InVision Review 2026: A Prototyping Pioneer That Has Shut Down

InVision shut down its services on January 1, 2025. You can no longer create, edit, or access prototypes on the platform. All user data and projects are gone.

This matters because InVision was once the default prototyping tool for design teams. From roughly 2014 to 2019, almost every design team used it for sharing clickable prototypes with stakeholders.

What happened

InVision struggled to compete after Figma added built-in prototyping, real-time collaboration, and shareable links. The core value proposition of InVision (turn static screens into clickable, shareable prototypes) became a feature inside Figma rather than a standalone product.

InVision attempted to pivot with Studio, a full design tool meant to compete with Sketch and Figma. It never gained traction. The company went through multiple rounds of layoffs before announcing the platform shutdown in late 2024.

What InVision was known for

For historical context, InVision's key strengths were:

• Shareable prototypes that anyone could view in a browser without installing software
• Structured commenting where stakeholders could pin feedback to specific areas of a design
• Freehand, a collaborative whiteboard (similar to FigJam or Miro)
• Design system management through DSM (Design System Manager)
• Integrations with Sketch and Adobe XD for importing designs

Where to go instead

If you were using InVision, here are the direct replacements:

• For prototyping and sharing: Figma handles this natively. Create a prototype, share the link. Stakeholders can view and comment without an account.
• For structured stakeholder review: Figma's commenting works for most teams. For more formal review workflows, look at Zeplin.
• For whiteboarding: FigJam or Miro.
• For design system management: Figma's shared libraries, or dedicated tools like Supernova or Storybook.