# Prodigy vs Scale AI

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Scale AI

| Attribute | Prodigy | Scale AI |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 5.6 (15% (low)) | 76.1 (45% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":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. | 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 | 3 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"spaCy"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"PyTorch"}]` | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"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":"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 | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Data Labeling)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:16:12.767Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*