2021 - UX Tools Survey by UXness - Results

This study is targeted to learn about UX & design tools getting used by UX professionals, students, etc. It is an annual survey getting conducted by UXness Edulabs to understand the preference of using UX tools and bring insights. Please note, in this survey, we didn't ask for any personal details such as name, gender, contact details, employer name, location and email ID etc. 

Thanks to sponsors & Partners 

 

SURVEY RESULTS & INSIGHTS

Participants demographic 

In this campaign we have received the 400+ responses from across the globe. 38% participants were having role of 'UX Designers' and around 45% participants were having 5 years & more experience. 

Wireframing & Prototyping 

Figma, Adobe XD were the top choice wireframing & prototyping tools by the participants. 17% participants chose only Figma as ‘Wireframing & prototyping’ tool, whereas 9% selected Figma & Adobe XD together. 23% participants who use Figma were above 5 years of experience.

UI Design

Figma, Adobe XD were the top choice UI design tools by the participants. 23% participants chose only Figma as ‘UI Design’ tool. 12% participants selected Figma and Adobe XD together as UI design tool.

Digital whiteboarding 

Miro was ahead in this category of Digital whiteboarding with 51% participants choice. 24% participants who chose Miro were from company size 10000+ employees. 25% Miro users were from 5 to 8 years of experience. 29% participants who chose Figma were from company size below 100 employees.

Design handoff

Figma, Zeplin were the top choice Design handoff tools by the participants. 45% participants who selected ‘I do not use design handoff tools’ were from company size below 100 employees. 41% participants who use design handoff tools were above 5 years of experience.

User research 

Google forms and User Interviews were the top choice User research tools by the participants. 26% participants who chose User Interviews were above 10 years of experience. Surprisingly Miro tool became the choice of 23% participants in user research.

User behaviour analytics 

Google analytics and HotJar were the top choice user behavior analytics tools by the participants. Although, 38% participants do not use any behavior analytics tool. 58% participants who use behavior analytics tools were above 5 years of experience.

Virtual collaboration 

Zoom, Microsoft teams and Google Meet were the top choice virtual collaboration tools by the participants with marginal difference. Miro seems to be the trending tool for virtual collaboration.

Conclusion

UX folks use multiple tools for performing certain activities. 

In this study, Figma seems to be the most versatile tool which gets used for various activities such as wireframing, prototyping, digital whiteboarding and design handoff. 

We also found Miro not only getting used as a Digital whiteboarding and virtual collaboration platform but also getting used in User research. 

Thank you for exploring the UX Tools Survey report (2021). Please share your feedback, comments, suggestions, questions with us at team@uxness.in 

Sponsors & Partners