Rive vs Lottielab
Rive and Lottielab side by side, as of September 2026: what each one costs, what it's made for, and when smooth.video, a free animation tool that runs in your browser with no account, does the job instead.
Rive vs Lottielab at a glance
| Rive | Lottielab | smooth.video | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan, then Cadet at US$9 per seat a month billed yearly | Free plan, then Pro at US$12 per editor a month billed yearly, or US$18 monthly | Free, no paid plan |
| Account | Required | Required | Not needed |
As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of Rive and Lottielab before you decide.
Rive
- Exports on the free plan
- None
- Output
- .riv files for runtimes, plus video and images
- Interactivity and state machines
- Yes
- Runtimes for apps, websites and games
- Yes
- Rigging, meshes, real-time collaboration
- Yes
When Rive fits better
The animation lives in a product and reacts to people: a button that responds to hover, a character that follows the cursor, a loading state driven by your app's data. That takes a runtime, and smooth.video doesn't have one.
Rive vs smooth.videoLottielab
- HD and 4K video
- Pro plan
- Lottie export
- Pro plan
- Imports
- Lottie, SVG, and Figma through a plugin
- Interactive state machines
- Yes
- Team library and comments
- Yes
When Lottielab fits better
The animation ships inside an app or a website as a small vector file, starts from Figma frames, reacts to people, or is shared across a product team. smooth.video does none of that.
Lottielab vs smooth.videoWhen smooth.video fits better
The animation ends up in a video, a post, an email or a slide, and plays the same way every time: a logo reveal, a product teaser, an animated stat, a GIF.
The animation ends up as a video: a social post, a product teaser, a clip for a presentation or a README, maybe with photos, footage or music, and you want it in full HD or 4K without a plan.
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- Can smooth.video export Lottie or .riv files?
- No. It exports video (MP4 and WebM), GIF and images.
- Can I put a smooth.video animation on a website?
- Yes, as a video or a GIF. It plays the same way for everyone, without reacting to the cursor or to clicks.
- Is there a watermark?
- No, on any format.
- Can I import Figma designs?
- Not directly. Export the pieces you want to move as PNG and drop them in, or bring a layered PSD to get each layer as its own element.
- Can smooth.video export Lottie?
- No. It exports MP4, WebM, GIF, PNG, JPG and WebP.
- Is HD export free?
- Yes. Every resolution is free, 4K included.