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Comparison

CVAT vs Encord

No leader: the top candidate CVAT has only 0.26 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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CVAT69
Encord24
Score
Vioscale score
CVAT69 / 100low · 26%
Encord24 / 100low · 30%
Pricing
Free tier
CVAT✓
Encord✗
Model
CVATfreemium
Encordquote
Price level
CVATlow
Encordunknown
Transparent
CVAT✓
Encord✗
Integrations
Count
CVAT14
Encord3
Security
Gdpr
CVAT✓
Encord✓
Hipaa
CVAT–
Encord✓
Soc2
CVAT–
Encord✓
Market
Availability

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 platform for converting visual data into labeled datasets for machine learning, available as open-source, cloud-hosted, or through managed annotation services.

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

HybridFree tier

Free tier available. Paid CVAT Online plans (Solo, Team). Custom annotation services from $5,000.

  • FreeFree
    • Basic annotation tools
    • CVAT Online access
  • Solo-
  • Team-
  • Enterprise (Self-Hosted)Contact sales
    • SSO
    • RBAC
    • Enterprise support
    • On-premise deployment
    • Air-gapped deployment
  • One-Time Annotation ProjectContact sales
  • Subscription Annotation ServiceContact sales
as of verify ↗

Encord

Quote-based

Quote-based pricing. Three tiers with data volume limits: Starter (500k), Team (1m), Enterprise (10m).

  • StarterContact sales
    • Image & video annotation toolkit
    • Complex & dynamic ontologies
    • Customizable workflows
    • Self-serve support
    • Multi-factor authentication
    • +9 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
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✓
Linux
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

14 total - 12 not shared
  • Roboflow
  • Backblaze B2
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Grafana
  • SAM 2
  • SAM 3
  • Nuclio
  • COCO
  • YOLO
  • Pascal VOC
  • KITTI
  • MOT
Independently observed

Encord

3 total - 1 not shared
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.