Draftium vs. iRise (discontinued)

Have been using the prototype software provided by them for almost 2 full years. Fit most needs and then suddenly the prototype was deleted without warning. They specified I should have received warning emails but never did. The prototype was visited frequently as well. When I reached out to support staff they attempted to help but they couldn't identify how it was deleted, why it was deleted, why no email was sent out, and were not able to resolve the issue. I'd stay clear of this platform for these very reasons.

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.

Incentivized

• Easy to use, helpful.
• Clean user interface.
• Perfect UI/UX design of the product.
• Saves a lot of time.

Incentivized

• 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.

Incentivized

• I would like to have more customization of blocks.
• If you published your draft, SEO bots start ranking your mockup (Google search).

Incentivized

• 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.

Incentivized

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

Incentivized

Good price, easy to use product and perfect support.

Incentivized

Axure is very similar to irise. but I am not sure why I prefer irise more. I like the back blank screen on irise.

Incentivized

• Saves time for me and my team.
• Gives us great mockups without a lot of effort.
• Helps designers to create what marketers want.

Incentivized

• 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.

Incentivized