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Best Moderation API Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from AI content moderation software ranked against Moderation API on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Tisane API Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $99/mo6.7
    Moderation API vs Tisane API
  2. 2
    Google Cloud Vision API Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free6.6
    Moderation API vs Google Cloud Vision API
  3. 3
    WebPurify Free trial AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $5/mo6.6
    Moderation API vs WebPurify
  4. 4
    Amazon Rekognition Content Moderation Free plan apiWeb $0.10/mo6.4
    Moderation API vs Amazon Rekognition Content Moderation
  5. 5
    Detoxify Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.4
    Moderation API vs Detoxify
  6. 6
    Hive Moderation apiextensionWeb 6.4
    Moderation API vs Hive Moderation
  7. 7
    Sightengine Free plan apiWeb $29/mo6.4
    Moderation API vs Sightengine
  8. 8
    Llama Guard Free plan self-hosted Free6.3
    Moderation API vs Llama Guard
  9. 9
    Besedo Free trial apiWeb 5.4
    Moderation API vs Besedo
  10. 11
    CleanSpeak Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.3
    Moderation API vs CleanSpeak
  11. 12
    ActiveFence UGC Protection Web 5.2
    Moderation API vs ActiveFence UGC Protection
  12. 13
    PicPurify Free plan apiWeb $19/mo5.2
    Moderation API vs PicPurify
  13. 14
    Utopia AI Moderator Web 5.2
    Moderation API vs Utopia AI Moderator
  14. 15
    Granite Guardian 5.1
    Moderation API vs Granite Guardian
  15. 16
    LocalMod 5.1
    Moderation API vs LocalMod
  16. 17
    Alibaba Cloud Content Moderation Web $0.09/mo5.0
    Moderation API vs Alibaba Cloud Content Moderation
  17. 18
    Baidu AI Cloud Content Moderation Web 5.0
    Moderation API vs Baidu AI Cloud Content Moderation
  18. 19
    Bodyguard.ai apiWeb €1,000/mo5.0
    Moderation API vs Bodyguard.ai
  19. 20
    Checkstep apiWeb $124.92/mo5.0
    Moderation API vs Checkstep
  20. 21
    Clarifai Visual Search apiself-hostedWeb 5.0
    Moderation API vs Clarifai Visual Search

Moderation API alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Tisane API6.7Free plan$99/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Google Cloud Vision API6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3WebPurify6.6No$5/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
4Amazon Rekognition Content Moderation6.4Free plan$0.10/moAPI, Web
5Detoxify6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
6Hive Moderation6.4No—API, Browser, Web
7Sightengine6.4Free plan$29/moAPI, Web
8Llama Guard6.3Free planFreeself-hosted
9Besedo5.4No—API, Web
11CleanSpeak5.3No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12ActiveFence UGC Protection5.2No—Web
13PicPurify5.2Free plan$19/moAPI, Web
14Utopia AI Moderator5.2No—Web
15Granite Guardian5.1No——
16LocalMod5.1No——
17Alibaba Cloud Content Moderation5.0No$0.09/moWeb
18Baidu AI Cloud Content Moderation5.0No—Web
19Bodyguard.ai5.0No€1,000/moAPI, Web
20Checkstep5.0No$124.92/moAPI, Web
21Clarifai Visual Search5.0No—API, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Moderation API alternatives

What is the best alternative to Moderation API?

Tisane API, number 1 in AI content moderation software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Google Cloud Vision API, WebPurify, Amazon Rekognition Content Moderation and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Moderation API?

Tisane API is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.