Marvel vs. Proto.io

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Marvel
Score 6.9 out of 10
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Marvel is a prototyping and wireframing app.N/A
Proto.io
Score 7.0 out of 10
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Proto.io is a prototyping tool for creating interactive mobile apps.N/A
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MarvelProto.io
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MarvelProto.io
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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MarvelProto.io
Considered Both Products
Marvel
Chose Marvel
Marvel isn’t the most robust prototyping tool, but its simplicity is what makes the tool rise to the top when it comes to creating quick, simple prototypes to elicit feedback on designs and iterate upon them. While tools like InVision and Axure provide many tools to make more …
Chose Marvel
Marvel is a very competitive product as compare to all these other products, but the products I have mentioned, mostly are paid application except for Vectr. Considering the amount of features you get and quality of the application for free is awesome and that is why I …
Proto.io

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User Ratings
MarvelProto.io
Likelihood to Recommend
5.1
(7 ratings)
8.2
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
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User Testimonials
MarvelProto.io
Likelihood to Recommend
MarvelApp
Marvel is a very strong tool in scenarios where designers seek to quickly create simple prototypes on their desktops using a simple, intuitive interface. It offers “just enough” functionality to create somewhat realistic designs to present to stakeholders and other designers. However, there’s a limit to how “realistic” those designs can be, given that Marvel has somewhat limited functionality around animations. Marvel is not a strong option for those who want to create very complex prototypes with many animations, or for those who want to edit prototypes on their tablet or phone. Marvel is a jewel for simplicity but starts to be difficult to use when creating complicated designs. For creating more complicated prototypes, I would recommend a more robust tool, such as Axure.
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Protoio Inc
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.
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Pros
MarvelApp
  • Easy to use with a fast learning curve
  • The handoff option allows developers to extract CSS code to copy design styles
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Protoio Inc
  • Easy to use
  • Great interface
  • Integrated icons and easy management of images
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Cons
MarvelApp
  • I really miss being able to duplicate, make a copy of the prototype I'm working on. Sometimes, I want to make a comparison with detail changes and without being able to duplicate it is difficult.
  • Compared to other similar services, I feel the animations could be more fluid and smoother.
  • It could have more free sophisticated icons and images.
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Protoio Inc
  • complex transition animations
  • robust interactions
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Support Rating
MarvelApp
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Protoio Inc
I never had to use Proto.io support.
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Alternatives Considered
MarvelApp
Ultimately, InVision was just a better fit for our company's needs. It's probably faster to create prototypes using Marvel, but InVision's collaboration features (comments, notes, etc.) are much more robust, which was helpful for our large team spread across multiple continents. InVision also offers more advanced features, and Marvel felt a little too limited for our overall business needs.
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Protoio Inc
Proto.io is definitely the premier mockup and wireframe application. Lucidchart shares some of the capability but can be a bit clunky. Proto.io is interactive and smooth and helps you to see exactly how your UI will look and behave before the development stage. Additionally, it's library of native components is robust.
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Return on Investment
MarvelApp
  • It helped me improve my productivity. It took me lot of time to manually design mockups earlier when I used Adobe Photoshop to do it.
  • Because of quickly creating mockups, now I provide my clients with more than 4-5 options which is welcomed by clients and make them happy.
  • Definitely the ROI and improved, because of time saved and happy clients.
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Protoio Inc
  • It helped us rebrand a company to have a better strategy for the target audience
  • It helped a small company new to UX and UI understand it a little more
  • It was easy to teach new people minimizing on boarding time
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