From Solo Side Project to Rive Killer: The ExodeUI Origin Story
Most people complain about software. Shinoj CM built his own. Frustrated by Rive's limitations, this solo Indian founder created ExodeUI — and it's now being used by teams that previously relied on Rive.
The Bottom Line for Indian Teams
Rive is a good tool. But for Indian teams building production applications, ExodeUI offers:
- Better pricing: Free tier that's actually usable
- Faster performance: Lightweight runtime for low-bandwidth environments
- Offline-first: Work without reliable internet
- React-native exports: No wrapper code needed
- Made for Indian workflows: Designed with our constraints in mind
Why This Matters for India
The Indian SaaS ecosystem is booming. We're producing world-class products in every category — except design tools. ExodeUI fills this gap. Built in Bangalore, competing with Rive, and proving that Indian product companies can win on technical merit alone.
When you use ExodeUI, you're not just choosing a tool. You're supporting the Indian product ecosystem. You're proving that world-class design infrastructure can be built at home.
The Community Factor
ExodeUI is being built in public, with an active community of Indian developers contributing feedback, plugins, and translations. This community-driven approach means the tool evolves based on real user needs — not investor roadmaps.
Rive makes decisions in San Francisco. ExodeUI makes decisions in Koramangala, based on conversations with Indian developers who use the tool every day.
The Global Ambition
ExodeUI isn't just an Indian alternative to Rive. It's a genuinely superior product for a specific use case: building production-ready interactive UI components. The fact that it's built in Bangalore is a source of pride — but the product speaks for itself in any language.
Teams in San Francisco, London, and Berlin are switching from Rive to ExodeUI. Not because it's Indian. Because it's better.
The Future Is Indian
ExodeUI proves that world-class design infrastructure can be built in India. We're not just consuming technology anymore — we're creating it. Try ExodeUI free and be part of the next chapter in Indian software.