Appen

RATING:

4.0

(38)

About Appen

Appen is an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled solution that helps businesses across automotive, retail, healthcare and other industries streamline data extraction and natural language processing (NLP) operations. It enables organizations to configure workflows, conduct speech analysis and deploy machine learning (ML) models. The application allows managers to track projects, generate reports and collect and store training data in a centralized repository. Appen comes with an application programming interface (API), which lets businesses integrate the system with several third-party platforms. Pricing is available on request and support is extended via phone, email, documentation and other online measures.
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Appen Reviews

Overall Rating

4.0

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4

Customer Support

3.5

Value for money

4

Functionality

4

Most Helpful Reviews for Appen

1 - 5 of 38 Reviews

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Peter

Verified reviewer

Food & Beverages, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed February 2021

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PROS

The best thing I like about Appen is the opportunity to work on different projects at the same time. They offer great opportunities like Translation, Transcription, search engine evaluators

CONS

They have not con. They are a great company

Dvock

Information Technology and Services, 10,000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed May 2023

Leading Provider of AI Training Data and Services.

My overall experience with Appen has been highly positive and rewarding. From the moment I joined as a contributor, I was impressed by the professionalism and efficiency of their operations. The platform provided a seamless and user-friendly experience, allowing me to easily access and complete tasks.Appen's commitment to quality was evident throughout my journey. The clear instructions and guidelines provided for each task ensured that I understood the requirements and could deliver accurate results.I also appreciate the diverse range of projects and task types available. Appen offers opportunities to work on a variety of interesting tasks, which kept my work engaging and allowed me to expand my skills in different areas.In general, Appen's professionalism, commitment to quality, and range of engaging projects have made my experience highly positive. I feel privileged to be a part of their contributor community and look forward to continuing my journey with them.

PROS

The desired features I like are:customizability and diverse task types which include data annotation, data collection, text categorization etc. The ease of use that I like is clear instructions and guidelines as well as support and training.Finally, through integration with other apps, the benefits are;automated workflows and data exchange hence valuable for clients who have existing data infrastructure or want to incorporate Appen's services seamlessly into their existing workflows.

CONS

What I like least about Appen is support and issue resolution.I want to mention the importance of responsive support and efficient issue resolution.This is because when I had challenges with my invoice and payment method when I wanted a request to be followed up on project Crescent, I got a late response and no positive feedback. I would really request the strengthening of customer support channels and ensuring timely resolution of issues or concerns to enhance user satisfaction.

Reasons for switching to Appen

This is due to Multilingual Capabilities: Appen places a strong emphasis on multilingual capabilities. They have a broad language coverage, offering data annotation and language-related services in a wide range of languages. This can be beneficial for projects with diverse language requirements unlike Lionbridge (Data Annotation Platform.)Another reason is due to Customizability: Appen provides customizable solutions tailored to the unique needs of their clients. They can design and implement projects with specific requirements, allowing for more flexibility and adaptability in meeting project objectives unlike Lionbridge Data Annotation Platform.

Amane

Translation and Localization, 1 employee

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

1

EASE OF USE

1

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

1

FUNCTIONALITY

1

Reviewed March 2024

Terrible Quality of Customer Support

I am extremely unhappy with the overall experience with Appen for the following reasons. -There are always open projects, however, they often do not seem to be actually available for contributors or disappear even during the application process probably due to a large volume of application. I applied for multiple projects – I filled in forms, took assessment tests, and went through other steps required for the projects. One project just disappeared from my project application list (so I assumed the application window was closed), the project manager or someone equivalent of another project emailed me basically saying that there is no open spot in the project although I passed the assessment and got qualified for it, and I never heard back from anyone in other projects. -The application process is very slow. There is one project that I managed to proceed to a payment setup step, but it took a few months from application to that point. It was disappointing to see my application status unchanged for that long, especially after I invested some time in the assessment test, which requires applicants to read over 100 pages of its task instructions and project guidelines to prepare for the test. -The quality of their customer support is terrible, as I described above.

PROS

There are always open projects and small tasks.

CONS

The whole experience with Appen was terrible, but if I must pick one, then it would be the quality of their customer support. I am very disappointed with the quality of support I received regarding a payment setup issue. I feel that my issue was dismissed without appropriate investigations. I requested support, and described the issue in details with a screenshot of the error message and provided all the information that I was asked to do so, including a copy of a government issued ID. However, I only received general responses (explanation of payment setup process). I also asked what the status of my payment is in the system but the question was never answered, either. I tired the process again, however, I received the same error message so I responded to them with that regard and requested for further support. They replied saying they were unable to proceed my application and closed the case. Moreover, my Appen account was discontinued immediately after that. I invested a lot of time and efforts in the whole application process so the quality of support was very disappointing. I think the support team did not try hard to solve the issue and they decided to disregard the issue because a lack of ability to support their customers.

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Pratap

Verified reviewer

Higher Education, 501-1,000 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed November 2022

Best earning and crowdsourcing platform

Appen is used to earn some money by completing some easy tasks. It pays average to the taskers. But the payment processor Payoneer charges almost 3 USD for transaction.

PROS

Appen provides the opportunity to earn online by giving small tasks to the contributors on the platform. These tasks are used to train Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. This platform can be used to obtain data required by client from the contributors. It compensates the contributors based on the work hours.

CONS

Several tasks are unavailable due to high amount of responses from the users. The only payment option available in this platform is Payoneer. We didn't get any response from appen if our application not selected for tasks.

Reason for choosing Appen

Appen has relatively more experience in crowdsourcing than Clickworker. Appen has more trust among the taskers.

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Sai Nirmal

Verified reviewer

Higher Education, 201-500 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed March 2023

Best platform for Crowdsourcing and for Remote workers also

My overall experience with the happen is that I started as contributor and earned some income as it provide remote work, flexible timings and easy tasks will be there on the platform. It's great platform for both data collection and earning some extra cash as well

PROS

The best thing about the Appen is that it makes data collection work easier and it provides remote work for micro workers. It is one of the best micro earning sites and the data collection required by the clients can be obtained from the contributors. It mainly works on training AI models. It's best working with Appen

CONS

I don't have much dislikes about Appen but some tasks may not be available for the contributors . And if the client continues for next projects after completing tasks , it would be great. Apart from that I don't have any dislikes.