CloudFactory review
CloudFactory runs managed labeling teams from offices in the UK, US, Germany, Kenya and Nepal; Reading acts as its worldwide headquarters.
- Located in
- Reading, England
- File types
- Video, Text, Satellite and map images, plus Photos.
- Third-party security audits
- ISO 27001, SOC 2 (the type isn't stated)
- Pricing approach
- You and they agree on a yearly budget, and you pay only for work that they finish.
- A free test
- As a test, they label a few of your files free
What we checked: cloudfactory.com's home page · cloudfactory.com's about page · cloudfactory.com's certifications and compliance page · cloudfactory.com's data labeling page · a PDF document from cloudfactory.com · cloudfactory.com's pricing page · the cloudfactory page on linkedin.com
Is CloudFactory a good fit?
CloudFactory suits driving, logistics, energy or insurance projects that want a managed team under a yearly contract.
A good match when
- The data you bring is satellite and map images, text, video or photos.
- You need a company whose own pages list ISO 9001, ISO 27001, SOC 2.
- You want to test first: as a test, they label a few of your files free.
Check with CloudFactory first if
- You need the cost up front, before any sales call; every job is quoted once a sample has been seen.
- Audio or medical scans are what you need; CloudFactory lists neither of these, so ask.
More about CloudFactory
- The laws it says it follows
- HIPAA, GDPR
- Standard for quality
- ISO 9001
- The way it works
- Before hiring, it screens labelers; it manages the teams and uses its own AI software.
- Team
- Its offices are located in the UK, US, Germany, Kenya and Nepal.
What the market charges for this kind of work
- Each object gets a box., per box
- Non-US team.:$0.02 to $0.12Our estimate for a US team.:$0.04 to $0.48
- Following objects frame to frame., for each tracked object in each frame
- Non-US team.:$0.05 to $0.25Our estimate for a US team.:$0.10 to $1.00
- Marked names, places or amounts., per document
- Non-US team.:$0.04 to $0.30Our estimate for a US team.:$0.08 to $1.20
Other labeling companies publish prices for work of the kind CloudFactory lists; next to them sits our US team estimate: low end times two, high end times four, the markup range Habile Data reports for US teams. Market prices only; CloudFactory has not quoted them.
Two things to know about CloudFactory
- More than 700 clients use it to run AI projects, CloudFactory says.
- All of its workforce traffic runs over a secure access service edge (SASE) platform.
What CloudFactory offers for data annotation
- All modalities; its own guide shows a geospatial/satellite example
- Satellite images, segmented
- Insurance, oil and gas, transportation and logistics, self-driving and robotics
CloudFactory and similar companies
| Company | Located in | File types | Third-party security audits | Price and free test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CloudFactoryThis page | Reading, England | Photos, Video, Text, Satellite photos | ISO 27001, SOC 2 (the type isn't stated) | You set a yearly budget, and you pay only for work that's finished.As a test, it labels a few of your files free. |
 Scale AI | San Francisco, California | Video, Text, 3D laser scans, Rating chatbot answers, Photos, Satellite photos | SOC 2 Type II | A sample comes first, then a quote.A phone call comes first. |
 Innodata | Ridgefield Park, New Jersey | Video, Text, Audio, 3D laser scans, along with Medical scans, Satellite photos, Rating chatbot answers and Photos | ISO 27001 | A sample comes first, then a quote. |
 Appen | Sydney, Australia and Kirkland, Washington | Video, Text, Audio, 3D laser scans plus Photos, Medical scans and Rating chatbot answers | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 | A sample comes first, then a quote. |
 iMerit | San Jose, California | Video, Text, Audio, 3D laser scans plus Photos, Medical scans and Rating chatbot answers | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, TISAX | A sample comes first, then a quote. |
Prices and companies for the files CloudFactory labels
What to ask CloudFactory before you sign
- Where do your teams do their work, and which of them would be labeling our data?
- What share of labels gets a second-person check, and how is accuracy measured?
- How big is the pilot? Its site offers: as a test, they label a few of your files free.
- Can we see your ISO 27001 report before a single file of ours reaches you?
- How do you price this kind of work: per label, per hour or per project?
How to get quotes for similar work
- You describe the job just once: what kind of data, which labels and how many items.
- We pick up to three companies that label that kind of data, and email you their names before we pass the brief on.
- You get a price from each one after it asks for a few sample files.
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