Best UI Design Tools in 2026
Updated
In short: Mockplus is ranked #1 of 37 as of 2 October 2026, ahead of UXPin and Fluid UI. The best-ranked option with a free plan is UXPin. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Lunacy at $1/mo.
Designing an interface often involves more than arranging screens: teams may also need to prototype interactions, share work and prepare a handoff to developers. Compare interactive prototyping and prototype sharing with real-time collaboration, design systems and variables tokens. Desktop app availability can matter to how you work, while developer handoff, free plans and paid-from pricing add practical comparison points. Mockplus, UXPin and Fluid UI are among the tools shown, with Justinmind, Marvel and Proto.io also included. Think about how your process moves from early interface ideas to shared prototypes and development, then weigh the listed features against those needs.
37 UI design tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 Mockplus iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9$2.48/mo Real time collaboration: YesInteractive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 2 UXPin iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9$29/mo Real time collaboration: YesInteractive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 3 Fluid UI iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8$8.25/mo Real time collaboration: YesInteractive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 4 Justinmind iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8$19/mo Real time collaboration: YesInteractive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 5 Marvel iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8$12/mo Real time collaboration: YesInteractive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 6 Proto.io iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8$29/mo Interactive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 7 ProtoPie iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8$25/mo Interactive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 8 Figma Slides iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.4$3/mo
- 9 Origami Studio iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.8 Interactive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 10 Sketch iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.8 Real time collaboration: YesInteractive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 11 Flinto iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.6$99/mo Interactive prototyping: Yes
- 12 Principle iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.6$99/mo Interactive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 13 Lunacy No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$1/mo Real time collaboration: Yes
- 14 Penpot No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$7/mo Real time collaboration: YesInteractive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 15 Visily No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$14/mo Real time collaboration: YesInteractive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 16 Uizard No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2$3.25/mo Real time collaboration: YesInteractive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 17 Wondershare Mockitt No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1$10/mo Real time collaboration: YesInteractive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 18 Frame0 No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.0$79/mo Interactive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 19 Moqups No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.0$7/mo Real time collaboration: YesInteractive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 20 NinjaMock No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.0Free Real time collaboration: YesInteractive prototyping: Yes
- 21 Quant-UX No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.0Free Real time collaboration: YesInteractive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 22 Axure RP No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5$29/mo Real time collaboration: YesInteractive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 23 Balsamiq Wireframes No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4$16/mo Real time collaboration: YesInteractive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 24 ForeUI No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4€130/mo Real time collaboration: NoInteractive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
- 25 HotGloo No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Real time collaboration: YesInteractive prototyping: YesDesign systems: Yes
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Questions about this list
Which UI design tool is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
Mockplus is ranked #1 of 37 with a score of 7.9. UXPin is second and Fluid UI third.
How many of these have a free plan?
16 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Lunacy has the lowest first paid tier we found: $1/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.