# CVAT vs SuperAnnotate

| Attribute | CVAT | SuperAnnotate |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 47.3 (34% (low)) | 41.1 (57% (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 combines AI-powered annotation tools, data management capabilities, and human expertise to help ML teams produce accurate training datasets. Supports multimodal data (text, image, video, audio) with workflow automation, quality assurance, and project management features. It is indexed under Data Labeling.","source":"https://www.superannotate.com/pricing","question":"What is SuperAnnotate?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"SuperAnnotate is sold across 2 plans: Starter and Enterprise. We have not confirmed a published price for every tier. There is no free tier. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.superannotate.com/pricing","question":"How much does SuperAnnotate cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to SuperAnnotate. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.superannotate.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does SuperAnnotate support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for SuperAnnotate, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.superannotate.com/pricing","question":"Can SuperAnnotate be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for SuperAnnotate. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as SuperAnnotate not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.superannotate.com/security-at-superannotate","question":"What security certifications does SuperAnnotate have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"SuperAnnotate is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.superannotate.com/pricing","question":"Where is SuperAnnotate available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":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 combines AI-powered annotation tools, data management capabilities, and human expertise to help ML teams produce accurate training datasets. Supports multimodal data (text, image, video, audio) with workflow automation, quality assurance, and project management features. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"on_prem_private_cloud":true,"programmatic_labeling":true,"model_assisted_labeling":true}` | `{"soc2":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 2 |
| 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":"Databricks"},{"name":"Meta AI Segment Anything Model"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"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":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","features":["Image, video, text, and audio editors","Data curation and exploration","Analytics and insights","Team and project management","Platform onboarding"],"description":"For image, video, text, and audio editors; data curation and exploration; analytics","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"compute_hours":"1000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Fully customizable multimodal editor","Advanced analytics and insights","Dedicated solutions engineer","AI DataOps consulting","SSO","Dedicated Slack channel","Dedicated customer success manager"],"description":"For high-volume AI projects with advanced capabilities","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"compute_hours":"10000/month"}}],"summary":"Contact sales for pricing details","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.superannotate.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T14:06:44.395Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27001:2022","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.superannotate.com/trust-center |

## Capabilities (Data Labeling)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:32:40.325Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*