# CVAT vs Encord

| Attribute | CVAT | Encord |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 47.3 (34% (low)) | 42.5 (58% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A comprehensive annotation platform for building visual datasets with support for image, video, and 3D point cloud data. Includes AI-assisted labeling, team collaboration, cloud storage integration, export to multiple standard formats, and developer-friendly APIs. It is indexed under Data Labeling.","source":"https://cvat.ai","question":"What is CVAT?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"CVAT offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: CVAT Online Free, CVAT Online Solo, CVAT Online Team and CVAT Enterprise. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://cvat.ai","question":"Is CVAT free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"CVAT supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://cvat.ai","question":"What platforms does CVAT support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. CVAT can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://cvat.ai","question":"Can CVAT be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 15 integrations for CVAT, including Roboflow, Backblaze B2, AWS S3, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Storage, Grafana, SAM 2 and SAM 3, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://cvat.ai","question":"What does CVAT integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for CVAT. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as CVAT not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://cvat.ai","question":"What security certifications does CVAT have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"CVAT is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.cvat.ai/resources/blog/annotation-services-pricing","question":"Where is CVAT available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Data Labeling.","source":"https://encord.com/pricing/","question":"What is Encord?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Encord does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 3 plans (Starter, Team and Enterprise), 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://encord.com/pricing/","question":"How much does Encord cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Encord supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://encord.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Encord support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Encord can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://encord.com/pricing/","question":"Can Encord be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Encord, including AWS S3, Azure Data Lake Storage, Google Cloud Storage and UiPath. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://encord.com/pricing/","question":"What does Encord integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Encord. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Encord not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://encord.com/security/","question":"What security certifications does Encord have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Encord is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU.","source":"https://encord.com/pricing/","question":"Where is Encord available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"on_prem_private_cloud":true,"programmatic_labeling":true,"model_assisted_labeling":true}` | `{"soc2":true,"open_source":true,"rlhf_preference_data":true,"on_prem_private_cloud":true,"programmatic_labeling":true,"model_assisted_labeling":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Roboflow"},{"name":"Backblaze B2"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"SAM 2"},{"name":"SAM 3"},{"name":"Nuclio"},{"name":"COCO"},{"name":"YOLO"},{"name":"Pascal VOC"},{"name":"KITTI"},{"name":"MOT"},{"name":"Amazon S3","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Cloud","native":true,"category":"cloud_storage","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"Azure Data Lake Storage"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"UiPath","native":true}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Solo","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Team","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier available for CVAT Online; paid Solo and Team plans for additional features","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://cvat.ai","retrievedAt":"2026-09-24T12:33:05.051Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","features":["API & SDK","Multi-factor authentication","Cloud/VPC/On-prem deployments","Image and video annotation","DICOM & NIfTI support","Geospatial data support","3D, LiDAR & Point cloud support","LLM evaluations","AI-assisted labeling","Segment Anything Model 2","Object tracking & interpolation","Customizable workflows","Consensus workflows","Role-based access controls","Data visualization","Dataset curation & filtering","Multi-modal search","Label validation"],"description":"For teams building, managing, and scaling a few AI applications","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"active":"Up to 50k","data_volume":"Up to 500k"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","features":["Everything in Starter, plus:","Data agents","Performance analytics","Model evaluation","Onboarding support","Advanced object tracking","Pre-computed embeddings","Label error detection","Model analytics & comparison","Active learning pipelines"],"description":"For teams building and scaling multiple AI applications","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"active":"Up to 1m","data_volume":"Up to 100m"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Everything in Team, plus:","Multiple workspaces","Single sign-on (SSO)","Enterprise SLA & support","VPC & on-prem deployments","Solutions architect","Custom MSA & SLA"],"description":"For companies shipping multiple AI applications across several teams","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"active":"Up to 10m","data_volume":"1bn+"}}],"summary":"Contact sales for pricing. No public prices listed.","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://encord.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-04T22:21:04.877Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | quote |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://encord.com/security/ |

## Capabilities (Data Labeling)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:42:31.321Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*