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Comparison

Encord 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.

Encord full profile →Scale AI full profile →
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Encord24
★Scale AI76
Score
Vioscale score
Encord24 / 100low · 30%
Scale AI76 / 100low · 45%
Pricing
Free tier
Encord✗
Scale AI✓
Model
Encordquote
Scale AIfreemium
Price level
Encordunknown
Scale AIlow
Transparent
Encord✗
Scale AI✓
Integrations
Count
Encord3
Scale AI–
Security
Disclosure policy
Encord–
Scale AI✓
Fedramp
Encord–
Scale AI✓
Gdpr
Encord✓
Scale AI✓
Hipaa
Encord✓
Scale AI–
Iso27001
Encord–
Scale AI✓
Soc2
Encord✓
Scale AI✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Encord

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.

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.

Encord

Quote-based

Quote-based pricing. Three tiers with data volume limits: Starter (500k), Team (1m), Enterprise (10m).

  • StarterContact sales
    • Image & video annotation toolkit
    • Complex & dynamic ontologies
    • Customizable workflows
    • Self-serve support
    • Multi-factor authentication
    • +9 more
  • TeamContact sales
    • Everything in Starter, plus:
    • Data agents
    • Performance analytics
    • Model evaluation
    • Onboarding support
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Team, plus:
    • Multiple workspaces
    • Single sign-on (SSO)
    • Enterprise SLA & support
    • VPC & on-prem deployments
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
Encord✓
Scale AI✓
CLI
Encord✓
Scale AI✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Encord✓
Scale AI✓
On-premise
Encord✓
Scale AI✗

Integrations

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

Encord

3 total
  • AWS S3
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Google Cloud Storage
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.