Rive

Create and ship interactive animations for any platform

From $0/mo

About Rive

Rive's state machine system lets designers define transitions, inputs, and logic directly in the animation file — meaning developers can control animation states programmatically without modifying the design. This bridges the gap between design and engineering teams shipping production UI. The Rive runtime is available for all major platforms including iOS, Android, Web, Flutter, React Native, and Unity. Files are typically tiny (under 100KB) compared to video equivalents, making them ideal for performance-sensitive applications. The editor is browser-based and supports real-time collaboration, and a growing community shares free animations on the Rive community platform.

Key Features

State machine for interactive animation logic

Vector-based animation editor

Runtime SDKs for Web, iOS, Android, Flutter, Unity, React Native

Nested artboards and reusable components

Bone and mesh deformation

Real-time collaboration

Community file sharing

Procedural and data-driven animations via inputs

Pros & Cons

Pros

• State machine approach genuinely replaces developer-written animation logic
• Tiny file sizes compared to Lottie/video alternatives
• Cross-platform runtimes maintained officially by the Rive team
• Strong community with freely reusable animations

Cons

• Steeper learning curve than LottieFiles for simple use cases
• State machine logic can become complex for non-linear flows
• Free tier limited to 3 files — becomes paid quickly for active projects
• Less tool integration compared to Lottie (e.g., no After Effects plugin)

Best For

Product designers building interactive UI components Mobile and game developers needing lightweight animations Design-engineering teams wanting shared animation logic App developers replacing Lottie with more interactivity