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Name
Name of app
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Usage
Based on the 2020 Design Tools Survey
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Rating
Based on the 2020 Design Tools Survey
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Platform
Which platforms can create designs?
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Cost
Estimated cost per year?
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Free
Free to use without trial?
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Dynamic Lines
Do lines stay connect and auto-adjust?
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Manual Flows
Create flows from scratch?
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Auto Generate
Generate flows from data?
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Auto Layout
Automatically keep flows aligned?
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Data Import
Attach additional data to flows
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Live Collaboration
Collaborate simultaneously?
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Comments
Leave comments for others?
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Auto Containers
Reorder lists and grids?
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Mind Maps
Automatic radial layouts?
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Hand Drawing
Can you draw freehand?
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UI Design
Can also be used for UI design?
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Share & Export
How can you share flows?
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Figma
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$ 144 | |
Lines don't stay connected with shapes |
Flows can be created from scratch |
Can't generate flows from data |
Basic text replacement through plugins |
Multiple editors can work simultaneously |
Can leave comments on a flow |
Possible with Auto Layout |
Can't generate radial flows |
Freehand drawing with the pencil tool |
Can create high-fidelity UI designs |
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Miro
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$ 96 | |
Lines adjust as shapes move Lines adjust as shapes move |
Flows can be created from scratch |
Can't generate flows from data |
Basic grid within frames |
Possible with Zapier |
Multiple editors can work simultaneously |
Possible using Frames |
Can construct radial flows Can construct radial flows |
Freehand drawing (works on iPad!) |
Basic wireframing |
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Sketch
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$ 99 | |
Lines don't stay connected with shapes |
Flows can be created from scratch |
Can't generate flows from data |
Some alignment can be maintained with Smart Layout |
Basic text replacement |
Multiple editors can't work simultaneously |
Possible through Sketch Cloud |
Possible with Smart Layout |
Can't generate radial flows |
Freehand drawing with the pencil tool |
Can create high-fidelity UI designs |
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Whimsical
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$ 120 | |
Lines adjust as shapes move Lines adjust as shapes move |
Flows can be created from scratch |
Can't generate flows from data |
Doesn't maintain flow layout |
No data imports |
Multiple editors can work simultaneously |
Can leave comments on a flow |
Can reorder elements in a list |
Can construct radial flows Can construct radial flows |
Freehand drawing |
Can create wireframes |
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Adobe XD
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$ 120 | |
Lines don't stay connected with shapes |
Flows can be created from scratch |
Can't generate flows from data |
Some alignment can be maintained with Content-Aware |
Basic text replacement with plugins |
Multiple editors can work simultaneously |
Possible through Sketch Cloud |
Possible with stacks |
Can't generate radial flows |
Can create high-fidelity UI designs |
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Overflow
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$ 144 | |
Lines adjust as shapes move Lines adjust as shapes move |
Using pre-imported screens |
Start from Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or Photoshop |
Doesn't maintain flow layout |
Multiple editors can't work simultaneously |
Can leave comments for other collaborators |
Can't reorder elements in a list |
Can't generate radial flows |
No freehand drawing capabilties |
Can't create UI designs |
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Diagrams.net
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Lines adjust as shapes move Lines adjust as shapes move |
Flows can be created from scratch |
Can generate flows from CSV files |
Can auto-align and rearrange flow steps |
Multiple editors can't work simultaneously |
Collaborators can't leave comments |
Can't reorder elements in a list |
Layout can be applied, not automatic |
No freehand drawing capabilties |
Can't create UI designs |
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Lucidchart
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$ 60 | |
Lines adjust as shapes move Lines adjust as shapes move |
Flows can be created from scratch |
Flows, ERDs, Org Charts, Network Diagrams |
For some diagram types |
One-way sync with Data Linking |
Multiple editors can work simultaneously |
Leave comments for collaborators |
Using Smart Containers |
Radial layout can be applied |
No freehand drawing capabilties |
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Flowmapp
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$ 99 | |
Lines adjust as shapes move Lines adjust as shapes move |
Flows can be created from scratch |
All shapes adhere to a grid |
Import Sitemaps from XML, not user flows |
Multiple editors can work simultaneously |
Can leave comments for collaborators |
Can't reorder elements in a list |
Can construct radial flows Can construct radial flows |
Basic wireframing (coming soon!) |
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VisualSitemaps
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$ 171 | |
Can't detach or change line sides |
Generates sitemaps from site crawler |
Shapes are auto-arranged when moved |
Can import .XML sitemaps |
Can't see other collaborators |
Can leave comments on screenshots |
Can't manually create lists or elements |
Can't generate radial flows |
No freehand drawing capabilties |
Can't create UI designs |
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