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SVGator is an online SVG animation software that lets users create animations without any coding skills.

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Pros:

It's worth its cost, though steep, because even a novice can succeed in creating professional animations.

Cons:

I think it's very expensive for my use case. I had to pay $9 for using the features I needed which is aprox.

SVGator ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
4.6
Customer Service
4.6
Features
4.3
Value for Money
4.4

Likelihood to recommend

8.4/10

SVGator has an overall rating of 4.6 out 5 stars based on 25 user reviews on Capterra.

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Evelyn
Evelyn
Digital Marketing Manager & Content Creator in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Amazing Vector Animation Software

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Great experience overall, I got to try this software after some blogs recommendations, and it happened to perform great, thusly we started to employ the software more and more often in the place of Adobe After Effects.

Pros:

It does have a free trial for those looking to take a look. The user interface is tremendously user friendly The rendering system just works how it should.

Cons:

It is not as capable as Adobe After Effects, some features are missing. Other than that, must of the vector animations can be performed hassle free.

Micalen
Freelancer in South Africa
Computer Games, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

SVGator: A great SVG animation tool!

5.0 8 months ago

Comments: SVGator is a really great and simple to use. There are a ton of features and tools offered that have helped me with many projects.

Pros:

SVGator is a very user-friendly software and it's cloud-based. It's great for vector animation and perfect for those with limited skills as there are many tools to help you get the job done..

Cons:

There isn't really anything negative to say about SVGator. The software isn't as powerful as the more premium options out there but it's is pretty close.

Federico
Project Manager in Italy
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

How to make a WordPress website interesting, again

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: We're very satisfied with all the exciting stuff that we can do thanks to your latest features, but sometimes we wish there was a sort of "WordPress safe" option. We're not into programming and we rely only on the converter for WordPress to run our animations on some websites. Wouldn't it be cool if there were a toggle to grey out all the animations and effects that don't work with WordPress, so that for each project we can choose whether we need all your new tools or just play it safe with fewer and safer options that work straight away in WP?

Pros:

What my co-workers and I love most about SVGator is the ability to create stunning animations without a single line of code. It's super easy! And the final result is much lighter than other solutions we tried so far, so our websites load in virtually no time. We're able to create stunning website that don't even look WordPress-based

Cons:

I love SVGator but I must say that the SVG converter for WordPress doesn't always work as expected and we often had to rework our animations in order to get them right for every browser. And of course this doesn't depend only on the converter, but as a long-time user of your piece of software, I have to admit that with the previous – less powerful – animation engine you had, we didn't have any single issue in years.

SVGator Response

4 years ago

Thank you so much for your feedback. Yes, we are aware of the compatibility issues when it comes to using animated SVG files on WordPress. We are currently working on a plug-in which will make this a lot easier. Of course, there will be no need to use the converter. We will send you an email once this plug-in is available! :)

Patrick
Motion Designer in Romania
Design, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Made my life easier, I create stunning animations within minutes now

5.0 last month New

Comments: Simply mind-blowing. Easiest and best solution for all kinds of animations, vector, GIF, video, you name it.

Pros:

SVGator is simply impressive for integrating all the essential tools designers need for vector animation into a single, user-friendly interface. I never used anything similar and it seems revolutionary. Nothing, not even After Effects compares to this, exactly because SVGator is dedicated for something specific, vector animation. You get exactly what you create in the app, no differences. The fact that this is available so easily in my browser without any plugins is just mind-blowing.

Cons:

Nothing to say here. SVGator gives exactly what it offers, no differences.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Design, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Easy and fast to learn

3.0 4 years ago

Comments: Svgator solved the need to have a light weight animation for a web project

Pros:

What I like most is that the software is easy to use, watching only few hours of tutorial you can do most of the thing that you have in mind. The output is a light weight svg animation that is perfect for the web, you can forget animated gifs or infographic videos! Furthermore the biggest animation software (adobe) doesn’t support animated gif yet, so this software is a valide alternative.

Cons:

The software needs to be developed. I would like text and paragraph support, to save entire animation in library (for to be used in differents works), exportation also in other format (supported from iOS app and other software) and maybe in an html that can be shared, svg static images of a frame (for example I need to insert the draw in a mock-up and the others software doesn’t support animated svg)

SVGator Response

4 years ago

Thank you for your feedback and the suggestions, we will definitely take them into consideration!

Alexandre
Designer in Brazil
Arts & Crafts, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

A great cloud-based online tool

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: the overall experience was good and enjoyable, the software is easy to work with and simple to learn

Pros:

What I like most about SVGator is that it is online and cloud-based, it does not overload the computer and allows the developer more dynamism when using the software. The interface is very simple, intuitive and friendly, learning is not so difficult even because on the internet there are many tutorials that help with this. The color work that this program has is very good and efficient. Besides, producing SVG animations is very fast (much faster) than most of the other programs.

