Facts checked 12 November 2026
svgmo vs LottieFiles
LottieFiles is a platform for Lottie animations: a large community library, an editor, plugins for design tools, and players for web and apps.
Side by side
| Topic | svgmo | LottieFiles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. Sign in with Google to use the editor. | Free to preview, test and share, with a free library and basic editing. Paid plans: Individual $19.99 and Team $24.99 per user per month, billed yearly. |
| File you ship | An animated SVG that plays by itself, or a small svgmo JSON file. | A Lottie JSON or dotLottie file. |
| Player on a web page | None for animated SVG. For svgmo JSON, an 11 KB script (gzipped, about 30 KB unpacked). | A player is needed. The lottie-web player is about 77 KB gzipped (306 KB unpacked, version 5.13.0). |
| Where it runs | Web pages. | Web and native apps, through players for several platforms. |
| Making the animation | In the browser. Nothing to install. Draw, keyframe, motion paths, morphing. | An online editor, plus plugins for After Effects and Figma. |
| Bringing work in | SVG files, and pictures traced to vectors. It exports Lottie but cannot open it. | Lottie files, and work exported from After Effects and Figma. |
| AI | An MCP connector lets Claude draw and animate in your open editor. | Its own AI features on the platform. |
| Ready-made animations | A free library of original animations, no sign-up to download. | A much larger community library, free and paid. |
Read from each product’s own public pages on 12 November 2026. Sources are listed below.
Which one to pick
Choose svgmo when
- You want an animation on a web page with the least weight: one SVG file and no script.
- You want to draw and animate in one free browser tab, with no design-tool plugin in between.
- You want Claude to do the drawing and keyframing in your editor.
Choose LottieFiles when
- You need the same animation in iOS or Android apps, not only on the web.
- Your animations are made in After Effects or Figma.
- You want a very large library of ready-made animations, or team features.
Where these facts come from
What is said about LottieFiles was read from its own public pages, or the source named, on 12 November 2026. Prices and plans change; check the links before you decide. LottieFiles is a trademark of its owner, and svgmo is not connected with it.