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Flowstep vs Visily

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.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan
Visily — $14/mo vs $15/mo for Flowstep
Free plan
Both have one
Higher Trust score
Visily — 91 vs 81 for Flowstep
Best fit
Flowstep: Founders sketching product screens before hiring a designer · Visily: Product managers and founders mocking up flows for engineering or investor reviews
Platforms
Flowstep: Web · Visily: Web, Figma plugin

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

Side by side

FactFlowstepVisily
CategoryUI/UX Design & PrototypingUI/UX Design & Prototyping
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$15/mo$14/mo
Trust score81 / 10091 / 100
PlatformsWebWeb, Figma plugin
CompanyFlowstepVisily, Inc.
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Flowstep

Sits between a design generator and a code generator: you get a screen you can edit visually, then take it into Figma or straight out as React and Tailwind. At $15 a month it is one of the cheaper entries in the category. The meter is on messages, so heavy iteration on one screen costs the same as designing five new ones.

Pros

  • Generates full multi-screen flows, not single isolated mockups
  • Output copies into Figma and exports as React with TypeScript and Tailwind
  • Screens stay editable by hand or through further chat instructions
  • Real-time collaboration on shared projects
  • Publishes an MCP server so an agent can drive it

Cons

  • Starter meters 80 messages a month, and every edit request spends one
  • No published company entity, address or team on the marketing pages
  • No design-system or component-library management
  • Enterprise pricing is negotiated with nothing published

Visily

Visily is for the person who has to show a screen tomorrow and does not have a designer: screenshot in, editable wireframe out, with enough prototyping and commenting to run a review. It is not a replacement for Figma for anyone shipping polished UI, and the free tier's watermark and two-board cap make it a trial rather than a workspace. At $14 an editor the Pro plan is cheap enough that the credit meter, not the price, is what to watch.

Pros

  • Screenshot, diagram and text to editable screens, plus auto-prototyping
  • Real-time collaboration with comments, cursor chat and follower mode
  • Figma import and export, export to code and an MCP server from the $14 Pro plan
  • Free Starter plan with 300 monthly credits is enough to evaluate the generator

Cons

  • Free exports are watermarked and 1x only, with just two editable boards
  • AI generation is credit-metered, so heavy iteration on Pro's 3,000 credits can run out mid-sprint
  • Business plan is annual-only, and the FAQ admits Business and Enterprise requirements are still being designed
  • No address on the site; only the legal entity and Georgia governing law in the terms

Which one fits

Choose Flowstep if you need

  • Founders sketching product screens before hiring a designer
  • Designers wanting a first draft to refine in Figma
  • Developers who want a screen as React and Tailwind rather than an image

Choose Visily if you need

  • Product managers and founders mocking up flows for engineering or investor reviews
  • Teams redrawing a competitor's or legacy screenshot into an editable starting point
  • Non-designers who need clickable prototypes with comments, then a handoff to Figma

Flowstep vs Visily: the questions people ask

Is Flowstep cheaper than Visily?

On published entry prices, Visily starts lower — $14/mo against $15/mo for Flowstep. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Flowstep or Visily have a free tier?

Both: Flowstep has a free tier, and Visily has a free tier.

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