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Top 10 Animation Software Companies (November 2026)

As of November 2026, Latka tracks 63 animation software companies. They have combined revenues of $312.9M and employ 3.3K people. They have raised $497.6M and serve 10.8K customers combined.

Every company below sells animation software to other businesses and is ranked by its most recent annual revenue. Revenue, funding, headcount and customer figures come from CEO interviews on the Latka podcast, public company filings, and Latka estimates where a company has not disclosed a number.

What Animation Software Companies do

Animation software refers to digital tools designed to create, edit, and produce animated visuals, enabling users to bring static images to life. These applications are widely used in various sectors including film, television, gaming, marketing, education, and product design, allowing creators to engage audiences through dynamic storytelling. Common features of animation software include frame-by-frame animation capabilities, 3D modeling tools, rigging systems for character movement, and various effects for enhancing visual appeal. The typical workflows in animation software involve storyboarding, design, animation, and post-production, facilitating a streamlined process for animators and designers. Target users include animators, graphic designers, marketing teams, educators, and content creators, all looking to incorporate animated content into their projects for improved engagement and effectiveness. The intuitive interfaces and comprehensive toolsets of these applications empower users to unleash their creativity and produce high-quality animated works efficiently.

Companies
63
Revenue
$312.9M
Funding
$497.6M
Employees
3.3K

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Top Animation Software Companies by revenue

Showing 10 of 63 companies ranked by annual revenue.

1Lightricks logo
Lightricks

Jerusalem, Israel

Lightricks, an AI-first company, is revolutionizing how visual content is created. With a mission to bridge the gap between imagination and creation, Lightricks is dedicated to bringing cutting-edge technology to the creative and business spaces. Our AI photo and video generation models, which power our apps and platforms including Facetune, Photoleap, Videoleap, and LTX Studio, allow creators and brands to leverage the latest research breakthroughs, offering endless control over their creative potential. Our influencer marketing platform, Popular Pays, provides creators the ability to monetize their work and offers brands opportunities to scale their content through tailored creator partnerships. Founded in 2013, Lightricks is backed by prominent investors including Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, Insight Partners, Viola Ventures, ClalTech, Greycroft, Hanaco Venture Capital, Altshuler Shaham Investment Holdings, Harel-Hertz Investment, Qumra Capital House, Migdal Insurance and Financial Holdings, Shavit Capital, and Stonebridge Partners who share our enduring commitment to driving the future of content creation.

Revenue
$80.7M
Year founded
2013
Funding
$335M
Team size
559
2LottieFiles logo
LottieFiles

San Francisco, California, United States

LottieFiles is a motion design platform that provides designers and developers tools to create and implement lightweight, scalable animations. The platform simplifies the process of creating, editing, testing, and shipping animations.

Revenue
$39.6M
Year founded
2017
Team size
116
3Vyond logo
Vyond

San Mateo, California, United States

create videos for your business with vyond's video animation software. from training to brand storytelling, keep your audience engaged.

Revenue
$30.6M
Year founded
2007
Team size
278
4Animaker logo
Animaker

San Francisco, California, United States

Animaker, Inc (Do-it-Yourself) is one of the fastest-growing creative product company in the content & video making space. we have 15,000,000+ users all around the world. It simplifies the process of video making. Animaker is empowered by talented Engineers & highly creative designers who strongly believe in the mission to make the visual content simple for everyone. Happy Animating! Looking for a new mission? Get in touch: [email protected]

Revenue
$22.4M
Year founded
2015
Team size
204
5UN7 logo
UN7

United States

UN7 is a 360 software development and design studio. We tackle complex projects with the power of design and development - giving you the best of both worlds. An innovative software house company revolutionizing the gaming industry with cutting-edge technology.

Revenue
$19M
6Powtoon logo
Powtoon

London, United Kingdom

Communication, as we experience it today, is damaged. Too much information, too many technologies, too much digital chaos. Powtoon’s Visual Communication Platform was built to solve this global challenge by providing teams, organizations, and academic institutions with state of the art tools to easily create, manage, distribute, and measure visual content, at scale. With Powtoon, all of your visual resources are unified into a single, interactive ecosystem where company-wide stakeholders can discover, collaborate, and experience your content like never before. Learn how a Visual Communication Platform can create positive communication experiences at your organization → www.powtoon.com

Revenue
$15.2M
Year founded
2011
Team size
138
7Frank AI logo
Frank AI

Belfast, Antrim, United Kingdom

Frank is an independent award-winning design company. We make ideas that move companies, brands, audiences and people. We provide expertise in brand identity, motion graphics and digital content design and co-create ideas that move across a variety of media platforms. Frank opened its doors in 2004 as an energetic creative studio with a broad skill-set and ambitious ideas to match. Since then we’ve been doing different things for lots of different people, steadily building our reputation as a design company known for creativity, intelligence and technical excellence. We help brands connect with people by creating distinctive work of cultural relevance and commercial value. We believe that brand communication should be dynamic, relevant and human so we think empathically about customer experience and create ideas that move physically and emotionally. We plan everything we do and take a measured strategic approach to brand building and creative expression. We combine design thinking with technical rigor to deliver outputs across a wide range of media. This approach sees us developing comprehensive branding programmes, award-winning websites and dynamic motion graphics for TV and film. In 2007, we entered our first award ceremony and won in three categories at the Irish Design Awards. Since then, we’ve received many more nominations and awards for our creativity, including best Young Marketing Company at the Chartered Institute of Marketing awards. As an Investor in People, we’re passionate about learning and continuous improvement. And through our strong roster of client relationships, we have developed relative expertise working in a number of industry sectors including arts & culture, TV & film, tourism & leisure, food & drink and technology.

Revenue
$9.9M
Year founded
2004
Team size
90
8Pika logo
Pika

Palo Alto, California, United States

An idea-to-video platform that brings your creativity to motion.

Revenue
$7.6M
Year founded
2023
Funding
$135M
Team size
105
9foundry.com logo
foundry.com

New York, New York, United States

Foundry is an AI cloud computing company with a heritage of nearly 30 years, developing creative software for the Media and Entertainment industry and a portfolio of award-winning products.

Revenue
$6.9M
Year founded
1996
Team size
913
10Kinetix logo
Kinetix

Paris, Ile-de-france, France

Kinetix is a no-code 3D creation tool that leverages artificial intelligence motion capture to convert videos into 3D animations.

Revenue
$6.9M
Year founded
2020
Funding
$11M
Team size
68

Frequently asked questions about Animation Software Companies

How many animation software companies are there?

Latka tracks 63 animation software companies with reported revenue. Together they generate $312.9M in annual revenue and employ 3.3K people.

Which animation software company is the largest?

Lightricks is the largest, with $80.7M in annual revenue, founded in 2013.

How much revenue does a typical animation software company make?

The average animation software company in this list makes $5M a year, across 63 companies with reported revenue. They serve 10.8K customers combined.

Who are the leading Animation software vendors?

Ranked by annual revenue, the leaders are Lightricks, LottieFiles, Vyond, Animaker and UN7.

How much funding have animation software companies raised?

The 63 animation software companies tracked here have raised $497.6M in disclosed funding between them.

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Inclusion Criteria

- Must provide tools for creating 2D or 3D animations - Should support various animation techniques, including frame-by-frame and motion graphics - Must include editing capabilities for adjusting timing, effects, and transitions - Should facilitate collaboration among multiple users in the design process - Not limited to simple image editing; must also enable complex animations and storytelling - Must target users such as animators, video production teams, and marketing professionals - Should offer features for rendering and exporting animations in various formats