Compare Livestorm and Riverside on features, integrations and pricing. Every claim is checked against each vendor's website, pricing and help pages, plus G2 and Capterra reviews.
Where each platform is strong, and where it falls short.
Livestorm
Marketing webinars
Runs fully in the browser, one-click join with no download
Native HubSpot sync on Pro; Salesforce, Marketo, Pardot on Enterprise
Pay only for attendees who join; no-shows don't use credits
Polls, Q&A, up-voting, reactions and live CTAs built in
Live events cap at 3,000 attendees
Clip repurposing is sold as an add-on
SAML SSO is a paid add-on
Riverside
Podcasts & recording
Local recording in up to 4K video and 48kHz audio
Magic Clips and Co-Creator turn sessions into clips and posts
Multistreams to YouTube, LinkedIn and custom RTMP destinations
Reviewers often praise its ease of use and recording quality
Webinar plan caps at 100 registrants; 10,000 needs Business
Reviewers note frequent interface changes between updates
Reviewers often report upload, sync and processing glitches
General information
Customer Rating
Average of G2 and Capterra ratings out of 5, with the number of reviews in brackets (rounded).
Last update: October 2026
4.6/5 (2,000+)
4.8/5 (2,000+)
Browser based
Webinar platforms that work directly in the browser, there's no need to download any software.
Device versatility
Host events from a desktop, tablet or mobile.
On-demand webinars
Create or access pre-recorded on-demand webinars, available any time.
Automated webinars
Automate entire webinars or key actions like CTAs, start and stop times or page redirects.
Pre-recorded
Promotion Features
Customizable registration pages
Add a banner, logo, social channels or speaker information to the event registration page without any coding skills.
Customizable emails
Customize emails with ease by adding an event banner, social sharing buttons, or a signature.
Customized email sequence
Customize your own email sequence and schedule them to be sent automatically.
Partial
Embed forms
Embed a registration form on your own website to capture more registrants.
Company page
Publish events to a public company page that gathers all upcoming and past events.
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Built-in social sharing
Share event registration pages on your company's social channels directly from your webinar platform.
Custom registration forms
Customize the fields of your registration form to capture insights on your audience.
Registration filter
Apply a filter to accept event registrations only from work email addresses.
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Activation Features
Chat
Send chat messages through a tab built right into your webinar room.
Emoji reactions
Enable emoji reactions during live events to allow attendees to react in real-time.
Q&A
Audiences can ask questions in a dedicated space.
Question upvotes
Audiences can vote on questions that they most want to see answered. Organizers can sort them by date or most upvotes.
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Live answer notification
Display a notification that shows the question you are answering live during the webinar.
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Polls
Create drafts of polls in advance and publish them during your event. Or, create them live during your event to further activate your audience.
Call-to-action button
Direct your attendees to a promotional offer via a CTA displayed in the event room.
On-screen links
Virtual backgrounds
Change your background to personalize your webinar or look more professional.
Digital whiteboards
Collaborate with digital whiteboards within the platform or through a native integration.
Via Miro
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Organization Features
Private chat
Chat privately with event organizers and moderators during the event.
Business
Registrants moderation
Control which registrants can and cannot access the event.
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One-click integrations
Integrate the software with any app to capture other valuable insights.
Maximum number of attendees
The maximum number of attendees supported.
3000
10000
Unique contact list
Find all your event contacts in one place and get a 360 view of their activity within different events.
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SAML SSO
Secure your team's access to the platform with SAML SSO.
Add-on
Business
Dial-in to webinars
Attendees can opt to dial-in to the webinar from a phone number.
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Reporting Features
Analytics reports
Track and analyze all of your data with our powerful analytics tool built into the dashboard.
Webinar recordings
Record webinars automatically and send them to attendees at the end of each session.
AI Features
Integrations
Security & Compliance
The short answer: Livestorm is built for marketing webinars that convert, from registration to CRM sync, while Riverside is a recording studio first, with webinars and live streaming built on top.
Why teams switch: webinars become a pipeline channel, and they need attendee engagement data more than studio-grade recording.
The short answer: Livestorm charges only for the attendees who join, while Riverside sells monthly plans sized by recording hours and webinar registrants.
Why teams switch: they outgrow a 100-registrant cap and want pricing tied to attendance.
Prices as of September 2026, from each vendor's pricing page (see Livestorm pricing). AI Studio, which turns replays into clips, is a paid add-on.
| Pricing | Livestorm | Riverside |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay for | Attendees who actually join | Monthly plan by recording hours and webinar registrants |
| Entry price | $3.00 per attendee (400-credit annual pack) | Webinar plan: $79/month billed annually ($99 monthly), up to 100 registrants |
| Larger audiences | Lower price per attendee on bigger packs, up to 3,000 live attendees per event, custom Enterprise plan | Business: custom price, up to 10,000 registrants |
| No-shows and team members | Not counted | You pay for the registrant cap, whoever shows up |
Livestorm is a browser-based webinar platform focused on marketing, with registration, engagement and native CRM sync. Riverside is a recording and content creation platform with studio-quality local recording, AI clips, live streaming and a dedicated webinar plan.
Livestorm charges $3.00 per attendee on its 400-credit annual pack, with a lower price per attendee on bigger packs, and no-shows do not use credits. Riverside's Webinar plan costs $79 per month billed annually for up to 100 registrants, and Business is custom priced (as of September 2026).
Yes. Riverside's Webinar and Business plans add registration forms, reminder emails, Q&A, polls and HubSpot sync, with up to 100 registrants on Webinar and up to 10,000 on Business.
Yes. Attendees join in the browser with no download, and registration and attendance data sync to your CRM. You can also keep Riverside for podcast and video production.
Yes. Livestorm is EU-hosted, ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant.
Plan, promote, host and analyze your webinars in one place. Build branded registration pages, send automated reminder and follow-up emails, and engage attendees with polls, Q&A and live CTAs, with no extra tools.
After the event, attendance and engagement data flow to your CRM, and AI Studio turns replays into short clips for your social channels.
Livestorm runs straight from the browser on any desktop or mobile device, so your audience can join from anywhere without downloading or installing anything.
Removing that extra step helps attendance: on Livestorm, 47.7% of registrants show up live on average (2026 Webinar Benchmark Report, 33,786 webinars analyzed).
Connect Livestorm to Claude with its verified connector, or to any AI agent that supports MCP, to create events, register attendees and analyze engagement in plain language.
Add-ons take it further: AI Studio turns every replay into short clips, and live translations show real-time AI subtitles in your attendees' language.
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"The elegance of Livestorm's UI and its simplicity for creating beautiful landing pages made a big positive impact on the way we communicate with customers at scale."
Stan Massueras
European Sales Director
"Livestorm is really easy to use and offers a lot of customization. We are very happy with the visual rendering and the user experience."
Read the customer storyPoppy Acton Davis
Global Account Manager
"Livestorm offered an alternative to our 1:1 demos and helped us acquire new customers. We also saw much more engagement as a result!"
Read the customer storyClement Spiers
Lead Generation Manager
"Livestorm made it easy to automate our customer trainings. The ability to set up prerecorded content while still offering live Q&A helps our team provide personalized attention at scale."
Diana Stegall
Manager, Customer Education
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