Castos vs Descript vs Riverside.fm vs Spotify for Podcasters
| Attribute | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Video, Audio & Media | Video, Audio & Media | Video, Audio & Media | Video, Audio & Media |
| Pricing | Paid | Free tier | Free tier | Free tier |
| Starting price | $19/month | $16 | $24/month | $50/month |
| Free tier | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No | No | No |
| Deployment | — | Cloud | Cloud | — |
| API available | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
| Platforms | — | — | ios, android, macos | — |
| Certifications | — | 1 | — | — |
| Integrations | — | — | 1 | — |
| Company | Founded 2017 | Founded 2017 | Founded 2020 | — |
| Feature attributes | ||||
| Sso Saml | — Unknown | ✓ Yes | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Rbac | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Mobile App | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Webhooks | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Data Export | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Recording | — Unknown | ✓ Yes | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Editing | — Unknown | ✓ Yes | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Transcription | — Unknown | ✓ Yes | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Ai Features | — Unknown | ✓ Yes | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Hosting Sharing | — Unknown | ✓ Yes | — Unknown | — Unknown |
Also consider
Unknown values show as “Unknown”/“—”. Nothing is inferred — see each tool page for sources.