Doccano vs MakeSense.ai

Doccano is a free, open-source data-labeling tool for machine-learning practitioners. Its supported annotation tasks include text classification, sequence labeling, and sequence-to-sequence annotation, with uses such as sentiment analysis, named entity recognition, and text summarization. Users can set up projects, import datasets, add collaborators, annotate examples, and export labeled data. REST APIs let scripts connect to Doccano for model-assisted labeling, and multiple people can work collaboratively. Installation options include pip, Docker, Docker Compose, source, or cloud deployment. The installation guide lists Linux, Windows, and macOS machines running Python 3.8 or later. SQLite 3 is the default database; PostgreSQL configuration is described, and MySQL is mentioned as an option. Imported datasets can be stored using Amazon S3 or Google Cloud Storage. The project also lists mobile and multi-language support, emoji support, and a dark theme. Integration guidance demonstrates Amazon Comprehend Sentiment Analysis and custom REST APIs for auto-labeling. One upgrade caveat is important: the installation guide warns that an upgrade using SQLite 3 can cause database loss.

MakeSense.ai is a browser-based tool for labeling photos and preparing datasets for computer vision projects. It supports point, line, rectangle, polygon, and label annotations, with model-assisted labeling through YOLOv5, SSD pretrained on COCO, and PoseNet. Users can load their own YOLOv5 models exported to TensorFlow.js format. Export options include CSV, YOLO, VOC XML, VGG JSON, and COCO JSON; imports include YOLO, VOC XML, and COCO JSON. The available format combinations vary by annotation type, and some are not yet supported. The project says images are not sent to a server and AI features run using TensorFlow.js. It works in a browser across operating systems, and documented local and Docker setups are available; Docker serves the application on localhost:3000. The project describes it as suitable for small computer vision deep-learning projects and dataset preparation. It was founded in 2019, is licensed under GPL-3.0, and credits Piotr Skalski as author and copyright holder. The Free plan costs nothing.