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24 alternatives to IBM Cloud Annotations

An open source image annotation tool

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. IBM Cloud Annotations launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SuperAnnotate Desktop▲226

   Super easy and fast ML annotations on your PC

   2020 · superannotate.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Video Annotations by Zight▲289

   Draw on videos to get your point across

   2020 · getcloudapp.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Annotable 2▲219

   Ultimate image annotation & markup tool

   2017 · moke.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   An annotation tool for ML and NLP▲76

   The easy way to turn text into structure data

   2021 · getmarkup.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   TensorFlow 1.0▲823

   Open-source machine learning library by Google

   2017 · tensorflow.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Good Annotations▲147

   Professionally annotate any screenshot or image for free

   2020 · goodannotations.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Data Labeling Platform▲239

   Manage your computer vision data labeling

   2024 · labelyourdata.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   A convenient graphical image annotation tool▲47

   A label tool aim to reduce semantic segmentation label time, rectangle and polygon annotation is supported - andywang0607/AutoAnnotationTool

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   ML Annotator▲79

   Annotate machine learning data sets and output to models

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Roboflow Annotate▲103

    Annotate images with ease. Export to any format.

    2021 · roboflow.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    TensorPool▲192

    The easiest way to use cloud GPUs

    2025 · tensorpool.dev · its alternatives →

12. 12
    CloudApp Annotate▲154

    Annotate screenshots right from your Mac's menu bar!

    2017 · getcloudapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Cloud Vision API▲336

    Image recognition API for developers from Google

    2015 · cloudplatform.googleblog.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Tensorflow Research Cloud▲288

    Accelerating open machine learning research with Cloud TPUs

    2017 · sites.research.google · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Igel – A CLI tool to run machine learning without writing code▲405

    a delightful machine learning tool that allows you to train, test, and use models without writing code - nidhaloff/igel

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    CVAT – Computer Vision Annotation Tool▲140

    Turn your photos and videos to high quality food for AI

    2022 · cvat.ai · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AnnotateAI▲83

    Human-guided AI data annotation, fast & scalable

    Feb 2026 · annotateai.xyz · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Annot8▲140

    The fastest way to tag images for object detection datasets

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Image Annotation Tool▲3

    Image Annotation Tool

    Jul 2026 · image-annotation.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Annotate▲106

    Powering AI, one data point at a time

    2023 · annotate.my.canva.site · its alternatives →

21. 21
    IntelliBrush▲82

    Annotate complex data 10x faster with AI

    2022 · datature.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Annotate▲193

    Menubar app to draw on any app or screen on macOS

    2024 · getannotate.com · its alternatives →

23. 23QB
    Quickly build a production ready image classifier from your images▲142

    2018 · blog.machinebox.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Annotate - Web Based Image Labeler▲7

    Online batch image annotation, labeling and segmentation

    2021 · annotate.pixlab.io · its alternatives →

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