Amazon Rekognition Content Moderation
7.3#4 in ai content moderation softwareFrom $0.10 a monthFree planWebAPI
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What both publish
| Fact | Amazon Rekognition Content Moderation | Checkstep |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance | AWS states that third-party audits cover Rekognition under SOC, PCI, FedRAMP, HIPAA, and other compliance programs. | Its DSA plugin automates transparency reports, Statements of Reasons, notices and appeals. |
| Founded | 2006 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, United States | London, United Kingdom |
| Human review | The service integrates with Amazon Augmented AI so teams or third-party reviewers can assess low-confidence predictions. | Checkstep combines automated moderation with human oversight and configurable moderator queues. |
| Integrations | TrustRadius lists Amazon S3, Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Comprehend, Amazon Translate, and Amazon Transcribe as integrations. | The partners page lists providers including Sightengine, Unitary, AWS, Anthropic, Modulate and Pasabi. |
| Purpose | Amazon Rekognition Content Moderation automates image and video moderation workflows with machine learning and managed APIs. | Checkstep is an AI content moderation platform that detects and acts on harmful user-generated content online. |
| Security | Amazon Rekognition API endpoints support HTTPS, and its documentation says communications are encrypted using TLS. | Checkstep says it does not store customer media; moderation data is stored in Ireland and encrypted in transit and at rest, and the company is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified. |
Amazon Rekognition Content Moderation plans
- Amazon Rekognition Custom Moderation adapterFree
- Amazon Rekognition Free TierFree
- Amazon Rekognition Video Content Moderation$0.10 a month
- Custom Moderation adapter—
- Standard image moderation (DetectModerationLabels, Group 2)—
- Video content moderation—
Checkstep plans
- Checkstep core platform$1,499
Pick Amazon Rekognition Content Moderation if…
This service suits teams moderating image and video content in areas such as social media, gaming, ecommerce, advertising, and media and entertainment. It also fits teams that need human review for low-confidence results or image rules tailored with a custom adapter.
Pick Checkstep if…
Checkstep suits online platforms in areas such as gaming, marketplaces, streaming, dating, social and review services that need automated moderation with human oversight.