Pixso

Pixso is a shared workspace for interface design, prototyping, whiteboarding and developer handoff. It fits product teams where designers, developers and managers need to review and build in the same environment. The broad workflow and deployment choices are its strongest arguments; the free tier is constrained enough that larger teams will need a paid plan quickly.

Overview

Pixso combines UI and UX design, interactive prototypes, collaborative whiteboards, feedback and design systems in one workspace. Comments and real-time collaboration keep review close to the work, while design and prototyping can remain in the same file. That consolidation is useful for cross-functional product groups that otherwise move between separate design, planning and handoff tools.

Its deployment range is unusually broad. Teams can use the public cloud, private cloud or intranet options, including single-node and clustered private deployments. Enterprise customers receive deployment support, technical consulting, one-to-one service and online training. Those options make Pixso more plausible for organizations with infrastructure or data-location requirements than a cloud-only editor.

Key features

Whiteboard AI can create mind maps, brainstorming sessions and information summaries, and the design editor includes AI-assisted design editing. This gives teams a route from early ideation to interface work without changing products, although the published capabilities do not define the depth of the editor AI or a general AI-credit allowance.

Migration is a practical strength. Pixso imports Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Axure and SVG files, and it can run imported Figma plugin code. That can reduce switching friction for established teams, though compatibility does not promise identical behavior for every file or plugin.

Dev view supports inspection of design specifications, copying code references, and exporting supported code and assets. Design tokens, asset handoff and version history reinforce a designer-to-developer workflow rather than leaving developers to infer implementation details from screens.

An OpenAPI exposes public-cloud and private-deployment endpoints with enterprise application credentials. Enterprise security controls add advanced permissions, member and seat management, collaboration logs, audit logs, permission control, SSO and custom domains. These are meaningful governance features, but they are tied to enterprise pricing rather than the free workspace.

Pricing

Pixso uses a freemium structure. The Free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited viewer seats and unlimited draft files, but allows only one project per team, three design files per project, three pages per design file and three whiteboard files per project. It is suitable for learning the workflow or a small proof of concept, not a growing production library.

Team seats are billed monthly. A Collaborator seat is $4 a month, a Developer seat is $8 a month and a Creator seat is $12 a month. Each lists unlimited projects, files, pages and version history, plus private files. The tier choice therefore reflects a person's role; the stated inclusions do not describe additional feature differences, so teams should match seats carefully rather than assume every member needs the top tier.

Enterprise seats are billed annually: Collaborator costs $90 a year, Developer $120 a year and Creator $280 a year. All include advanced permissions, member and seat management, collaboration logs, SSO and a custom domain. On-premise pricing is custom and includes on-premise deployment, custom feature development, core data encryption and a dedicated technical consultant.

Two lifetime purchases are offered: 240.00 USD once for one team member, or 720.00 USD once for three. Each provides one professional team workspace, unlimited projects and folders, unlimited editable design and whiteboard files, and AI credits totaling 500 or 1,500 respectively. These are most relevant to small permanent teams that prefer an upfront cost; they do not replace enterprise governance features.

Platforms

Pixso supports Android, API access, macOS, self-hosted deployment, web and Windows. The desktop app requires Windows 10 64-bit or later, or macOS 12 Monterey or later. The combination suits mixed-device teams and organizations that need a private installation path.

Who it's for

Pixso is a strong fit for product teams spanning design, development and product management, especially when shared review, whiteboarding and handoff should live together. It also suits organizations that need private-cloud or intranet deployment and enterprise access controls. Solo users and small teams can evaluate it for free, but the one-project cap and per-project file limits make the free tier a poor long-term base for active product work.

Pros and cons

Pros

• One workspace covers UI design, prototyping, whiteboarding and developer handoff, reducing context switching for cross-functional teams.
• Import support for Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Axure and SVG, plus Figma plugin code compatibility, lowers migration barriers.
• Dev view, design tokens, code references, asset export and version history give developers a defined handoff path.
• Private-cloud, intranet and on-premise routes, with enterprise security controls, address stricter deployment requirements.

Cons

• The Free plan allows one project and only three design and three whiteboard files per project, limiting sustained team use.
• Role-based Team pricing means costs rise with each collaborator, developer and creator seat.
• Enterprise governance and on-premise support require higher-tier or custom pricing.
• AI features are described by function, while broader usage allowances are only stated for the lifetime plans' fixed credits.

Alternatives

Figma Dev Mode is the better choice when you want a dedicated Figma development workflow, broad platform coverage and a free Starter tier with unlimited drafts.

Mockplus suits teams seeking a free plan with 10 users, 10 active projects and unlimited designs rather than Pixso's single-project Free cap.

UXPin is worth considering for a prototype-focused workflow with a 14-day trial and a limited post-trial plan that includes two prototypes and 50 AI credits.

Justinmind is an alternative for free UI design and wireframing with one project, unlimited screens and viewers.

ProtoPie is suited to users who prefer a free prototype plan capped at two cloud prototypes, eight scenes each and 50MB of storage.

Lunacy fits teams wanting a free desktop-oriented option with up to 10 cloud documents, 10 editors or exporters and 30 days of version history.

Zeplin Flows is preferable when handoff centers on one free project with 100 screens and unlimited members.

Marvel is a simpler alternative whose free plan is limited to one user and one project.

See more options in Developer Handoff Software, Design Collaboration Software and Game UI Design Software.

Verdict

Choose Pixso if your product team wants design, whiteboarding and developer handoff in one workspace, particularly with Figma imports or private deployment requirements. Look elsewhere if you need a generous free workspace or a narrowly focused prototyping tool; Pixso's free caps and role-based seat costs make those priorities better served by alternatives.