Label Studio
8.2#1 in image annotation softwareFrom $99 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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LightlyStudio
7.6#2 in data labeling softwareFree planFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | Label Studio | LightlyStudio |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Label Studio can be installed on premises or in the cloud using pip, Docker, Ubuntu, source, or Anaconda. | LightlyStudio Enterprise is offered as a Lightly-hosted service or as an on-premise deployment; the on-premise option can run fully offline and air-gapped. |
| Documentation depth | The documentation includes installation, Kubernetes and air-gapped deployment, storage, API, Python SDK, webhooks, frontend extension and troubleshooting sections. | The documentation includes quickstarts, dataset setup, workflows, tutorials, API references, glossary pages and enterprise deployment guidance. |
| Founded | HumanSignal is listed as founded in 2019. | 2019 |
| Funding | HumanSignal says it has raised $30 million from Redpoint Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Bow Capital and Swift Ventures. | Lightly's About page states that the company has raised $10 million. |
| Integrations | The integrations directory lists cloud storage, foundation model APIs, computer vision, speech and audio, ML frameworks, and infrastructure integrations. | It reads images and videos from Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Azure Blob Storage, and supports common annotation formats including COCO, YOLO, Pascal VOC, and YouTube-VIS. |
| Notable news | HumanSignal announced that Label Studio Enterprise became available in the AWS Marketplace on December 9, 2025. | Lightly's About page lists appearances at CVPR 2026 and ICRA 2026 in May 2026. |
| Rating on G2 | 3.5 out of 5 from 1 review | 4.4 out of 5 from 14 reviews |
Label Studio plans
- Community EditionFree
- Starter Cloud$99 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
LightlyStudio plans
- Open SourceFree
- Open SourceFree
- Lightly-HostedPriced on request
- On-PremisePriced on request
- On-PremisePriced on request
- Lightly-HostedPriced on request
Pick Label Studio if…
It suits teams preparing labeled datasets across several media types, from individual community users to organizations needing managed cloud or on-prem deployment. Developers can use its APIs, Python SDK, and webhooks to connect labeling work to other systems.
Pick LightlyStudio if…
LightlyStudio suits computer-vision practitioners who need to curate and label image or video datasets and evaluate models. The open-source version is for users who can work without customer support or team collaboration; Enterprise offers those collaboration features.