CVAT vs Kili Technology

CVAT9.2Visit Kili Technology8.6Visit

Higher score CVAT #2 in AI Data Labeling Tools 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit CVAT

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Kili Technology #6 in AI Data Labeling Tools 8.6/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 4 features Try Kili Technology

• CVAT fits best

  Computer-vision teams needing deep annotation

• Kili Technology fits best

  Teams needing structured review and consensus

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Side by side

Feature	CVAT 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Kili Technology 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.6
Ranking	#2 in AI Data Labeling Tools	#6 in AI Data Labeling Tools
Best for	Computer-vision teams needing deep annotation	Teams needing structured review and consensus
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$23/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Docs
Compliance	GDPR, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, SSO/SAML
Integrations	5 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CVAT 2/4 · Kili Technology 2/4
Model-assisted labeling	✓	✓
Human review workflows	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Custom ontologies	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Supported modalities	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports image, video, and 3D annotation with extensive shape tools AI-assisted detection, segmentation, and tracking workflows Open-source self-hosting with REST API, Python SDK, and CLI	Supports image, video, text, PDF, and geospatial annotation Multi-step review workflows with consensus scoring Python SDK, GraphQL API, and major cloud storage integrations
Cons	Free plan is limited to 1–2 members Enterprise deployment costs $12,000 per year Broad feature coverage may exceed simple labeling needs	Paid plans require contact with sales No ongoing free plan is listed The broad feature set may exceed narrow labeling needs
Our verdict	CVAT is a visual data annotation platform for teams creating computer-vision training datasets from images, video, and 3D data. It supports rectangles, polygons, polylines, points, ellipses, cuboids, skeletons, tags, and brush tools, along… Read the review →	Kili Technology is a collaborative data-labeling platform for teams creating training datasets for AI and machine-learning models. It supports image, video, text, PDF, and geospatial annotation, including bounding boxes, polygons, semantic… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• CVAT — where it wins

  • Supports image, video, and 3D annotation with extensive shape tools
  • AI-assisted detection, segmentation, and tracking workflows
  • Open-source self-hosting with REST API, Python SDK, and CLI

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to 1–2 members
  • Enterprise deployment costs $12,000 per year
  • Broad feature coverage may exceed simple labeling needs

• Kili Technology — where it wins

  • Supports image, video, text, PDF, and geospatial annotation
  • Multi-step review workflows with consensus scoring
  • Python SDK, GraphQL API, and major cloud storage integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans require contact with sales
  • No ongoing free plan is listed
  • The broad feature set may exceed narrow labeling needs

• CVAT9.2/10 · Free plan

  A broad annotation toolkit with free access, AI assistance, collaboration, and self-hosting.

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• Kili Technology8.6/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

  A broad labeling workspace with strong review controls and programmatic access.

  Try Kili TechnologyFull verdict →