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Principle vs Rive: Full Comparison 2025

Which is right for your team? Compare pricing, features, and more.

Principle

Animated UI design and interaction prototyping

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Rive

Interactive animation for any platform

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Principle vs Rive: Feature Comparison

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Pricing From $129/mo Freemium
Founded 2015 2018

About Principle

Principle is a Mac-native prototyping tool specialising in smooth, sophisticated animations and micro-interactions for iOS, Android, and web interfaces. Favoured by interaction designers and mobile designers who need to prototype realistic motion and transitions, it produces prototype videos and interactive demos that communicate design intent with high fidelity.

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About Rive

Rive is a real-time interactive animation tool that lets designers create state-machine driven animations deployable to web, mobile, and game platforms. Its runtime is lightweight and embeds animations directly in apps.

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