Comparison

Pencil2D vs Rive

On the evidence we track, Rive leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Pencil2D44

★Rive68

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Pencil2D	RiveLeader
Vioscale score	44 / 100low · 24%updating	68 / 100low · 42%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	15
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.7	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fpencil2d%2Fpencil&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	1,791	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	1	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	136	-
Historyrelease.history	16 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	GPL-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Pencil2D44 / 100low · 24%updating

Rive68 / 100low · 42%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Pencil2D✓

Rive✓

Model

Pencil2Dcommercial

Rivefreemium

Price level

Pencil2Dfree

Rivelow

Transparent

Pencil2D✓

Rive✓

Integrations

Count

Pencil2D–

Rive15

Security

Scorecard

Pencil2D5.7

Rive–

Soc2

Pencil2D–

Rive✓

Vulnerabilities

Pencil2DCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fpencil2d%2Fpencil&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Rive–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Pencil2D0

Rive–

Github stars

Pencil2D1,791

Rive–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Pencil2D1

Rive–

Release

Cadence days

Pencil2D136

Rive–

History

Pencil2D16 items

Rive–

License

Spdx

Pencil2DGPL-2.0

Rive–

Language

Primary

Pencil2DC++

Rive–

Market

Availability

Pencil2D–

RiveAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for animation tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Animation Tools
Capability	Pencil2D	Rive
Capabilities
Deployment model	-	-
Skeletal puppet rigging inverse kinematics	-	-
Frame by frame cel drawing engine	-	-
Json state machine web export lottie rive	-	-
Automated audio lip sync matching	-	-
Vector brush and bezier manipulation	-	-
Bitmap raster layer import and tracing	-	-
Javascript actionscript timeline scripting	-	-
3d camera depth and parallax layering	-	-
React vue ios android native playback sdks	-	-
SOC2 type ii	-	-
ISO 27001	-	-
Pricing model	-	-

Capabilities

Deployment model

Pencil2D-

Rive-

Skeletal puppet rigging inverse kinematics

Pencil2D-

Rive-

Frame by frame cel drawing engine

Pencil2D-

Rive-

Json state machine web export lottie rive

Pencil2D-

Rive-

Automated audio lip sync matching

Pencil2D-

Rive-

Vector brush and bezier manipulation

Pencil2D-

Rive-

Bitmap raster layer import and tracing

Pencil2D-

Rive-

Javascript actionscript timeline scripting

Pencil2D-

Rive-

3d camera depth and parallax layering

Pencil2D-

Rive-

React vue ios android native playback sdks

Pencil2D-

Rive-

SOC2 type ii

Pencil2D-

Rive-

ISO 27001

Pencil2D-

Rive-

Pricing model

Pencil2D-

Rive-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Pencil2D

Pencil2D is a free, open-source animation tool that lets you draw traditional 2D cartoons frame-by-frame using both raster and vector graphics. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, and FreeBSD.

Independently observed

Rive

Leader

An end-to-end tool where designers, animators, and developers collaborate to create animated interactive graphics in one editor, then ship the same files directly to web, mobile apps, games, and embedded systems without modification.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Pencil2D

Open sourceFree tier

Completely free and open source

as of 2026-08-17verify ↗

Rive

Leader

from $9/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $9/seat/month. Free tier available. Flexible per-seat monthly or annual billing.

FreeFree
- 3 collaborative files
- Unlimited personal files
- Agent with limits
- Community support
- Revision history
- +1 more
Cadet$9/seat/month (3 seats max)
- Unlimited collaborative files
- Unlimited projects
- Export .riv files
- Agent with limits
- Realtime collaboration
- +4 more
Voyager$32/seat/month (25 seats max)
- Libraries
- Embed URL hosting
- Agent with advanced models
- $20/seat monthly Agent credits
- Purchase top-up credits
- +2 more
Enterprise$120/seat/month ($10M+ annual revenue required)
- Subteam workspaces
- Custom S3 bucket
- $40/seat monthly Agent credits
- Org-wide permissions
- Rive dedicated support
- +6 more

as of 2026-08-18verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Pencil2D	Rive
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Pencil2D✗

Rive✓

iOS

Pencil2D✗

Rive✓

Android

Pencil2D✗

Rive✓

macOS

Pencil2D✗

Rive✓

Windows

Pencil2D✓

Rive✓

Linux

Pencil2D✓

Rive✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Pencil2D✗

Rive✓

Self-hosted

Pencil2D✓

Rive✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Pencil2D

Not documented yet.

Rive

Leader

14 total

Framer
Webflow
Wix Studio
Play
Mendix
React
React Native
Flutter
Defold
Unity
Unreal
Google Fonts
Lottie
Flare

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.