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Muvi One vs Riverside.fm

Muvi One logo

Muvi One

Video Production

Turnkey OTT platform with apps, CDN, DRM and billing bundled into one monthly fee

From
$399/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Riverside.fm logo

Riverside.fm

Video Production

High-quality remote podcast and video recording platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Riverside.fm has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Muvi One included bandwidth is 100GB per month on the entry plan, which a service with a genuine audience exceeds almost immediately, so the published $399 rate is a floor rather than a forecast and the consumption charge is where the real cost lives.; Riverside.fm free plan limited to 2 hours of multi-track recording and adds a watermark
  • They diverge on capability: Muvi One covers White-label apps, Riverside.fm covers Remote recording.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Muvi One and Riverside.fm actually diverge.

Attributes where Muvi One and Riverside.fm differ
AttributeMuvi OneRiverside.fm
Starting price$399/monthFree
Pricing modelPer month by storage and bandwidth tierfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Android TVWeb, Ios, Android
FoundedUnknown2019

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Video Production).

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 Muvi One

  • White-label apps
  • Transcoding and delivery
  • DRM and watermarking
  • Monetisation models
  • Subscriber management
  • Payment gateway breadth
  • Muvi Flex

Only in Riverside.fm

  • Remote recording
  • High-quality capture
  • Automatic transcription
  • Video editing
  • Distribution tools
  • Zapier
  • IFTTT
  • Google Drive

Both cover

  • Live streaming

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Muvi One

  • A regional broadcaster launching a subscription service in a market where the local payment gateway matters more than any player featurenot Riverside.fm
  • A faith organisation or fitness brand that wants apps on Roku and Apple TV without commissioning app developmentnot Riverside.fm
  • A film festival or niche distributor running transactional pay-per-view for a defined catalogue with predictable, low bandwidthnot Riverside.fm
  • An education publisher packaging video courses behind a paywall with its own branding rather than on a third-party marketplacenot Riverside.fm

Riverside.fm

  • Remote podcast and video interview recording with multi-track separationnot Muvi One

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Muvi One

  • Included bandwidth is 100GB per month on the entry plan, which a service with a genuine audience exceeds almost immediately, so the published $399 rate is a floor rather than a forecast and the consumption charge is where the real cost lives.
  • Overage rates are not published alongside the plans, so a buyer can compare licence tiers but cannot model total cost of ownership without asking sales, which defeats much of the benefit of published pricing.
  • Storage and bandwidth are quoted as the same allowance figure, which is misleading in practice: a modest library plus modest viewing will exhaust bandwidth long before storage, and buyers who read the tier as one number budget wrongly.
  • The bundled approach means the CDN, player, DRM and billing are all Muvi's choices, so a customer with a preferred CDN contract or an existing billing system cannot substitute components and pays for capability they already own.
  • Pricing is in US dollars regardless of where the service operates, so a streaming business earning in a weakening local currency carries exchange-rate risk on its largest fixed cost, which is precisely the market segment the product targets.

Riverside.fm

  • Free plan limited to 2 hours of multi-track recording and adds a watermark
  • Pro plan at $29 per month caps separate-track recording at 5 hours per month
  • Business plan with unlimited storage and SSO is quote only, requiring contact with sales

Pricing, plan by plan

Muvi One

$399/month
  • Muvi One Standard$399/month
    • 100GB storage and 100GB bandwidth included
    • White-label web and app publishing
    • Subscription and pay-per-view billing
  • Muvi One Professional$1499/month
    • 500GB storage and 500GB bandwidth
    • $1,763 per month if billed monthly
    • Wider monetisation and DRM options
  • Muvi One Enterprise$3900/month
    • 1TB storage and 1TB bandwidth
    • $4,588 per month if billed monthly
    • Enterprise support
  • Muvi One Ultimate$10000/month
    • From $10,000 per month, custom
    • 2TB storage and 2TB bandwidth
    • Negotiated overage rates

Riverside.fm

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 2 hours of multi-track recordings
    • 720p video quality
    • 44.1 kHz audio
  • Pro$29/month
    • $24 per month annual
    • 4K video and 48kHz audio
    • No watermark
  • Grow$39/month
    • $34 per month annual
    • 1080p live streaming
    • Social media scheduling
  • Webinar$99/month
    • $79 per month annual
    • Host webinars up to 100 registrants
    • Lead capture tools

Which should you pick?

Choose Muvi One if

  • You need white-label apps.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Android TV.
  • You also want transcoding and delivery.
Muvi One review

Choose Riverside.fm if

  • You need remote recording.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want high-quality capture.
Riverside.fm review

Questions people ask

Is Muvi One or Riverside.fm better?
Neither clearly leads. Muvi One starts at $399/month and Riverside.fm at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Muvi One or Riverside.fm?
Riverside.fm has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $399/month for Muvi One and Free for Riverside.fm.
Does Muvi One or Riverside.fm run on more platforms?
Muvi One runs on Web, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Android TV. Riverside.fm runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Riverside.fm for free?
Yes. Riverside.fm has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Muvi One starts at $399/month.
What is Muvi One best used for?
Muvi One is most often used for a regional broadcaster launching a subscription service in a market where the local payment gateway matters more than any player feature, a faith organisation or fitness brand that wants apps on roku and apple tv without commissioning app development, a film festival or niche distributor running transactional pay-per-view for a defined catalogue with predictable, low bandwidth, an education publisher packaging video courses behind a paywall with its own branding rather than on a third-party marketplace. Of those, a regional broadcaster launching a subscription service in a market where the local payment gateway matters more than any player feature and a faith organisation or fitness brand that wants apps on roku and apple tv without commissioning app development are not what Riverside.fm is typically brought in for.
What can Muvi One do that Riverside.fm cannot?
Muvi One covers White-label apps, Transcoding and delivery, DRM and watermarking, Monetisation models. Riverside.fm covers Remote recording, High-quality capture, Automatic transcription, Video editing. Both handle Live streaming.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Muvi One: How much is Muvi One?

Published tiers on annual billing are $399, $1,499 and $3,900 a month, with a custom tier from around $10,000. Monthly billing costs roughly 15 percent more.

Riverside.fm: How much does Riverside FM cost?

Pro plan is $29/month ($24 annually), Grow is $39/month ($34 annually), and Webinar is $99/month ($79 annually). A Free plan with 2 hours recording is available. Business plan requires contacting sales.

Source
Muvi One: What happens when I exceed the bandwidth allowance?

You pay consumption charges. The rates are not published on the pricing page, so ask for them in writing before signing, because for any service with real viewership they will exceed the licence fee.

Riverside.fm: Does Riverside FM offer annual billing discounts?

Yes, annual billing provides up to 20% discount compared to monthly rates. Specific savings vary by plan tier.

Source
Muvi One: Is 100GB of bandwidth enough?

For a private or pilot service, yes. For a public service, no. At ordinary HD bitrates that is a few hundred viewer-hours a month.

Riverside.fm: What is included in the Free plan?

The Free plan includes 2 hours of multi-track recordings, 720p video quality, 44.1 kHz audio, unlimited single-track recording, and a Riverside watermark on exports.

Source
Muvi One: Can I use my own CDN or billing provider?

The platform is sold as an integrated stack. Substituting components is not the design, which is the trade-off against assembling your own from a player, a CDN and a billing vendor.

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