iRise (discontinued) vs. Marvel

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
iRise (discontinued)
Score 6.0 out of 10
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iRise was a wireframe and prototyping tool with requirements management capabilities and ALM tool integrations. The product was discontinued in 2024, and is no longer available.N/A
Marvel
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Marvel is a prototyping and wireframing app.N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
iRise (discontinued)Marvel
Considered Both Products
iRise (discontinued)
Chose iRise (discontinued)
You need 3-5 other tools, that iRise incorporates into one platform. There's really only one good choice for enterprise software prototyping. Balsamiq, inVision, Visio, and Sketch would need to get together, have a kid, and you may come close to the prodigy that iRise already …
Chose iRise (discontinued)
Axure is very similar to irise. but I am not sure why I prefer irise more. I like the back blank screen on irise.
Chose iRise (discontinued)
We have used iRise instead of tools like Word, Excel, Visio, and other diagram tools found online. iRise is good because I think it captures the good parts of all these packages into one. I am able to easily create diagrams and mockups in one software package instead of …
Chose iRise (discontinued)
Balsamiq and Sketch are great choices for the solo UX/UI designer looking to generate quick and good looking prototypes, but they lack the business requirements documentation and extensive collaboration abilities of iRise.
Chose iRise (discontinued)
Axure is very similar to iRise but not as feature heavy. Also it is cost effective for a small product team.
Chose iRise (discontinued)
iRise is much more simple to use
Marvel
Chose Marvel
The managment selected Marvel, the users selected Figma. Thus, we work on Marvel and we have issues with the UX of our apps because of that. Figma enable to zoom out and easily design across several screens. It enables component that have a behaviour in one screen. Figma is a …
Chose Marvel
In some works, I prefer to use InVision than Marvel for high fidelity prototypes, as there is a wide variety of interactions and micro-interactions available, but still, I use marvel a lot for quick prototyping. It also uses Figma a lot for high-fidelity prototypes. The …
Chose Marvel
Marvel isn’t the most robust prototyping tool, but its simplicity is what makes the tool rise to the top when it comes to creating quick, simple prototypes to elicit feedback on designs and iterate upon them. While tools like InVision and Axure provide many tools to make more …
Chose Marvel
Ultimately, InVision was just a better fit for our company's needs. It's probably faster to create prototypes using Marvel, but InVision's collaboration features (comments, notes, etc.) are much more robust, which was helpful for our large team spread across multiple …
Chose Marvel
Marvel creates prototypes much faster than InVision. Both tools use global hotspots---a global hotspot is a linked area which is visible on multiple screens. Marvel has a better UX for setting up new hotspots. Marvel asks only necessary questions, does not interrupt the flow, …
Chose Marvel
Marvel has replaces InVision for me in terms of quick prototyping for high-fidelity mockups. There is a greater variety of interactions, especially between screens, and overall it seems to just have a sleeker feels. I still use Principle over Marvel for more detailed …
Chose Marvel
Marvel is a very competitive product as compare to all these other products, but the products I have mentioned, mostly are paid application except for Vectr. Considering the amount of features you get and quality of the application for free is awesome and that is why I …
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User Ratings
iRise (discontinued)Marvel
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
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5.1
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
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User Testimonials
iRise (discontinued)Marvel
Likelihood to Recommend
I would say it is less appropriate in situations where the ask is relatively simple and easy to deploy. In that case, I would not waste any time mocking it up in iRise and instead I would have the developers start right away. In projects where there is less complexity I find less of a need for iRise.
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The best Marvel scenario is when you have an application that has different navigability options, and it is a long project. Marvel works to design these applications, as well as give a demo in the design to present it to customers and visualize how your application will be on the client side. This is an advantage for the whole team because the client knows what to expect, and the developer know what to develop. I also appreciate the logical order between options and navigation, which allows you to carry everything out very cleanly when working. Now, if there are projects that are short and do not have a level of design that requires you to present your application to a client in a visual way, it is not necessary to work on Marvel, since the ideal use of this application is to really see the scope of a project, to see in a visual way what will be presented and how it will look, and to see functions and features that will be available in some way when the application is developed. That is the great advantage of using marvel.
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Pros
  • Drag and drop tool for designing simple to complex screen prototypes. Makes it easier to document requirements.
  • With interactive visual, it is easier to analyze different use cases and validate the usability of the screen designed.
  • For business analysts, it is a really helpful tool to document screen related requirements. The requirements package is much more effective when the iRise document is included on it. The iRise document can use used by both business and IT stakeholders. With a business team, it makes it easier to finalize the requirements. For the IT or development team, it makes it easier to understand the screen requirements for development.
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  • Extremely intuitive and clean interface. The design is beautiful and simple to navigate.
  • The links are easy to share and allowed our teams to collaborate (leave comments, annotate, etc.) designs.
  • It's very fast and easy to create simple prototypes.
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Cons
  • The cost of license per user is high compared to other options out there.
  • A light version of the software for enterprise use would be helpful to manage a small but very collaborative team.
  • The abilty to auto save the edits would be helpful.
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  • Would never hurt to have a greater range of micro-interactions!
  • A greater range of project frames/devices
  • I would like to see an easier way to demonstrate responsiveness to clients, rather than having to have separate mockup files
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Likelihood to Renew
This platform solves the problem that enterprise software sales teams encounter, and iRise cuts to the chase. Sales people often say "do your magic thing with the prototype" and the customer gives immediate feedback, we change it on the fly
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Alternatives Considered
Axure is very similar to irise. but I am not sure why I prefer irise more. I like the back blank screen on irise.
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Marvel isn’t the most robust prototyping tool, but its simplicity is what makes the tool rise to the top when it comes to creating quick, simple prototypes to elicit feedback on designs and iterate upon them. While tools like InVision and Axure provide many tools to make more realistic, animation-heavy designs, Marvel is a go-to for a simple interface that enables designers to “just design.” Sometimes it is not necessary to have all of the bells and whistles of a stronger tool, particularly when a designer is low on time. Marvel’s simplicity allows designers to quickly design and iterate in time crunches without the distractions of fancy bells and whistles.
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Return on Investment
  • iRise allowed us to generate a very high fidelity mockup based on extensive business requirements gathered from stakeholders.
  • This excellent mockup resulted in us being awarded a very large multi-year contract from a major corporation.
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  • Creating prototypes of applications, or sites in marvel, guarantees me a considerable return, as it saves time and effort, because the client is quickly introduced to the various stages of prototyping, which avoids rework.
  • Another plus point, it's free!
  • No need to download programs, it's all done online.
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