Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Riverside.fm
Riverside.fm clearly comes out ahead of StreamYard on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $44.99/mo for StreamYard and $29/mo for Riverside.fm.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Bending Spoons | Riverside.fm |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentMarketingMedia & Entertainment | DevelopmentMarketingMedia & Entertainment |
| Categories | social-mediavideo-conferencing | video-conferencing |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | streamyard | riversidefm |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Custom Layouts | ||
| 2 Hours Of Multi-Track Recordings | ||
| 4K (2160P) Local Recordings | ||
| Accept Live Call-Ins | ||
| Ai Backgrounds | ||
| Ai Editing & Repurposing Agent | ||
| Ai Clips | ||
| Ai Tools | ||
| All Essential Studio Features | ||
| Automated Email Reminders | ||
| Chat Overlay | ||
| Backstage Speaker Management | ||
| Clean Thumbnails, No Watermark | ||
| Content Scaling | ||
| Cloud Recording | ||
| Custom Branded Registration Form | ||
| Custom Fonts | ||
| Custom Overlays | ||
| Custom Referral Message | ||
| Custom Rtmp | ||
| Custom Rtmp Destinations | ||
| Everything In Live | ||
| Dark Mode | ||
| Everything In Pro | ||
| Download Transcripts | ||
| Everything In Webinar | ||
| Everything In Core | ||
| Full Suite Of Editing Tools | ||
| Extra Camera | ||
| Hubspot Integration |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Riverside.fm comes out ahead overall, though StreamYard can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
StreamYard's paid plans start at $44.99/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 StreamYard and Riverside.fm offer a free tier.
Riverside.fm scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Riverside.fm exposes a public API. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
