Riverside pricing in 2026: plans, trial and AI credits
Riverside has no free plan: you start with a 14-day trial that needs a card. Billed yearly, Pro costs $24 a month, Grow $34 and Webinar $79; with monthly billing the plan cards show $35, $45 and $99, though the FAQ on the same page still quotes $29 and $39. Business is priced on request.
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At a glance
- 14 days
- free trial with a card; no free plan
- $24
- a month for Pro, billed yearly
- 100+
- transcription languages
- 2,000
- AI credits on Pro — about 20 minutes of AI translation
From Riverside’s own pricing and help pages, checked November 2026.
Riverside plans and prices
Prices per account in USD from riverside.com/pricing. The monthly prices on the plan cards and in the page’s FAQ disagree; both are shown.
| Plan | Monthly billing | Billed yearly | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | $35 (FAQ: $29) | $24 | Unlimited recording and transcription, 15 h a month of separate-track downloads, 1 studio, 2,000 AI credits |
| Grow | $45 (FAQ: $39) | $34 | 20 h of separate-track downloads, 2 studios |
| Webinar | $99 | $79 | 25 h of separate-track downloads, 3 studios, webinars |
| Business | Custom | Custom | Unlimited downloads and studios, 12,000 AI credits, SSO, Salesforce |
An extra editor seat is a paid add-on. AI credits do not renew monthly; top-ups can be bought.
Is there a free Riverside plan?
Not on the current pricing page. You can try any plan for 14 days with a card and are charged when the trial ends. Riverside also has a free web transcription tool for files, which assigns multi-speaker recordings to a single speaker. An older version of the pricing table still mentions a free plan with 2 hours of one-off recording, but it is not offered on the live page.
Limits worth knowing before you pay
- Transcription is unlimited on paid plans for recordings made or uploaded in Riverside, in 100+ languages.
- Separate-track downloads are what the plans meter: 15 hours a month on Pro, 20 on Grow, 25 on Webinar.
- AI credits pay for AI translation and dubbing at 100 credits per minute. Pro’s 2,000 credits cover about 20 minutes and don’t renew each month.
- AI translation into 30+ languages: Riverside’s translation page says it is exclusive to Business, while the help center lists credits on every paid plan.
Which plan fits
Riverside is a recording studio first. Pro fits a solo podcast or video show; Grow and Webinar add studios, more download hours and live events. If you already have recordings and only need text, you are paying for the studio.
How Riverside compares with BlaBlaScribe on price
BlaBlaScribe charges by transcription minutes, not seats: 30 free minutes to start, Creator at $14 a month for 600 minutes ($11 a month billed yearly), or minute packs from 50 minutes for $5 with no subscription. BlaBlaScribe doesn’t record — it transcribes, subtitles and translates files you upload or link, in 120+ languages with translation into 50+, and the free minutes need no card.
