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Riverside vs Vidyard

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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Pricing, limits and privacy

Free tier

A: 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.

B: Free plan: 5 recorded videos per month, up to 30 minutes per recording, 15 AI videos, 3 custom AI avatars. Video hosting not included. No credit card required.

Paid plan

A: 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.

B: Starter: price not shown on the page; billed monthly or annually (annual described as saving 30%), 14-day trial. Teams and Enterprise: custom pricing, invoiced.

Signup

A: Not stated.

B: Yes, the page says you must sign up for the Free plan.

Watermark

A: Yes. The pricing page says the free plan has a Riverside watermark; Pro lists no watermark.

B: Not stated directly. The page says the Branded Sharing Page, which removes Vidyard branding, is not included on Free.

Where files go

A: 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.

B: Services are hosted in the United States; data may also be processed in Canada and other countries. No specific retention period stated. The policy says it does not cover customer-uploaded videos handled as data processor.

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

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