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Head-to-head · AI Image Segmentation Software

Aivia vs CVAT

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Aivia #5 in AI Image Segmentation Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Aivia
CVAT #7 in AI Image Segmentation Software 8.5/10 Free plan · paid from $23/user/mo (annual) Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit CVAT

Aivia leads on 4 checks, CVAT on 2, and 0 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAivia · 8.7/10
  • Free planonly CVAT
  • Most featuresAivia · 4 of 5

Aivia scores higher on our rubric for ai image segmentation software: 8.7 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #7.

CVAT offers free plan; Aivia doesn't. Aivia offers semantic segmentation; CVAT doesn't publish it. Aivia offers instance segmentation; CVAT doesn't publish it. Aivia offers video segmentation; CVAT doesn't publish it. Aivia offers model training; CVAT doesn't publish it.

Aivia is the better fit for microscopy teams segmenting and analyzing cells. CVAT is the better fit for teams annotating image, video, and 3D datasets.

  • Aivia fits best

    Microscopy teams segmenting and analyzing cells

  • CVAT fits best

    Teams annotating image, video, and 3D datasets

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Side by side

Feature Aivia 8.7/10 Visit ↗ CVAT 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.5
Ranking #5 in AI Image Segmentation Software #7 in AI Image Segmentation Software
Best for Microscopy teams segmenting and analyzing cells Teams annotating image, video, and 3D datasets
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published $23/user/mo
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Desktop, Browser extension Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Windows, Web Web
Support Docs Community, Docs
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Aivia 4/5 · CVAT 1/5
Semantic segmentation ✓ (best) Not published
Instance segmentation ✓ (best) Not published
Video segmentation ✓ (best) Not published
Model training ✓ (best) Not published
API access Not published ✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment options Cloud Not published
Supported frameworks Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Segments and tracks cells in 2D and 3D, including multi-channel detection
  • Batch recipes and multi-well assay workflows support repeatable analysis
  • Apex can apply and export imported deep-learning models
  • Annotates images, video, and 3D data with brush/mask and shape tools
  • AI-assisted labeling plus dataset import and export in computer-vision formats
  • Offers a REST API, Python SDK, CLI, and cloud or self-hosted deployment
Cons
  • Subscription pricing requires a quote rather than published plan prices
  • Specialized biology recipes and expanded model tools depend on the tier
  • Its microscopy focus may not suit general-purpose image segmentation
  • The free online plan is limited to 1–2 members
  • Solo plans are for personal workspaces; team collaboration requires a Team plan
  • Its core focus is annotation and data workflows, not segmentation-model training
Our verdict

Aivia is microscopy image analysis software from Leica Microsystems for biological researchers, laboratories, and imaging core facilities. It combines visualization with segmentation, detection, tracking, classification, and phenotyping…

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CVAT is a visual data annotation platform for teams creating computer-vision datasets from images, video, and 3D data. Its tools cover segmentation alongside rectangles, polygons, polylines, points, ellipses, cuboids, skeletons, and tags.…

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  1. AiviaAI Image Segmentation Software 8.7Pricing on request
  2. CVATAI Image Segmentation Software 8.5Free plan · paid from $23/user/mo (annual)

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Aivia — where it wins

    • Segments and tracks cells in 2D and 3D, including multi-channel detection
    • Batch recipes and multi-well assay workflows support repeatable analysis
    • Apex can apply and export imported deep-learning models

    Where it doesn't

    • Subscription pricing requires a quote rather than published plan prices
    • Specialized biology recipes and expanded model tools depend on the tier
    • Its microscopy focus may not suit general-purpose image segmentation

  • CVAT — where it wins

    • Annotates images, video, and 3D data with brush/mask and shape tools
    • AI-assisted labeling plus dataset import and export in computer-vision formats
    • Offers a REST API, Python SDK, CLI, and cloud or self-hosted deployment

    Where it doesn't

    • The free online plan is limited to 1–2 members
    • Solo plans are for personal workspaces; team collaboration requires a Team plan
    • Its core focus is annotation and data workflows, not segmentation-model training
  • Aivia8.7/10 · Pricing on request

    Microscopy-focused analysis with deep-learning segmentation, batch workflows, and cell phenotyping.

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  • CVAT8.5/10 · Free plan · paid from $23/user/mo (annual)

    A flexible annotation workspace for image, video, and 3D data—not model training.

    Visit CVATFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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