Origami Studio vs. Proto.io

I love Origami and have always recommended the software to other designers. I use Origami on a daily basis, especially when working on new packaging designs. It's nice to see how a box/package looks live while working on moving elements around in the artwork along with making sure dielines work properly and there won't be much work needed on the vendor's end to adjust dielines.

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Proto.io is an excellent product for small to medium teams that wants to have a prototyping or wireframing tool that is easy to use, can be used in collaboration with others and will deliver superior results with less efforts than similar options in the market. I think it is not so suited for teams that don't have more complex prototyping needs. In this case, other tools that are even simpler could be a better fit.

Incentivized

• Proper view of closed or open box
• Control of adding degree of angle for flaps to see how a box looks open or closed
• High resolution exports from Origami to other softwares
• Love the new capability of being able to add multiple boxes for a group render/image

Incentivized

• Proto.io is very interactive and fluid. It allows you to design an entire app, including interface between screens.
• It has a very robust library of relevant mobile components.
• The support and help materials for Proto.io make it easy to use this product on your own.

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• It can be glitchy at times
• Challenging dielines can sometimes be difficult to render in Origami unless you trick it
• Large files with a lot of elements can slow down the software

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• Would be nice if developers could take the code directly from the program
• Sometime it was hard to click and drag different assets
• Mine crashed one time and I lost a days worth of work

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I never had to use Proto.io support.

Incentivized

Origami is a faster/easier way to view and render 3D views of packaging files--especially the instant gratification when adjusting artwork and or dielines before rendering out to other softwares. Other than Blender being free, this software is much easier to use for unexperienced users. Someone can learn Origami in matter of minutes--that's how easy it is.

Incentivized

Proto.io is web-based for one, which is a plus - Adobe XD is a desktop application. Adobe XD has some great features, especially for a free product, but from what I experienced Proto.io had way more tools and customization for creating interactive prototypes. Adobe XD is good for building prototypes that go from screen to screen, but Proto.io allows you to get much more detailed with that (every element on the screen can have an interaction).

Incentivized

• No negative impact
• Price is great
• Saved us time and money in dieline creation
• Saved us time on rendering out DAE files from origami to other softwares for rendering

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• Allows for fast demonstration of workflows to stakeholders.
• Is not an expensive tool, so minimal risk in experimenting with it.

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