Show your team what to build—right in Jira

Text-heavy tickets don't cut it. Create rapid wireframes right in Jira so your team knows exactly what to build. No questions, no delays, no design skills needed.
Balsamiq for Jira
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Messy Jira tickets wreck your progress

Text-heavy tickets leave everyone guessing. PMs over-explain, developers miss details, and projects stall. Misalignment doesn't just waste time and money, it wastes trust.

And the all-in-one design tools are too bloated to help.

A text-heavy mess

With Balsamiq for Jira

The best products start with Balsamiq for Jira

Great ideas need clarity to survive

Start aligned. Stay on track.

Wireframes make ideas click. Whether it's an app or a dashboard, your team gets a shared vision—fast. No design skills. No endless meetings and messages.

Stay on track with Balsamiq

PMs and devs can finally speak the same language.

Balsamiq bring PMs and devs together. PMs sketch the vision. Devs fill in the details. Together, you ship better work faster.

For all your projects. And all your people.

From features to internal tools, wireframes keep business, product, and dev teams on the same page. Align faster, decide with confidence, and keep work moving.

Skip weeks of back-and-forth and try Balsamiq for Jira free. No credit card required:

Teams that wireframe move faster

0 day learning curve

Anyone can wireframe in minutes—PMs, engineers, even "big picture" folks. No design training required.

50% less rework

Spot misalignment before it snowballs and delays. Teams say wireframes cut revisions in half.

3x faster approvals

Stakeholders get it at a glance. Faster decisions mean your team can stop waiting and start shipping.

Zero learning curve, power when you need it

Pre-built UI components, icons, and templates

Skip the busywork with pre-made controls, icons, and templates for faster wireframing.

Drag and drop simplicity

No need for design skills. Just drag and drop UI controls, snap them into place, and go.

Three ways to share: via link, PDF, or PNG

Share wireframes with stakeholders or testers, even if they're outside Jira.

Optimized for speed

Keyboard shortcuts, search, and drag-and-drop let you wireframe as fast as you think.

Re-usable symbols

Customize reusable UI elements like menus or buttons to save time on repetitive work.

Interactive prototypes

Link screens together to show stakeholders exactly how things will work.

Real time collaboration

Leave comments, add reactions, and make live edits—all right inside the wireframe.

Docs, tutorials, and human support

Find answers fast, or email us and hear back from a real person who knows their stuff.

A tool you can trust

Proudly independent since 2008, and focused on what product teams really need.

Start rough, finish sharp

Wireframing isn't about perfection—it's about progress. Whether you're brainstorming, aligning, or presenting, our sketch styles adapt to how your team works best.

Draft - for fat marker style ideation

Sketch - wireframe like a pro

Presentation - for clients & stakeholders

PMs, engineers, and business leaders love Balsamiq

In the land of wireframing Balsamiq is king. It's 2024, and wireframing remains one of the cheapest and most effective methods to surface ideas quickly.

Leo Vroegindewey
Product Designer

I sketch my SaaS ideas with Balsamiq before prototyping. It helps me see the big picture and speeds up the process of identifying needs. It's also fun!

Arda Akdere
Software Engineer

I've been spending a few hours daily in Balsamiq, especially leveraging the Share and Comments feature on my next big project. Loving the real-time collaboration that exists in the cloud version. Balsamiq is always reliable and powerful.

Justin Witz
Founder and CEO

For over a decade, my favorite wireframing tool has been Balsamiq. It's easy to use and allows me to create wireframes really quickly. What's more important, these wireframes are intuitive and easy to understand— even for non-technical people.

Max Kostinevich
Full-stack Developer

I love Balsamiq because of the details. It focuses on one thing and doing it well. Really gets powerful once you learn the little shorthands. Also a great independent team building with love.

Max Tkacz
DevRel

Balsamiq has proven to be a perfect tool for visualizing and delivering my ideas to the technical team. It is also indispensable when working on new software features!

Iryna Pakhomova
CEO and Co-founder

FAQs

Do I need design experience to use Balsamiq for Jira?

Nope! Balsamiq is built for busy product folks, not designers. It helps you create clear, effective wireframes without any design expertise.

Is Balsamiq suitable for agile teams?

100%. It helps agile teams ship faster, kill the endless back-and-forth, and get everyone on the same page.

Can I use Balsamiq within my existing Jira workflow?

That's exactly what it's made for. Drop wireframes straight into Jira tickets so your team actually knows what you mean. No more guessing games.

Can Balsamiq be used for more than just new feature design?

Definitely! Teams use Balsamiq for brainstorming, stakeholder buy-in, user flows, process mapping, and more. Our rule of thumb: if it needs clarity, wireframe it.

How is Balsamiq different from design tools like Figma, Whimsical, or Miro?

Balsamiq is for fast, low-fidelity wireframing, not high-fidelity design or endless brainstorming. Figma is for polished UI, Whimsical is for flowcharts, and Miro is a blank canvas. They all have their place, but for lean teams, they can be bloated and distracting. Balsamiq keeps you focused so you can stop overthinking and start shipping.

I have a designer. Will they be mad if I use Balsamiq?

Nope, they'll thank you. Designers love it when they understand what you mean—it saves them time too. They'd rather refine good ideas than decipher vague ones.

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