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DAlitu vs Riverside.fm
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Alitu if…
- you're in its core audience: new podcasters, hobbyist creators
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Choose Riverside.fm if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you want the lower entry price ($24/mo vs $38/mo)
- you need an API to build on
- you work on macOS, iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: podcasters, video creators
Side by side
Feature Alitu Riverside.fm
Pricing modelFree trialFreemium
Starting price$38/mo$24/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—Yes
Data retention—Kept as long as needed to provide Services and meet legal obligations
Security and compliance—SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR
Remote guest recording—
Separate tracks—
Text-based editing—
Filler-word removal—
AI noise cleanup—
Hosting & publishing—
Video podcasts—
AI clips & show notes—
PlatformsWebWeb, macOS, iOS, Android
CategoryPodcastingPodcasting
Company—RiversideFM, Inc.
Based in—United States
Founded—2020
Part of——
Key features
A Alitu
- Browser recording studio
- Remote call recorder for up to 5 guests
- Transcript-based and waveform editing
- Automatic noise reduction, leveling and hum removal
- Filler-word removal
- Automatic intro and outro music
- Built-in hosting with analytics and a podcast website
- Episode scheduling
R Riverside.fm
- Local recording in up to 4K with separate tracks
- Text-based video editing via transcript
- AI filler-word and silence removal
- AI eye contact fix and speech correction
- AI translation and dubbing into 30+ languages
- Magic Clips and AI show notes
- Podcast hosting with analytics and publishing
- Full HD multistreaming and webinars
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Alitu
Alitu (monthly)$38/mo
Alitu (annual)$380/yr
Hosting add-on$10/mo
Riverside.fm
Free$0
Pro$24/mo billed yearly ($288/yr); $29 monthly
Grow$34/mo billed yearly ($408/yr); $39 monthly
Webinar$79/mo billed yearly; $99 monthly
BusinessCustom
Strengths and limitations
Alitu
- Recording, editing and hosting in one tool
- Hosting free up to 1,000 downloads a month
- Guests join remote recordings without installing software
- 30-day money-back guarantee after the first charge
- No free plan, only a trial
- Hosting above 1,000 downloads a month costs extra
- Trial processing is capped at 2 hours of audio
Riverside.fm
- Free plan includes unlimited single-track recording and editing
- Records up to 4K video with separate tracks per participant
- Paid plans come with a 14-day free trial
- Recording, editing, hosting and streaming in one product
- Free plan is limited to 720p and adds a watermark
- Separate track downloads are capped at 15–25 hours a month below Business
- Some AI features use credits that must be bought once used up
- Collaborative editing, SSO and API access only on Business
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