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 Whimsical if pMs and designers who will stay on Free at $0/editor/month
Best for
Rive Runtime motion you start at a public $
Whimsical A 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
Whimsical $0 · / month / editor. “For evaluating Whimsical.” Up to 50 board objects per month. Up to 50 doc blocks per month. Watermark on exports. 7-day version history
Lowest paid
Rive Cadet $9/user/mo
Whimsical Pro $10
Next step up
Rive Voyager $32/user/mo
Whimsical Business $20
Runs where
Rive
Whimsical Hosted
Watch out
Rive Free exports play a Rive splash
Whimsical Free is 50 objects / 50 blocks / watermark / 7-day history
Last checked
Rive 2026-10-23 · rive.app/pricing
Whimsical 2026-10-23 · whimsical.com/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 pagepMs and designers who will stay on Free at $0/editor/month (50 board objects / 50 doc blocks / watermark / 7-day history) while they open a first Sign up flow, then Pro at $10/editor/month when they need unlimited objects — not Business $20 unless they need SAML / private teams.
Read the Whimsical page
