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Should I use Axure?

UX prototypes, specifications, and diagrams in one tool - axure.com

Depends. Buy Axure RP only if your UX team needs conditional-logic prototypes and annotated specs Figma can't match. Skip it for simple wireframing or tight budgets — Figma or Mockplus are cheaper and easier.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 40+ public sources; review quotes are snippet-truncated.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo independent user support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
RP Pro$29/user/mo
TeamSee site
EnterpriseSee site

Best for

  • UX teams prototyping complex, logic-heavy flows
  • Enterprise spec and documentation needs
  • Consultancies delivering annotated prototypes
  • Product managers scoping features

Not for

  • Simple wireframing — Figma is cheaper and easier
  • Budget freelancers ('too expensive for a layman')
  • Teams wanting real-time collaborative design
  • Non-designers or occasional users

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Monthly vs perpetual license choice confuses buyers

medium

Cloud sharing criticized as behind competitors — expect stakeholder friction

low

At least one Axure Cloud tenant was blocked due to inactivity — republish regularly

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Deepest prototyping logic: repeaters, real typed form inputs, filtering
  • Prototypes, specs, and diagrams in one tool
  • SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified
  • 4.2/5 across 287 G2 reviews
  • Adopted by 8,484 tracked companies

Cons

  • Redditors say sharing lags Figma, which is displacing it
  • Deemed 'too expensive for a layman'
  • Users actively hunt for sane alternatives
  • Small bootstrapped vendor (~$6.4M ARR) versus VC-backed rivals

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/26/2026 - 20 sources - SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified, GDPR compliant; a few disclosed XSS reports on axure.com.

official x8review x7security x2news x3
  • Reported XSS on axure.com, OpenBugBounty lists a cross-site scripting report (OBB-165483) and notes at least 2 vulnerabilities on the domain.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 20

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Powerful, but Redditors call it pricey
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Capable once learned; curve drives users away
  • Feature depth: 5/5. Repeater logic, real inputs exceed rivals
  • Support quality. No independent user support evidence found
  • Security posture: 4/5. SOC 2, ISO 27001; minor disclosed XSS reports
  • 4.2/5 G2 rating 287 reviews across Axure products
  • $29/user/mo Starting price Axure RP Pro
  • $6.4M Est. revenue 2024 ARR, bootstrapped
  • 8,484 Companies tracked using Axure (TheirStack)

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Limited single-user edition

RP Pro

$29/user/mo

  • Full prototyping
  • Specs and diagrams
  • Publish to Axure Cloud

Team

See site

  • Shared team projects
  • Workspace administration

Enterprise

See site

  • Axure Cloud for Business / on-prem
  • Admin controls

Security

SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified, GDPR compliant; a few disclosed XSS reports on axure.com.

  • Reported XSS on axure.comOpenBugBounty lists a cross-site scripting report (OBB-165483) and notes at least 2 vulnerabilities on the domain.17

Alternatives

Compare Axure with each alternative.

  • Figma

    Industry standard for collaborative UI design; cheaper and easier.

    Axure vs Figma

  • Mockplus RP

    Purpose-built Axure replacement with similar features.

  • Miro

    Lightweight wireframing and whiteboarding for teams.

  • Microsoft Visio

    Better fit for pure diagramming needs.

Companies that use it

Full analysis

Based on 40+ public sources; review quotes are snippet-truncated.

Deep prototyping power for serious UX teams; most buyers get more from Figma for less.

Methodology

Based on 40+ public sources; review quotes are snippet-truncated.

Sources

  1. Purchase Axure RP (pricing)axure.com
    official
  2. Axure RP homepageaxure.com
    official
  3. Axure Products on G2 (287 reviews)g2.com
    review
  4. Axure RP Reviews on G2g2.com
    review
  5. Is Axure RP still the best prototyping tool? (Reddit)reddit.com
    review
  6. Sketch / Adobe XD / Axure (Reddit)reddit.com
    review
  7. Hot take: Figma vs Axure (Reddit)reddit.com
    review
  8. Any sane alternatives to Axure? (Reddit)reddit.com
    review
  9. Axure Pricing on Capterracapterra.com
    review
  10. Axure Revenue: $6.4M Est. ARRgetlatka.com
    news
  11. Axure company profile (bootstrapped)tracxn.com
    news
  12. Companies that use Axure (TheirStack)theirstack.com
    news
  13. Monthly vs Perpetual Pricing (Axure forum)forum.axure.com
    official
  14. Axure Security pageaxure.com
    official
  15. Axure ISO 27001 announcementaxure.com
    official
  16. Axure SOC 2 Type II announcementaxure.com
    official
  17. OpenBugBounty reports for axure.comopenbugbounty.org
    security
  18. Axure tenant blocked due to inactivity (Microsoft Learn)learn.microsoft.com
    security
  19. PROS customer case studyaxure.com
    official
  20. Rightpoint customer case studyaxure.com
    official

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