--- description: Review of ProtoPie Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: ProtoPie | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Prototyping Tools](/directory/4364/prototyping/software) > [ProtoPie](/software/426913/protopie) # ProtoPie Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/426913/protopie Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/426913/protopie?page=2) > ProtoPie is an advanced prototyping tool that allows users to create high-fidelity prototypes for mobile, desktop, web, and IoT applications. With ProtoPie, organizations can bring designs to life and create interactive solutions using dynamic multimodal interactions. One of the standout features of ProtoPie is its ability to empower designs by allowing users to seamlessly incorporate hardware interactions. Whether working on automotive interfaces, game interfaces, mobile and tablet apps, smartwatches, or TV productions, ProtoPie helps users simulate realistic UX and HMI experiences. ProtoPie is trusted by some of the top design teams around the world, including Meta, Warner Bros Discovery, and Picsart. It allows users to prioritize motion designs and communicate interactive solutions without limitations. ProtoPie allows organizations to prototype cross-device interactions, test designs in real-time, and ensure functioning on various platforms. With ProtoPie, users can connect hardware and APIs to create immersive experiences and achieve the highest fidelity possible by utilizing the camera and leveraging all the multi-touch gestures that touchscreens have to offer. Additionally, ProtoPie allows users to type naturally on the device, eliminating the need to imagine typing interactions. ProtoPie offers a range of plans, including an enterprise plan, a pro plan, and options for students and teachers. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 46 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 46 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Studio XID - **Founded**: 2014 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 67.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Billed monthly or yearly. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, English, Japanese - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - API - Animation - CAD Tools - Chat/Messaging - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Component Library - Content Library - Content Management - Custom Development - Custom Fonts - Customisable Branding - Customisable Forms - Customizable Fields - Customizable Templates - Data Import/Export - Data Visualization - Design Management - Design Templates - Drag & Drop ## Integrations (5 total) - Adobe XD - Arduino IDE - ChatGPT - Figma - IFTTT ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Prototyping Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4364/prototyping/software) ## Related Categories - [Prototyping Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4364/prototyping/software) - [App Design Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4283/app-design/software) - [Graphic Design Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4151/graphic-design/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Lyssna](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/144529/usabilityhub) — 4.6/5 (86 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Best toold for little to no coding skills in product design team for interaction design" — 4.0/5 > **Nicolás** | *12 October 2023* | Banking | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Interaction recipes with specs that help development craft the design as needed. > > **Cons**: no live interaction cloud support like figma > > Protopie has helped our team to craft better interactions and gives us a better understanding of the experience we are designing in our products ----- ### "If Testing on Hardware Means Anything to You, Check Out ProtoPie" — 5.0/5 > **Jonathan** | *19 October 2023* | Design | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I like most about Protopie is that it is easy to learn, works on native devices, makes use of native sensors on said devices, and can connect/interact with complimentary designs/prototypes on other platforms/hardware (using ProtoPie Connect). For example, imagine you are a firefighter requesting eyes over a particular area of the forest, so you can better plan an exit strategy for your team. This message is sent from the phone and notifies the system in the two planes that have been flying as eyes for the team. One of the pilots initiates a message back, saying that he/she will take a look. This message makes its way back to the firefighter on both his watch (using native haptics + visual) and phone (haptics + visual), so he can view the live video via his phone. All of this can be mocked up in ProtoPie on real devices. This can then be user tested to see where hangups might be. Also, when it comes to user testing, consider that some jobs might require the separate actions of two people on two different devices to accomplish a particular task. Only when they work together (or do so within a range of time) does a message get sent and the task is complete. Protopie allows one to test at these higher levels (something impossible in a design/prototyping tool like Figma, since seaprate designs are not communicating with each other in real time). > > **Cons**: Certain features, particularly the use of the watch, is limited to Enterprise (big boo\!) and Enterprise requires a minimum of three licenses. Licenses currently range from $2000 to $2500 each. This is a huge investment. So, unless you have an extra $6000-$7000 dollars available to you, you will never get to test and prototype with the watch. Since watches are commonly used, I think it should be made available to those on lesser plans, or at least the company should get rid of the minimum number of Enterprise licenses to be purchased. On the whole, when compared to offerings like Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office 365, it can be hard to see the value. It is double the price of Adobe CC, but with Adobe CC one gets over 20 other pieces of industry-leading creative software. With this said, this is a niche area and ProtoPie, in my view, is at the top in terms of providing a tool that gives one the ability to present high-end demos and more robust testing (outside of actual coding). > > Overall, the experience has been great. ----- ### "Interesting solution for Design Prototypes" — 5.0/5 > **Diego** | *29 October 2020* | Design | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: I liked that it has a lot of resources for prototyping and controlling micro animations, in addition to the standard integrations with Adobe XD. > > **Cons**: It is not very simple to learn, it takes a while to understand how to make a high definition prototype, but after you understand it, it becomes more intuitive. The value of the plans was also in doubt as to whether it is a good acquisition for the company. > > It is a very interesting prototyping software, with great resources for micro interactions and animations, but I don't know if it pays off the monthly investment compared to other software such as Adobe XD or Figma. ----- ### "Great tool to prototype real experience" — 4.0/5 > **Alex** | *12 October 2023* | Design | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like the most seamless of the prototype. E2E prototype can give you close to actual product results so you can cheaply test nearly ready products, not wonky pretend-to-be products. Eliminating this wonky layer, I can test the experience. > > **Cons**: It's still buggy, and you must use features / prototype a lot to understand that sometimes it's not the issue with the approach but the software itself. > > It's my favourite tool. I used everything that we have on the market. Once we have animation on the curve that allows us micro-interaction I will be in the prototyping heaven. ----- ### "Review of Alex Dmitriev" — 5.0/5 > **Alex** | *12 October 2023* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: ProtoPie is awesome. You can make cool stuff with it, even if you don’t know much about prototyping. It’s super easy to use, and it has everything you need to make your ideas come to life. You can make your prototypes do all kinds of things, like respond to touch, motion, and sound. You can also make them look amazing with smooth transitions and realistic animations. ProtoPie lets you create prototypes that feel like the real thing. > > **Cons**: ProtoPie is hard to master. You need to spend a lot of time to figure out how everything works. It doesn’t have the best tools for making animations, like Principle. Some other prototyping tools can do more. ProtoPie is not cheap. You have to pay every month to use it. 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