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What do you like best about Appen?

They pay on time.That is the only thing good about them. Eventhough the payrate is loq. Also website is well made and user friendly. I douubt there is a competition.They will be out of the equation soon Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appen?

There are more worst things than good things. I am an active member of appen since 2018. First they took 6 months to approve my accont. Then they started giving small data collection jobs. As a beginner I didn't know that their payrate is much much lower than other freelancing websites. Also their rater roles are very cheap. The app AMR is the worst app on any store Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appen solving and how is that benefiting you?

They only provide data collection jobs for me. But there are plenty of jobs in all projects. I was productive but they didn't assign a labelling or rater job ever. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Appen Overview

What is Appen?

Appen collects and labels images, text, speech, audio, video, and other data to create training data used to build and continuously improve the world’s most innovative artificial intelligence systems. We offer a state of the art, licensable data annotation platform to annotate training data use cases in computer vision and natural language processing. Our platform enhances accuracy and efficiency through our Smart Labeling and Pre-Labeling features which use Machine Learning to ease human annotations. You choose the level of service and security you want for data collection and annotation, from white-glove managed service to flexible self-service. Our expertise includes having a global crowd of over 1 million skilled contractors who speak over 235 languages and dialects, in over 70,000 locations and 170 countries, and the industry’s most advanced AI-assisted data annotation platform. Our reliable training data gives leaders in technology, automotive, financial services, retail, healthcare, and governments the confidence to deploy world-class AI products. Founded in 1996, Appen has customers and offices globally.

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Appen collects and labels images, text, speech, audio, video, and other data used to build and continuously improve the world’s most innovative artificial intelligence systems. Our expertise includes having a global crowd of over 1 million skilled contractors who speak over 180 languages and dialects, in over 70,000 locations and 130 countries, and the industry’s most advanced AI-assisted data annotation platform. Our reliable training data gives leaders in technology, automotive, financial services, retail, healthcare, and governments the confidence to deploy world-class AI products. Founded in 1996, Appen has customers and offices globally.


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Appen
Year Founded
1996
HQ Location
Kirkland, Washington, United States
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
19,133 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
ASX:APX
Total Revenue (USD mm)
$244,900
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We are the leading data partner for industry leaders worldwide, leveraging our expertise to enable the launch of world-class artificial intelligence systems. Connect with us to stay updated on AI advancements, industry news, and career opportunities. Please be aware that Appen recruiters will only reach out to you via official channels (e.g., directly from @appen.com email addresses, or through our recruiters who are noted as such on LinkedIn). If you have suspicions about an interaction, ask for official email communications from an @appen.com. We will never ask you to send money to apply or start a job with us. We will also never send a check in advance. We will never ask you to send personal identifiable information outside of our secure job site, Appen Connect. All job applications should be submitted through our Jobs page to the applicable site.


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Vipul P.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
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"Earn some extra bucks - Appen"
Using appen from long time here are some of the cons of the it listed - 1) Easy to implement work is available sometimes to earn the extra income....
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"An highly advanced, thorough, and unique approach to Data Annotation!"
The platform's ability to provide very high levels of accuracy for our previous need for tagging images, video, and text. Analyzing accuracy and a ...
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Appen Media

Appen Demo - Easily design data annotation jobs with our plug and play interface
We offer a state of the art, licensable data annotation platform to annotate training data use cases in computer vision, search relevance and natural language processing. There's no coding required to use our easy plug and play templates. More technical users can tap into same set of features by ...
Appen Demo - Text Annotation
New text annotation capabilities targeting faster and more accurate entity extraction, span labeling and relationship extraction, with the option to bring your model outputs to validate your model or to accelerate crowd annotations. ​ ​ Token level annotation enables contributors to quickly...
Appen Demo - Video/ Image Annotation
Video Annotation: Annotate videos to assist your models to see and interpret the world around them. Annotations can include video classification, transcription, object tracking (with additional Speed Labeling capabilities to persist your annotations through subsequent frames), object detecti...
Appen Demo - Pixel Level Semantic Segmentation
Label images pixel-by-pixel for your computer vision models.
Appen Demo - Video Transcription and timestamping
Transcribe audio or annotate motion in videos with the ability to time stamp specific areas and tag events based on your requirements. Supports video and audio segmentation, classification and metadata labeling. ​ ​ Used in: Live Captioning for Newscasts, security surveillance, facial expre...
Appen Demo - 3D Point Cloud Annotation
Annotate several types of point cloud data including LiDAR, Radar, and other types of scanners/sensors using our intuitive annotation interface.
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Cliff M.
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What do you like best about Appen?

The platform's ability to provide very high levels of accuracy for our previous need for tagging images, video, and text. Analyzing accuracy and a high level of completion was extremely efficient and easy. Appen helped get my business up and running, so that is a major upside. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appen?

I can find no downside or dislikes during my time using Appen. Perhaps I can only comment on a long learning curve but that was mostly due to personal experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appen solving and how is that benefiting you?

