. 2 10
The Data Protection Officer
The privacy policy states outright that Customer Data is not used to train AI models — an organisation-wide exclusion in the terms rather than a per-user toggle — and Google Gemini is named as the provider, referenced to a subprocessor list with purpose and location. However, AI features are opt-in per interaction with no admin-level switch for the organisation described, and commercial-use rights for generated output, content credentials and IP indemnity are not addressed on the captured pages. 2 10
The Skeptic
Two separate pages state that customer data never trains the AI models, AI use is opt-in per interaction, and Google Gemini is the named provider with a published subprocessor list — the exclusion is unambiguous. But the opt-out amounts to "do not use Balsamiq AI features": there is no documented organisation-wide switch an admin can set, and we found no public information on commercial-use rights for generated output, indemnity, or labelling and content credentials. 2 6 10
European sovereignty
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Who the contracting entity is, where design files, brand assets and AI prompts are stored and processed, and which subprocessors touch them. Independently sourced by the sovereignty pipeline.
0 — Proven non-EU on every dimension the evidence covers: non-EU contracting entity and non-EU hosting, with no EU option stated.
3 — One European element proven: an EU contracting entity or EU representative, EU data residency (even if only on an enterprise plan), or a published DPA, with the rest of the chain unstated.
5 — EU hosting stated for files as standard or selectable and an EU contracting entity or EU representative, with a DPA offered; the subprocessor chain (AI, rendering, support) is unstated or partly non-EU.
8 — EU contracting entity, files, assets and backups stored in the EU on named infrastructure, subprocessor list published with locations and purposes, and the processing location of AI features stated.
10 — Sovereign end to end and evidenced: European ownership, EU entity, every hosting, AI and support subprocessor European or optional, self-hosting or a European cloud offered, and certifications published.
The Product Designer
The corporate group includes an Italian parent and a Bologna development entity in a joint-controller arrangement, Enterprise customers may choose EU data residency, a DPA is offered with standard contractual clauses, and a subprocessor list with purpose and location is published. The privacy policy is issued by the US LLC, however, storage runs on AWS in the US, EU or other locations depending on plan and product, and the AI provider is Google — so EU hosting is an Enterprise choice rather than the standing arrangement. 2
The Frontend Engineer
The group is genuinely half-European — an Italian parent holding company and a Bologna R&D entity that is a joint controller alongside the US sales LLC — and Enterprise customers can choose an EU data-residency region, with a published DPA and a subprocessor list carrying purpose and location. The default storage statement is AWS with processing 'in the US, EU, or other locations', and the AI runs on Google's Gemini models, so the standard chain is not pinned to Europe. 2
The Brand Marketer
An Italian parent holding and a Bologna R&D entity sit alongside the US sales entity, a DPA is published, EU Standard Contractual Clauses apply where the Data Privacy Framework does not, Enterprise customers may choose EU or US data residency, and a subprocessor list is published including the purpose and location of each provider. Outside that Enterprise choice the pages say data may be processed in the US, EU or other locations, and where the Gemini-powered AI processing runs is not stated. 2
The Agency Owner
There is a real European spine here: an Italian parent holding and a Bologna development entity, EU data residency selectable on the Enterprise plan, a published DPA, standard contractual clauses, and a subprocessor list stating each provider's purpose and location. The named contracting entity is the Sacramento company, storage may be processed in the US, EU or other locations, and we found no public information on where the AI features run. 2
The Data Protection Officer
EU data residency is selectable, but only on the Enterprise plan, and the privacy policy names the Sacramento-based Balsamiq Studios LLC as the contracting entity alongside an Italian joint controller, with a published DPA using Standard Contractual Clauses where the Data Privacy Framework does not apply. Storage "may be processed in the US, EU, or other locations", and the processing location of the Gemini-powered AI features is not stated on the captured pages. 2
The Skeptic
The group is anchored in Italy — an Italian parent holding company and Balsamiq S.r.l. as joint controller under GDPR Article 26 — with a published DPA, a subprocessor list stating each provider's purpose and location, and an EU residency choice for Enterprise customers. But the sales and distribution entity is the US LLC in Sacramento, default processing is stated as "US, EU, or other locations", and the AI provider is Google, so the European option is a plan tier rather than the default chain. 2
Pricing transparency
not rated — the vendor publishes no price
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How this is scored
Whether a buyer can compute the annual cost for their team from public pages alone — which seat types exist and what each may do, how viewers and guests are billed, how seats are added and trued up, AI credits, and the plan where SSO, admin controls and brand features begin.
0 — No public prices at all; every plan is a sales conversation.
3 — A public "from" price or one priced plan, per seat or flat.
