Appen review
In 1996 Appen began in Sydney; it now operates one of the biggest annotation crowds and keeps a US office in Kirkland, Washington.
| Based in | Sydney, Australia and Kirkland, Washington |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| How it works | Secure offices for private data, plus a crowd of more than 1 million online workers |
| Kinds of files | Photos, Video, Text, Sound, 3D laser scans (LiDAR), Medical scans, Rating AI chatbot answers |
| Audits and laws it names | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR |
| How it prices | Per project |
| Team | A secure facility in Cavite, Philippines; 14 offices across six countries |
Appen in two facts
- Appen says 80% of top LLM builders worldwide are its customers.
- Few vendors match its speech annotation across more than 100 languages and 500 locales.
Who it suits
It's a good fit for multilingual speech and text work, plus big image or LiDAR jobs where many hands are needed fast.
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Appen alternatives
| Company | Based in | Kinds of files | Audits and laws it names | How it prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appen | Sydney, Australia and Kirkland, Washington | Photos, Video, Text, Sound, 3D laser scans (LiDAR), Medical scans, Rating AI chatbot answers | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR | Per project |
| iMerit | San Jose, California | Photos, Video, Text, Sound, 3D laser scans (LiDAR), Medical scans, Rating AI chatbot answers | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, HIPAA, GDPR, TISAX | Per project |
| Shaip | New York, New York | Photos, Video, Text, Sound, 3D laser scans (LiDAR), Medical scans, Rating AI chatbot answers | ISO 27001, ISO 9001, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA | Per project |
| Innodata | Ridgefield Park, New Jersey | Photos, Video, Text, Sound, 3D laser scans (LiDAR), Medical scans, Satellite and map images, Rating AI chatbot answers | ISO 9001, ISO 27001 | Per project |
| Mindy Support | Limassol, Cyprus | Photos, Video, Text, Sound, 3D laser scans (LiDAR), Rating AI chatbot answers | SOC 2, GDPR | Per project |
Questions for Appen before signing
- Where do your teams work, and which of them would label our data?
- How is accuracy measured, and what portion of labels gets a second-person check?
- Could we begin with a pilot, and would it cost nothing?
- Will you show us your SOC 2 Type II report before any of our files reach you?
- What is your pricing for this kind of work: per project, per hour or per label?
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