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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Abstract

    Score4.8 out of 10
    N/AAbstract, from the company of the same name headquartered in San Francisco, offers a collaboration tool for developers and others, featuring a version controlled master file set and approval workflow.N/A

    InVision (discontinued)

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AInVision was a cloud-based Prototyping and digital product design collaboration platform developed by InVisionApp Inc. The hosted Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform enabled product managers, user experience (UX) designers, and software engineers to create interactive screen mockups, build user interface workflows, conduct design reviews, and manage developer handoffs. On December 31, 2024, InVision officially discontinued its services and shut down its cloud application infrastructure. The…N/A
    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AbstractInVision (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Abstract
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    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    79%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    85%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    84%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    60%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    AbstractInVision (discontinued)
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Abstract and InVision (discontinued)
    Feature
    Abstract
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    InVision (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Abstract and InVision (discontinued)
    Feature
    Abstract
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    InVision (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Chat10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discussions8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase7.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Abstract and InVision (discontinued)
    Feature
    Abstract
    8.1
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    InVision (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Versioning10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control6.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Enterprises
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
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    User Ratings
    AbstractInVision (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    2.1
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (49 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AbstractInVision (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Abstract
    • Large teams with dedicated design operations support
    • UX managers that want a facilitated workflow for their teams
    • Disciplined teams of individual contributors that want to adopt a process in their UI workflow
    • Cross-discipline teams that want a central collaboration space for reviewing and critiquing UI artifacts
    • If your files are named "FOR-REALS_FINAL_FINAL_FINAL_Super-Important-Project (copy).sketch"
    • If you're managing multiple pattern libraries
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    InVision is well suited for design reviews and immersing yourself in the experience of an app-to-be. As a Product Manager, it's difficult to take abstract concepts, user pain points, and business needs, and produce a vision for an app without a visual aid to communicate a vision. InVIsion offers PMs, designers, and developers the opportunity to sketch a vision, communicate about it with inline commenting, and shareable with other stakeholders.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Abstract
    • Versioning for desginers
    • Collaboration between team members
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Very easy to export Sketch files (where prototypes are actually created) into Invision and preserve the interactivity.
    • Additional interactivity can be added in InVision. Like scrolling with locked footer.
    • Clients, designer and developers can collaborate - leave notes and respond to notes made by others.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Abstract
    • Asset exports are not as great as Zeplin and others.
    • Filtering within files.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • would be nice to have commands for quick access to shapes from the keyboard
    • Quicker integrations with Notion and lucid chart to have a slick experience
    • The auto organize option should have multiple frame selection, sometimes is not the arranged expected for the wireframe
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Abstract
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    it does what we bought it for, so would buy again :)
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Abstract
    Abstract has a difficult learning curve. If a feature-branch workflow is new to you, then it will take some getting used to. They make a lot of updates to the interface and these feature releases get ahead of their documentation. They rely heavily on an excellent customer support team and are present on various Slack channels to help design professionals with issues.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Easy for prototyping, sharing for comments and review changes with version. lags a bit when the design is heavy and large design models learning curve is shorter so saves time with new stakeholders responsiveness could be better and auto modeling can be introduced Not much advance features that can be used
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Abstract
    Abstract by nature is complex and has to respond to whatever changes in Sketch. So there are frequent issues. Support can be slow to respond and are not always helpful, but they are quick to find and patch the bugs. Overall, it's not the best support, but it hasn't been detrimental.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I didn't need to contact InVision support, as I've never needed it. They have an intuitive UI, and most of the questions are answered in their help portal or in tutorials online. Since many people use it, there a great resources available on for example YouTube. No problems so far with InVision.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Abstract
    I purchased and administer Abstract. It was requested by our design department who evaluated it.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    We only tested out using Adobe XD for similar uses and found it to be more challenging to fit within our processes. It didn't have as robust a set of capabilities as InVision and wasn't as easy to use enterprise wide. I recall also having issues with working with Sketch.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Abstract
    • Single source of truth for the team.
    • Could quickly get expensive with corporate accounts.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • InVision helps our team better and more professionally portray the value and the work we do as designers, leading to more company buy-in in supporting and funding our work. In the past, we would create PowerPoints with screenshots to portray a user workflow that we would share out to stakeholders. Once we began to use this app, where stakeholders could click through and comment as though they were “real” users, stakeholders began to better understand our work, designs, and workflows. This has led to more productive conversations that, in turn, lead to more effective end products that have more consistently served our business goals in tangible ways.
    • InVision helps us save production time, effort, and cost, as we are able to solve design issues early in the process by having clickable prototypes to show to internal stakeholders and external users. It’s, understandably, difficult for people to provide effective feedback on screenshots. Using the clickable prototypes we created in InVision, we are able to get more effective feedback to solve user workflow issues before we spend time and money developing problematic designs (and later having to redesign them).
    • It’s easier to market designs to potential buyers with clickable prototypes than with screenshots. With these prototypes, we’ve been able to sell more digital products before product release dates, which has helped to secure many contracts and new business relationships that continue to this day.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    InVision (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Take designs from ideas to development in one unified platformScreenshot of Collaborate in real time on an endless digital whiteboard. Start fast with a blank canvas or pre-built templates.Screenshot of Create rich, interactive prototypes. Import from Sketch, then gather feedback from any device.Screenshot of Involve your developers early and often. Collect input and provide detailed specs to keep builds on track.