Riverside pricing, explained
Read on riverside.com/pricing, checked 26 October 2026.
Riverside's plan cards: Free at $0; Pro at $35 a month or $29 a month on yearly billing, with unlimited transcriptions, unlimited text-based editing, one studio, 15 hrs of separate track downloads and a 14-day free trial; Grow at $45 or $36; Webinar at $99 or $79; Business on request. The FAQ on the same page still quotes older Pro figures, so we used the plan cards.
What the page does not say: how many languages Riverside transcribes, whether a recording made outside Riverside can be uploaded for a transcript, or what the Free plan includes for transcription. If you need any of those, check inside the product before you buy.
Side-by-side
Riverside figures from riverside.com/pricing, checked 26 October 2026. Where their page does not say, the cell says so.
| Feature | Whipscribe | Riverside |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | $4 for 300 minutes, $18 for 3,000, $32 for 6,000, one-time | Monthly or yearly plan: Pro $35 a month or $29 on yearly billing; Grow, Webinar, Business above it |
| What you get | Transcripts, summary, chapters and translation of any recording | A remote recording studio, editor, clips and hosting, with unlimited transcriptions on Pro |
| Recordings made elsewhere | Any audio or video file, or a YouTube, podcast, RSS or Google Drive link | Not shown on the pricing page |
| Languages | 99+ | Not shown on the pricing page |
| Longest file | 10 hours or 5 GB per file | Not shown on the pricing page |
| Exports | TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT and JSON | Not shown on the pricing page |
| Trying it | A free preview of the opening minutes, no signup to start | Free plan, and a 14-day free trial of Pro |
Whipscribe prices are the ones on /pricing. Product notes: Riverside on our tools index.
What a month costs
On Riverside the transcripts ride on a recording plan, so the plan price is the cost at every volume.
| Your month | Whipscribe | Riverside |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour a month | The $4 pack of 300 minutes lasts about 5 months: about $0.80 a month at $0.80 an hour | Pro: $35 a month, or $29 a month on yearly billing |
| 10 hours a month | The $18 pack of 3,000 minutes lasts about 5 months: about $3.60 a month at $0.36 an hour | Pro: the same $35 or $29 |
| 50 hours a month | The $32 pack of 6,000 minutes lasts about 2 months: about $16 a month at $0.32 an hour. Or Workspace, $19 a month for up to 300 hours | Pro: the same $35 or $29 (unlimited transcriptions) |
Whipscribe: one-time packs, credits never expire, so the monthly figure is the share of a pack you use. Riverside: riverside.com/pricing, checked 26 October 2026.
Be fair to Riverside
Riverside records each participant on a separate track in studio quality; Whipscribe does not record calls.
Text-based editing, clips, show notes and podcast hosting sit in one plan.
Unlimited transcriptions are included; keep using them.
Where each one wins
Switching
Questions people ask first
Riverside has a Free plan at $0, but its pricing page does not say what the Free plan includes for transcription. Pro, at $35 a month or $29 a month on yearly billing, lists unlimited transcriptions (riverside.com/pricing, checked 26 October 2026).
Download the recording from your Riverside project and drop the file into Whipscribe. It starts with a free preview of the opening minutes; $4 for 300 minutes, $18 for 3,000, $32 for 6,000 transcribe the rest.
Pro $35 a month or $29 a month billed yearly, Grow $45 or $36, Webinar $99 or $79, Business custom (riverside.com/pricing, checked 26 October 2026).
Not for recording: Whipscribe does not record calls. Switch the transcription only, when your recordings come from elsewhere or you no longer want a monthly plan.
Every Riverside figure on this page was read on riverside.com/pricing on 26 October 2026, as the page displayed it (currency USD). Pricing pages change without notice, so check theirs before you buy.
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Every recording starts with a free preview of its opening minutes; a pack from $4 (300 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export. Credits never expire, no seat fee.
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