# CVAT vs Scale AI

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Scale AI

| Attribute | CVAT | Scale AI |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 69.4 (26% (low)) | 76.1 (45% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A data annotation platform for converting visual data into labeled datasets for machine learning, available as open-source, cloud-hosted, or through managed annotation services. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"soc2":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"architecture_model":"managed_cloud_saas_platform","rlhf_preference_data":true,"rlhf_and_dpo_preference_alignment_optimization":true}` |
| integrations.count | 14 | - |
| 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"}]` | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["Basic annotation tools","CVAT Online access"],"description":"Cloud-hosted annotation platform with free tier access","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Solo","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Team","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise (Self-Hosted)","features":["SSO","RBAC","Enterprise support","On-premise deployment","Air-gapped deployment"],"description":"Self-hosted deployment with enterprise features","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"One-Time Annotation Project","summary":"$5,000 minimum + $0.10/object (typical rate)","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":5000,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"object"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Fixed-scope data annotation project","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Subscription Annotation Service","summary":"$5,000 per 6 months; per-object rates $0.05–0.075 (20–50% discount vs. one-time)","commitment":"6-month","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5000,"period":"6-month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Ongoing data annotation with reserved capacity","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Paid CVAT Online plans (Solo, Team). Custom annotation services from $5,000.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.cvat.ai/resources/blog/annotation-services-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T21:41:43.375Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact for pricing","features":["Enterprise-grade quality & SLAs","Access to Data Engine and Enterprise GenAI Platform","Dedicated customer operations support","Data annotation services","Data management","Custom enterprise AI applications"],"description":"Strategic AI initiatives with enterprise-grade quality and SLAs","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Self-Serve Data Engine","summary":"Pay-as-you-go with free tier","features":["Data annotation and management for ML projects","Quality optimization","Free tier: 10,000 images"],"description":"Pay-as-you-go data annotation and management for experimental or research projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"images":"10,000 free"}}],"summary":"Enterprise (contact sales) and Self-Serve pay-as-you-go tiers with free tier","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://scale.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T21:42:41.496Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Data Labeling)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:16:12.315Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*