Riverside

Riverside combines remote audio and video recording, transcript-based editing, AI repurposing, podcast hosting, and live publishing. The core trick is that it records separate participant files locally, up to 4K video and 48 kHz audio on paid plans, then builds a combined edit you can export.

The workflow is host-owned. You create a studio, invite guests, record in a browser or app, wait for the local tracks to upload, then edit the transcript and media and export a long cut, clips, captions, or a full episode.

Guests do not need their own paid plan, but you still own their setup and the backup process, which matters more than it sounds. It rates 4.8 out of 5 across 1,700+ G2 reviews.

This is the tool for teams that repeatedly turn a conversation into content: a customer interview becomes a long-form cut, two short clips, captions, and a clean transcript, all without leaving the workspace. Marketing, enablement, and podcast teams get the most out of it because that is a weekly job for them.

The separate-track local recording is the real payoff. When a guest's connection drops mid-sentence, the local file protects your final quality, which is the difference between usable footage and a reshoot.

The separate-track download allowance is metered by monthly hours on paid plans, and long interviews, retakes, and client work eat that faster than you expect. Run one real month of your actual recording volume against the plan's hours before you commit.

Reliability is the sharper worry. Trustpilot's 482 reviews swing between glowing and furious, with recurring reports of lost uploads, billing and renewal disputes, and support friction, and Capterra shows the same guest-joining and browser trouble. Local capture protects quality and still leaves session risk. Test the exact guest device and browser mix and confirm cancellation, backup, and recovery steps during the trial.

One more limit: this is a recording and repurposing workspace, so music-led, VFX-heavy, color, or complex multicam work still needs a real editor downstream.

There is a free plan, then Pro at $29/mo ($24 annual), Grow at $39 ($34 annual), Webinar at $99 ($79 annual), and Business by quote.

The number that actually shapes the plan choice is the separate-track download hours, which vary by tier while single-track recording and editing stay more generous. If you rely on the local per-participant files, and most serious users do, start your plan choice from those hours before looking at the headline monthly figure.