# Encord vs Label Studio

| Attribute | Encord | Label Studio |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 42.5 (58% (medium)) | 49 (29% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A platform that enables teams to organize, annotate, and curate training data across multiple formats including images, video, audio, and 3D data, with built-in quality controls and production-scale workflows. It is indexed under Data Labeling.","source":"https://encord.com/pricing/","question":"What is Encord?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Encord does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 3 plans (Starter, Team and Enterprise), 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://encord.com/pricing/","question":"How much does Encord cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Encord supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://encord.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Encord support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Encord can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://encord.com/pricing/","question":"Can Encord be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Encord, including AWS S3, Azure Data Lake Storage, Google Cloud Storage and UiPath. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://encord.com/pricing/","question":"What does Encord integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Encord. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Encord not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://encord.com/security/","question":"What security certifications does Encord have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Encord is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU.","source":"https://encord.com/pricing/","question":"Where is Encord available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"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,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A platform that enables teams to organize, annotate, and curate training data across multiple formats including images, video, audio, and 3D data, with built-in quality controls and production-scale workflows. | 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 | `{"soc2":true,"open_source":true,"rlhf_preference_data":true,"on_prem_private_cloud":true,"programmatic_labeling":true,"model_assisted_labeling":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"rlhf_preference_data":true,"on_prem_private_cloud":true,"programmatic_labeling":true,"model_assisted_labeling":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"Azure Data Lake Storage"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"UiPath","native":true}]` | `[{"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"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","features":["API & SDK","Multi-factor authentication","Cloud/VPC/On-prem deployments","Image and video annotation","DICOM & NIfTI support","Geospatial data support","3D, LiDAR & Point cloud support","LLM evaluations","AI-assisted labeling","Segment Anything Model 2","Object tracking & interpolation","Customizable workflows","Consensus workflows","Role-based access controls","Data visualization","Dataset curation & filtering","Multi-modal search","Label validation"],"description":"For teams building, managing, and scaling a few AI applications","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"active":"Up to 50k","data_volume":"Up to 500k"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","features":["Everything in Starter, plus:","Data agents","Performance analytics","Model evaluation","Onboarding support","Advanced object tracking","Pre-computed embeddings","Label error detection","Model analytics & comparison","Active learning pipelines"],"description":"For teams building and scaling multiple AI applications","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"active":"Up to 1m","data_volume":"Up to 100m"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Everything in Team, plus:","Multiple workspaces","Single sign-on (SSO)","Enterprise SLA & support","VPC & on-prem deployments","Solutions architect","Custom MSA & SLA"],"description":"For companies shipping multiple AI applications across several teams","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"active":"Up to 10m","data_volume":"1bn+"}}],"summary":"Contact sales for pricing. No public prices listed.","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://encord.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-04T22:21:04.877Z"}` | `{"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 | no | yes |
| pricing.model | quote | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://encord.com/security/ | - |

## Capabilities (Data Labeling)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:46:58.492Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*