# OpenCV vs Sightengine

| Attribute | OpenCV | Sightengine |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 67.7 (24% (low)) | 84.5 (34% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 543 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 90,611 | - |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A free, community-maintained toolkit providing algorithms, data structures, and functions for developing computer vision systems, including image analysis, object detection, and machine learning tasks. | A cloud-based platform that uses deep learning models to analyze images, videos, and text, automatically detecting harmful content including nudity, violence, hate speech, and AI-generated media. Offers moderation tools, custom models, and content redaction capabilities for marketplaces, social platforms, and messaging applications. |
| language.primary | C++ | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"FR","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://opencv.org/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:53:43.529Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier with 2,000 operations/month","features":["Basic Content Moderation","AI Detection"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For testing and proof-of-concepts","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"max_daily":"500/day","operations":"2,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$29/month for 10,000 operations + $0.002 per additional","features":["Visual Moderation","Text Moderation","AI Image & AI Video Detection","Deepfake Detection","Video up to 50MB"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"operation"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.002,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"operations":"10,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$99/month for 40,000 operations + $0.002 per additional","features":["Everything in Starter","Advanced Video & Live-Stream Moderation","Video up to 500MB + Live Moderation","Audio Moderation","Image & Video Custom Search","Disallow lists, Spam Detection, Near-Duplicate detection","Liveness Detection","Recapture Detection","Age Estimation","AI Music Detection"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"operation"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.002,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Most Popular","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"operations":"40,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Contact sales.","features":["Everything in Pro","Custom Models & Classes","Geo-fencing","Enterprise SLAs","Dedicated Support Engineer","Custom video frame rate","Unlimited concurrent video jobs","Priority Support"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $29/month. Free tier available. Usage-based overages at $0.002 per operation.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://sightengine.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:52:06.340Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.002,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 96 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/4.14.0","date":"2026-07-19T11:45:21Z","type":"stable","version":"4.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/5.0.0","date":"2026-06-06T10:52:34Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/4.13.0","date":"2025-12-31T09:44:36Z","type":"stable","version":"4.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/4.12.0","date":"2025-07-02T12:48:11Z","type":"stable","version":"4.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/4.11.0","date":"2025-01-09T10:25:23Z","type":"stable","version":"4.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/5.0.0-alpha","date":"2024-12-05T15:54:34Z","type":"prerelease","version":"5.0.0-alpha"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/4.10.0","date":"2024-06-03T08:08:09Z","type":"stable","version":"4.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/4.9.0","date":"2023-12-28T15:57:30Z","type":"stable","version":"4.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/4.8.1","date":"2023-09-27T12:17:26Z","type":"stable","version":"4.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/4.8.0","date":"2023-06-28T17:13:16Z","type":"stable","version":"4.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/4.7.0","date":"2022-12-28T15:40:40Z","type":"stable","version":"4.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/4.6.0","date":"2022-06-07T09:42:37Z","type":"stable","version":"4.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/4.5.5","date":"2021-12-25T11:50:04Z","type":"stable","version":"4.5.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/4.5.4","date":"2021-10-10T00:52:59Z","type":"stable","version":"4.5.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/3.4.16","date":"2021-10-10T00:45:11Z","type":"stable","version":"3.4.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/4.5.3","date":"2021-07-05T23:40:18Z","type":"stable","version":"4.5.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/3.4.15","date":"2021-07-05T23:39:49Z","type":"stable","version":"3.4.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/4.5.2","date":"2021-04-02T17:45:06Z","type":"stable","version":"4.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/3.4.14","date":"2021-04-02T17:40:27Z","type":"stable","version":"3.4.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/4.5.1","date":"2020-12-22T11:58:44Z","type":"stable","version":"4.5.1"}]` | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 5.7 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=opencv&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Computer Vision Apis)

| Capability | OpenCV | Sightengine |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Custom model training | - | - |
| Face recognition | - | - |
| OCR text extraction | - | - |
| Content moderation | - | - |
| Video support | - | - |
| Edge on device support | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |
| Commercial license required for saas | - | - |
| SOC2 | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:04:27.454Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*