Head-to-head · facts checked 15 Oct 2026
Adobe Firefly vs Riverside
Adobe Firefly uniquely has 17 features · Riverside uniquely has 12 features.
From
$9.99/mo (Firefly Standard, 2,000 generative credits/mo)
Free plan
Yes
From
$24/mo (Pro, billed yearly)
Free plan
Yes
The verdict
Adobe Firefly or Riverside?
Section 01
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Adobe Firefly
Free
Free
Limited free generations each day across image, video, audio
Firefly Standard
$9.99/mo · $101.88/yr
2,000 credits/mo
Firefly Pro
$19.99/mo · $203.88/yr
4,000 credits/mo
Firefly Pro Plus
$34.97/mo · $503.88/yr
10,000 credits/mo
Firefly Premium
$118.93/mo · $2,039.88/yr
50,000 credits/mo
Riverside
Free
Free
Free plan listed on page
Pro
$29/mo · $24/mo billed yearly ($288/yr)
1 studio, 15 hrs separate track downloads
Grow
$39/mo · $34/mo billed yearly ($408/yr)
2 studios, 50 hrs separate track downloads
Webinar
$99/mo · $79/mo billed yearly ($948/yr)
3 studios, 25 hrs separate track downloads
Business
Custom
Unlimited studios, unlimited separate track downloads
For everything else about each tool, read the full Adobe Firefly review and Riverside review.
Side by side
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2023 | 2019 |
| HQ | San Jose, USA | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| AI model | Firefly Image Model 4 (proprietary) + third-party models (Flux, Kling, Veo, ChatGPT Image, Runway) | Proprietary |
| User base | 100M+ (Adobe ecosystem) | 100K+ |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android, Mac App |
| Languages | 25+ | Multiple — AI translation and dubbing supported |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes — free trial available on Standard and Pro plans | Yes |
| Starting price | $9.99/mo (Firefly Standard, 2,000 generative credits/mo) | $24/mo (Pro, billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | — | Contact Sales |
| Refund policy | Refunds often within a 14-day window; enterprise pricing uses contact sales/custom quotes. | Limited refund windows: monthly subscriptions within 24 hours of purchase, annual subscriptions within 14 days; AI-credit purchases non-refundable |
| All plans | Free — Free Firefly Standard — $9.99/mo Firefly Pro — $19.99/mo Firefly Pro Plus — $34.97/mo Firefly Premium — $118.93/mo | Free — Free Pro — $29/mo Grow — $39/mo Webinar — $99/mo Business — Custom |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | Creative Cloud users who want generation inside the apps they already use, from a vendor that does not train on their content | Podcast and video recording, live streaming, and webinars |
| Differentiator | Commercially safe AI image and video generation trained on licensed content, with deep Adobe Creative Cloud integration including Photoshop and Express | Separate track recording up to 4K with AI editing, multistream live streaming, and webinar hosting in one platform |
| Competitors | Midjourney, DALL-E 3, Stable Diffusion, Canva AI, Ideogram | Squadcast, Zencastr, Descript, StreamYard, Podcastle |
| Features | ||
| 4K Video Recording | — | ✓ |
| AI Editing & Repurposing | — | ✓ |
| Live Streaming | — | ✓ |
| Podcast Hosting | — | ✓ |
| Unlimited Transcriptions | — | ✓ |
| Webinar Hosting | — | ✓ |
| AI Video Editing | — | ✓ |
| Aspect Ratio | ✓ | — |
| Auto Subtitles | — | ✓ |
| Avatar | — | ✕ |
| Background Removal | ✓ | ✓ |
| Batch Generation | ✓ | — |
| Commercial Rights | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export Formats | PNG, JPG, MP4 (video); format availability varies by model | — |
| Export Resolutions | — | 720p (Free), 1080p (mobile on Pro/Grow/Webinar), 4K (desktop on Pro+; mobile on Business) |
| Image Animation | ✓ | — |
| Image Reference | ✓ | — |
| Image to Image | ✓ | — |
| Inpainting | ✓ | — |
| Negative Prompts | ✓ | — |
| Outpainting | ✓ | — |
| Private Generations | ✓ | — |
| Prompt Customization | ✓ | — |
| Screen Recording | — | ✓ |
| Style Controls | ✓ | — |
| Talking Head | — | ✓ |
| Team Collaboration | — | ✓ |
| Text to Image | ✓ | — |
| Text to Video | ✓ | ✕ |
| TTS Voices | — | ✕ |
| Upscaling | ✓ | — |
| Video Style Transfer | ✓ | — |
| Video Templates | — | ✓ |
| Video Upscaling | ✓ | — |
| Voice Cloning | — | ✕ |
| Watermark Free Plan | — | ✕ |
| Integrations | ||
| Adobe Premiere | — | ✕ |
| API Access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Canva Integration | ✕ | — |
| Capcut | — | ✕ |
| Davinci Resolve | — | ✕ |
| Key Integrations | Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Express Premium, Adobe Firefly Boards, Adobe Firefly Video Editor, Adobe Creative Cloud, Firefly mobile app | YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitch, X (Twitter), HubSpot, Salesforce (Business), Marketo (Business), Custom RTMP, Okta SSO, Azure SSO |
| Photoshop Plugin | ✓ | — |
Section 02
Adobe Firefly vs Riverside: common questions
Is Adobe Firefly or Riverside cheaper?
Adobe Firefly's cheapest paid plan is $9.99/mo (Firefly Standard, 2,000 generative credits/mo) and Riverside's is $24/mo (Pro, billed yearly). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
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