# Doccano vs Label Studio

| Attribute | Doccano | Label Studio |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 40.3 (57% (medium)) | 49 (29% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 7 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 10,798 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A web-based data labeling tool that enables users to annotate text for machine learning tasks including text classification, sequence labeling, and sequence-to-sequence tasks. Projects can be set up by uploading datasets and working through annotations collaboratively via a browser interface or REST API. It is indexed under Data Labeling.","source":"https://doccano.github.io/doccano/","question":"What is Doccano?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Doccano is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://doccano.github.io/doccano/","question":"Is Doccano free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Doccano supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://doccano.github.io/doccano/","question":"What platforms does Doccano support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Doccano can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://doccano.github.io/doccano/","question":"Can Doccano be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Doccano is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano","question":"Is Doccano open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A flexible system for labeling different data types and evaluating AI performance through human-in-the-loop workflows. Integrates with cloud storage, ML frameworks, and infrastructure via APIs and SDKs. It is indexed under Data Labeling.","source":"https://labelstud.io","question":"What is Label Studio?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Label Studio offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://labelstud.io","question":"Is Label Studio free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Label Studio supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://labelstud.io","question":"What platforms does Label Studio support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Label Studio can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://labelstud.io","question":"Can Label Studio be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 17 integrations for Label Studio, including Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage, AWS S3, Redis, OpenAI, Google Vertex AI, Docling and Tesseract, plus 9 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://labelstud.io","question":"What does Label Studio integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source tool that enables humans to label text data for machine learning tasks like text classification, sequence labeling, and sequence-to-sequence problems. Users can prepare labeled datasets for applications such as sentiment analysis, named entity recognition, and text summarization. | A freely available platform for labeling multiple data types including images, video, audio, and text. Supports local self-hosting and cloud deployment with integration to machine learning pipelines and models. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"on_prem_private_cloud":true,"programmatic_labeling":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"rlhf_preference_data":true,"on_prem_private_cloud":true,"programmatic_labeling":true,"model_assisted_labeling":true}` |
| integrations.count | 0 | 1 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Azure Blob Storage"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Google Vertex AI"},{"name":"Docling"},{"name":"Tesseract"},{"name":"Unstructured.io"},{"name":"Nvidia NeMo"},{"name":"Chainlit"},{"name":"LangChain"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Grounding DINO"},{"name":"Braintrust"},{"name":"IBM watsonx","native":false,"direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://doccano.github.io/doccano/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T22:35:56.686Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source. Cloud edition available with free trial.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://labelstud.io","retrievedAt":"2026-09-24T12:35:10.295Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 10 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.8.5","date":"2026-01-11T15:19:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.8.4","date":"2023-07-20T12:01:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.8.3","date":"2022-12-08T12:12:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.8.2","date":"2022-11-29T02:07:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.8.1","date":"2022-11-28T02:36:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.8.0","date":"2022-07-11T02:46:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.7.0","date":"2022-05-19T08:52:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.6.2","date":"2022-03-14T05:33:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.6.1","date":"2022-03-14T01:33:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.6.0","date":"2022-03-11T06:30:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.5.5","date":"2021-12-03T05:38:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.5.4","date":"2021-12-01T01:55:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.5.3","date":"2021-11-30T23:28:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.5.2","date":"2021-11-09T06:03:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.5.1","date":"2021-11-05T05:41:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.5.0","date":"2021-10-25T06:03:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.4.1","date":"2021-05-25T01:28:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.4.0","date":"2021-05-18T02:07:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.3.1","date":"2021-04-26T05:55:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/doccano/doccano/releases/tag/v1.3.0","date":"2021-04-21T07:23:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.0"}]` | - |
| security.scorecard | 4.6 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=doccano&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Data Labeling)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:58:07.435Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*