G2 Vendor Directory

Sound Forge vs. Riverside

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricSound Forge

by Sony

Riverside

by Riverside

Overall rating4.34.8
Review count521,757
Ease of use8.59.5
Ease of setup9.29.6
Quality of support8.29.5
Meets requirements8.99.5
NPS4893.008596
Small Business76.9%88.7%
Mid-Market15.4%9.0%
Enterprise7.7%2.3%
Total page views2689,173
Total LLM citations95064,737

Sound Forge

Digital audio & video software for professionals, amateurs, and enthusiasts.

Pros

  • Audio Quality
  • Voice Customization
  • High Quality
  • Transcript Features
  • Audio Editing
  • Podcasting

Riverside

Riverside (formerly Riverside.fm) is the all-in-one platform for recording, live streaming, editing, repurposing, and publishing studio-quality videos and podcasts. Creators and businesses use it to produce broadcast-quality content without the production maze of multiple tools, expensive studios, or technical expertise. Record up to 4K video and uncompressed audio locally on every participant’s device, so quality holds up even on bad internet. Edit by editing the transcript. Turn long recordings into clips, captions, show notes, and translations with AI. Webinars scale to 10,000 attendees.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Quality
  • High Quality
  • Recording
  • Video Quality
  • Audio Quality