For me, Appen was able to solve my problem mostly through data labelling. I was able to get immense exposure for my organization in its infancy stages without the need to spend 10's of thousands of dollars on advertising and marketing campaigns. It also quelled the need to hire additional staff during my startup phase when funding wasn't adequate to do so. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Appen?

It has a flexibility that comes working remotely with appen also it offers a variety of work and projects the job is offer a valuable experiences. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appen?

One thingh that is dislike with appen is is inconsistency of job offer you cant rely on appen for source of incomeand also sometimes the working hours doesnt match the pay rates for the task. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appen solving and how is that benefiting you?

At Appen, we're all about making AI more human. We provide data solutions that help our AI understand and communicate in natural language better, making our customer's experiences more seamless. Our wide range of languages allows us to offer personalized services to people all over the world, helping us grow internationally. By taking care of the nitty-gritty work of data annotation, we free up our team to focus on creating new and exciting innovations.

automation is one thing, responding to client sometimes make it a time consuming but with the help of appen help our ai and communicate in natural language better Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Appen?

Using appen from long time here are some of the cons of the it listed -

1) Easy to implement work is available sometimes to earn the extra income.

2) Frequent few cents quick tasks can be found listed on the platform.

3) Customer support has a good available at the platform.

4) Has integration to platforms such as payoneer for easy tranfer of any money earned.

5) Appen has quick turn around time to get the task work and get paid.

6) The web interface of appen easy to use and explore Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appen?

There is more to talk about in cons -

1)Not having a great pay rate for most of the work

2) Work depends alot on your location and you may not have frequent good work available.

3) They have a good competitior in same area and they are better.

4) I have used others platforms as well and they are better in many terms like appen use payoneer for payment process and it deduct certain percentage to process your payment but others doesn't do that and whole amount gets transfer as offered for work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appen solving and how is that benefiting you?

Appen has huge crowd registered for data collection projects available for different learning and research work which benefits in reaching them easily and earn some extra income by working and completing them. Appen is a great platform for it. Recommended! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Appen?

I really liked that Appen is mostly web-based. The loading times are fast, and the site is easy to navigate and is very intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appen?

The links are just confusing. Sometimes you'd have an access issue, because you logged in on a incorrect link. Apparently, there exists multiple links and thus you need to sign up for multiple accounts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appen solving and how is that benefiting you?

Appen is fairly straightforward in listing the jobs that it has and that you qualify for. The site loads quickly, and there are various communications from support when it's down. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Appen?

The thing that I have liked about Happen its their remote working opportunity from all over the globe for people who love Data , AI, and much more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appen?

The projects are not consistent sometimes the projects are available and sometimes there is no project available on the site so consistency of the jobs should be improved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appen solving and how is that benefiting you?

One of the best things about Appen is it provides remote work opportunities which allows individual candidates to earn money from their home. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Appen?

Appen is a easy to use platform for side income by completing small tasks and projects in it. Appen pays it's users monthly. Implemention of collected data will be on artificial intelligence and machine learning. Based on completion of tasks and frequency of use users are get paid. It also supports and features automatic invoice and manual invoice generation for completed tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appen?

Ease of integration of payment methods are not good, it only supports Payoneer payment processor. Customer support task more time to respond on tickets generated for payment related problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appen solving and how is that benefiting you?

Appen let's the contributors to earn some money for spending their time on completing tasks. It also plays major role in improving technologies like AI and ML by collecting data required for them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Appen?

I thought it was great that Appen is primarily web-based. The website loads quickly is highly intuitive and easy to explore. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appen?

Simply said, the linkages are unclear. Occasionally, access problems arise from using the wrong URL to log in. It appears that there are several connections, there you will need to create several accounts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appen solving and how is that benefiting you?

An enormous number of people have signed up with Appen to participate in data-collecting projects for various learning and research initiatives. By working on these projects and finishing them, users may simply access these projects and earn additional revenue. An excellent platform for its appen, Suggestions made! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jellie Mae  O.
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What do you like best about Appen?

It is an exceptional platform that offers a wide range of opportunities for remote work and flexible schedules. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appen?

It's limited project availability, complex task instructions, and slow response times sometimes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appen solving and how is that benefiting you?

Appen solves several problems for users, primarily in the realmm of remote work and income generation. Appen's ability to provide flexible, diverse, and accessible remote work opportunities benefits us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Appen?

Loved their AI Data Solutions and Services. There is a lot of flexibility and a lot of different options. Support system is also superb. Plus its user-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appen?

Maybe lack of job opportunities in my home country. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appen solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helping apply state of the art data analysis related jobs. Facilitates application of advanced AI-based methods for the desired tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Appen?

The best thing about Appen is its support system because Appen provide very efficient and amazing support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Appen?

Not much, but I've seen lay off news on social media platforms, other than that it's fine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Appen solving and how is that benefiting you?

It provided me high quality data sets. I experienced flexible services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.