Our take
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. Pick tldraw if people who will stay on the free tldraw.com board at $0 (no
Best for
Rive Runtime motion you start at a public $
tldraw A live tldraw.com board you start at a public $
Free plan
Rive $0 · /seat/month. Editor, CLI with limits, export .riv with a Rive splash screen, 3 collaborative files, Agent with limits
tldraw $0 · no sign-up. Collaborative whiteboarding in the browser
Lowest paid
Rive Cadet $9/user/mo
tldraw Not published by the vendor
Next step up
Rive Voyager $32/user/mo
tldraw
Runs where
Rive
tldraw Hosted
Watch out
Rive Free exports play a Rive splash
tldraw The free board is not a production SDK license
Last checked
Rive 2026-10-23 · rive.app/pricing
tldraw 2026-10-23 · tldraw.dev/pricing
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.
Read the Rive pagepeople who will stay on the free tldraw.com board at $0 (no account) while they open a first Page 1, then an SDK 100-day trial at $0 if they embed the canvas — not a commercial quote unless they ship a production embed, and not the agent kit unless they want tldraw AI.
Read the tldraw page