Cons:

Honestly I don't have any negative points to put, the company always seems to be listening well to criticism and always trying to improve the software and this is very good, over the time I used it I saw that some tools were updated and this is very good and leads me to believe that other tools will be improved. The price is not the cheapest but this is a negative point that as you work and earn your money it will decrease

Abdelmadjid
Developer in Canada
Computer Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Decent but not fully-fledged enough for any kind of productive work

3.0 4 years ago

Comments: There aren't that many great SVG animation tools out there and SVGator is among the best. Unfortunately, this is simply a testament to how poor most of the tools are. There's definitely a lot of room for improvement. I ended up hand animating a lot of what I needed.

Pros:

SVGator is ok for extremely simple SVG animations. Exports well-formed SVG files.

Cons:

The animation tools are very limited. Animating a few shapes is easy enough, but anything complex like nesting shapes, moving multiple shapes at a time, repeating animations etc quickly becomes a chore.

Chris
Creative Director in Sweden
Computer Software, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Perfect for handing over to the dev team

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: Main benefits for us is the amount of time we save. There's no third-party software needed to create seamless SVG animations they way you want with CSS or JS attributes.

Pros:

What I like about SVGator the most is the ease of use. I can quickly create an icon or illustration in XD or Illustrator, export it as an SVG, create a new project in SVGator and apply the motion I desire. Once complete its a simple "EXPORT" and straight into the devs hand for implementation.

Cons:

I didn' find any cons with this software. This is because I have some background knowledge in motion graphics, so the tools and language were all familiar to me. It can be a steep learning curve for those who have no experience to achieve quick results.

SVGator Response

4 years ago

Hi Chris! This made our day! :) Thank you for the amazing review. More features are coming soon!

Volodymyr
designer in Ukraine
Design, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Cool tool and nice service

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: Unfortunately, I have chosen the wrong subscription plan accidentally - annual instead of monthly. This was a very significant amount of money for me and I did not plan such big expenses now - so I wrote to support hoping for the best, but not really expecting anything and they helped me to change the plan and gave the refund, which was really really helpful! Great great guys!

Pros:

Interface, opportunity to create animated SVG files without knowing of CSS, etc! I just a graphic designer and illustrator, I don't know these developers things, but it wasn't difficult for me to sort this out and use this tool for creating my first animated SVG illustration for my client despite I had never done something similar before.

Cons:

To be honest I don't know what I should write in this field…

Freo
Founder in Philippines
Animation, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Totally recommended!

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: Great! really great! Hours of coding animation work turns to hour or less no-coding animation work.

Pros:

- If you need SVG animation? Then purchase this it is all worth it! - A frame by frame interface that is very easy to use - SVG animation has never been this easy. - If you need this for web element animations then this is the perfect tool! - Way to good!

Cons:

So far, nothing. They just added a game changer feature which is animate on scroll.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Internet, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Amazing tool to bring your designs to life

5.0 5 years ago

Pros:

This software really feels like magic – it allows even non-skilled people to add incredibly smooth and catchy animations to icons, illustrations and other vector files. I love how it embraces the concepts of video editing (e.g. timelines, effects, keyframes) and applies them to the SVG space. The interface is gorgeous and very intuitive, you’ll be up and running in minutes and you’ll get unexpectedly great results with your animations.

Cons:

Nothing really! I think this is the best software in the SVG animation space, by far!

SVGator Response

5 years ago

Thank you so much for your feedback, we are glad you like SVGator. More updates are coming soon! :)

Michael
Software Developer in Germany
Industrial Automation, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

create help animations

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: I would like to report about my good experiences with SVGator in a German computer magazine. Version 2 is really very good.

Pros:

We create machines that are delivered in 32 languages. This requires a lot of documentation with translations. With SVGator you can explain parameters graphically and thus save costs.

Cons:

Because the files are in the cloud, the software is unfortunately only partially usable. Our security department does not allow this!

Amelia
Graphic Designer in UK
Design, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Review from Designer @ Think Design

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: It's been great – a real learning curve but very useful skill to have.

Pros:

It's easier to use than other software, it's really user friendly and easy to experiment. Also really simple to export creations.

Cons:

The gradient animation tool isn't great compared with AE. Can be quite glitchy when using Safari, and the exported animations in general do not load correctly in Safari.

SVGator Response

4 years ago

Thank you for your amazing feedback, it means a lot to us! We are currently working on a new update that also includes lots of gradient improvements. We hope this update will also solve the glitches that you mentioned.

Eryck
Illustrator/Animator in US
Marketing & Advertising, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Great product with even better customer service

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: Customer service went into my file and helped me solve a tricky animation problem. Put in a lot of work and really helped me and my client. Really above and beyond.

Pros:

Streamlines the SVG animation process with simple keyframe interface. Features have greatly expanded in the time I've been using it. Wonderful and responsive customer service

Cons:

Always room to add some animation features but team seems to be adding often.

