# CVAT vs SuperAnnotate

| Attribute | CVAT | SuperAnnotate |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 69.4 (26% (low)) | 28.7 (30% (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. | A platform that combines AI-powered annotation tools, data management capabilities, and human expertise to help ML teams produce accurate training datasets. Supports multimodal data (text, image, video, audio) with workflow automation, quality assurance, and project management features. |
| integrations.count | 14 | 2 |
| 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"}]` | `[{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"Meta AI Segment Anything Model"}]` |
| 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":"Starter","features":["Image, video, text, and audio editors","Data curation and exploration","Analytics and insights","Team and project management","Platform onboarding"],"description":"For image, video, text, and audio editors; data curation and exploration; analytics","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"compute_hours":"1000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Fully customizable multimodal editor","Advanced analytics and insights","Dedicated solutions engineer","AI DataOps consulting","SSO","Dedicated Slack channel","Dedicated customer success manager"],"description":"For high-volume AI projects with advanced capabilities","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"compute_hours":"10000/month"}}],"summary":"Contact sales for pricing details","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.superannotate.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T14:06:44.395Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Data Labeling)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:43:09.407Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*