Spine
Desktop animation editor specialized in creating skeletal animations for video games.
- Also known as
- spine
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is 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.
Spine pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Perpetual licenses for Essential and Professional. Enterprise requires annual renewal. Free trial available. Exact pricing not disclosed on provided pages.
Spine Essential
Perpetual license; includes all future updates. Can be upgraded to Professional for the price difference.
Spine Professional
Perpetual license; includes all future updates. Required if company earnings exceed $500k USD annually.
Spine Enterprise
Contact salesAnnual subscription for teams/companies. Allows use of the editor and integration of Spine Runtimes into any number of products.
Spine Education
Provisioned for specific number of computers. Any number of users can use for non-commercial purposes.
Spine Trial
FreeFree evaluation version for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Cannot save projects; for evaluation only.
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- On-premise
Integrations (14)
Independently observed- libgdx
- Kryo
- KryoNet
- Unity
- Unreal Engine
- Godot
- Flutter
- Phaser
- Pixi
- Construct 3
- Android
- iOS
- WebGL
Spine alternatives
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- OpenToonzlow · 24%
- MohoDesktop 2D animation software featuring advanced skeletal rigging and vector drawing toolslow · 26%
- Tumult HypeVisual HTML5 animation and web content creation for macOS without codelow · 26%
- Pencil2Dlow · 24%
- Synfig Studiolow · 24%
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.08 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 34 | 0.04 | 1.4 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
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