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Comparison

CVAT vs Encord

No leader: the top candidate CVAT has only 0.34 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

CVAT full profile →Encord full profile →
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CVAT47
Encord43
Score
vioscaleAI score
CVAT47 / 100low · 34%
Encord43 / 100medium · 58%
Pricing
Free tier
CVAT✓
Encord✗
Model
CVATfreemium
Encordquote
Price level
CVATlow
Encordunknown
Transparent
CVAT✗
Encord✗
Integrations
Count
CVAT4
Encord4
Security
Certifications
CVAT–
EncordSOC 2, HIPAA
Gdpr
CVAT✓
Encord✓
Hipaa
CVAT–
Encord✓
Soc2
CVAT–
Encord✓
Trust center
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
CVAT7 items
Encord7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for data labeling. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Model assisted labeling
CVAT✓
Encord✓
Programmatic labeling
CVAT✓
Encord✓
Rlhf preference data
CVAT-
Encord✓
On prem private cloud
CVAT✓
Encord✓
Open source
CVAT✓
Encord✓
SOC2
CVAT-
Encord✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

CVAT

A data annotation tool for preparing high-quality visual datasets for computer vision AI. Available as a managed cloud service, self-hosted enterprise deployment, or free open-source software, with AI-assisted labeling and team collaboration features.

Independently observed

Encord

A platform that enables teams to organize, annotate, and curate training data across multiple formats including images, video, audio, and 3D data, with built-in quality controls and production-scale workflows.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

CVAT

SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available for CVAT Online; paid Solo and Team plans for additional features

  • FreeFree
  • Solo-
  • Team-
as of verify ↗

Encord

Subscription

Contact sales for pricing. No public prices listed.

  • StarterContact sales
    • API & SDK
    • Multi-factor authentication
    • Cloud/VPC/On-prem deployments
    • Image and video annotation
    • DICOM & NIfTI support
    • +13 more
  • TeamContact sales
    • Everything in Starter, plus:
    • Data agents
    • Performance analytics
    • Model evaluation
    • Onboarding support
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Team, plus:
    • Multiple workspaces
    • Single sign-on (SSO)
    • Enterprise SLA & support
    • VPC & on-prem deployments
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
CVAT✓
Encord✓
CLI
CVAT✓
Encord✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
CVAT✓
Encord✓
Self-hosted
CVAT✓
Encord✓
On-premise
CVAT✓
Encord✓
Hybrid
CVAT✓
Encord✗
Air-gapped
CVAT✓
Encord✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • AWS S3
  • Google Cloud Storage

CVAT

16 total - 14 not shared
  • Roboflow
  • Backblaze B2
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Grafana
  • SAM 2
  • SAM 3
  • Nuclio
  • COCO
  • YOLO
  • Pascal VOC
  • KITTI
  • MOT
  • Amazon S3
  • Google Cloud
Independently observed

Encord

4 total - 2 not shared
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • UiPath
Independently observed
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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.