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CVAT offers flexible subscription plans for cloud users and enterprise support for self-hosted deployments.

CVAT Cloud Plans

CVAT Cloud is available at app.cvat.ai with both free and paid subscription options.

Free Plan

The Free plan lets you get started with CVAT at no cost: Limitations:
  • Maximum 10 tasks
  • Maximum 500 MB of data storage
  • Personal workspace only (limited organization features)
  • No auto-annotation integrations
  • Community support only
Best for:
  • Individual users
  • Small projects
  • Evaluating CVAT
  • Learning annotation workflows
You can create up to 10 tasks and upload up to 500MB of data. Resources are only visible to you or people you assign to them.

Solo Plan

Pricing: Fixed monthly or annual rate (see pricing page)
The Solo plan is designed for personal use only, not for team collaboration.
Features:
  • Unlimited tasks
  • Unlimited storage
  • Auto-annotation capabilities
  • Roboflow integration
  • HuggingFace integration
  • Priority email support
Limitations:
  • Single user (no team collaboration)
  • Can create an organization with up to 2 members for trial purposes only
  • Organization members will have Free plan limitations
  • Not suitable for commercial use within organizations
Best for:
  • Freelance annotators
  • Individual researchers
  • Personal projects
  • Solo data scientists

Team Plan

Pricing: Per-member monthly or annual subscription (see pricing page)
The Team plan is designed for collaboration and removes all Free plan limitations for the entire organization.
Features:
  • Unlimited tasks per organization
  • Unlimited data storage
  • Full organization features
  • Multiple team members with role-based access
  • Auto-annotation and AI integrations
  • Roboflow integration
  • HuggingFace integration
  • Priority support
  • Shared resources and collaboration tools
Pricing Model:
  • Pay per team member
  • Organization owner counts as a team member
  • Example: 2 annotators + 1 owner = 3 seats
Prorated Billing:
  • Add members mid-cycle: Pay prorated amount for remaining period
  • Remove members mid-cycle: Credit applied to next billing cycle
Best for:
  • Annotation teams
  • Companies
  • Research groups
  • Collaborative projects

Annual Subscriptions

Both Solo and Team plans offer annual subscriptions: Benefits:
  • Save up to 30% compared to monthly billing
  • Same features as monthly plans
  • More predictable budgeting
  • Available for new and existing subscribers
You can switch from monthly to annual subscriptions at any time. See subscription management guide for details.

Plan Comparison

FeatureFreeSoloTeam
Tasks10 maxUnlimitedUnlimited
Storage500 MBUnlimitedUnlimited
Team membersPersonal only1 userUnlimited
OrganizationsLimited trialTrial onlyFull access
Auto-annotation
Roboflow integration
HuggingFace integration
Priority support
Export images
Analytics
Best forIndividualsSolo workTeams

Subscription Management

Upgrading to Paid Plan

1

Access Upgrade Option

Click your username > Upgrade to Solo/Team plan
2

Choose Plan

Select monthly or annual billing For Team plan, specify number of members
3

Add Billing Information

Enter payment details Optionally add VAT/tax information
4

Complete Payment

Review and confirm subscription

Managing Your Subscription

Access subscription management:
  • Click username > Manage Plan
  • View billing history and invoices
  • Update payment method
  • Change member quantity (Team plan)
  • Switch to annual billing
  • Cancel subscription
Subscriptions are managed through Stripe. You can update billing information, view invoices, and manage payment methods from the Stripe portal.

Multiple Subscriptions

You can maintain multiple active subscriptions:
  • One Solo plan for personal work
  • Multiple Team plans for different organizations
  • Each subscription is billed independently

Cancellation Policy

When you cancel a subscription: Immediate effects:
  • No new billing charges
  • Access continues until current billing period ends
After billing period:
  • Free plan limitations apply
  • Existing data remains for 30 days
  • Read-only mode for data exceeding Free plan limits
  • Must remove excess data or it will be deleted automatically
Export any important data before cancellation expires to avoid data loss.

Refund Policy

See CVAT refund policy for eligibility. To request a refund:
  1. Cancel the subscription first
  2. Contact [email protected]
  3. Provide your invoice and account details
  4. Refunds processed within 5-10 business days

Self-Hosted Enterprise

For organizations that need to deploy CVAT on their own infrastructure:
Self-hosted deployments are free and open-source under MIT license. Enterprise support and premium features are available through CVAT.ai.

