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Head-to-head · Photo Animation Software

LivePortrait vs Viggle

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
LivePortrait #3 in Photo Animation Software —/10 Open source ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit LivePortrait
Higher score Viggle #5 in Photo Animation Software 4.8/10 Free plan · paid from $7.99/mo (annual) Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Viggle

LivePortrait leads on 2 checks, Viggle on 1, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreViggle · 4.8/10
  • Free planonly Viggle
  • Most featuresLivePortrait · 2 of 3

Our editors rank LivePortrait at #3 and Viggle at #5 for photo animation software; LivePortrait has no rubric score yet (facts researched, not yet scored), so the checks below decide.

Viggle offers free plan; LivePortrait doesn't publish it. LivePortrait offers face animation; Viggle doesn't publish it. LivePortrait offers ai motion effects; Viggle doesn't publish it.

LivePortrait is the better fit for local open-source portrait animation. Viggle is the better fit for creators needing motion transfer and avatars.

  • LivePortrait fits best

    Local open-source portrait animation

  • Viggle fits best

    Creators needing motion transfer and avatars

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Side by side

Feature LivePortrait —/10 Visit ↗ Viggle 4.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score — 4.8
Ranking #3 in Photo Animation Software #5 in Photo Animation Software
Best for Local open-source portrait animation Creators needing motion transfer and avatars
Pricing model Free Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published $7.99/mo
Free plan Not published ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Self-hosted Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux Web, iOS, Android
Support Community, Docs Community, Docs
Features LivePortrait 2/3 · Viggle 0/3
Depth animation — Not published
Face animation ✓ (best) Not published
AI motion effects ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
Photo limit Not published Not published
Mobile apps Not published Not published
Export formats MP4 Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Transfers facial expressions and head pose from driving video
  • Includes stitching, eye-opening, and lip-opening retargeting controls
  • Runs locally on Windows, macOS, and Linux with a Gradio interface
  • Motion transfer, character animation, remixing, and avatar lip sync
  • Web, iOS, Android, and API access with streaming integrations
  • Multi-Track editing, multi-character scenes, and motion templates
Cons
  • Requires local installation and supported hardware
  • Driving-video workflows add source-material requirements
  • Bundled InsightFace models are limited to non-commercial research use
  • Free plan limits storage to 7 days and one generation at a time
  • Higher tiers are needed for more credits and Real-Time Swap access
  • Commercial-use permissions differ between API, paid, and free workflows
Our verdict

LivePortrait is an open-source PyTorch implementation for animating a portrait from a single source image. It is aimed at developers, researchers, and creators who want to run portrait animation locally on Windows, macOS, or Linux rather…

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Viggle is an AI video creation platform for creators, marketers, animators, developers, and studios. It supports text-to-video and image-to-video generation, including motion transfer from references, character animation from a single…

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  1. LivePortraitPhoto Animation Software —Open source
  2. VigglePhoto Animation Software 4.8Free plan · paid from $7.99/mo (annual)

Strengths and trade-offs

  • LivePortrait — where it wins

    • Transfers facial expressions and head pose from driving video
    • Includes stitching, eye-opening, and lip-opening retargeting controls
    • Runs locally on Windows, macOS, and Linux with a Gradio interface

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires local installation and supported hardware
    • Driving-video workflows add source-material requirements
    • Bundled InsightFace models are limited to non-commercial research use

  • Viggle — where it wins

    • Motion transfer, character animation, remixing, and avatar lip sync
    • Web, iOS, Android, and API access with streaming integrations
    • Multi-Track editing, multi-character scenes, and motion templates

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan limits storage to 7 days and one generation at a time
    • Higher tiers are needed for more credits and Real-Time Swap access
    • Commercial-use permissions differ between API, paid, and free workflows
  • LivePortrait—/10 · Open source

    A local tool for animating portraits with transferred expressions, pose, and retargeting controls.

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  • Viggle4.8/10 · Free plan · paid from $7.99/mo (annual)

    A flexible motion-transfer and avatar platform with useful creator and API workflows.

    Visit ViggleFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026