Head-to-head · facts checked 15 Oct 2026
Riverside vs Scenario
Scenario uniquely has 17 features · Riverside uniquely has 12 features.
From
$24/mo (Pro, billed yearly)
Free plan
Yes
From
$15/mo - Starter
Free plan
Yes
The verdict
Riverside or Scenario?
Section 01
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
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
Scenario
Free
Free
Personal and evaluation use only, no commercial rights
Starter
$15/mo · $10/mo billed yearly
1,500 credits/month
Pro
$45/mo · $30/mo billed yearly
5,000 credits/month
Max
$75/mo · $50/mo billed yearly
10,000 credits/month
For everything else about each tool, read the full Riverside review and Scenario review.
Side by side
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2019 | 2022 |
| HQ | Tel Aviv, Israel | San Francisco, USA |
| AI model | Proprietary | 36 other companies' image and video models incl. Kling V3 Omni Video, Seedance 2.5, GPT Image 2 |
| User base | 100K+ | 15,000+ customers |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, Mac App | Web |
| Languages | Multiple — AI translation and dubbing supported | English (primary) |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Freemium | Credit-based |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes — 50 daily credits, no credit card required |
| Starting price | $24/mo (Pro, billed yearly) | $15/mo - Starter |
| Enterprise | Contact Sales | Custom pricing |
| Refund policy | Limited refund windows: monthly subscriptions within 24 hours of purchase, annual subscriptions within 14 days; AI-credit purchases non-refundable | — |
| All plans | Free — Free Pro — $29/mo Grow — $39/mo Webinar — $99/mo Business — Custom | Free — Free Starter — $15/mo Pro — $45/mo Max — $75/mo |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | Podcast and video recording, live streaming, and webinars | Game and brand teams training models on their own art, with SOC 2, GDPR and single sign-on |
| Differentiator | Separate track recording up to 4K with AI editing, multistream live streaming, and webinar hosting in one platform | Trains custom LoRA models on your art bible so every generated asset stays unmistakably on-brand, with a full visual workflow builder, 550+ models from 50+ providers, and API/MCP integration for production-scale pipelines. |
| Competitors | Squadcast, Zencastr, Descript, StreamYard, Podcastle | Krea, RunDiffusion, Magnific, OpenArt, Midjourney |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ |
| ControlNet | — | ✓ |
| Export Formats | — | PNG, JPG, video formats (MP4 implied via video models), 3D model formats |
| 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 | — | ✓ |
| LoRA Support | — | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ | — |
| Voice Cloning | ✕ | — |
| Watermark | — | ✕ |
| Watermark Free Plan | ✕ | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Adobe Premiere | ✕ | — |
| API Access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Capcut | ✕ | — |
| Davinci Resolve | ✕ | — |
| Key Integrations | YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitch, X (Twitter), HubSpot, Salesforce (Business), Marketo (Business), Custom RTMP, Okta SSO, Azure SSO | REST API, MCP Server (Model Context Protocol), game engine pipeline integration, Google Sheets (Sheets→Minifigure Stories app), HeyGen Avatar, ElevenLabs, Runway, Gemini, GPT Image, Kling, Tripo, Meshy, Hunyuan 3D |
Section 02
Riverside vs Scenario: common questions
Is Riverside or Scenario cheaper?
Riverside's cheapest paid plan is $24/mo (Pro, billed yearly) and Scenario's is $15/mo - Starter. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
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