Best Encord Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 apps from video annotation software ranked against Encord on the same published basis.

Encord alternatives compared

#	App	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	LongoMatch	7.4	Free plan	€1.95/mo	Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
2	Onform	7.4	Free plan	$9.99/mo	Android, iOS, Web, Windows
3	BORIS	7.2	Free plan	Free	Android, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4	Frame.io	7.2	Free plan	$15/mo	API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
5	FrameQuery	7.2	Free plan	$19/mo	API, Mac, Web, Windows
6	Label Studio	7.2	Free plan	$99/mo	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7	InqScribe	7.1	Free plan	$10/mo	Mac, Windows
8	MAXQDA	7.0	No	—	Mac, Windows
9	Roboflow	7.0	Free plan	$39/mo	Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
10	CVAT	6.9	Free plan	$1.92/mo	API, self-hosted, Web
11	Datavyu	6.9	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, Windows
12	Workflaws	6.9	Free plan	€0.82/mo	API, Web
13	Supervisely	6.8	Free plan	€199/mo	API, self-hosted, Web
14	Nacsport	6.7	No	$195.83/mo	Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
15	ELAN	6.6	No	—	Linux, Mac, Windows
16	Once Sport	6.6	No	—	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17	ftrack Studio	6.5	No	$30/mo	API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18	Dartfish	6.3	No	€7/mo	Android, API, iOS, Windows
19	ATLAS.ti	6.2	No	—	Mac, Web, Windows
20	Tator	6.2	No	—	API, self-hosted, Web

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What is the best alternative to Encord?

LongoMatch, number 1 in video annotation software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Onform, BORIS, Frame.io and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Encord?

LongoMatch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.