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DDescript vs Riverside.fm
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Descript if…
- you want the lower entry price ($16/mo vs $24/mo)
- you're in its core audience: podcasters, youtube creators
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Choose Riverside.fm if…
- you work on macOS, iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: podcasters, video creators
Side by side
Feature Descript Riverside.fm
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$16/mo$24/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—Yes
Data retentionPersonal data kept as long as necessary for collection purposesKept as long as needed to provide Services and meet legal obligations
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPRSOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR
Updates, last 90 days2—
Text-based editing—
AI auto-clipping—
Filler/silence removal
AI dubbing/translation—
Social scheduling—
4K export—
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, macOS, iOS, Android
CategoryVideo EditingPodcasting
CompanyDescript, Inc.RiversideFM, Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded—2020
Part of——
Key features
D Descript
- Edit video and audio by editing the transcript
- Transcription in 25 languages with speaker detection
- Studio Sound noise removal and voice enhancement
- One-click filler word and retake removal
- Underlord AI co-editor driven by prompts
- Voice clones, stock AI voices and speech regeneration
- Automatic clips, captions and video translation
- API and MCP server for programmatic editing
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
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Descript
Free$0
Hobbyist$16/mo billed annually ($24 monthly)
Creator$24/mo billed annually ($35 monthly)
Business$50/mo billed annually ($65 monthly)
EnterpriseCustom
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
Descript
- Free plan with no credit card required
- Text-based editing removes the need to scrub a timeline
- Recording, editing, captions and publishing in a single tool
- SOC 2 Type II, SAML SSO, SCIM and GDPR compliance for business use
- Free plan includes only 60 media minutes a month and 100 one-time AI credits
- 4K export requires the Creator plan or higher
- Translation and dubbing only on Business plan and above
- Paid plans are priced per person
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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