# CVAT vs Toloka

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Toloka

| Attribute | CVAT | Toloka |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 47.3 (34% (low)) | 52.5 (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":"Platform that builds custom data collection and annotation pipelines for AI model development, leveraging a network of specialists across domains to create training datasets, preference data, and quality assurance for LLMs and AI agents. It is indexed under Data Labeling.","source":"https://toloka.ai/arena-pricing","question":"What is Toloka?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Toloka does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, 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://toloka.ai/arena-pricing","question":"How much does Toloka cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Toloka. 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://toloka.ai/arena-pricing","question":"What platforms does Toloka support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Toloka can be deployed cloud / SaaS and on-premise, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://toloka.ai/arena-pricing","question":"Can Toloka be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for Toloka, including Nebius, Microsoft Azure, Zendesk, Databricks, Tavily and Model Context Protocol (MCP). This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://toloka.ai/arena-pricing","question":"What does Toloka integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Toloka. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Toloka not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://toloka.ai/security/security-principles","question":"What security certifications does Toloka have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Toloka is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States, Switzerland and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in Switzerland.","source":"https://toloka.ai/arena-pricing","question":"Where is Toloka available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":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. | Toloka is a data curation platform where users specify their annotation goals and an agent automatically assembles the complete data collection and labeling workflow. It combines a network of 200,000+ domain experts with AI-assisted quality validation to produce training datasets for language models, AI agents, and other machine learning systems. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"on_prem_private_cloud":true,"programmatic_labeling":true,"model_assisted_labeling":true}` | `{"soc2":true,"open_source":false,"rlhf_preference_data":true,"on_prem_private_cloud":true,"programmatic_labeling":true,"model_assisted_labeling":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 6 |
| 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":"Nebius"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"Tavily"},{"name":"Model Context Protocol (MCP)"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"CH","primaryMarkets":["US","CH","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":"quote","summary":"Contact sales for pricing","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://toloka.ai/arena-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-10T09:12:26.177Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | quote |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://toloka.ai/legal/privacy-notice |

## Capabilities (Data Labeling)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T06:23:57.133Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*