# Spine vs Synfig Studio

| Attribute | Spine | Synfig Studio |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 43.2 (26% (low)) | 41.9 (24% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 12 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 2,282 |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A free, open-source 2D animation program that uses mathematical formulas to automatically calculate motion sequences instead of requiring manual frame-by-frame creation. It supports vector and bitmap artwork with command-line rendering capabilities and is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. |
| integrations.count | 14 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"libgdx"},{"name":"Kryo"},{"name":"KryoNet"},{"name":"Unity"},{"name":"Unreal Engine"},{"name":"Godot"},{"name":"Flutter"},{"name":"Phaser"},{"name":"Pixi"},{"name":"Construct 3"},{"name":"WeChat"},{"name":"Android"},{"name":"iOS"},{"name":"WebGL"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | C++ |
| license.spdx | - | GPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Spine Essential","summary":"One-time purchase. Includes all future updates.","minSeats":1,"description":"Perpetual license; includes all future updates. Can be upgraded to Professional for the price difference.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Spine Professional","summary":"One-time purchase. Includes all future updates.","minSeats":1,"description":"Perpetual license; includes all future updates. Required if company earnings exceed $500k USD annually.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Spine Enterprise","summary":"Annual subscription. Required for companies earning over $500k USD annually.","commitment":"annual","description":"Annual subscription for teams/companies. Allows use of the editor and integration of Spine Runtimes into any number of products.","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Spine Education","summary":"Educational licensing for institutions.","description":"Provisioned for specific number of computers. Any number of users can use for non-commercial purposes.","contactSales":false},{"free":true,"name":"Spine Trial","summary":"Free trial; read-only.","description":"Free evaluation version for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Cannot save projects; for evaluation only.","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Perpetual licenses for Essential and Professional. Enterprise requires annual renewal. Free trial available. Exact pricing not disclosed on provided pages.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"http://esotericsoftware.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:17:29.017Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open-source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.synfig.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T21:32:40.948Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 76 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.5.5","date":"2026-03-16T08:26:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.5.4","date":"2026-01-18T11:18:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.5.3","date":"2024-08-23T05:14:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.5.2","date":"2024-08-04T07:06:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.4.5","date":"2024-05-19T13:00:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.4.4","date":"2022-12-28T16:05:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.4.3","date":"2022-10-25T09:51:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.5.1","date":"2021-10-30T10:06:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.5.0","date":"2021-08-16T16:05:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.4.2","date":"2021-07-29T06:04:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.4.1","date":"2021-05-09T04:51:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.4.0","date":"2020-11-14T13:49:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.3.16","date":"2020-08-06T16:22:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.3.15","date":"2020-08-01T13:18:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.3.14","date":"2020-05-07T14:53:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.3.13","date":"2020-03-17T11:23:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.3.12","date":"2020-02-01T15:13:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.3.11","date":"2019-02-16T00:48:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.2.2","date":"2018-09-15T10:55:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/tag/v1.3.10","date":"2018-07-21T14:10:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.10"}]` |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.9 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fsynfig%2Fsynfig&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Animation Tools)

| Capability | Spine | Synfig Studio |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:30:28.664Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*