Community Self-Hosted

Cost: Free (open-source) Includes:
  • Full CVAT source code
  • Docker Compose deployment
  • Kubernetes deployment
  • Community support via GitHub/Discord
  • All core features
  • Role-based access control
  • Organization support
Best for:
  • Small teams
  • Research institutions
  • Organizations with technical expertise
  • Data sovereignty requirements

Enterprise Self-Hosted

Contact: CVAT.ai sales for pricing Premium features:
  • SSO Integration: Single Sign-On with SAML 2.0
    • Azure Active Directory
    • Okta
    • Google Workspace
    • Custom identity providers
  • LDAP/Active Directory: Enterprise directory integration
  • Advanced Analytics: Team performance monitoring (coming soon)
  • Roboflow Integration: 50,000+ pre-trained models
  • HuggingFace Integration: State-of-the-art AI models
  • Priority Support: 24-hour SLA
  • Custom Training: Onboarding and workflow optimization
  • Dedicated Support: Direct access to CVAT engineers
Best for:
  • Large enterprises
  • Organizations with strict security requirements
  • Teams needing dedicated support
  • Deployments requiring SSO/LDAP

Enterprise Support Options

Standard Support:
  • Email support
  • Business hours response time
  • Access to documentation
  • Community forums
Premium Support (Enterprise):
  • 24-hour SLA
  • Dedicated Slack channel
  • Video call support
  • Custom integrations assistance
  • Deployment consulting
  • Performance optimization

Installation Guides

For self-hosted deployments:

Feature Comparison: Cloud vs Self-Hosted

FeatureCVAT CloudSelf-Hosted CommunitySelf-Hosted Enterprise
CostSubscriptionFreeCustom pricing
DeploymentManagedSelf-managedSelf-managed
UpdatesAutomaticManualManual + Support
StorageCloudYour infrastructureYour infrastructure
Data locationCVAT serversYour serversYour servers
SSO/LDAP
AI integrations✓ (paid plans)
SupportEmailCommunity24-hour SLA
Analytics✓ (self-hosted)
Custom branding
Air-gapped

Choosing the Right Plan

Free Plan

Testing CVAT, small personal projects, learning annotation workflows

Solo Plan

Individual professionals, freelancers, solo data scientists with large projects

Team Plan

Companies, research teams, organizations needing collaboration

Self-Hosted

Data sovereignty needs, custom deployments, enterprise security requirements

Billing and Invoices

Payment Methods

Supported payment methods:
  • Credit/debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex)
  • US bank transfer (via Stripe)
  • Wire transfer (annual subscriptions over $396)
  • ACH (annual subscriptions)

Tax and VAT

Add VAT/tax information before your first payment to ensure it appears on all invoices.
To add tax information:
  1. During signup: Toggle “Include additional data on invoice”
  2. After signup: Manage Plan > Update Information > Billing Information

Invoice Access

  1. Click username > Manage Plan
  2. Scroll to Invoice History section
  3. Click the invoice icon to view/download
Invoices are also automatically emailed to your account email.

Enterprise Billing

For enterprise customers ($10,000+ annual):
  • Custom agreements available
  • Purchase order (PO) numbers supported
  • 30-day payment terms available
  • Contact [email protected] for quotes

Academic and Student Discounts

50% discount available for students with:
  • Valid student ID or university documentation
  • University advisor contact details
  • Dean contact information
  • Brief project outline
  • LinkedIn post about CVAT experience (tagging @CVAT.ai)
  • Joint marketing statement (optional)
Contact [email protected] with required documentation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you can maintain multiple active subscriptions. For example, a Solo plan for personal work and multiple Team plans for different organizations.
Your data remains accessible for 30 days with Free plan limitations applied. Data exceeding Free plan limits becomes read-only. Export your data before the 30-day period ends.
Yes, you can upgrade to annual billing at any time. The price is adjusted based on unused time in your current billing period.
No, CVAT is open-source under MIT license. You can deploy it freely. Enterprise support and premium features require a separate agreement.
No, the Free plan only allows exporting annotations, not images. Upgrade to Solo or Team plan to export images.
You pay per team member, including the organization owner. Adding members mid-cycle results in prorated charges. Removing members provides credits for the next billing cycle.

Getting Help

Community Support

Join Discord or Gitter for community help

Email Support

Email [email protected] for subscription and billing questions

Sales Inquiries

Contact enterprise team for custom solutions

GitHub Issues

Report bugs and request features on GitHub

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