# Principle Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 Principle Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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[Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Integrations](#integrations)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews)

Principle

## What is Principle?

Principle is designed to help businesses design animated and interactive user interfaces.

## What is Principle used for?

[Animation](https://www.capterra.com/animation-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 4 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

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Neutral

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Negative

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Starting price

$129

One Time

Free trial  
not available

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Principle

5.0 (4)

VS.

[4.7 (258)](https://www.capterra.com/p/182240/Vyond/reviews/)

Starting Price

$129

One Time

Starting Price

$58

Per User, Per Month

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.0 (4)

Ease Of Use

4.6 (577)

Value For Money

4.8 (4)

Value For Money

4.4 (554)

Customer Service

4.0 (3)

Customer Service

4.6 (496)

## Principle alternatives

Highest Rated

[CreateStudio](https://www.capterra.com/p/203897/Create-Studio/)

[4.8 (577)](https://www.capterra.com/p/203897/Create-Studio/reviews/)

Starting price

$27.00

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/203897/Create-Studio/)

[Adobe After Effects](https://www.capterra.com/p/233259/Adobe-After-Effects/)

[4.7 (443)](https://www.capterra.com/p/233259/Adobe-After-Effects/reviews/)

Starting price

$31.49

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/233259/Adobe-After-Effects/)

[Adobe Creative Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/48969/Adobe-Creative-Cloud/)

[4.7 (7,328)](https://www.capterra.com/p/48969/Adobe-Creative-Cloud/reviews/)

Starting price

$52.99

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/48969/Adobe-Creative-Cloud/)

[Animaker](https://www.capterra.com/p/166064/Animaker/)

[4.2 (235)](https://www.capterra.com/p/166064/Animaker/reviews/)

Starting price

$20.00

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/166064/Animaker/)

## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Animations & Transitions

5.0 (4)

100.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Ability to insert animations/transitions

Content Library

5.0 (2)

100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Centralized repository to store content and assets

Text Overlay

4.5 (2)

100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Create text to match video content

Video Editing

5.0 (1)

100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Create professional looking videos by manipulating video footage with filters, special effects, trimming, filters and transitions

Principle 4 features

Ability to insert animations/transitions

Centralized repository to store content and assets

Create text to match video content

Create professional looking videos by manipulating video footage with filters, special effects, trimming, filters and transitions

Features

4.3 (4)

4.3

Based on 4 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.8 (4)

Basic

$129.00

One Time

Value for money

4.8 (4)

4.8

Based on 4 reviews

## Integrations

[

Figma](https://www.capterra.com/p/175027/Figma/)[

Sketch](https://www.capterra.com/p/171364/Sketch/)

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.0 (3)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.0 (3)

4.0

Based on 3 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

5.0

Based on 4 reviews

Filter by rating

5(4)

4(0)

3(0)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

Alex D.

UI Designer

Computer Software

### "Review of Principle."

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 13, 2023

I'm very pleased to have the opportunity to work with a program like Principle.

Pros

I appreciate the toolkit and the implementation of working with prototypes. I like the live preview in the design workspace. The simplicity of iterations allows for quick and easy updates to animations, instantly capturing progress.

Cons

Difficulty in mastering. Lack of proprietary content for assistance in learning.

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DM

Dave M.

Senior UX Designer

Program Development

### "I Really enjoy principle"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

October 15, 2023

I really loved it back in 2018 and I kept using it for all these years.

Pros

The animations are really well handle and amazing results

Cons

When it comes to the weakest feature is the updates. It takes ages to update

Alternatives considered

[ProtoPie](https://www.capterra.com/p/201192/ProtoPie/)

[Figma](https://www.capterra.com/p/175027/Figma/)

Reasons for choosing Principle

The animation features

Review source

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jason e.

Internet marketer

Computer Software

### "Principle review 2022"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

July 13, 2022

It's the best prototyping tool for creating awesome animations that would possibly increase UX & interaction. Give it a try

Pros

After a few years of working with Python, I tried a few apps that claimed to be the best for classic UI designs, but, Principle has been proven to be worthy of it. For me, Principle is the perfect designer's choice so far. It works flawlessly for animations and transitions with an easy-to-use graphic interface and is ultimately my #1 recommended tool for all UI aspirants. Trust me, it's super easy to work with and can be very productive if you are creative.

Cons

I totally dislike the overall quality of built-in fonts. They are not easy to use and are not attractive.

Review source

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Fabio D.

Web Designer

Automotive

### "high quality animations just a click away"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

June 29, 2022

Pros

the ease in creating animations and transitions, without previous knowledge

Cons

not suitable for making videos with complex animations

Review source

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