Pick LottieFiles if
designers who ship Lottie in product UI and will pay for Creator + CDN.
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Our take
Pick LottieFiles if you're designers who ship Lottie in product UI and will pay for Creator + CDN. Pick Rive if you're motion designers and app engineers who will stay on Free at $0/seat (splash on export) while they open a first ShaderDemo Stage, then Cadet at $9/seat/month when they need splash-free .riv (3-seat max) — not Voyager $32 first unless they need Libraries / 25 seats, and not Enterprise $120 unless they
Best for
LottieFiles A tiny vector animation for product UI
Rive Runtime motion you start at a public $
Free plan
LottieFiles $0 · unlimited preview, testing, sharing, and the free community library (FAQ: “Is there a free version?”)
Rive $0 · /seat/month. Editor, CLI with limits, export .riv with a Rive splash screen, 3 collaborative files, Agent with limits
Lowest paid
LottieFiles Individual $19.99
Rive Cadet $9/user/mo
Next step up
LottieFiles
Rive Voyager $32/user/mo
Watch out
LottieFiles $19.99 / $24.99 are yearly cards
Rive Free exports play a Rive splash
Last checked
LottieFiles 2026-10-28 · lottiefiles.com/pricing
Rive 2026-10-23 · rive.app/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Rive if
motion designers and app engineers who will stay on Free at $0/seat (splash on export) while they open a first ShaderDemo Stage, then Cadet at $9/seat/month when they need splash-free .riv (3-seat max) — not Voyager $32 first unless they need Libraries / 25 seats, and not Enterprise $120 unless they need the $10M+ revenue SKU.
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