Riverside
Create, edit, and enhance high-quality audio/video content.
At a glance
Price not confirmed · Source review 2026-10-24- Price & billing
Official pricing (riverside.fm, verified October 2026, USD): Free $0 (one-time 2-hour multitrack, 720p/watermark). Standard $19/month ($15/month annually, 5 multitrack hours/month, 4K, no watermark). Pro $29/month ($24/month annually, 15 hours/month, AI tools). Live $39/month ($34/month annually, adds livestreaming). Business custom. You own the copyright to your recordings.
- Free allowance
Official pricing (riverside.fm, verified October 2026, USD): Free $0 (one-time 2-hour multitrack, 720p/watermark).
- Best suited to
Good fit: 1) podcasts/interview shows — remote guests, studio-grade audio and video
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What to know before choosing
Good fit
Good fit: 1) podcasts/interview shows — remote guests, studio-grade audio and video
Limits and trade-offs
Free tier is a one-time 2-hour multitrack allowance, not monthly — running a show long-term means paying
Plans and free allowances
Official pricing (riverside.fm, verified October 2026, USD): Free $0 (one-time 2-hour multitrack, 720p/watermark). Standard $19/month ($15/month annually, 5 multitrack hours/month, 4K, no watermark). Pro $29/month ($24/month annually, 15 hours/month, AI tools). Live $39/month ($34/month annually, adds livestreaming). Business custom. You own the copyright to your recordings.
Evidence
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Dates: Last reviewed 2026-10-24. Last reviewed is the latest source or editorial review date; it is not a content-change date.
A closer look at Riverside
Riverside is a remote recording studio: each guest records locally (up to 4K video, lossless WAV), so shaky internet never touches your finished quality — separate audio tracks per person, starting at $19/month Standard ($15/month billed annually).
Editorial guidance based on published documentation. The workflow below is a suggested starting point, not a measured product result.
When to choose Riverside
- Good fit: 1) podcasts/interview shows — remote guests, studio-grade audio and video
- 2) course and webinar recordings — 4K plus separate tracks leave room in post
- 3) teams picky about audio: local recording sidesteps Zoom's compression at the source.
When to choose something else
- Not for: 1) anyone who just wants a transcript — paying Riverside for transcription alone is wasteful
- Anyone who just wants a transcript, since Otter or Rev deliver transcription more cheaply than a full recording studio.
- 2) zero-budget long-term users — the free tier is a one-time 2-hour multitrack allowance
- 3) Safari users — Riverside needs Chrome/Edge, so guests must switch browsers.
A practical starting workflow
- Create a Studio and send the guest link: guests join in the browser, nothing to install (Chrome/Edge)
- Record locally: 4K video + lossless audio saved on the guest's machine, uploaded to the cloud in real time
- Auto-transcribe after recording: rough-cut with the transcript — delete a word, delete the clip
- Use Magic Clips to auto-cut long interviews into vertical shorts for social
- Export separate tracks/4K master into your editor for finishing
Check before committing
- Free tier is a one-time 2-hour multitrack allowance, not monthly — running a show long-term means paying
- Free exports carry the Riverside watermark and cap at 720p: clean masters start at Standard
- Billed in recording hours: Standard gets 5 multitrack hours a month — upgrade or top up when you run over
- Guests need Chrome/Edge — Safari won't open it, tell guests in advance
Common questions
Is Riverside free?
There's a free tier: a one-time 2-hour multitrack recording allowance (not monthly), 720p, watermarked exports — enough for one trial. Running a show starts at Standard $19/month ($15/month billed annually).
Riverside vs. Zoom recording — what's the difference?
Zoom records the compressed call stream — laggy internet means mush. Riverside has every guest record 4K/lossless audio locally and upload it — bad internet never touches the finished quality, and each person gets a separate track.
Who owns the copyright of Riverside recordings?
You do. The terms state content copyright stays with the user — Riverside only takes the limited license needed to run the platform, so monetizing doesn't infringe anything.
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