5 — Per-seat prices public for the main plans with the billing period stated and the main features per plan listed.
8 — Every plan and seat type priced, free viewers and guests stated with their limits, how and when added seats are billed explained, AI credits and storage priced or included explicitly, the plan that unlocks SSO and admin controls named, and VAT treatment stated.
10 — Complete cost computability: annual cost derivable for a given mix of editors, viewers and guests, true-up and auto-upgrade rules published, every add-on priced publicly, and contract term, renewal and downgrade conditions stated.
The Product Designer
Seat architecture is documented better than most: six named roles, free staff and guest reviewers, guest editors consuming a paid editor seat, AI credits included on every plan with purchasable top-ups, SAML named for the Enterprise plan, and a 14-day trial with no credit card. We found no public information on per-seat prices, billing periods or VAT treatment on the captured pages, so a buyer cannot compute an annual team cost from them. 3 6 10
The Frontend Engineer
The seat model is documented with unusual clarity — staff and guest editors consume a paid editor seat, staff reviewers, guest reviewers and billing admins are free, SAML arrives on Enterprise, and AI credits are included on every plan with purchasable top-ups. But no price figure for any plan appears on the captured pages, so an annual cost cannot be computed from what was read. 6 10 3
The Brand Marketer
The seat mechanics are clearly documented — editors consume a paid seat, staff and guest reviewers are free, guest editors consume a seat, AI credits are included on every plan with purchasable top-ups, and SAML begins at Enterprise — but we found no price figures on the captured pages, so an annual cost for a given team cannot be computed from what we read. 6 10
The Agency Owner
The seat structure is unusually well documented — six roles, with reviewers, guest reviewers and billing admins free and only editors paid, AI credits on every plan with top-ups purchasable, and SAML starting on Enterprise. But the captured pages give no price figures for any plan, so an annual cost for a given team cannot be worked out from them; a fourteen-day trial with no credit card required is the closest thing to a number we found. 6 10 2
The Data Protection Officer
Seat types are documented in detail — six roles with free staff and guest reviewers, paid editors, a free Billing Admin role, AI credits included on every plan with purchasable top-ups, and SAML placed on the Enterprise plan. We found no public plan prices on any captured page, so an annual cost for a given team cannot be computed. 6 10
The Skeptic
Across every page we read there is not one price figure — no per-seat cost, billing period or VAT treatment; the plans named are Teams and Enterprise, and everything starts from a 14-day trial without a card. What is transparent is who pays: six roles with staff reviewers, guest reviewers and billing admins free, guest editors consuming a paid editor seat, AI credits included on every plan with purchasable top-ups, and SAML and EU residency gated to Enterprise. 2 3 6 10
European sovereignty — proven facts
0 of 6 dimensions provenBuilt only from facts shown on the vendor's own pages. A dimension we could not prove is left open, not scored as zero.
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Questions about Balsamiq
Is Balsamiq European?
Not determined: the vendor’s pages as captured do not say where Balsamiq is based.
Where does Balsamiq store data?
Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 3 Nov 2026.
Does Balsamiq have a free plan?
Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 3 Nov 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Balsamiq?
As of 4 Nov 2026, the panel rates Penpot (3.5/5), Sketch (3/5) and Collaboard (3/5) highest among the other 21 Design products evaluated. Ratings that look equal are rounded to half stars; the order uses the unrounded rating, then the name. The highest-rated European alternative is Penpot (EU-Made). Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence: how scores are made. The full list, with European products first: Balsamiq alternatives.
Where this could be wrong
- Evidence ages. The oldest capture behind this page is from 3 Nov 2026. Vendors change pricing and policies without notice; every fact reflects its source as of the capture date shown in the registry.
- Weak sourcing — Legal entity, Hosting options, Data processing agreement. Not confirmed on the vendor’s own pages as captured.
- AI can misread a source. Extraction and judgement are automated; a citation guarantees traceability, not infallibility. If something here is wrong, say so — no account needed, every report is decided within 5 business days, and accepted corrections are published.
What we left out
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- 1 Vendor page balsamiq.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 2 Legal notice — found from the homepage balsamiq.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 3 Design, prototyping & design systems — found from sitemap balsamiq.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 4 Design, prototyping & design systems — found from sitemap balsamiq.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 5 Collaboration, review & developer handoff — found from sitemap balsamiq.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 6 Collaboration, review & developer handoff — found from sitemap balsamiq.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 7 Brand assets & governance — found from sitemap balsamiq.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 8 Files, formats & portability — found from sitemap balsamiq.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 9 Files, formats & portability — found from sitemap balsamiq.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →
- 10 AI features & rights to the work — found from sitemap balsamiq.com Checked 3 Nov 2026 Details →