Perfect as a Prototyping Tool, but Needs More Advances in the Design System
April 27, 2022

Perfect as a Prototyping Tool, but Needs More Advances in the Design System

D Hendrik Mulyana | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Adobe XD

We used Adobe XD during early ideation building our application. Adobe XD is perfect for user interface design, such as website applications, website company profiles, and also mobile applications. We solved many business processes using Adobe XD and the plus support plugins. I would say Adobe XD is a complete all-in-one app, where you can do design UI, co-editing or collaborations, build a design system, or you can also prototype never before seen from competitor apps, such as Sketch or Figma.
  • Co-editing
  • Prototyping tools
  • Design System
  • Hand-off
  • Full support with Adobe Suite, such Photoshop & Illustrator
  • More advanced reusable assets (components)
  • Ability to build in-app design tokens
  • Ability to build design flow by default (currently requires some plugins)
  • Prototyping and animation
  • Design hand-off and collaboration
  • Support plugins, such as Overflow, Miro, and Zeplin
  • Finished more than 30 features that we achieved using Adobe XD
If we compare with Sketch, I would still prefer Adobe XD. Sketch is a pioneer as a UI design tool, but the features and integration (without plugins) that Adobe XD provides are number 1, especially on the prototyping side.

Do you think Adobe XD delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Adobe XD's feature set?

No

Did Adobe XD live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Adobe XD go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Adobe XD again?

Yes

If you use Adobe XD with a multi-app platform, want to connect components to multiple design systems, and also want to be able to use design tokens inside Adobe XD, I would not recommend using Adobe XD. However, if you only use one app in your startup company, Adobe XD is good because you can use it as an all-in-one for design, prototyping, hand-off, and collaboration for a small fee per month.