Comparison

CVAT vs Labelbox

On the evidence we track, Labelbox leads this comparison with a composite score of 54/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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CVAT47
★Labelbox54
Score
vioscaleAI score
CVAT47 / 100low · 34%
Labelbox54 / 100medium · 58%
Pricing
Free tier
CVAT✓
Labelbox✓
Model
Labelboxfreemium
Price level
CVATlow
Labelbox–
Transparent
CVAT✗
Labelbox–
Integrations
Count
CVAT4
Labelbox3
Security
Disclosure policy
CVAT–
Labelbox✓
Gdpr
CVAT✓
Labelbox✓
Hipaa
CVAT–
Labelbox✓
Iso27001
CVAT–
Labelbox✓
Soc2
CVAT–
Labelbox✓
Trust center
Content
Faq
Labelbox6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

Labelbox

Leader

A platform providing training data, evaluation infrastructure, and expert human feedback for AI model development. Includes specialized support for reinforcement learning, robotics, and enterprise AI agent applications.

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 ↗

Labelbox

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

CVAT

16 total
  • Roboflow
  • Backblaze B2
  • AWS S3
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Grafana
  • SAM 2
  • SAM 3
  • Nuclio
  • COCO
  • YOLO
  • Pascal VOC
  • KITTI
  • MOT
  • Amazon S3
  • Google Cloud
Independently observed

Labelbox

Leader
3 total
  • Slack
  • GitHub
  • Notion
Independently observed
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CVAT or Labelbox: which one depends on you

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