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User Flow Tools
User flow tools helps designers and other team members create flows charts and user journeys to better understand experiences and interfaces. These tools serve as a way to visually document paths and flows within apps and websites.
Name Name of app | Usage Based on the 2020 Design Tools Survey | Rating Based on the 2020 Design Tools Survey | Platform Which platforms can create designs? | Cost Estimated cost per year? | Free Free to use without trial? | Dynamic Lines Do lines stay connect and auto-adjust? | Manual Flows Create flows from scratch? | Auto Generate Generate flows from data? | Auto Layout Automatically keep flows aligned? | Data Import Attach additional data to flows | Live Collaboration Collaborate simultaneously? | Comments Leave comments for others? | Auto Containers Reorder lists and grids? | Mind Maps Automatic radial layouts? | Hand Drawing Can you draw freehand? | UI Design Can also be used for UI design? | Share & Export How can you share flows? | |
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 | Figma | (1036) | $144 | Lines don't stay connected with shapes | Flows can be created from scratch | Can't generate flows from data | Some alignment can be maintained with Auto Layout | Basic text replacement through plugins | Multiple editors can work simultaneously | Can leave comments on a flow | Possible with Auto Layout | Can't generate radial flows | Freehand drawing with the pencil tool | Can create high-fidelity UI designs | ||||
| Miro | (598) | $96 | Lines adjust as shapes move | Flows can be created from scratch | Can't generate flows from data | Basic grid within frames | Possible with Zapier | Multiple editors can work simultaneously | Can leave comments for collaborators | Possible using Frames | Can construct radial flows | Freehand drawing (works on iPad!) | Basic wireframing | ||||
| Sketch | (412) | $99 | Lines don't stay connected with shapes | Flows can be created from scratch | Can't generate flows from data | Some alignment can be maintained with Smart Layout | Basic text replacement | Multiple editors can't work simultaneously | Possible through Sketch Cloud | Possible with Smart Layout | Can't generate radial flows | Freehand drawing with the pencil tool | Can create high-fidelity UI designs | ||||
| Whimsical | (248) | $120 | Lines adjust as shapes move | Flows can be created from scratch | Can't generate flows from data | Doesn't maintain flow layout | No data imports | Multiple editors can work simultaneously | Can leave comments on a flow | Can reorder elements in a list | Can construct radial flows | Freehand drawing | Can create wireframes | ||||
| Adobe XD | (252) | $120 | Lines don't stay connected with shapes | Flows can be created from scratch | Can't generate flows from data | Some alignment can be maintained with Content-Aware | Basic text replacement with plugins | Multiple editors can work simultaneously | Possible through Sketch Cloud | Possible with stacks | Can't generate radial flows | No freehand drawing capabilities | Can create high-fidelity UI designs | ||||
| Overflow | (111) | $144 | Lines adjust as shapes move | Using pre-imported screens | Start from Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or Photoshop | Doesn't maintain flow layout | Can't combine data with flows | Multiple editors can't work simultaneously | Can leave comments for other collaborators | Can't reorder elements in a list | Can't generate radial flows | No freehand drawing capabilties | Can't create UI designs | ||||
| Diagrams.net | (113) | Lines adjust as shapes move | Flows can be created from scratch | Can generate flows from CSV files | Can auto-align and rearrange flow steps | Can't combine data with flows | Multiple editors can't work simultaneously | Collaborators can't leave comments | Can't reorder elements in a list | Layout can be applied, not automatic | No freehand drawing capabilties | Can't create UI designs | |||||
| Lucidchart | (90) | $60 | Lines adjust as shapes move | Flows can be created from scratch | Flows, ERDs, Org Charts, Network Diagrams | For some diagram types | One-way sync with Data Linking | Multiple editors can work simultaneously | Leave comments for collaborators | Using Smart Containers | Radial layout can be applied | No freehand drawing capabilties | Basic wireframe and hotspot capabilities | ||||
| VisualSitemaps | (4) | $171 | Can't detach or change line sides | Editable after generating sitemap | Generates sitemaps from site crawler | Shapes are auto-arranged when moved | Can import .XML sitemaps | Can't see other collaborators | Can leave comments on screenshots | Can't manually create lists or elements | Can't generate radial flows | No freehand drawing capabilties | Can't create UI designs |