OpusClip vs Riverside
Two of the 27 AI caption generators in our ranking, compared fact by fact — every price and feature read from each maker's own pages on Oct 24, 2026.
OpusClip
Turning long videos into captioned short clips
9.5
#1
Riverside
Podcasters who record, caption and clip in one place
9.0
#4
The short answer
- Higher scoreOpusClip — 9.5 vs 9.0 (#1 vs #4 of 27)
- Cheaper entry planOpusClip — $15/mo vs $24/mo, billed yearly
- Free planBoth publish one
Side by side
| OpusClip | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.5/10 · #1 of 27 | 9.0/10 · #4 of 27 |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Paid from | $15/mo (Starter)“$15 billed monthly” — opus.pro/pricing | $24/mo, billed yearly (Pro)“$24 /mo Billed $288 annually” — riverside.com/pricing |
| Free plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | 14 days |
| SRT export | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Translation | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Animated captions | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| AI editing | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Mobile app | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Why it ranks | Starter at $15 a month includes AI clipping, animated captions in 20+ languages and filler and silence removal. | Paid plans have a 14-day free trial; Pro adds silence and filler-word removal and AI B-roll. |
| Watch for | Free plan clips carry a watermark, have no editing, and stop being exportable after 3 days. | Captioning sits inside a recording suite; Pro is $29 a month on monthly billing. |
