🆚 GSAP vs. Rive

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

JavaScript library
Animation technology

About

GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform) is an open-source JavaScript animation library that enables developers to create high-performance, cross-browser animations for HTML elements, CSS properties, SVG, canvas, and JavaScript objects.

It includes a fast, low-level tweening engine with advanced timeline sequencing, custom easing, motion paths, and optional plugins such as ScrollTrigger and Draggable for scroll-based and interactive effects.

Rive is a real-time interactive design and animation tool that helps teams create, run, and integrate interactive animations on any platform using open source runtimes.

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free version ✔️1 project, 3 collaborative files
Voyager$32/seat/month
Enterprise$1,440/seat/year

Categories

JavaScript Libraries › Rank #38
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #270
Animation › Rank #5
Animation › Rank #26

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The GSAP JavaScript library is 314 times more popular than Rive.
Total websites

Market share

JavaScript Libraries
Animation

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

GSAP is more popular than Rive in all countries.
United States
United Kingdom
Japan
Germany
Italy
France
India
Spain
Australia
Netherlands

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

GSAP is more popular than Rive in all market segments.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Education/Reference
Online Shopping
Travel
Entertainment
Health
Blogs/Wiki
Software/Hardware

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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Rank
#1,009
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#12,372
#13,037
#15,582
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See also

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