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Local-quality remote recording plus text-based editing. Free plan; Pro $29/month or $24/month billed $288 annually; Grow $39 or $34 billed $408 annually; Webinar $99 or $79; Business custom; 14-day trials.
Editor's take: “Best remote recording quality with a real free plan; Pro $29 a month or $24 billed annually” — Sohail Akhtar
Reviewed by Sohail Akhtar
Lead Editor & Founder
What we like
Limitations
| Plan | Details |
|---|---|
| Free | Free – $0, 2 hours of separate audio and video track recording, text-based editing |
| Pro | Pro + Live Studio – $29/month billed monthly, or $24/month billed $288 annually (listed on 14 September 2026) – 14-day trial |
| Grow | Grow + Live Studio – $39/month billed monthly, or $34/month billed $408 annually (listed on 14 September 2026) – live streaming, audience tools |
| Webinar | Webinar + Live Studio – $99/month billed monthly, or $79/month on annual billing (annual total on the page matched Grow's; confirm) (listed on 14 September 2026) |
| Business | Business – custom; SOC 2, ISO 27001, dedicated CSM |
Riverside has a free plan with two hours of separate-track recording. Its pricing page on 14 September 2026 listed Pro at $29 per month billed monthly or $24 per month billed $288 annually; Grow at $39 per month or $34 per month billed $408 annually; Webinar at $99 per month or $79 per month, whose annual figure on the page matched Grow's and needs confirming; and Business on custom terms. Paid plans have a 14-day free trial.
Quick Summary
Riverside records podcasts and video calls locally on each participant's device, then edits by transcript with AI clips, captions and a live studio. Its pricing page on 14 September 2026 listed Free at $0, Pro at $29 a month or $24 billed $288 annually, Grow at $39 or $34 billed $408 annually, Webinar at $99 or $79, and Business custom, with 14-day free trials on paid plans.
Associated Tags
remote podcast recording, text-based video editor, descript alternative, ai podcast editor, live streaming studio
Who should use Riverside?
Discover practical workflows and real-world scenarios where Riverside delivers key solutions.
A podcaster records remote guests without call-quality dropouts
A marketing team streams and repurposes webinars
A creator edits an interview by deleting words in the transcript
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