Head to head · updated 2026-10-11
Alignerr vs DataAnnotation: the rates each one publishes
Alignerr advertises a median top rate of $75/hr across 67 distinct advertised rates. DataAnnotation has 112 live roles but publishes too few distinct rates for a median (highest advertised $150/hr). Read from each platform's own listings, which last changed on 2026-10-11.
Alignerr
- median top rate
- $75/hr
- typical band
- $50–$120/hr
- highest rate
- $400/hr
- distinct rates
- 67
- live roles
- 621
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 2.3/5 (25 reviews), Trustpilot 4.6/5 (2,805 reviews). Sources
DataAnnotation
no median yet. Fewer than 5 distinct advertised rates. The highest advertised is $150/hr.
112 live roles tracked.
Rated elsewhere: Glassdoor 4.0/5 (644 reviews), Trustpilot 3.9/5 (1,961 reviews). Sources
What the figures leave out
- Alignerr: 621 live listings tracked.
- DataAnnotation: 112 live listings tracked.
What Alignerr hires for
Most country-specific roles: United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, India, Australia · 398 worldwide-remote
What DataAnnotation hires for
- Domain experts40
- Multilingual & translation40
- Coding & software eval15
- Other AI work14
Best-paid live roles on each
Alignerr
- Apply ↗Machine Learning Evaluation Specialistup to $400/hrAlignerrUnited StatesCoding & software evalposting date unavailable · added
- Apply ↗Professional Voice Actor - Germanup to $280/hrAlignerrWorldwideVoice & audioposting date unavailable · added
- Apply ↗German - Generalist Voice Actorup to $280/hrAlignerrWorldwideVoice & audioposting date unavailable · added
- Apply ↗Voice Actor - German Speakersup to $280/hrAlignerrWorldwideVoice & audioposting date unavailable · added
- Apply ↗Voice Performer - Irish Englishup to $200/hrAlignerrIrelandVoice & audioposting date unavailable · added
DataAnnotation
- Apply ↗Backend Engineerup to $150+/hrDataAnnotationOngoing recruitmentWorldwideCoding & software evalposting date unavailable · added
- Apply ↗Machine Learning Engineerup to $150+/hrDataAnnotationOngoing recruitmentWorldwideCoding & software evalposting date unavailable · added
- Apply ↗DevOps Engineerup to $150+/hrDataAnnotationOngoing recruitmentWorldwideCoding & software evalposting date unavailable · added
- Apply ↗Full Stack Engineerup to $150+/hrDataAnnotationOngoing recruitmentWorldwideCoding & software evalposting date unavailable · added
- Apply ↗Data Scientistup to $150+/hrDataAnnotationOngoing recruitmentWorldwideCoding & software evalposting date unavailable · added
Which suits you
- ▲ These two cannot be compared on pay: only Alignerr publishes rates we can verify. Anyone ranking them against each other on a single number is comparing a measurement to a marketing claim.
- ▪ Rates here are what platforms advertise, not what you will earn: task availability, unpaid onboarding and review time all cut the effective hourly. How we measure.
- ▪ Pay is only half the decision. What the application, the AI interview and the offer are actually like on these platforms is covered in what happens after you apply, written from having done it.