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Axure RP

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What is Axure RP?

Axure RP is a software prototyping tool used by UX designers, from Axure Software Solutions in San Diego.

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Still top for dynamic wireframes

9 out of 10
January 04, 2024
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Axure is a versatile tool that is widely used in the software development industry by various professionals to bridge the gap between …
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What is Axure RP?

Axure RP is a software prototyping tool used by UX designers, from Axure Software Solutions in San Diego.

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Product Details

What is Axure RP?

Axure RP is a software prototyping tool used by UX designers to plan, prototype and hand off projects to developers, all without code.

Axure RP Features

  • Supported: Powerfull Prototyping
  • Supported: Developer Handoff
  • Supported: Visual Specifications

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Axure RP Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Mac
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android

Frequently Asked Questions

Axure RP is a software prototyping tool used by UX designers, from Axure Software Solutions in San Diego.

InVision, Marvel, and Figma are common alternatives for Axure RP.

Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 9.

The most common users of Axure RP are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Axure is a versatile tool that is widely used in the software development industry by various professionals to bridge the gap between design and production. UX designers, business analysts, and interaction designers rely on Axure to create low-fidelity and high-fidelity wireframes. This enables them to visualize and communicate their design concepts effectively within software development teams. Additionally, the product positioning team finds Axure invaluable for building controlled static demos that replicate live sites for sales demonstrations. This allows for a quick and efficient showcase of the software solution, facilitating effective communication with potential clients.

Marketing departments also benefit from Axure's capabilities as it provides more tools compared to other prototyping software like Balsamic. It allows marketers to quickly create mocks and wireframes for department pages, aiding in the visual communication of marketing strategies. Moreover, Axure has become the industry standard for prototyping, making it an essential tool for creating high-fidelity, interactive prototypes used in sales demos and collaboration with external designers. The tool is also extensively utilized for concepting and prototyping new products and features, as well as enhancing existing ones. This enables early usability testing and analysis, ensuring that user needs are met before investing time and resources into full-scale development.

Axure is particularly useful in user experience design projects where interactive prototypes are required to showcase concept animations and fully functional pages. The tool's capabilities have been successfully demonstrated in projects such as simulating wireframes for new importation portals, impressing business clients with its ability to bring design concepts to life. Additionally, users have found Axure to be a valuable asset in defining functional requirements and visualizing screen designs for their organizations. Overall, Axure's versatility, ease of use, and wide range of functionalities make it an indispensable tool in various domains within the software development industry.

Valuable for creating interactive prototypes: Many users have found Axure to be a valuable tool for creating interactive prototypes that closely resemble the finished product. They appreciate how easy it is to demonstrate their ideas to clients using Axure's features, such as pasting images and turning them into buttons.

Effective for prototyping mobile and tablet applications: Several reviewers have highlighted Axure's effectiveness in prototyping mobile and tablet applications. They find the platform useful for creating responsive design prototypes with interactive, clickable features and multi-state situations.

Great for organizing requirements: Users have praised Axure for its ability to organize requirements in detail. They find the feature of adding footnotes particularly useful for describing actions of each field and adding interactions. This helps them create clear and comprehensive prototypes while ensuring all necessary details are included.

Outdated User Interface: Many users have expressed their dissatisfaction with Axure's outdated and clunky user interface, finding it difficult to navigate and not very intuitive. This has led to a slower design process and increased frustration among users.

Steep Learning Curve: Several reviewers have mentioned the steep learning curve of Axure, especially for those without experience in Javascript or Actionscript. This has made it challenging for new users to get up to speed quickly and efficiently use the software.

Lack of Collaboration Features: Users have found that Axure lacks robust collaboration and version control features, making it difficult for multiple people to work on the same design file and manage design changes. This has hindered effective teamwork and coordination among designers using Axure.

Users commonly recommend the following:

  • Take advantage of the Axure community and resources. Many users suggest utilizing the rich plugins and solutions available in the Axure community. They also recommend watching helpful videos on the Axure forum and tutorials on YouTube to learn how to use the tool effectively. Additionally, users suggest taking advantage of the free training offered by Axure to ease the learning curve.

  • Invest time in learning Axure. Users advise taking time to thoroughly learn Axure as it is a comprehensive and robust prototyping tool. While they acknowledge that it can be complicated initially, they believe that investing time in learning the software can yield great benefits. Users recommend starting with a free trial and doing research before using Axure.

  • Use Axure for wireframing and prototyping. Many users think that Axure is a great tool for wireframing and prototyping designs quickly. They recommend using Axure for products with a lot of functionality or for usability testing. However, users suggest keeping interactions simple and minimum viable, without focusing too much on the visual aspects. They also think that Axure is worth using for educational purposes and web development, as it helps expedite the product development process.

Note: These recommendations are based on user reviews and opinions, and may not necessarily reflect the views of all users.

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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Still the best IMHO for dynamic prototyping. Sometimes you need to wireframe novel on-page widgets, such as draggable search areas (in the context of map-based search), or interactive annotations on diagrams. And sometimes real data values are necessary for test participants to give good feedback. However, this is something of a niche scenario. The majority of uxers prefer xd or Figma and find that static prototypes (screen1->click->screen2) is sufficient.
December 27, 2023

Axure can do everything!

