Riverside.fm Alternative: Guest Access and Separate Tracks
A Riverside alternative for local interview recording
Switch when the new workflow solves a concrete problem. Airtape records each participant locally and provides separate audio and video tracks. Evaluate the guest experience and files with your own setup.
Airtape publishes this comparison about its own product. It uses documented capabilities, not an independent quality benchmark. Sources checked September 23, 2026.
What changes in practice
When a switch is worth evaluating
Riverside and Airtape both support local capture and joining without a guest account. If you already use Riverside editing, include the extra editing work when evaluating a switch.
Decide with a test interview
Record a short sample with the same person and devices. Note joining, input selection, upload completion, and export. Inspect the beginning, middle, and end of every file and a moment with overlapping speech.
Then evaluate the whole workflow: what does your editor need to do, which files are missing, and how long can you retain material? A short trial is more useful than a universal claim that one product is better.
Move one small project first
Back up existing recordings before switching. Try a low-stakes session, download all source files, and open them in the intended editor. Move the next important production only after the workflow works.