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Comparison

CVAT vs Scale AI

On the evidence we track, Scale AI leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

CVAT full profile →Scale AI full profile →
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CVAT69
★Scale AI76
Score
Vioscale score
CVAT69 / 100low · 26%updating
Scale AI76 / 100low · 45%updating
Pricing
Free tier
CVAT✓
Scale AI✓
Model
CVATfreemium
Scale AIfreemium
Price level
CVATlow
Scale AIlow
Transparent
CVAT✓
Scale AI✓
Integrations
Count
CVAT14
Scale AI–
Security
Disclosure policy
CVAT–
Scale AI✓
Fedramp
CVAT–
Scale AI✓
Gdpr
CVAT✓
Scale AI✓
Iso27001
CVAT–
Scale AI✓
Soc2
CVAT–
Scale AI✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

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

Scale AI

Leader

Platform providing high-quality training data through crowdsourced annotation and data management, rigorous evaluation and red-teaming of AI models, and enterprise software for building, deploying, and monitoring production AI systems.

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 ↗

Scale AI

Leader
HybridFree tier

Enterprise (contact sales) and Self-Serve pay-as-you-go tiers with free tier

  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Enterprise-grade quality & SLAs
    • Access to Data Engine and Enterprise GenAI Platform
    • Dedicated customer operations support
    • Data annotation services
    • Data management
    • +1 more
  • Self-Serve Data EnginePay-as-you-go with free tier
    • Data annotation and management for ML projects
    • Quality optimization
    • Free tier: 10,000 images
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

CVAT

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

Scale AI

Leader

Not documented yet.

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