Webinar & Virtual Events · head to head
Cisco Webex vs Riverside
Cisco Webex
Webinar & Virtual Events
The leading enterprise video conferencing platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Riverside
Webinar & Virtual Events
Studio-quality remote podcast and video recording
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Cisco Webex listed on UK G-Cloud at £6 per user per month for Cisco Webex, via reseller Conscia Group UK Ltd (ITGL); Riverside the free plan gives a single one off 2 hours of recording rather than a monthly allowance
- They diverge on capability: Cisco Webex covers HD video, Riverside covers Local recording.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Cisco Webex and Riverside actually diverge.
| Attribute | Cisco Webex | Riverside |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Desktop Mac, Desktop Windows, Mobile iOS, Mobile Android | Web, Ios, Android, Desktop |
| Founded | 1984 | 2020 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Webinar & Virtual Events).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Cisco Webex
- HD video
- Screen sharing
- Recording
- Transcription
- Virtual backgrounds
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Google Calendar
Only in Riverside
- Local recording
- 4K video capture
- Separate audio tracks
- AI transcription
- Magic Editor
- Live streaming
- Zoom
- YouTube
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Cisco Webex
- Video Conferencingnot Riverside
- Team Collaborationnot Riverside
- Project Managementnot Riverside
Riverside
- Recording remote podcast and video interviews in local quality per participantnot Cisco Webex
- Producing multi track recordings for editing after the sessionnot Cisco Webex
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Cisco Webex
- Listed on UK G-Cloud at £6 per user per month for Cisco Webex, via reseller Conscia Group UK Ltd (ITGL)
Riverside
- The free plan gives a single one off 2 hours of recording rather than a monthly allowance
- Free exports are capped at 720p, so remote recording quality is the paid feature
- Separate track recording is metered monthly, at 5 hours on Pro and 15 on Grow
- Downloadable separate tracks are metered on a different allowance again, at 15, 20 and 25 hours
- Removing all time limits requires the Webinar plan at $79 a month or a custom Business contract
Pricing, plan by plan
Cisco Webex
Free- FreeFree
- 40-min group meetings
- Unlimited 1:1 calls
- HD video
- Starter$13.5/month
- Unlimited meetings
- 100 participants
- Recording
- Pro$26.99/month
- 300 participants
- Advanced security
- Priority support
Riverside
Free- FreeFree
- 2 hours recording
- 720p video
- Separate audio tracks
- Standard$15/month
- 5 hours recording
- 4K video
- AI transcription
- Pro$24/month
- 15 hours recording
- All features
- Live streaming
- Business$39/month
- Unlimited recording
- Team collaboration
- Priority support
Which should you pick?
Choose Cisco Webex if
- You need hd video.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Desktop Mac, Desktop Windows, Mobile iOS, Mobile Android.
- You also want screen sharing.
Choose Riverside if
- You need local recording.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
- You also want 4k video capture.
Questions people ask
- Is Cisco Webex or Riverside better?
- Neither clearly leads. Cisco Webex starts at Free and Riverside at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Cisco Webex or Riverside?
- Cisco Webex starts at Free and Riverside at Free.
- Does Cisco Webex or Riverside run on more platforms?
- Cisco Webex runs on Web, Desktop Mac, Desktop Windows, Mobile iOS, Mobile Android. Riverside runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
- Can I use Cisco Webex for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Cisco Webex best used for?
- Cisco Webex is most often used for video conferencing, team collaboration, project management. Of those, video conferencing and team collaboration are not what Riverside is typically brought in for.
- What can Cisco Webex do that Riverside cannot?
- Cisco Webex covers HD video, Screen sharing, Recording, Transcription. Riverside covers Local recording, 4K video capture, Separate audio tracks, AI transcription. Both handle Web support.