Innodata review

Innodata has done data work since 1988; its shares trade on Nasdaq and it is based in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.

Located in: Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
File types: Photos, Satellite and map images, Medical scans, Rating AI chatbot answers, Video, Text, Audio, 3D data from laser scans (LiDAR)
External security audits: ISO 27001
Pricing approach: Each project is priced on its own

References: en.wikipedia.org, Innodata entry · finance.yahoo.com, company profile · innodata.com main page · innodata.com, a PDF file

How to get three quotes for work like this

Is Innodata a good fit?

It fits large enterprise programs that span documents, medical records and every common data type.

A good match when

The files you have are photos, video, text, audio, medical scans, satellite and map images, 3D laser scans (LiDAR) or chatbot answers for rating.
You need a company whose own pages name ISO 9001, ISO 27001.

Check with Innodata first if

If a free test is your first step, ask Innodata what its pilot terms are (companies publishing one).
If the price must come before any sales call, note that Innodata quotes each job after reviewing a sample first.
If patient records are part of your work, ask Innodata how it would handle them; its pages do not name HIPAA.

LiDAR point cloud of a city street with 3D boxes around parked cars

More about Innodata

Standard for quality: ISO 9001
The way it operates: A large data firm with publicly traded shares
Team: More than 11,500 people on its own staff, working in the 20+ offices where the work happens

Prices in the market for work like this

Per box: a box drawn around each object.: A team based outside the US.:$0.02 to $0.12Our estimate for a US team.:$0.04 to $0.48
Per tracked object per frame: objects followed from one frame to the next.: Teams based outside the US.:$0.05 to $0.25A US team, by our estimate.:$0.10 to $1.00
Per document: names, places or amounts marked.: A team working outside the US.:$0.04 to $0.30Our estimate for a US team starts at$0.08 and reaches $1.20
Per minute of audio: speech typed out, with who spoke noted.: Teams outside the US.:$0.10 to $1.50Our estimate for US teams.:$0.20 to $6.00

Other labeling companies publish prices for the jobs Innodata lists. Beside them is the estimate we make for a US team. It doubles the low end and quadruples the high end, the markup range Habile Data reports for US teams. They are market prices; Innodata has not quoted them.

Get an estimate for a job like this The source behind each price

Two things to know about Innodata

Among the biggest tech companies worldwide, seven use Innodata for AI data, it reports.
Revenue reached 252 million dollars in 2025.

What Innodata offers for data annotation

Speech, audio, documents, text, LiDAR, video and images
For RLHF: Rating chatbot answers
Pharma and healthcare
Aviation, aerospace and defense, with geospatial included

Innodata and similar companies

Shown with Innodata are firms labeling similar files; two publish a free test
Company	Located in	File types	External security audits	Price and free test
InnodataThis page	Ridgefield Park, New Jersey	Satellite photos, Medical scans, Photos, Video, Text, Audio, 3D laser scans, Rating chatbot answers	ISO 27001	Quoted after a sample
Label Your Data	Wilmington, Delaware	Photos, Text, Audio, 3D laser scans, Satellite photos	ISO 27001	Pricing starts at $0.02 a box or $6 hourlyThe trial job is free, with no starting fee.
CloudFactory	Reading, England	Photos, Video, Text, Satellite photos	ISO 27001, SOC 2 (the type isn't stated)	You choose the yearly budget; only finished work is paid for.It labels a few files you provide free as a test.
Appen	Sydney, Australia and Kirkland, Washington	Medical scans, Photos, Video, Text, Audio, 3D laser scans, Rating chatbot answers	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001	Quoted after a sample
iMerit	San Jose, California	Medical scans, Photos, Video, Text, Audio, 3D laser scans, Rating chatbot answers	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, TISAX	Quoted after a sample

All of them side by side

Prices and companies for the files Innodata labels

What to ask Innodata before you sign

Which of your teams would label our data, and where are all of your teams based?
What share of labels gets a second-person check, and how do you measure accuracy?
Could we start with a pilot, and would there be no charge?
Before our files reach you, can we see your ISO 27001 report?
For work like this, would you bill by project, by hour or by label?

How to get quotes for work like this

Describe the job once: data type, labels and item count.
We pick up to three companies that label that kind of data, and email you their names before we pass the brief on.
Every company requests a few sample files, then sends you a price.

Prefer to begin with a free test? One is published by Label Your Data and CloudFactory.

Comparing Innodata with others? Describe the job once, and three annotation companies that label your kind of data reply with prices.

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Send one brief, hear from three vendors

Describe your data once and we pass it to three annotation vendors that label that kind of data, so you can compare quotes side by side.

One short form instead of three sales calls. Matched on data type, volume and security needs. You choose who to talk to.