CVAT vs InqScribe

CVAT turns images, video, 3D data and audio into labeled datasets for AI workflows. Its annotation tools include boxes, masks, polygons, keypoints, skeletons and object tracks, with additional listed types such as cuboids, ellipses and tags. Teams can review jobs through validation and acceptance stages and assess quality using ground truth, honeypots and consensus workflows. Storage connections include Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage, compatible buckets and self-hosted storage. CVAT names SAM 2, SAM 3, Ultralytics, Hugging Face and custom models as labeling aids. It exports to more than 20 formats, including COCO, YOLO, KITTI, Cityscapes and Pascal VOC, and offers API, SDK and CLI automation. Deployment can be managed in the cloud or self-hosted, including on-premises and air-gapped options. Free plans are available; online paid plans start at $23/user/mo billed annually. CVAT lists security controls but says it does not hold ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certifications.

InqScribe is digital media transcription software for annotating, transcribing and analyzing audio and video files on macOS and Windows. Automatic speech-to-text runs on the user's computer rather than in the cloud. The company says user data stays on the computer and is not used to train AI models. Its editor combines transcript editing with free-form notes, clickable timecodes, custom snippets and search-and-replace. Playback can be controlled with keyboard shortcuts or a USB foot pedal. Caption exports include SRT, WebVTT, SCC and XML, for tools and systems such as Premiere, Final Cut Pro, YouTube and broadcast workflows. Automatic transcription supports dozens of languages, with full UTF-8 Unicode support. Supported media includes formats such as H.264, QuickTime, WAV, AAC and MP3. Transcript files are saved locally where specified, and the app does not save copies of audio or video content. A Free Viewer costs nothing. A 10-Day License costs $10 a month, billed as a one-time purchase, while a Perpetual License costs $79 a month as a one-time purchase and includes two years of free updates.