CVAT review
A broad CV workflow spanning manual, AI-assisted, collaborative, and programmatic annotation.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
CVAT is a visual data annotation platform for creating training datasets from images, video, and 3D data. It is aimed at computer vision and AI teams that need manual labeling, AI-assisted detection, segmentation or tracking, dataset management, and collaboration in one workflow. The open-source edition supports self-hosted deployment, while cloud and enterprise options provide alternative operating models.
Pricing is structured around individual, team, and enterprise use. The Free plan costs $0 per month and supports 1–2 members. Solo Monthly costs $33 per month, while Solo Yearly costs $23 per month with annual billing; both are unlimited plans for a personal workspace only. Team Monthly costs $33 per user per month, and Team Yearly costs $23 per user per month with annual billing, adding team collaboration. CVAT Enterprise costs $12,000 per year and provides self-hosted enterprise deployment with enhanced security, compliance, and control.
Its main strength is breadth: users can work with rectangles, polygons, polylines, points, ellipses, cuboids, skeletons, tags, and brush tools, then import or export formats such as CVAT XML, Datumaro JSON, COCO JSON, YOLO, Pascal VOC, Cityscapes, KITTI, Open Images, and MOT. REST API, Python SDK, command-line access, cloud storage connections, Hugging Face, and Roboflow support extend the workflow. Choose CVAT when format coverage, collaboration, automation, and deployment flexibility matter. Teams needing more than 1–2 members should move beyond Free, while personal users may prefer the Solo plans and organizations requiring enterprise controls should consider Enterprise.
CVAT pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Supports image, video, and 3D annotation with many annotation types
- Offers AI-assisted workflows, REST API, Python SDK, and CLI
- Exports to major computer-vision formats and connects to cloud storage
- Where it doesn't
- Free plan supports only 1–2 members
- Solo plans are limited to a personal workspace
- Enterprise deployment starts at $12,000 per year
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