CloudFactory vs Sama
Both list data annotation work. This is what each one's own pages showed when we last checked, side by side. Facts only, no ranking; applications happen on each operator's own site.
| CloudFactory | Sama | |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | CloudFactory Ltd | Samasource Impact Sourcing |
| Applications | open | open |
| Work | data annotation | data annotation |
| Countries | unverified | unverified |
| Languages | unverified | unverified |
| Devices | unverified | unverified |
| Payment methods | unverified | unverified |
| Qualification | unknown | unknown |
| Pay the platform advertises | not advertised on the pages we verified | not advertised on the pages we verified |
| Pay independently reported | no linkable public report yet | no linkable public report yet |
| Legitimacy review | not reviewed yet | verified, see the evidence |
| Last checked | 2026-09-11 | 2026-09-11 |
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