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Banani vs Uizard

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Both start at $12. Both have a free tier.

Side by side

FactBananiUizard
CategoryUI/UX Design & PrototypingUI/UX Design & Prototyping
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$12 month$12 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWebWeb
CompanyBananiUizard Technologies
Launched20232018
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Banani

Most prompt-to-UI tools hand back a picture; Banani hands back editable screens and a prototype, and the Figma export means the work does not dead-end. The MCP endpoint is a genuinely useful touch when a coding agent is doing the build. The limits are the credit model, twelve a month free with a three-a-day cap, and a vendor that publishes two founder names and nothing else.

Pros

  • Output is editable screens and a linked prototype rather than a flat image
  • Accepts prompts, reference images and full PRDs as input
  • Exports to Figma, HTML/CSS and images, unlimited from the Plus tier
  • MCP endpoint exposes designs to coding agents directly

Cons

  • The free tier is 12 credits a month with a 3-a-day cap, which is a demo rather than a workflow
  • No company name, address or country published
  • Plus and Pro each show two prices, making the real monthly cost ambiguous at a glance

Uizard

Good for getting a rough multi-screen concept in front of stakeholders within an hour; not where the real design work ends up living afterwards.

Pros

  • Output is editable components, not a flat image you have to redraw
  • Sketch and screenshot import genuinely shortens the blank-page stage
  • $12/mo entry is cheap next to mainstream design tools
  • Free tier is enough to judge whether the fidelity suits your work

Cons

  • Miro acquired it in 2024, so long-term roadmap independence is unclear
  • The free plan's 3 generations a month runs out almost immediately
  • Fidelity sits below what a designer would ship; expect to rebuild elsewhere
  • Headline prices are annual-billed, so month-to-month buyers pay more

Which one fits

Choose Banani if you need

  • Getting a first-pass UI in front of stakeholders quickly
  • Founders without a designer who still need editable screens
  • Teams whose coding agents can pull designs over MCP

Choose Uizard if you need

  • Product managers sketching a concept before involving designers
  • Turning whiteboard photos or competitor screenshots into editable screens
  • Early-stage founders needing a plausible mockup for a pitch deck

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