Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Riversidefm
Riverside.fm clearly comes out ahead of Butter on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $30/mo for Butter and $29/mo for Riverside.fm.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Butter APS | Riverside.fm |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentMarketingEducation & EdTech | DevelopmentMarketingMedia & Entertainment |
| Categories | video-conferencing | video-conferencing |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | butter | riversidefm |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Features | ||
| 2 Hours Of Multi-Track Recordings | ||
| Collaborative Team Workspace | ||
| Accept Live Call-Ins | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Ai Editing & Repurposing Agent | ||
| Unlimited Sessions | ||
| Ai Tools | ||
| Automated Email Reminders | ||
| Backstage Speaker Management | ||
| Content Scaling | ||
| Custom Branded Registration Form | ||
| Custom Overlays | ||
| Custom Rtmp | ||
| Everything In Live | ||
| Everything In Pro | ||
| Everything In Webinar | ||
| Full Suite Of Editing Tools | ||
| Hubspot Integration | ||
| Lead Capture Tool | ||
| Live Chat Support | ||
| Live Stream Chat | ||
| Lower Thirds | ||
| Magic Clips | ||
| Magic Clips & Show Notes | ||
| Multistreaming To Unlimited Destinations | ||
| No Watermark | ||
| Omnichat | ||
| Podcast Analytics | ||
| Pre-Record & Stream |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Riverside.fm comes out ahead overall, though Butter can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Butter's paid plans start at $30/mo and Riverside.fm's start at $29/mo, so Riverside.fm is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both Butter and Riverside.fm offer a free tier.
Riverside.fm exposes a public API. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
