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Castmagic vs Riverside.fm
Castmagic or Riverside.fm? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.
In short
- Both: Speech to text, Many languages, API, Mobile app
- Only Riverside.fm states: Dubbing
Castmagic
Castmagic turns audio and video into transcripts, summaries, clips, blogs, newsletters, and social content.
Plans
Hobby
- $ 19 per month, billed annually
- $239/yr
- $ 29 per month, billed monthly
- 30 hrs transcribed hours (library total)
- Up to 3 spaces
- 50GB storage
- 60+ supported languages
- Standard support
Starter
- $ 48 per month, billed annually
- $579/yr
- $ 69
- 100 hrs transcribed hours (library total)
- Up to 10 spaces
- 250GB storage
- 5 seats max team size
- Priority support
Team
- $ 139 per month, billed annually
- $1,669/yr
- $ 199
- 400 hrs transcribed hours (library total)
- Up to 25 spaces
- 1TB storage
- Unlimited max team size
- API access
- Priority support
Business & Scale
- From $699/mo
- From $999/mo
- Enterprise-level transcription, seats & storage
- Custom implementations & use cases
- For studios, platforms & publishing houses
- Volume discounts, SLA & dedicated support
Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Speech to text — “Speaker-labelled, timestamped, 60+ languages, minutes after upload” source
- Many languages — “Publish-ready in minutes, in 60+ languages.” source
- API — “The v1 REST API imports recordings, pulls transcripts and fetches generated content, so Castmagic can power your tools, client dashboards and automations.” source
- Mobile app — “Record straight into a space from the iOS app, or leave a voice memo” source
Riverside.fm
Riverside records, edits, streams, hosts, and publishes podcasts, interviews, webinars, and other video content.
Plans
Pro
- $24 /month
- $35/mo
- Up to 4K video
- No watermark
- Unlimited text-based editing
- Unlimited transcriptions
- Podcast hosting & analytics
- 15 hrs of separate track downloads
Grow
- $34 /month
- $45/mo
- Everything in Pro, plus:
- Social media scheduling
- Podcast hosting for 2 shows
- Full HD 1080p live streaming
- Multistream to unlimited destinations
- 20 hrs of separate track downloads
Webinar
- $79 /month
- $99/mo
- Host webinars with up to 100 registrants
- Recurring webinars
- Unlimited sessions
- Lead capture tool
- Webinar analytics
- 25 hrs of separate track downloads
Business
Price on request
- Unlimited studios
- Unlimited separate track downloads
- Up to 10,000 webinar registrants
- Unlimited video storage
- SSO (Okta, Azure)
- Dedicated CSM
Prices checked 2026-09-24 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Speech to text — “Automatically generate transcriptions, titles, descriptions, chapters, and takeaways packed with the keywords you need to reach new audiences.” source
- Dubbing — “Use AI to translate and dub your content into over 30 languages so your message travels farther than ever.” source
- Many languages — “Use AI to translate and dub your content into over 30 languages so your message travels farther than ever.” source
- API — “API access” source
- Mobile app — “Mobile Apps” source
Latest updates
- Zoom & pan effects
Pan, zoom, and add movement to your video.
- Dictionary
Correct a name or term once in your transcript and save it to your Dictionary, so it comes out right in every transcript from then on.
- AI Image & Video Generation
Generate b-roll, guest cards, transitions, and more, with AI models, right in Riverside.