Remote recording

Riverside review: price the workflow, not just the transcript.

A remote recording and live-studio platform whose transcription and captions sit inside a video-production workflow.

Official sources checked 2026-07-21 · Research-based, not hands-on tested
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Buy Decoded verdict

Best evaluated as a recording platform—not as a commodity transcription-minute purchase.

Best fit: Podcasters, video interviews, livestreams, and webinars

Key facts

Pricing, access, and capture

Public price
Free; Pro + Live Studio $29 monthly or $24/month annually; Grow $39 or $34; Webinar $99 or $79
Free access
Two hours of multi-track recording, 720p, and watermarked output
Workflow
Remote recording, separate tracks, live studio, editing, livestreams, webinars, and transcription
Meeting capture
Studio or recording workflow; not a meeting bot
Exports
Captions, editing, and separate-track downloads vary by tier
Privacy path
Pricing states SOC 2 and ISO 27001 on Business
What it is built to do

Feature shortlist

  • Pro lists 15 hours of separate-track downloads
  • Grow lists 20 hours
  • Webinar lists 25 hours
  • Local separate-track recording is the primary value proposition
Before paying

Watch-outs and unresolved limits

  • Separate-track download hours are not a clean transcription-minute allowance.
  • Pricing and promotions change.
  • Not safely normalized in the calculator.
Official sources

What we checked

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