Abdul
D&D Manager in UK
Marketing & Advertising, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Easy and intuitive

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: Love SVGator, make my job so much easier and we have used it on numerous pages on our own website.

Pros:

I've been using SVGator for about 6 months now and love how intuitive it is and easy to use.

Cons:

Not being able to copy a set of keyframes from one item to another

SVGator Response

4 years ago

Hi there! We are glad you like SVGator. You can copy keyframes from one item to another, if the animator is the same. This will not work for morphing, as morphing also depends on the number of node points.

Hélio
Omni Digitalis Solutio in Brazil
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Excelent, but expensive for my use case

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: Good. It's expensive taking in to account that I needed for a very specific job.

Pros:

Very easy to use Features everything I needed

Cons:

I think it's very expensive for my use case. I had to pay $9 for using the features I needed which is aprox. R$ 50 (Reais, my country's currency), and probably I won't use it again soon. Another thing I dislike is the fact that I couldn't replace the SVG I uploaded and I had to create another project. I almost ran out of projects because I had to fix some nodes in an external software multiple times.

Will
Designer/Developer in US
Graphic Design, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great Software to Boost Your Websites

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: I've had a really great experience.

Pros:

The interface is one of the easiest I've ever used for animations. This is an incredible product in all aspects.

Cons:

I would love to have more capabilities in animations and interactions for the plan I'm at. It would be great to have mouse interactions built in to lower tiers.

SVGator Response

4 years ago

Thank you! We will do our best to add more features as soon as possible. :)

Anthony
Freelancer in New Zealand
Animation, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

A beginner friendly platform

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: I consider this to be a very down to earth application for anyone that is unexperienced with creating a video presentation, because it is beginner friendly.

Pros:

This is a very cheap platform with very good picture quality and animated effects. It has a well organized and attractive interface of tools. It is quick and easy to learn because of the tutorials that SVGator provides. I found it to be a very lightweight cloud platform and it did not cause my workspace to crash or slow down.

Cons:

I think it could be more helpful if objects in the composition could be divided into their own layers in the timeline, just like in Adobe After Effects.

Candice
Graphic/Web Designer in Malta
Design, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Super easy to use!

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: Very happy with this software

Pros:

I love how easy it is to use and super affordable. The number 1 software for svgs that i have found :) I definitely recommend!

Cons:

There was one option i would have liked with exporting responsive - i exported the file and everything that was outside the artboard was showing in my svg file. Didnt have an option to remove this overflow. Thats all!

SVGator Response

4 years ago

Hi Candice! Thank you for your feedback, we are glad you like SVGator. :) Are you referring to the "Fixed size" vs "Responsive" export options? By selecting "Fixed size" for the canvas in the export settings, the elements that were outside the artboard will be hidden. We hope this helps!

Hugo
Software Engineer in Brazil
Internet, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Best software

5.0 4 years ago

Pros:

If you want to create animated svg animations, super indico or svgator, making it possible to create super light and beautiful animations.

Cons:

It would be nice to have a team plan or share projects with other accounts.

Nathan
Owner/Consultant in US
Information Technology & Services, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Worth Every Penny for SVG Animating

5.0 4 years ago

Pros:

SVGator takes something relatively complicated (key frames and animation timing) and allows you to drag and drop your way to a beautiful polished product. It's worth its cost, though steep, because even a novice can succeed in creating professional animations.

Cons:

The price is a little steep per month, but you are getting what you pay for in this instance. Adobe does the same type of monthly subscription pricing and we all know the Adobe suite is also very valuable. Other than price, I do not know of any cons.

Eric
Owner in US
Design, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Worst Customer service (They didn't even get back to me)

4.0 8 months ago

Comments: I think I would say that I am not a fan, and mostly because of their lack of response. Shows they don't care.

Pros:

It seems like it has potential to do things quicker than some programs

Cons:

Their customer service is lacking, they don't work with after effects and kind of charge you to try anything that is worth trying.

Jing Feng
Student in Singapore
Computer Software, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Great software and customer service

5.0 4 years ago

Pros:

The ease of animating svg images and editing minor details

Cons:

Could have more animations and more control

Aleks
Aleks
CEO in Mexico
Verified LinkedIn User
Internet, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Awesome job!

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: My startup (iVentas) look awesome with pro animations thanks to SVGator!

Pros:

For my startup (iVentas.mx) animations are crucial. So, before SVGator it was a slow and boring process, but when we used SVGator for the first time everything changed! It was easier, better and a lot of fun! What I like the most is that SVGator is ultra easy to use!

Cons:

I think I'd be better if you add more pre-produced animations.

Kendra
crafter in US
Arts & Crafts, Self Employed
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Ease

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: For someone who is not exactly tech savvy it was easy to use to create svg's for my craft needs

Pros:

I like the ease of drag and drop feature to drop photos/images into the program and with a click of a button the svg was created

Cons:

the site felt a little overwhelming at first glance. I also was not quite sure at first how to properly save the svg into my desktop files