What is the best tool for animating app and web interfaces: as of 20 Sep 2026 the top 4 by fit per dollar are Rive, Framer, Figma and Sketch, with Rive scoring 0.950.

Top 4 / Motion graphics and VFX

What is the best tool for animating app and web interfaces?

Computed on from capability fit and cheapest monthly cost. No manual overrides.

Rive

#1
Fit
0.95
Cost
free
free plan qualifies
Value
0.950

Best fit per dollar of the 7 tools ranked for this job.

Facts verified

Framer

#2
Fit
0.65
Cost
free
Value
0.650
Facts verified

Figma

#3
Fit
0.55
Cost
free
Value
0.550
Facts verified

Sketch

#4
Fit
0.40
Cost
$3.33/mo
Value
0.356
Facts verified

Full ranking

# Tool Fit Cost Value Facts verified
1 Rive 0.95 free 0.950
2 Framer 0.65 free 0.650
3 Figma 0.55 free 0.550
4 Sketch 0.40 $3.33/mo 0.356
5 Linearity Curve 0.35 free 0.350
6 Adobe Animate 0.50 $22.99/mo 0.329
7 Adobe After Effects 0.40 $21.99/mo 0.266

Weights used

2 other motion graphics tools are not ranked here: they lack a required capability, are unpublished, or have data awaiting re-verification.

  • Runtime animation export Required
  • Keyframe animation
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Interactive prototyping

Capability support behind the scores

Capability support for the top 4
Capability RiveFramerFigmaSketch
Runtime animation export
Keyframe animation
Real-time collaboration
Interactive prototyping