Proto.io Reviews & Insights

Score7 out of 10

20 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for Proto.io are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Easy-to-use drag-and-drop editor: Many users find Proto.io to have an easy-to-use drag-and-drop editor, allowing for quick and efficient prototyping. They appreciate the simplicity of the design interface and find it functional in creating interesting microinteractions in prototypes.

Flexibility for web-based and mobile prototyping: The web-based and mobile options of Proto.io provide flexibility for users to work on their prototypes from anywhere. Users like the ability to create quick mobile app mockups using the mobile element in Proto.io, as well as being able to review mockups on a mobile phone. Some reviewers also mention the clear tutorial provided by Proto.io.

Realistic and interactive interfaces: Users appreciate the realistic and interactive interfaces that can be created using Proto.io. They enjoy turning wireframes into interactive prototypes that closely resemble actual applications. Reviewers highlight the ability to input data, interact with objects, and navigate through screens during demos as valuable features of Proto.io.

Reviews

5 Reviews

Proto.io is a great tool for your wireframing and prototyping needs

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 5, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Proto.io is used to make quick and interactable prototypes for our products, sites, social media, and game interfaces, and menu flows. It helps us do some great prototypes that can be actively used and tested without a lot of effort, so we can check some possibilities and gather information before building the final solution.

Pros

Easy to use
Great interface
Integrated icons and easy management of images

Cons

The performance sometimes gets a little slow
Some prototyping workflows are complicated
The buttons and actions can be difficult to learn

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

Raphael Sanguinete

Diretor Criativo in Product Management at Rebuliço (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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Decent Prototyping Tool - but better options existed for our workflow

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

January 21, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have used Proto.io as a workflow prototyping tool to illustrate interactions and steps as part of enterprise business application development. We use it in our practice. Specifically, I'm not sure if other design practices in our company handle it. (1 location of out of many locations of our business; each practice is free to use the tools it deems best for its work).

Pros

workflow process steps
simple interactions

Cons

complex transition animations
robust interactions

Likelihood to Recommend

Proto.io is suitable for what I would call mid-fidelity prototyping. It's good at conveying steps in a workflow with decent facsimiles of interactions/transitions, but not high enough that you can pass it off as the real thing. It's not a bad tool, but we've found that it fills in a kind of useless space in our internal design process. We can get away with presenting the same kind of step-by-step workflow demonstration in InVision. For animation/micro-interaction prototyping, we can use AdobeXD or FramerX if working on a React project (or even non-React if we're designing components instead of trying to go straight to code).

Matt Railey

Strategy & Design Practice Lead in Research & Development at Insight (5001-10,000 employees)

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3 years of experience

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Proto.io makes wireframe design fun, simple, and enjoyable!

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

December 6, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Proto.io is used mostly in our development group though has been used across the whole organization at points. It is currently being used to develop mobile wireframes and UI mockups for product development. Proto.io helps us to build usable UI's and relevant mobile screens while also allowing us to see potential issues with both.

Pros

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.

Cons

There is a bit of a learning curve and is suited for someone with a development background.
Sharing across the organization, if not done properly, isn't the easiest.

Likelihood to Recommend

Proto.io definitely takes the cake when it comes to mobile and UI design. It allows for interactive clicking thru screens so you can visualize how your app or product will behave. It's support materials make it easy to learn Proto.io on your own though having a development background will make your experience a bit smoother.

Verified User

Program Manager in Finance and Accounting (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Can't find a better prototyping software

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

November 16, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Proto.io to build prototypes for the software that our company develops (both via the web and mobile apps). We don't have a de facto UX design or research team per say, but Proto.io allows me to build very intricate and interactive prototypes that I can show the developers. It's a great tool that makes it easy to bring ideas to life.

Pros

Proto.io has more features than pretty much every other prototyping software I looked at. Many other vendors excel in one area, but Proto.io does it all it seems. There are so many different ways to build live and interactive prototypes.
You can easily build and manage multiple projects. Proto has several templates to start with in terms of screen sizes, from computer monitors down to the different iPhone screens, as well as Android devices.
It's really easy to share prototypes with other members in the company, and they don't even have to be users in Proto. The previewing option is great as well, but Proto makes it even more simple by allowing you to just copy and paste a link to share with others.

Cons

To this point, I really have no complaints with Proto.io. The software itself is feature-rich, so the learning curve is probably steeper than it would be with some other products. That being said it's totally worth it because Proto.io can do everything I need it to do.

Likelihood to Recommend

Proto.io is the perfect solution for UX/UI designers that need to create and share interactive prototypes. Proto excels at the interactive part. There are so many different ways to make elements change or interact, whether you're viewing the prototype on a computer (mouse clicks) or on a phone (screen touches). We could build and prototype our entire mobile app on here if we wanted to because Proto.io has the customization that we need to make the app look and feel like ours. If you're looking for a software to create wireframes and static mockups, Proto.io is probably overkill for you.

Jordan Harpst

Marketing Coordinator in Marketing at Solomon Cloud Solutions (51-200 employees)

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1 year of experience

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Proto.io Review.io

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 8, 2016

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Used it to mock up prototypes of an app that was in the process of being developed. It was very user friendly and easy to use. No coding skills necessary, also easy for coders and developers to use as well

Pros

Easy to implement buttons
Easy to go from page to page
All around good user experience

Cons

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

Likelihood to Recommend

Great for testing out real time on your phone. Haven't tried it for web pages.

Verified User

Employee in Social Media (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

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Can't find a better prototyping software

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

November 16, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros

Proto.io has more features than pretty much every other prototyping software I looked at. Many other vendors excel in one area, but Proto.io does it all it seems. There are so many different ways to build live and interactive prototypes.
You can easily build and manage multiple projects. Proto has several templates to start with in terms of screen sizes, from computer monitors down to the different iPhone screens, as well as Android devices.
It's really easy to share prototypes with other members in the company, and they don't even have to be users in Proto. The previewing option is great as well, but Proto makes it even more simple by allowing you to just copy and paste a link to share with others.

Cons

To this point, I really have no complaints with Proto.io. The software itself is feature-rich, so the learning curve is probably steeper than it would be with some other products. That being said it's totally worth it because Proto.io can do everything I need it to do.

Likelihood to Recommend

Jordan Harpst

Marketing Coordinator in Marketing at Solomon Cloud Solutions (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

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