# Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth vs Doccano

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth

| Attribute | Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth | Doccano |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 75 (71% (medium)) | 40.3 (57% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 7 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 10,798 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A machine learning service that enables organizations to improve generative AI model performance by incorporating human feedback throughout the model lifecycle. It helps transform generic AI models into production-ready solutions optimized for specific business requirements through collaborative fine-tuning, testing, and expert support. It is indexed under Data Labeling.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm","question":"What is Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: SageMaker AI - Pay-as-you-go, Amazon Q Developer and SageMaker Catalog. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm","question":"Is Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm","question":"What platforms does Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm","question":"Can Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 15 integrations for Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth, including Amazon S3, Amazon Redshift, AWS Glue, Amazon Athena, Amazon EMR, Amazon MWAA, JupyterLab and Amazon Bedrock, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm","question":"What does Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed HIPAA and GDPR for Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/trust-center/?nc1=f_cc","question":"What security certifications does Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A web-based data labeling tool that enables users to annotate text for machine learning tasks including text classification, sequence labeling, and sequence-to-sequence tasks. Projects can be set up by uploading datasets and working through annotations collaboratively via a browser interface or REST API. It is indexed under Data Labeling.","source":"https://doccano.github.io/doccano/","question":"What is Doccano?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Doccano is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://doccano.github.io/doccano/","question":"Is Doccano free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Doccano supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://doccano.github.io/doccano/","question":"What platforms does Doccano support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Doccano can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://doccano.github.io/doccano/","question":"Can Doccano be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Doccano is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano","question":"Is Doccano open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A machine learning service that enables organizations to improve generative AI model performance by incorporating human feedback throughout the model lifecycle. It helps transform generic AI models into production-ready solutions optimized for specific business requirements through collaborative fine-tuning, testing, and expert support. | An open-source tool that enables humans to label text data for machine learning tasks like text classification, sequence labeling, and sequence-to-sequence problems. Users can prepare labeled datasets for applications such as sentiment analysis, named entity recognition, and text summarization. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":false,"on_prem_private_cloud":false,"model_assisted_labeling":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"on_prem_private_cloud":true,"programmatic_labeling":true}` |
| integrations.count | 15 | 0 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Amazon Redshift"},{"name":"AWS Glue"},{"name":"Amazon Athena"},{"name":"Amazon EMR"},{"name":"Amazon MWAA"},{"name":"JupyterLab"},{"name":"Amazon Bedrock"},{"name":"SageMaker Pipelines"},{"name":"SageMaker Model Monitor"},{"name":"SageMaker Feature Store"},{"name":"SageMaker Data Wrangler"},{"name":"Amazon Q"},{"name":"CloudWatch"},{"name":"CloudTrail"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"SageMaker AI - Pay-as-you-go","summary":"Pay-as-you-go with no upfront commitments. Charges based on compute, storage, and data processing usage.","features":["Instance usage for training and hosting","Storage (EBS volumes, S3)","Data processing jobs","Model deployment","MLOps via SageMaker Pipelines and Model Monitor"],"description":"Usage-based pricing for compute, storage, data processing, and model operations","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_monthly":"AWS Free Tier for SageMaker notebooks, API requests, and metadata storage"}},{"free":false,"name":"Amazon Q Developer","summary":"Fixed cost per user per month","features":["Code generation and testing","Security scanning","Resource optimization","Data integration support","Natural language query support"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","description":"Fixed monthly cost for AI-assisted development and analysis features","contactSales":false},{"free":true,"name":"SageMaker Catalog","summary":"$0.4/GB metadata storage, $10 per 100k API requests, $1.776 per compute unit (beyond free tier)","features":["Metadata storage and management","API requests for data access","Automatic asset ingestion from data sources","Scheduled synchronization","AI-generated business descriptions"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB_metadata"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":100000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"compute_unit"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.776,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-as-you-go for metadata management, data discovery, and asset ingestion","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_requests":"4,000 free per month","compute_units":"0.2 free per month","metadata_storage":"20 MB free per month"}}],"summary":"Pay-as-you-go model with no minimum commitment or upfront fees. Free tier included for most components. Amazon Q Developer charged at fixed rate per user/month. SageMaker Catalog charges per GB, API requests, and compute units after free allotment.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:11:08.213Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://doccano.github.io/doccano/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T22:35:56.686Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 10 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.8.5","date":"2026-01-11T15:19:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.8.4","date":"2023-07-20T12:01:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.8.3","date":"2022-12-08T12:12:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.8.2","date":"2022-11-29T02:07:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.8.1","date":"2022-11-28T02:36:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.8.0","date":"2022-07-11T02:46:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.7.0","date":"2022-05-19T08:52:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.6.2","date":"2022-03-14T05:33:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.6.1","date":"2022-03-14T01:33:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.6.0","date":"2022-03-11T06:30:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.5.5","date":"2021-12-03T05:38:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.5.4","date":"2021-12-01T01:55:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.5.3","date":"2021-11-30T23:28:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.5.2","date":"2021-11-09T06:03:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.5.1","date":"2021-11-05T05:41:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.5.0","date":"2021-10-25T06:03:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.4.1","date":"2021-05-25T01:28:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.4.0","date":"2021-05-18T02:07:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.3.1","date":"2021-04-26T05:55:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.3.0","date":"2021-04-21T07:23:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.0"}]` |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"PCI-DSS","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA/HITECH","status":"active"},{"name":"FedRAMP","status":"active"},{"name":"FIPS 140-3","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.6 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://aws.amazon.com/security/?nc1=f_cc | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=doccano&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Data Labeling)

| Capability | Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth | Doccano |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Model assisted labeling | ✓ | - |
| Programmatic labeling | - | ✓ |
| Rlhf preference data | - | - |
| On prem private cloud | ✗ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✓ |
| SOC2 | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:49:59.149Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*