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Riverside review 60/100 on verified data

Riverside is a podcast hosting platform: Browser-based studio for recording video and audio with guests, editing by transcript or with AI, live streaming, and publishing podcasts.

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Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify

Riverside homepage (screenshot)
Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026
Score (rank 20 of 22)
60/100
Coverage (6 of 8 criteria)
85%
From, per month
$29
Free plan
Yes
RiversideFrom $29/moVisit

Paid plans start at $29 per month billed monthly ($24 billed yearly) on the Pro plan, and there is a free plan and a 14-day free trial.

Riverside has a public API.

In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Riverside scores 60/100, rank 20 of 22, based on 6 of 8 criteria (85% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

Riverside at a glance

Each value links the vendor page it was read from and the date we checked it.
Pricing model
Free plan + paid plans source, Oct 14, 2026
Cheapest paid plan
Pro: $29/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
Free trial
14 days source, Oct 14, 2026
Public API
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026

Riverside plans

4 published plans, per month, billed monthly and yearly.

  • Free

    Free

    Billed monthly
    Free
    Billed yearly
    Free
    Charged per
    per workspace

    Published limits

    None stated

  • Pro

    $29per month, billed monthly

    Billed monthly
    $29
    Billed yearly
    $24
    Charged per
    per workspace

    Published limits

    None stated

  • Grow

    $39per month, billed monthly

    Billed monthly
    $39
    Billed yearly
    $34
    Charged per
    per workspace

    Published limits

    • 2 shows

  • Business

    Contact sales

    Billed monthly
    Contact sales
    Billed yearly
    Contact sales
    Charged per
    Not stated

    Published limits

    None stated

Prices in USD per month, before tax. Read from the vendor's pricing page on Oct 14, 2026. "Not stated" means the page does not publish it.

Full Riverside pricing and plan limits

How Riverside scores

The podcast hosting platforms scorecard applied to Riverside's verified data: 60/100, rank 20 of 22, based on 6 of 8 criteria.

Score

60/100

Rank #20 of 22

Coverage 85%

6 of 8 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.

Full ranking of podcast hosting platformsHow we score

  1. Entry price

    0/100

    Weight 29%$29/month billed monthly on Pro; $24/month billed annually on Pro (scored on the monthly price) source

  2. Free plan or trial

    100/100

    Weight 18%Free plan (Free) source

  3. Pricing transparency

    80/100

    Weight 12%3 of 4 plans have a public price (1 "contact sales") source

  4. Verified features

    100/100

    Weight 18%7 of 10 tracked features verified: one-click distribution to podcast apps, listener analytics, transcripts, video podcasts, private podcasts, podcast website, team access source

  5. API, integrations and export

    100/100

    Weight 12%public API source

  6. Shows per plancategory criterion

    30/100

    Weight 12%2 podcasts on Grow ($39/month) source

  7. Upload allowancecategory criterion

    Excluded

    Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.

  8. Cost per user (team of 3)category criterion

    Excluded

    Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.

Riverside features

7 of the 10 features we compare podcast hosting platforms on, as Riverside publishes them.
One-click distribution to podcast apps
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Listener analytics
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Transcripts
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Video podcasts
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Private podcasts
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Podcast website
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Team access
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026

5 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify

Riverside alternatives

The highest-scoring of 23 comparable tools.
Top Riverside alternatives
#ToolScoreCoverageFrom, billed monthlyFrom, billed yearlyFree planPublic APIChecked
1pigeon-pod86/10065%4 of 8 criteria$6.90/moNot offeredYes, 1 storage gb–Oct 14, 2026
2ZenMic82/10065%4 of 8 criteriaFreeFreeYesYesOct 14, 2026
3Podomatic81/10065%4 of 8 criteria$9.99/moNot offeredYes–Oct 14, 2026
4RSS.com81/10090%7 of 8 criteriaNot offered$15/moYesYesOct 14, 2026
5RedCircle81/10080%6 of 8 criteria$14.99/moNot offeredYes, 1 show–Oct 14, 2026

Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.

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Questions, answered from the data

How much does Riverside cost?

Paid plans start at $29 per month billed monthly ($24 billed yearly) on the Pro plan, according to Riverside's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does Riverside have a free plan?

Yes: Riverside has a free plan and a 14-day free trial (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does Riverside have an API?

Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).

How does Riverside score?

In our podcast hosting platforms ranking Riverside scores 60/100, rank 20 of 22, based on 6 of 8 criteria (85% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

What are the best Riverside alternatives?

By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are pigeon-pod (86/100), ZenMic (82/100) and Podomatic (81/100).

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Pricing last read Oct 14, 2026. Vendors change prices; the linked page is the final word.