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Apowersoft vs Riverside
Both do 1 of the same video tools task. Below is what each says about its own limits and pricing, and how each ranks on signals we can measure or quote.
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Apowersoft
Apowersoft is a provider of free multimedia and online business solutions, helping users to record, enrich, convert and deliver multimedia content on computers, web, mobiles, etc.
Signals score: 3.6 / 5 · not a hands-on test
Visit www.apowersoft.comB
Riverside
Riverside is your online studio for high-quality podcast and video recording and editing. Powered by AI, built for human conversations. Get started for free.
Signals score: 3.9 / 5 · not a hands-on test
Visit riverside.comPricing, limits and privacy
- Free tier
- A: Not stated. The home page does not label the screen recorder as free or paid.
- B: Free plan at $0/month: 2 hours of multi-track recording (listed as one-time), unlimited single-track recording and editing, editing tools, Magic Clips, video up to 720p, audio 44.1 kHz.
- Paid plan
- A: Not stated. No prices on the pages read (the /pricing page returned 404).
- B: Pro $29/month (or $24/month billed $288 yearly), Grow $39/month (or $34/month billed $408 yearly), Webinar $99/month (annual figures on the page are inconsistent), Business custom via sales. Currency or country not stated.
- Signup
- A: Not stated. The privacy page says some services, such as file sharing and software subscriptions, need a password-protected account.
- B: Not stated.
- Watermark
- A: Not stated.
- B: Yes. The pricing page says the free plan has a Riverside watermark; Pro lists no watermark.
- Where files go
- A: The privacy page says files uploaded through certain Apowersoft applications are stored on the company's cloud server, and data may sit on leased third-party servers. Individual uploaded files can be deleted from the My Account page. No fixed retention period is given.
- B: Privacy policy says personal data may be stored and processed in the US, Canada, EU and other places. No retention period for recordings is stated. Voice and face data are kept only as long as needed for the requested feature. Recordings may be used to train its AI, except for business-plan customers who opted out.
From each tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. Sources are listed on each tool's page.
Compare on a task
Neither tool has been hands-on tested on these tasks yet, and we do not guess. Open a task to see both ranked with every other tool.
- Only Riverside: Online video editor
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