If you want to build animated illustrations and hero animations for websites and mobile apps, Rive is a great option. It's an interactive motion graphics tool that makes it easy to build graphics with lots of interactivity and animation. With its State Machine for preserving interactivity, Animate Anything for real-time performance and Rive Editor for designing interactive graphics, it's good for game UI, hero animations and more. It also has a variety of pricing options so it can be used for different needs.
Another top contender is Make-A-Video, which uses AI to turn text prompts into videos. The technology is good at producing realistic and fantastical videos with high-quality imagery. It can generate text-to-video and add motion to a single image or interpolate between multiple images, so it can be used to create a wide variety of videos.
If you prefer a more graphical interface, Lumen5 offers an AI-powered tool to create professional-looking videos. With a drag-and-drop interface and templated layouts, it's easy to create a video. It also has features like automated captions, AI voiceovers and branded templates, so it's good for solo content creators and video marketing teams.