From Solo Side Project to Spline Killer: The ExodeUI Origin Story
Most people complain about software. Shinoj CM built his own. Frustrated by Spline's limitations, this solo Indian founder created ExodeUI — and it's now being used by teams that previously relied on Spline.
What Early Adopters Are Saying
"Switching from Spline to ExodeUI saved us about 40% in our animation pipeline costs. More importantly, our React team can now own the entire interaction layer without depending on a separate animation specialist." — Senior Engineer, Bangalore SaaS
"We were paying for Spline licenses for 5 designers. With ExodeUI, our 2 designers do more because they're building actual components, not just animations." — CTO, Mumbai-based EdTech startup
The Technical Edge
Where Spline relies on a proprietary runtime that adds bundle size, ExodeUI compiles to pure React hooks. The result is smaller bundles, better performance, and code that your team can actually read and modify.
For Indian startups where every kilobyte and every millisecond counts, this technical advantage translates directly to better user experience and lower infrastructure costs.
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.
Spline makes decisions in San Francisco. ExodeUI makes decisions in Koramangala, based on conversations with Indian developers who use the tool every day.
The Bottom Line for Indian Teams
Spline 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
Join the Movement
Hundreds of Indian teams have already switched from Spline to ExodeUI. They're building faster, shipping more, and paying less. Start your migration today.