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ExodeUI vs Rive vs Lottie
Rive vs Lottie: state machines vs animation playback. See how they compare, and where ExodeUI fits for interactive product UI.
Updated November 2026
The fundamental architectural difference
Lottie is a portable format for playing vector animations, usually authored in After Effects, and the .lottie (dotLottie) format now adds state machines for interactivity. Rive is an editor and runtime built around interactive graphics, with state machines and bones in a binary .riv file. ExodeUI is a design tool for interactive product UI: like Rive it has state machines and bones, and it adds UI layout, a physics engine, node logic and an open JSON format.
Side-by-side comparison
Feature & Capability Breakdown
| Dimension | ExodeUI | Rive vs Lottie | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interactivity | State machines, node logic, physics | Rive: state machines / Lottie: dotLottie state machines | ExodeUI |
| Authoring | ExodeUI editor | Rive editor / After Effects | Tie |
| UI layout | Auto layout, breakpoints, multi-screen | Rive: layouts / Lottie: fixed artboards | ExodeUI |
| Source format | Open JSON (.exode) | Rive: binary .riv / Lottie: JSON | Tie |
| AI coding tools | MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor and others | Rive: Rive CLI for agents / Lottie: via After Effects or code | ExodeUI |
| Spring physics | Built in | Rive: constraints and scripting / Lottie: baked into keyframes | ExodeUI |
| Rendering | Canvas via runtime | Rive: canvas / Lottie: SVG or canvas | Tie |
| Ecosystem | Newer, growing | Both widely adopted | Rive vs Lottie |
When to choose Rive vs Lottie
- Use Lottie for decorative animations from After Effects that mostly play.
- Use Rive for interactive graphics and characters, especially with game-engine runtimes.
- You already have a library of Lottie or Rive files and the workflows around them.
When to choose ExodeUI
- You are designing interface components — menus, tab bars, toggles, forms — not just graphics.
- You want physics (drag, throw, collisions) built in.
- You want an open source format and AI agents that can edit it through an MCP server.
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