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Compare Adobe Animate and GreenSock Animation Platform 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial
Adobe Animate
Star Rating
(156)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Adobe AnimateGreenSock Animation Platform
Star Rating
(13)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Adobe Animate offers a robust set of tools for creating vector animations, but reviewers mention that the learning curve can be steep for beginners, making it less accessible compared to GreenSock Animation Platform.
- Reviewers say that GreenSock Animation Platform excels in performance and ease of use, particularly with its GSAP library, which allows for smooth animations with minimal code, while users on G2 note that Adobe Animate can be resource-intensive and may slow down on larger projects.
- G2 users highlight that Adobe Animate has a comprehensive suite for integrating animations into various platforms, but users report that GreenSock's focus on web animations provides a more streamlined experience for developers looking to implement animations directly into websites.
- Users say that the support for Adobe Animate is decent, but reviewers mention that GreenSock Animation Platform has a more active community and better documentation, which can be crucial for troubleshooting and learning.
- Reviewers mention that Adobe Animate's generative AI features, like AI Image-to-Text, are useful but not as advanced as GreenSock's capabilities, which focus more on animation performance rather than AI integration.
- Users report that while Adobe Animate has a higher total number of reviews, GreenSock Animation Platform's higher G2 rating reflects a more satisfied user base, particularly among small businesses looking for efficient animation solutions.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Animate
No pricing availableGreenSock Animation Platform
FREE
Free Trial
Our standard "No Charge" license is extremely permissive, allowing you to use the core tools in most cases completely free.
- FREE. You can also try all bonus plugins on CodePen and CodeSandbox as much as you want.
Free Trial
Adobe Animate
No trial information availableGreenSock Animation Platform
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
134
9.6
13
Ease of Use
8.0
135
9.1
13
Ease of Setup
8.8
21
9.7
5
Ease of Admin
8.6
14
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.9
120
9.2
8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
12
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.6
136
7.3
13
Features by Category
Generative AI
8.0
40
Not enough data
7.2
41
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Animation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Animate and GreenSock Animation Platform are categorized as Animation
Unique Categories
Adobe Animate has no unique categories
GreenSock Animation Platform is categorized as Other Mobile Development
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Animate
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
GreenSock Animation Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Animation
14.4%
Marketing and Advertising
12.4%
Graphic Design
9.2%
Design
8.5%
Information Technology and Services
5.9%
Other
49.7%
Marketing and Advertising
15.4%
Information Technology and Services
15.4%
Computer Software
15.4%
Real Estate
7.7%
Media Production
7.7%
Other
38.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Adobe Animate
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Juliano F.
Verified User in Computer Games
- Easy to learn how to use; - You can do so many things with it: Animate, Draw, make games... - For animate (Its main function), you have the freedom to do things in many ways. There are recommended techniques to make some animations, but the tool does...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Angélica A. A.
Verified User in Animation
limited options for linework, colouring pipeline is non-existent and overly complex, freezes and crashes with too much regularity.
GreenSock Animation Platform
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Mike G.
Verified User in Internet
It can do anything and even though it evolved immensely over the years the process/syntax hasn't changed all that much.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Juliano F.
Verified User in Computer Games
- Easy to learn how to use; - You can do so many things with it: Animate, Draw, make games... - For animate (Its main function), you have the freedom to do things in many ways. There are recommended techniques to make some animations, but the tool does...
Mike G.
Verified User in Internet
It can do anything and even though it evolved immensely over the years the process/syntax hasn't changed all that much.
Angélica A. A.
Verified User in Animation
limited options for linework, colouring pipeline is non-existent and overly complex, freezes and crashes with too much regularity.
Discussions
How do you animate in Adobe?
2 comments
SG
Its easy to use if you have knowledge of toolsRead more
What is the best way to integrate After Effects with Adobe Animate?
1 comment
GO
Unfortunately After Effects & Animate do not share the same code base so the files are not interchangeable, and unlike most other Adobe products you can not...Read more
GreenSock Animation Platform has no discussions with answers
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