FiftyOne vs Dataloop

FiftyOne8.6Visit Dataloop8.2Visit

Higher score FiftyOne #5 in Image Annotation Software 8.6/10 Open source ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit FiftyOne

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Dataloop #9 in Image Annotation Software 8.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Dataloop

• FiftyOne fits best

  ML teams combining annotation and model evaluation

• Dataloop fits best

  Enterprise teams with multimodal datasets

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Side by side

Feature	FiftyOne 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Dataloop 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.2
Ranking	#5 in Image Annotation Software	#9 in Image Annotation Software
Best for	ML teams combining annotation and model evaluation	Enterprise teams with multimodal datasets
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	ISO 27001, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	20 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features FiftyOne 3/3 · Dataloop 3/3
Model-assisted labeling	✓	✓
Team collaboration	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Annotation types	bounding boxes; polygons; segmentation masks; classifications; polylines; SAM2 click-to-segment instance segmentation	bounding boxes, polygons, key points, cuboids, polylines, semantic segmentation, classification, tagging, hierarchical annotation
Image formats	JPEG; PNG; BMP	JPG, JPEG, PNG, TIFF
Dataset export	COCO; image directory; image classification directory tree; FiftyOne dataset; Python/CLI export	Dataloop JSON, COCO, YOLO, VOC
Our review
Pros	Supports boxes, polygons, masks, classifications, polylines, and SAM2 annotation Combines annotation, review workflows, dataset curation, and model evaluation Offers APIs, self-hosting, exports, and integrations across data systems	Supports annotation across image, video, audio, text, PDF, LiDAR, and GIS Combines model-assisted labeling with active-learning workflows Offers SDKs, REST APIs, dataset management, and cloud integrations
Cons	Enterprise capabilities are organized around contact-sales plans The broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple annotation projects Governed collaborative deployments require the Enterprise offering	Pricing requires a direct conversation with Dataloop Its enterprise scope may exceed the needs of small annotation projects Workflow breadth can be more than teams focused only on image labeling need
Our verdict	FiftyOne is an image and multimodal data platform from Voxel51 for computer-vision and machine-learning teams. It combines annotation, dataset curation, model evaluation, review workflows, and dataset export in one environment. Annotation… Read the review →	Dataloop is an enterprise-focused AI development platform for managing unstructured data, creating annotation workflows, integrating models, and orchestrating pipelines. It is designed for data engineers, data scientists, software… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• FiftyOne — where it wins

  • Supports boxes, polygons, masks, classifications, polylines, and SAM2 annotation
  • Combines annotation, review workflows, dataset curation, and model evaluation
  • Offers APIs, self-hosting, exports, and integrations across data systems

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise capabilities are organized around contact-sales plans
  • The broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple annotation projects
  • Governed collaborative deployments require the Enterprise offering

• Dataloop — where it wins

  • Supports annotation across image, video, audio, text, PDF, LiDAR, and GIS
  • Combines model-assisted labeling with active-learning workflows
  • Offers SDKs, REST APIs, dataset management, and cloud integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a direct conversation with Dataloop
  • Its enterprise scope may exceed the needs of small annotation projects
  • Workflow breadth can be more than teams focused only on image labeling need

• FiftyOne8.6/10 · Open source

  A broad open-source platform for annotation, dataset curation, and model evaluation.

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• Dataloop8.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad, API-ready annotation platform for enterprise multimodal AI teams.

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