Rive

The interactive experience engine

Ranked #7 in Animation software with a free plan.

Rive is an interactive experience engine for building UI and motion. It allows teams to design, animate, and code in one place.

Official website

At a glance

Best for

designers and developers

From Rive's own website.

Company facts

Social profiles

Instagram, YouTube, GitHub

Facilities and features

Its website also mentions:

Published pricing
Self-serve sign-up

What stands out

Rive offers significantly faster production times compared to other workflows.

“teams report 4x faster production, file sizes up to 90% smaller, and measurably higher user engagement.”Rive, own website

The product runs natively across mobile, desktop, web, and game consoles.

“What you build runs natively on mobile, desktop, web, consoles, TVs, and vehicles.”Rive, own website

Worth knowing

Rive exports include a splash screen on the free plan.

“Free exports play a Rive splash screen.”Rive, own website

How it ranks

Rive is ranked 7th of 10 in Animation software with a free plan (Lister Score 84.0).

#7 in Animation software with a free plan · Lister Score 84.0

Runs natively across mobile, desktop, web, and game consoles.

How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 16; buying information on its own site 8.

“Rive is where designers, animators, and developers build interactive experiences. Design, animate, and code in one place.”Rive, own website

“Started Get Started Ship everywhere For free Build interactive UI, motion, and games that run natively on mobile, desktop, web, consoles, TVs, and vehicles.”Rive, own website