Alibaba Cloud Content Moderation
7.0#3 in content moderation tools software$0.09 usage-basediOSWebAPI
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Sightengine
7.5#2 in social media moderation softwareFrom $29 a monthFree planWebAPISelf-hosted
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| Fact | Alibaba Cloud Content Moderation | Sightengine |
|---|---|---|
| Callbacks | Asynchronous scan and review results can be sent to an HTTP callback endpoint authenticated with HMAC-SHA256 or SM3 checksums. | Asynchronous jobs POST status and detection events to a customer callback URL, and documentation recommends acknowledging quickly with a 2xx response. |
| Headquarters | Hangzhou, China | Sightengine says it is headquartered in Paris, France. |
| Image moderation | Image moderation covers pornography, violence, prohibited material, sensitive elements, abuse and text embedded in images, with multilingual image-text detection. | The image API accepts JPG, PNG, WebP and animated GIF files and returns moderation scores immediately. |
| Rating on G2 | 0.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews | 4.5 out of 5 from 1 review. |
| Rating on Trustpilot | 1.2 out of 5 from 100 reviews | 2.9 out of 5 from 2 reviews. |
| SDKs | Alibaba documents SDK access for image, video, audio and text moderation and supports native HTTPS calls. | Official documentation provides cURL, Python, PHP and Node.js examples, and the company publishes PHP, Python and Node.js clients on GitHub. |
Alibaba Cloud Content Moderation plans
- Pay-as-you-go — Standard text moderation$0.30 a month
- Pay-as-you-go — Standard image moderation$0.60 a month
- Pay-as-you-go — Standard voice moderation$9 a month
- Pay-as-you-go — Standard video moderation$8.10 a month
- Pay-as-you-go — Standard document moderation$0.09 a month
- Document Moderation 2.0 standard$0.09 a month
Sightengine plans
- FreeFree
- Starter$29 a month
- Pro$99 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Alibaba Cloud Content Moderation if…
This service suits teams that need moderation for multiple content formats and want custom policies or a human review workflow. It is relevant to organizations using a cloud deployment and web access.
Pick Sightengine if…
Sightengine suits developers and businesses that need automated content checks for social networks, messaging apps, or marketplaces. Its configurable moderation rules can suit communities with different policies.