# Prodigy vs Toloka

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Toloka

| Attribute | Prodigy | Toloka |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 36.1 (15% (low)) | 52.5 (58% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Prodigy is a downloadable developer tool that helps teams efficiently annotate training data and build machine learning models. It runs entirely on user infrastructure, integrates with spaCy and other Python libraries, and supports customizable automated workflows and human-in-the-loop annotation processes. It is indexed under Data Labeling.","source":"https://prodi.gy","question":"What is Prodigy?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Prodigy supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://prodi.gy","question":"What platforms does Prodigy support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Prodigy can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://prodi.gy","question":"Can Prodigy be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Prodigy, including spaCy, OpenAI and PyTorch. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://prodi.gy","question":"What does Prodigy integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"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,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` |
| description.long | Prodigy is a downloadable developer tool that helps teams efficiently annotate training data and build machine learning models. It runs entirely on user infrastructure, integrates with spaCy and other Python libraries, and supports customizable automated workflows and human-in-the-loop annotation processes. | 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 | - | `{"soc2":true,"open_source":false,"rlhf_preference_data":true,"on_prem_private_cloud":true,"programmatic_labeling":true,"model_assisted_labeling":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"spaCy"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"PyTorch"}]` | `[{"name":"Nebius"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"Tavily"},{"name":"Model Context Protocol (MCP)"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"CH","primaryMarkets":["US","CH","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"perpetual","summary":"Lifetime license, pay once, use forever","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://prodi.gy","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T12:54:09.466Z"}` | `{"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 | no | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | quote |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://toloka.ai/legal/privacy-notice |

## Capabilities (Data Labeling)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:59:37.056Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*