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KOpus Clip vs Riverside.fm
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Opus Clip if…
- you want the lower entry price ($14.5/mo vs $24/mo)
- you're in its core audience: content creators, podcasters
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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 Opus Clip Riverside.fm
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$14.5/mo$24/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Cost per minute of input video$0.10—
Trains AI on your content—Yes
Data retentionKept as long as necessary; free plan clips expire after 3 daysKept as long as needed to provide Services and meet legal obligations
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPRSOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR
Virality score—
AI reframe—
Animated captions—
AI B-roll—
Auto-post & schedule—
Premiere/Resolve export—
4K export—
Brand kit—
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, macOS, iOS, Android
CategoryShorts & ClippingPodcasting
CompanyOpusclip Inc.RiversideFM, Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded—2020
Part of——
Key features
O Opus Clip
- ClipAnything AI clipping for any video genre
- Animated captions in 20+ languages
- AI reframe with moving object tracking
- Virality score for each clip
- AI B-roll from images, video and stock
- Social media scheduler and auto-posting
- XML export to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve
- Video API and MCP connector
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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Opus Clip
Free$0/mo
Starter$15/mo
Pro$29/mo monthly or $14.5/mo billed yearly ($174/yr)
BusinessCustom
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
Opus Clip
- Free-forever plan with 60 credits a month
- 7-day Pro trial with no credit card required
- Clips non-podcast genres like sports, gaming and vlogs
- Exports to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve on Pro
- Free plan adds a watermark and has no editing
- Free clips can only be exported for 3 days
- Starter plan is billed monthly only
- Full API access is limited to the Business plan
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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