# Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth vs Scale AI

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

| Attribute | Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth | Scale AI |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 75 (71% (medium)) | 57.8 (45% (low)) |
| 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 platform for annotating and managing data for machine learning projects, with enterprise generative AI applications built on your data. It is indexed under Data Labeling.","source":"https://scale.com/pricing","question":"What is Scale AI?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Scale AI offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Enterprise and Self-Serve Data Engine. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://scale.com/pricing","question":"Is Scale AI free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Scale AI. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://scale.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Scale AI support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Scale AI, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://scale.com/pricing","question":"Can Scale AI be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Scale AI. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Scale AI not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://scale.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Scale AI have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Scale AI is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://scale.com/pricing","question":"Where is Scale AI available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":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. | Provides private evaluation frameworks and leaderboards for assessing and comparing AI models, used by leading AI development teams. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":false,"on_prem_private_cloud":false,"model_assisted_labeling":true}` | `{"soc2":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"architecture_model":"managed_cloud_saas_platform","rlhf_preference_data":true,"rlhf_and_dpo_preference_alignment_optimization":true}` |
| integrations.count | 15 | - |
| 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"}]` | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"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":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact for pricing","features":["Enterprise-grade quality & SLAs","Access to Data Engine and Enterprise GenAI Platform","Dedicated customer operations support","Data annotation services","Data management","Custom enterprise AI applications"],"description":"Strategic AI initiatives with enterprise-grade quality and SLAs","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Self-Serve Data Engine","summary":"Pay-as-you-go with free tier","features":["Data annotation and management for ML projects","Quality optimization","Free tier: 10,000 images"],"description":"Pay-as-you-go data annotation and management for experimental or research projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"images":"10,000 free"}}],"summary":"Enterprise (contact sales) and Self-Serve pay-as-you-go tiers with free tier","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://scale.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T21:42:41.496Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | quote |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| 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 | yes |
| security.fedramp | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://aws.amazon.com/security/?nc1=f_cc | - |

## Capabilities (Data Labeling)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:13:26.094Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*