# Appen vs Toloka

| Attribute | Appen | Toloka |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 54.7 (39% (low)) | 52.5 (58% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A data annotation platform that combines human expertise with automation to produce high-quality training data for frontier AI models. Supports multiple modalities including text, images, audio, video, and 3D data for AI development. It is indexed under Data Labeling.","source":"https://appen.com","question":"What is Appen?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Appen. 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://appen.com","question":"What platforms does Appen support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Appen, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://appen.com","question":"Can Appen be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Appen, including IBM Watson, AWS and Azure. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://appen.com","question":"What does Appen integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Appen. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Appen not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.appen.com/ai-regulatory-compliance","question":"What security certifications does Appen have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Appen is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Australia.","source":"https://appen.com","question":"Where is Appen available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Platform that builds custom data collection and annotation pipelines for AI model development, leveraging a network of specialists across domains to create training datasets, preference data, and quality assurance for LLMs and AI agents. It is indexed under Data Labeling.","source":"https://toloka.ai/arena-pricing","question":"What is Toloka?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Toloka does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://toloka.ai/arena-pricing","question":"How much does Toloka cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Toloka. 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://toloka.ai/arena-pricing","question":"What platforms does Toloka support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Toloka can be deployed cloud / SaaS and on-premise, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://toloka.ai/arena-pricing","question":"Can Toloka be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for Toloka, including Nebius, Microsoft Azure, Zendesk, Databricks, Tavily and Model Context Protocol (MCP). This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://toloka.ai/arena-pricing","question":"What does Toloka integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Toloka. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Toloka not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://toloka.ai/security/security-principles","question":"What security certifications does Toloka have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Toloka is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States, Switzerland and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in Switzerland.","source":"https://toloka.ai/arena-pricing","question":"Where is Toloka available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` |
| description.long | A data platform providing expert-reviewed training datasets, human feedback for model alignment, and quality assurance services to support the development and improvement of AI models at scale. | Toloka is a data curation platform where users specify their annotation goals and an agent automatically assembles the complete data collection and labeling workflow. It combines a network of 200,000+ domain experts with AI-assisted quality validation to produce training datasets for language models, AI agents, and other machine learning systems. |
| features.capabilities | `{"rlhf_preference_data":true}` | `{"soc2":true,"open_source":false,"rlhf_preference_data":true,"on_prem_private_cloud":true,"programmatic_labeling":true,"model_assisted_labeling":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"IBM Watson"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"}]` | `[{"name":"Nebius"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"Tavily"},{"name":"Model Context Protocol (MCP)"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"AU","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"CH","primaryMarkets":["US","CH","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"quote","summary":"Contact sales for pricing","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://toloka.ai/arena-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-10T09:12:26.177Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | no |
| pricing.model | - | quote |
| pricing.price_level | - | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://toloka.ai/legal/privacy-notice |

## Capabilities (Data Labeling)

| Capability | Appen | Toloka |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Model assisted labeling | - | ✓ |
| Programmatic labeling | - | ✓ |
| Rlhf preference data | ✓ | ✓ |
| On prem private cloud | - | ✓ |
| Open source | - | ✗ |
| SOC2 | - | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T17:47:50.536Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*