Rive vs Spine
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.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for animation tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Rive
LeaderAn 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.
Spine
A dedicated animation software for game developers to create, rig, and animate 2D characters using skeletal animation techniques. Provides tools for mesh deformation, timing control, inverse kinematics, and character rigging, with runtime libraries available for integration into game engines.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Rive
LeaderFrom $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
Spine
Perpetual licenses for Essential and Professional. Enterprise requires annual renewal. Free trial available. Exact pricing not disclosed on provided pages.
- Spine EssentialOne-time purchase. Includes all future updates.
- Spine ProfessionalOne-time purchase. Includes all future updates.
- Spine EnterpriseContact sales
- Spine EducationEducational licensing for institutions.
- Spine TrialFree
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Flutter
- Unity
Rive
Leader- Framer
- Webflow
- Wix Studio
- Play
- Mendix
- React
- React Native
- Defold
- Unreal
- Google Fonts
- Lottie
- Flare
Spine
- libgdx
- Kryo
- KryoNet
- Unreal Engine
- Godot
- Phaser
- Pixi
- Construct 3
- Android
- iOS
- WebGL
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.