[patchorang]

If anyone can comment on good alternatives for After Effect, I'd be interested to know.

[BoomerOK]

Apple Motion?

https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/motion/

[exz]

for SVG and Lottie animation Glaxnimate: https://glaxnimate.mattbas.org

for simple pixel-based image animation/distortion Anime Effects: https://animeeffectsdevs.github.io