Riverside alternatives

Tools that do what Riverside does, found by what they say they do rather than by shelf. Among the equally alike, the most used come first. Each line says how it differs from Riverside.

Read 2026-11-02 · Riverside itself: Free plan · From $24/mo

With a free plan or free to use: Descript, SquadCast, Slice, Async Voice AI, Kapwing, Runway Finance Agent, Pika.

10 alternativesUnlike Riverside

#1
Descript Marketing
Records, transcribes, and edits video and audio with text-based editing and AI tools.
Also: Code generationMore widely used
171k
Active
From $16/user/mo
2017
#2
SquadCast Creative & media
Browser-based recording studio that captures separate local audio and video files and auto-saves them to cloud storage for remote podcast and video guests.
Around longer, since 2017
3.2k
Maintained
From $24/user/mo
2017
#3
Slice Creative & media MCP · open
Finds clips in long podcast audio and video, cuts out the stumbles, and renders captioned vertical videos with styled word-by-word subtitles.
CheaperOwn MCP server
656
Active
From $14.99/mo
#4
Epidemic Sound Creative & media MCP · sign-in
Licenses a subscription library of royalty-free music tracks and sound effects that creators and brands can use in videos, podcasts and streams.
Also: VoiceAround longer, since 2009
581k
Active
2009
#5
VEED Creative & media MCP · sign-in
Edits videos in the browser with trimming, automatic subtitles, transcription, screen recording and templates, plus text-to-video and avatar generation.
Also: Voice
569k
Active
2018
#6
Async Voice AI Creative & media
Edits videos by chat: cuts, syncs to music, removes filler, adds captions and B-roll.
Same job
82.4k
Active
Free plan
#7
Kapwing Creative & media MCP · sign-in
Browser-based video editor that combines clips, adds captions, trims and resizes footage, and dubs or translates dialogue.
CheaperAlso: Translation, Voice
1.2M
Active
From $16/mo
2018
#8
Runway Finance Agent Creative & media
Generates and edits video, images, and audio using foundational world models in a cloud-based creative platform.
CheaperAlso: Image
158k
Active
From $12/mo
2018
#9
Pika Creative & media MCP · open
Generates and edits short videos, images and audio clips, with color grading, video extension and soundtrack scoring tools.
CheaperAlso: Image
51.2k
Active
From $10/mo
#10
CapCut Creative & media
Edits videos on phone, desktop and browser with a timeline, templates, effects, auto-captions and background removal, aimed at short social clips.
Also: ImageMore widely used
3.5M
Active
2016

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