Roboflow vs FiftyOne

Roboflow8.7Visit FiftyOne8.6Visit

Higher score Roboflow #4 in Image Annotation Software 8.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Roboflow

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

• Roboflow fits best

  Teams needing annotation plus model deployment

• FiftyOne fits best

  ML teams combining annotation and model evaluation

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Side by side

Feature	Roboflow 8.7/10 Visit ↗	FiftyOne 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#4 in Image Annotation Software	#5 in Image Annotation Software
Best for	Teams needing annotation plus model deployment	ML teams combining annotation and model evaluation
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	—	Free
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS	ISO 27001, SSO/SAML
Integrations	16 integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Roboflow 3/3 · FiftyOne 3/3
Model-assisted labeling	✓	✓
Team collaboration	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Annotation types	bounding boxes, polygons, segmentation masks, classification labels, keypoints	bounding boxes; polygons; segmentation masks; classifications; polylines; SAM2 click-to-segment instance segmentation
Image formats	JPG, PNG, WEBP, AVIF, BMP	JPEG; PNG; BMP
Dataset export	JSON, XML, CSV, TXT, and 30+ additional formats	COCO; image directory; image classification directory tree; FiftyOne dataset; Python/CLI export
Our review
Pros	Supports boxes, polygons, masks, classification labels, and keypoints Combines AI labeling, dataset management, training, and deployment Offers cloud, edge, self-hosted, REST API, and SDK access	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
Cons	The Public plan requires data and models to be open source Core costs $79/month annually or $99/month monthly Enterprise features use custom pricing	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
Our verdict	Roboflow is a computer vision platform for developers, researchers, and enterprises that need image annotation alongside model development and deployment. Its browser-based workspace supports bounding boxes, polygons, segmentation masks,… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Roboflow — where it wins

  • Supports boxes, polygons, masks, classification labels, and keypoints
  • Combines AI labeling, dataset management, training, and deployment
  • Offers cloud, edge, self-hosted, REST API, and SDK access

  Where it doesn't

  • The Public plan requires data and models to be open source
  • Core costs $79/month annually or $99/month monthly
  • Enterprise features use custom pricing

• 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

• Roboflow8.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A broad image annotation and deployment platform with a free public tier and paid private-data plans.

  Visit RoboflowFull verdict →
• FiftyOne8.6/10 · Open source

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

  Visit FiftyOneFull verdict →