InVision
Nuclino
| Feature | InVision | Nuclino |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $7.95/mo | Free / from $5/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 3.8 / 5 | 4.4 / 5 |
| Best For | design-teams, product-managers, stakeholder-reviews, legacy-users | small-teams, startups, remote-teams, documentation |
| Founded | 2011 | 2015 |
| Prototyping | ✓ | ✗ |
| Freehand Whiteboard | ✓ | ✗ |
| Design Systems | ✓ | ✗ |
| Inspect Mode | ✓ | ✗ |
| Commenting | ✓ | ✗ |
| User Testing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Wiki | ✗ | ✓ |
| Graph View | ✗ | ✓ |
| Real Time Editing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Internal Links | ✗ | ✓ |
| Fields | ✗ | ✓ |
| Integrations | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ InVision Pros
- Excellent prototyping with hotspots and transitions
- Freehand whiteboarding for brainstorming
- Design system manager (DSM) for consistency
- Good stakeholder review and commenting workflow
✗ InVision Cons
- Company has pivoted and scaled down significantly
- Studio product was discontinued
- Most teams have migrated to Figma
✓ Nuclino Pros
- Fast and simple
- Visual graph view
- Real-time editing
- Clean interface
✗ Nuclino Cons
- Limited formatting
- Basic search
- Few integrations
The Verdict
InVision is built for design teams and product managers, with a focus on prototyping and freehand-whiteboard. Nuclino targets small teams and startups and leads with wiki and graph-view.
Pricing is close: Nuclino starts at $5/mo versus $7.95/mo for InVision — not a deciding factor on its own.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Nuclino edges out on user ratings (4.4 vs 3.8). While both are well-regarded, that gap reflects real differences in user satisfaction worth considering.
Bottom line: Nuclino has a slight overall edge — but if excellent prototyping with hotspots and transitions matters most to you, InVision may still be the right call.