Riverside vs Synthesia
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
Riversidesite ↗pricing ↗
A remote recording studio for podcasts and interviews that captures each participant locally in high quality. Paid plans start at €35/mo (Pro); a free plan exists. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at €99/mo (Webinar). It bills by country — entry $35/mo to a US reader and £35/mo to a UK reader, from our same-day reads.
Synthesiasite ↗pricing ↗
An AI video platform for corporate training and internal communication, built around presenter avatars. Paid plans start at €19/mo (Starter); a free plan exists. The ladder we hold runs 2 paid tiers, topping out at €79/mo (Pro). It bills by country — entry $14/mo to a US reader and £19/mo to a UK reader, from our same-day reads. Its published prices moved on 2026-10-03 — the change log holds the rows.
The two ladders
Riversidesite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-10-13 · EUR
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free | Free |
| Pro | €35/mo |
| Grow | €45/mo |
| Webinar | €99/mo |
Synthesiasite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-10-13 · EUR
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Basic | Free |
| Starter | €19/mo |
| Pro | €79/mo |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Synthesia at €19/mo, against Riverside at €35/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: both publish one — a plan priced at zero, not a trial. What each caps differs.
- How far each ladder goes: Riverside tops out at €99/mo, Synthesia at €79/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- Recently moved: Synthesia (2026-10-03). A change only counts once a second clean read agrees.
- Riverside: It bills by country — entry $35/mo to a US reader and £35/mo to a UK reader, from our same-day reads.
- Synthesia: It bills by country — entry $14/mo to a US reader and £19/mo to a UK reader, from our same-day reads.
How to choose in this category
- Minutes, credits and avatar seats are not interchangeable — work out which unit binds you before comparing prices.
- Two plans at the same monthly figure rarely include the same output; the allowance is the comparison, not the price.
- Check what a free row actually allows before treating it as a plan you could stay on.