Dan Clarke | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Axure is great for creating complex prototypes that require logic. It takes a bit of learning compared to other tools like Adobe XD, but offers so much more control and customization to make a truly legitimate prototype to test. If you are a UX Design beginner looking to mock up basic websites, then other tools such as Figma may be more appropriate.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If you are doing intricate prototypes with live data and extensive functionality, this is the software of choice by far. If all you need is something to visually show a concept to stakeholders and collect feedback, there are many other options that are easier to learn and use. It all depends on what you plan to accomplish.
Josh Peichoto | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Axure RP is a solid choice for creating complex and highly interactive prototypes. This product leans more toward offering high interactivity, where other products lean toward high design. Axure prototypes can be published online through AX Share which is a great way to circulate prototypes in a large organization with many stakeholders.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Axure is the ideal tool for taking feedback from a customer workshop, returning to the office and developing prototypes for future application workflows. In turn, one can then return to the customer site, share the prototypes with the customer and receive feedback on those prototypes, including opportunities for improvement. This eliminates much of the product development uncertainty as to whether the development team is building the right thing for the customer.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Axure is a robust tool for teams who seek a reliable, proven, and powerful prototyping tool (and have the budget for it!). Because it has been around for a longer time than some similar products, it includes a ton of features to make incredibly realistic and interactive prototypes. Teams who use Axure will likely benefit from how the tool enables users to create master designs that designers can share and reuse, saving time that may otherwise have been spent building a design from the ground up. However, this tool can be very difficult for new users to learn, so it’s not a great solution for teams who don’t have a lot of wiggle room between adopting the tool and using it to create designs on a deadline. Also, the tool is less intuitive than some of its other competitors, which can make it more time-consuming to whip up a design. For teams who often need to iterate on prototypes quickly, Axure is likely not to be the most efficient solution.
Kevin J. Hauger | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Axure RP is a great user experience design toolkit that gives UX designers the ability to create user flows, Low-Fidelity, and High-Fidelity mockups all within the same tool. Overall, it works well with teams of designers looking to collaborate on the same project(s). Axure RP allows you to set up masters and components, giving you and your team the ability to share and re-use styled objects. This not only cuts down on the time allotted for wireframing, but it also means design styles are upheld and the overall software becomes more consistent. I would not recommend Axure for High-Fidelity visual design mockups (use Sketch App instead), as Axure is limited in it's the ability to style components.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Well for small suited for prototyping features within an application, rather than the entire application itself. However, can be suited for a limited range mobile application.

Not well suited for large desktop applications, unless special care is made to manage multiple Axure files by feature.

Not well suited if the application's usability requires a complex animation or transition.
Stephanie Martin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I find myself rarely reaching for Axure anymore. While it's great for very detailed, realistic prototypes, the unintuitive and clunky interfaces slows down my design process greatly. It's also quite a bit more software than I need for simply sending a mockup to a client for them to get a feel for how a user would interact with their product. The one time where it really is a step above other software is when I am not the one building the website, and need to send a prototype directly to a developer.
Jakub Wilk | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Most important for us in mockup wireframes and here Axure is very well suited, maybe would be worth it to receive html output base on bootstrap framework, but just an initial HTML, not final, because at the end of a day programmer has to correct this HTML, there is also requirements for this workflow possibility, because sometimes user would like to see how the process will work.
Deionna Adams | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Axure is great if you are looking for a more than basic wireframing/prototyping tool. This is, in my opinion, the best current option for Windows users. If you are looking to create wireframes for websites of a simple mobile application this software will be great for you. If you are looking to design HI-FI prototypes of complex systems look for Adobe XD to leave beta soon.
Doug Raymond | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
A primary strength of Axure is that it is an ideal tool on both ends of the fidelity scale. Simple wireframes can be designed, generated, and shared in minutes, while highly complex enterprise applications can be prototyped and demonstrated to stakeholders and users alike.
Samantha Bollmann | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Axure is excellent for creating prototypes that are indistinguishable from the original without requiring coding or graphic design (Photoshop) skills. It is perhaps less well suited for low fidelity prototypes than tools that are suited specifically for that purpose. It is also not great for projects where multiple designers are working on the same product concurrently.
Pooja Sawant | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I think for now Axure is one of the best prototyping tools available. This is best suited for creating complex web/mobile prototypes with interactivity. If you are just creating wireframes and/or towards importing ai/psd to prototypes, then this fine but there are different tools that are easier to use.
November 21, 2016

Really, truly, rapid.

Vishakha Chetan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Axure is better for developing complex prototypes. For example, executing parallax and complicated modal appearance, dialogues and conditional fields can be done with ease on Axure. That being said, I don't think Axure qualifies as a "rapid prototyping" tool per se. For example, I could write out functionalities using HTML and CSS faster than trying to figure out Axure's complicated jargon and trying to understand how to make it work.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Axure is great if you are creating low-fidelity prototypes and want to take the same into high-fidelity ones. This means you can use real data, create animations, add hotspots and have a robust experience. Axure is not suitable if you want to add more UI elements like emphasis on typography, color, create vectors, posters and other graphic elements. I look at it not as a design based tool (like Illustrator or Sketch) but more as a development based design tool.
May 26, 2016

Axure Fan Club

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Axure is well suited for creating and demoing prototypes to large groups. It's very easy to share prototypes using the unique link generated while publishing a file. Axure is great for replicating real-like websites and apps due to the deep level of interactions that it can create.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Well suited for:
Demonstrating a design that involves many pages.
Demonstrating a completely NEW design - it is hard for the LOB to imagine your vision of the design when you tell them in words. When you use Axure you can show it to them. I love it because it saves a lot of time explaining them
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Axure is well suited to prototyping for desktop applications, websites, web application, apps for smartphones and tablets, but I would like to have some options to do prototyping for smartwatches, wearables and streaming devices such as Apple TV as well.
Also, I wish to have stronger features and functionality for better flow charting and retire my OmniGraffle.
Lucas Roe | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Axure is best suited when you are working in a distributed environment on cross platform tools. There are other tools that are more appropriate for mobile specific work. If you already have a robust process with a different graphics program (like Photoshop or Sketch) it may be more appropriate for you to find a prototyping tool that is better equipped to work with that existing process (For instance, a Hotspotting tool like Marvel or InVision)
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