Best Video Editing · head-to-head
Filmora (Wondershare) vs Riverside
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for video editing. Riverside has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Riverside has the lower entry price — Filmora (Wondershare) starts at $19.99/mo, Riverside at $0/mo. Free tier: Filmora (Wondershare) No, Riverside Yes. HIPAA: Filmora (Wondershare) —, Riverside —.
As of 2026-09-10 · figures link to their source below
Side by side
Filmora (Wondershare)
$19.99/mo entryRiverside
$0/mo entrySources — Filmora (Wondershare): filmora.wondershare.com (verified 2026-09-10) · Riverside: riverside.com (verified 2026-09-10)
Key features
Filmora (Wondershare): One of the few consumer NLEs still selling a genuine perpetual licence alongside subscriptions; Publishes a real month-to-month option at $19.99 rather than annual-only billing; Bundled stock library (Filmstock) and AI Portrait add-on included for a trial month
Riverside: Locally-recorded separate audio and video tracks at up to 4K / 48 kHz, uploaded rather than captured from the call stream; AI clip repurposing and unlimited transcription bundled into paid tiers; Webinar hosting with registration, lead capture and analytics in the same product as the editor