# Appen, Kili vs V7 Darwin Comparison | | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 35 | 53 | 55 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (54.5% of reviews) | Mid-Market (41.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (56.6% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | SaaS subscription pricing dependent on use case and data type | Free Trial 200 Assets | Free | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Appen Pros: - Useful (2 reviews) - Ease of Use (1 reviews) Cons: - Work Interruptions (3 reviews) - Low Compensation (2 reviews) ### Kili Pros: - Data Labeling (1 reviews) - Data Labelling (1 reviews) Cons: - Limited Features (1 reviews) - Missing Features (1 reviews) ### V7 Darwin Pros: - Ease of Use (10 reviews) - Annotation Efficiency (8 reviews) Cons: - Lacking Features (5 reviews) - Missing Features (5 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.2 (30 reviews) | 9.1 (27 reviews) | 9.5 (39 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.2 (30 reviews) | 8.9 (27 reviews) | 9.5 (39 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.7 (14 reviews) | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 9.5 (18 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 9.4 (15 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.1 (29 reviews) | 9.4 (26 reviews) | 9.6 (37 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 9.9 (14 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.5 (28 reviews) | 10.0 (31 reviews) | 9.6 (33 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Appen #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Appen Data Annotation Platform Price: SaaS subscription pricing dependent on use case and data type Description: The industry’s most advanced AI-assisted data annotation platform used to collect and annotate data for training both computer vision and natural language processing AI models. Key Features: - Data annotation capabilities that support all data types (text, audio, image, video, sensor) and use cases including search relevance, computer vision, and natural language processing (NLP/Speech). - Create and launch data annotation jobs easily through our plug and play graphical user interface, or programmatically through our API. - Smart Labeling capabilities have built-in Machine Learning assistance to save customers time, effort and money - delivering high-quality training data and accelerating the ROI and your AI initiatives. [Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/appen/pricing) #### Free Trial No ### Kili #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Free Trial Price: Free Trial 200 Assets Description: Test out our platform for your use cases, no credit card required. Key Features: - Image, video, text, PDFs, large images & rich text labeling interfaces - 200 Assets - 2 Seats [Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/kili/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### V7 Darwin #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Free Plan Price: Free Description: Try out the core functionalities and set up your workflow for free. Key Features: - 1 Workspace - 10 User Licenses - 3 Integrated Models [Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/v7-darwin/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Machine Learning Data Catalog | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Appen** | 8.0/10 | 18 | | **Kili** | N/A | N/A | | **V7 Darwin** | N/A | N/A | #### Data Governance | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **User Access Management** | 8.3 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Dynamic Data Masking** | 8.2 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Lineage** | 7.8 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Data Preparation | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Search** | 8.5 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Quality and Cleansing** | 8.2 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Transformation** | 7.9 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Modeling** | 7.9 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Collaboration | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Commenting** | 8.1 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Profiling and Classification** | 8.1 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Business and Data Glossary** | 8.2 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Metadata Management ** | 8.0 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Artificial Intelligence | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Machine Learning Recommendations** | 8.3 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Query** | 7.2 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Automatic Data Cleansing** | 7.4 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | 7.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Text Summarization** | 8.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Machine Learning Data Catalog | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### MLOps Platforms | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Appen** | N/A | N/A | | **Kili** | N/A | N/A | | **V7 Darwin** | 9.6/10 | 9 | #### Deployment | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Language Flexibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Framework Flexibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.4 (6 reviews) | | **Versioning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.7 (5 reviews) | | **Ease of Deployment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (7 reviews) | | **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.8 (7 reviews) | #### Deployment | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Language Flexibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Framework Flexibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | | **Versioning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.7 (6 reviews) | | **Ease of Deployment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (6 reviews) | | **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.8 (7 reviews) | #### Management | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Cataloging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | | **Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 10.0 (6 reviews) | | **Governing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Model Registry** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Operations | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Metrics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.7 (6 reviews) | | **Infrastructure management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Collaboration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 10.0 (6 reviews) | #### Management | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Cataloging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 10.0 (5 reviews) | | **Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.7 (5 reviews) | | **Governing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | #### Generative AI | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | ### Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Appen** | N/A | N/A | | **Kili** | N/A | N/A | | **V7 Darwin** | N/A | N/A | #### System | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Ingestion & Wrangling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Model Development | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Drag and Drop** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Pre-Built Algorithms** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Model Training** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Model Development | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Feature Engineering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Machine/Deep Learning Services | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Computer Vision** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Artificial Neural Networks** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Machine/Deep Learning Services | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Natural Language Understanding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Deep Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Deployment | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Managed Service** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Application** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Text-to-Image** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Data Labeling | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Appen** | 8.7/10 | 14 | | **Kili** | 9.0/10 | 27 | | **V7 Darwin** | 9.0/10 | 28 | #### Quality | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Labeler Quality** | 8.5 (11 reviews) | 9.2 (19 reviews) | 9.4 (21 reviews) | | **Task Quality** | 8.8 (11 reviews) | 9.1 (22 reviews) | 9.5 (24 reviews) | | **Data Quality** | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 9.1 (21 reviews) | 9.4 (21 reviews) | | **Human-in-the-Loop** | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 9.2 (20 reviews) | 9.3 (22 reviews) | #### Automation | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Machine Learning Pre-Labeling** | 8.1 (9 reviews) | 9.0 (19 reviews) | 9.4 (17 reviews) | | **Automatic Routing of Labeling** | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 9.0 (13 reviews) | 9.4 (14 reviews) | #### Image Annotation | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Image Segmentation ** | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 9.2 (16 reviews) | 9.3 (27 reviews) | | **Object Detection** | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 9.2 (19 reviews) | 9.4 (24 reviews) | | **Object Tracking** | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 8.8 (15 reviews) | 9.1 (17 reviews) | | **Data Types** | 8.8 (10 reviews) | 9.2 (19 reviews) | 9.2 (18 reviews) | #### Natural Language Annotation | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Named Entity Recognition** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 9.1 (18 reviews) | 9.1 (13 reviews) | | **Sentiment Detection** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 9.0 (10 reviews) | 8.5 (9 reviews) | | **OCR** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 8.9 (11 reviews) | 9.0 (10 reviews) | #### Speech Annotation | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Transcription** | 8.9 (9 reviews) | 8.8 (12 reviews) | 7.7 (8 reviews) | | **Emotion Recognition** | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 7.5 (8 reviews) | ### Image Recognition | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Appen** | N/A | N/A | | **Kili** | N/A | N/A | | **V7 Darwin** | N/A | N/A | #### Recognition Type | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Emotion Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Object Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Text Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Motion Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Scene Reconstruction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Logo Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Explicit Content Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Video Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Facial Recognition | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Facial Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Face Comparison** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Labeling | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Model Training** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Bounding Boxes** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Custom Image Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Deployment | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Machine Learning | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Appen** | N/A | N/A | | **Kili** | N/A | N/A | | **V7 Darwin** | N/A | N/A | #### Integration - Machine Learning | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Learning - Machine Learning | Feature | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Training Data** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Actionable Insights** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Algorithm** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Data Labeling Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-labeling) **Unique to Appen (1):** [Machine Learning Data Catalog Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/machine-learning-data-catalog) **Unique to Kili (4):** [MLOps Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/mlops-platforms), [Image Recognition Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/image-recognition), [Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-science-and-machine-learning-platforms), [Machine Learning Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/machine-learning) **Unique to V7 Darwin (1):** [MLOps Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/mlops-platforms) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Appen | Kili | V7 Darwin | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 54.5% | 37.0% | 56.6% | | **Mid-Market** | 24.2% | 41.3% | 35.8% | | **Enterprise** | 21.2% | 21.7% | 7.5% | ### By Industry #### Appen - **Information Technology and Services:** 21.2% - **Education Management:** 9.1% - **Higher Education:** 9.1% - **Computer Software:** 6.1% - **E-Learning:** 6.1% - **Internet:** 6.1% - **Banking:** 3.0% - **Biotechnology:** 3.0% - **Design:** 3.0% - **Financial Services:** 3.0% - **Other:** 30.3% #### Kili - **Information Technology and Services:** 41.3% - **Computer Software:** 17.4% - **Environmental Services:** 4.3% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.3% - **Research:** 4.3% - **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 2.2% - **Media Production:** 2.2% - **Oil & Energy:** 2.2% - **Internet:** 2.2% - **Online Media:** 2.2% - **Other:** 17.4% #### V7 Darwin - **Information Technology and Services:** 24.5% - **Computer Software:** 20.8% - **Research:** 7.5% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.7% - **Biotechnology:** 3.8% - **Civil Engineering:** 3.8% - **Industrial Automation:** 3.8% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 3.8% - **Accounting:** 1.9% - **Airlines/Aviation:** 1.9% - **Other:** 22.6% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Appen - [SuperAnnotate](https://www.g2.com/products/superannotate/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (280 reviews) - 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