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Adobe XD

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Design & Prototyping
Weekend Project

Design and prototype interactive user experiences

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Overview

Adobe XD is a design and prototyping tool for creating user experiences and interactive prototypes. It allows designers to create, share, and collaborate on design projects with cloud-native documents that sync across devices. The product is currently in maintenance mode with ongoing support for bug fixes and security updates.

Features

11 features across 7 categories

Collaboration(3)

Cloud Documents

Cloud-native files that can be opened and edited in Adobe XD with work always updated across devices. Changes can be made offline and automatically sync when reconnecting online

Cross-Device Sync

Work is kept in sync with the Creative Cloud sync process across all devices

Design Sharing

Share designs with other Creative Cloud users to collaborate

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Obsidian

Design(2)

Property Inspector

Interface element for managing design properties and publishing options

Prototyping

Create interactive prototypes and learn through videos to create prototypes

Also in: Squarespace, InVision, WordPress.com

Documentation(1)

Design Specs

Generate and publish design specifications that can be viewed in browsers

Also in: Jobber, Looker, Hugging Face

Extensibility(1)

Plugin Support

Plug-in installation and development are supported from XD version 13.0 with free plugin consumption

Also in: Labelbox, Obsidian, WordPress.com

Integration(1)

File Import/Export

Support for various file formats including PSD, AI, Sketch, JPG and other formats

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Sharing(2)

Behance Publishing

Publish designs directly to Behance from Adobe XD through the Property Inspector

Share Mode

Publish prototype links for sharing interactive prototypes

Also in: Loom, Smartsheet, Calendly

Storage(1)

Cloud Storage

Creative Cloud plan includes cloud documents, libraries, and Creative Cloud files (synced files)

Also in: Yandex Disk, Notion, Bitwarden

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for Adobe XD. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Adobe XD alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 11 features.

Buy Adobe XD

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying Adobe XD saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 11 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

5 known integrations

Adobe I/OAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopBehanceCreative Cloud