Prototyping platforms: which one’s the best for product design?

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I’m curious—what’s your go-to tool for creating product prototypes? There are so many options out there (Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, etc.), and I want to know which one you think is the best for design. Share your thoughts!

James Yang · Accepted Answer

Figma for most web and basic product design.

Axure RP for complex product design prototypes that I need to hand off where I know the nuance will get lost. That said, Axure has quite the terrible learning curve and getting the prototype to a presentable level can be painstaking at times... Though could just be my skill issue haha

Tim David · Answer

I used to use Sketch, but once I switched to Figma, I never looked back. The cloud based workflow makes everything so much smoother.

Ramish Saje · Answer

Figma is unbeatable for product design. The ability to collaborate live with team members makes it my top choice.

Ben Syverson · Answer

For mobile apps, SwiftUI is actually a really amazing design & prototyping environment. Once you get comfortable with the components, you can literally stub out an app faster than you can mock it up in Figma!

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Figma all the way! The collaboration is awesome, especially for remote teams. Super intuitive too.

Ana T · Answer

I've only used Figma for simple prototypes, but I've heard of better tools for more complex prototypes like Protopie and Origami Studio from Meta

Daniel James Harris · Answer

Same question here! I've been using Figma and love it, but wondering if there are any other hot new prototyping tools out there I should check out 👀 Especially anything with better collaboration features for working with devs!

Prototyping platforms: which one’s the best for product design?

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