SageMaker Ground Truth review
SageMaker Ground Truth is an AWS service for labeling image, text, video and 3D point cloud data, but it no longer takes new customers.
- Open source
- No
- Runs on
- AWS cloud only; your data stays in your own Amazon S3 buckets
- Price
- Pay per reviewed object; workforce costs are extra; Ground Truth Plus is priced per project
- Free option
- No free plan on its pricing page
- Kinds of files
- Photos, Video, Text, 3D laser scans (LiDAR), Rating AI chatbot answers
- Audits and laws it names
- GDPR
- Labeling workforce
- Amazon Mechanical Turk, a vendor from AWS Marketplace, or your own private workforce
Sources: aws.amazon.com, faqs page · aws.amazon.com, pricing page · docs.aws.amazon.com, sms task types page · docs.aws.amazon.com, sms page
Who it suits
It suits teams that already use Ground Truth and keep their data in Amazon S3. New buyers cannot sign up, so they need to pick another platform.
Two things to know about SageMaker Ground Truth
- AWS says Ground Truth is closed to new customers and will not get new features.
- Its Mechanical Turk option draws on over 500,000 independent contractors worldwide.
SageMaker Ground Truth and similar platforms
| Platform | Open source | Runs on | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| SageMaker Ground TruthThis page | No | AWS cloud only; your data stays in your own Amazon S3 buckets | Pay per reviewed object; workforce costs are extra; Ground Truth Plus is priced per project |
 Labelbox | No | Cloud | Not published |
 Encord | No | Cloud, VPC or on-premises (Enterprise) | Starter, Team and Enterprise plans on request |
 V7 Darwin | No | Cloud or your private cloud | Free tier; paid plans on request |
 SuperAnnotate | No | Cloud | Starter, Pro and Enterprise plans on request |
What to ask SageMaker Ground Truth before you sign
- What data types and label tools does the plan we would buy include?
- If we leave, can we export all labels in our own format?
- Is model-assisted labeling part of the plan, or does that cost more?
- Do we bring our own labeling team, or can you also supply one?
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