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Best Content Moderation Tools Software in 2026

Content moderation software helps review user posts, images, video, audio or other submissions against rules. This list is for people choosing a moderation service, API or self-hosted tool on a budget.

  1. 1

    Azure AI Speech

    by Azure AI Speech
    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    7.4 Free plan Visit site
  2. 2

    Google Cloud Vision API

    Free plan APILinuxMac+2

    Cloud Vision API offers several image-analysis functions, with a free monthly allowance and usage-based billing afterward.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $1.50 Visit site
  3. 3

    Detoxify

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted

    Detoxify provides self-hosted text classification models with multiple model and language options.

    7.1 Free plan Visit site
  4. 4

    Google Cloud Video Intelligence

    Free plan APIWeb

    Video Intelligence covers a broad set of video annotation tasks, with both stored and streaming options.

    7.1 From $0.05 Visit site
  5. 5

    PicPurify

    Free plan APIWeb

    Consider PicPurify if you need an image moderation API with a time-unlimited free allowance, multiple moderation categories, and integrations for common development languages.

    6.9 Free plan · paid from $19/mo Visit site
  6. 6

    Sightengine

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    Sightengine combines media moderation with AI detection and additional checks such as OCR, liveness and age estimation.

    6.9 Free plan · paid from $29/mo Visit site
  7. 7

    Tencent Cloud Cloud Migration Service

    Free plan LinuxWebWindows

    Cloud Migration Service combines migration task visibility, project organization, and online migration options for moves to Tencent Cloud.

    6.9 Free plan Visit site
  8. 8

    CleanSpeak

    Free trial APILinuxMac+3

    CleanSpeak combines configurable filtering, review queues, and moderation automation across several content types. Audio moderation is available, but audio filtering is not.

    6.3 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
  9. 9

    Alecto Core

    Free plan Web
    6.2 Free plan · paid from £9.99/mo Visit site
  10. 10

    Areto

    Free trial Web

    Consider Areto if your team moderates social content across its supported platforms and wants moderation controls, analytics, or piracy protection.

    6.0 Pricing on request Visit site
  11. 11

    Alibaba Cloud Content Moderation

    Paid APIiPhoneWeb

    Choose Alibaba Cloud Content Moderation if your team needs cloud moderation across multiple media types and values custom policies or human review.

    5.9 Visit site
  12. 12

    Bodyguard.ai

    Paid APIWeb

    Choose Bodyguard.ai if you need contextual moderation APIs or social media moderation with audience insights and automated actions.

    5.6 From €1,000/mo Visit site
  13. 13

    Checkstep

    Paid APIWeb

    Checkstep combines configurable automated moderation with human review and tools for DSA processes.

    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
  14. 14

    Respondology

    Free trial Web

    Choose Respondology if you need social-comment moderation, insights, or AI-assisted replies across supported brand accounts and campaigns.

    5.6 From $1,000/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
  15. 15

    Hive Moderation

    Paid APIExtensionWeb

    Hive combines multi-format moderation APIs with a dashboard for rules, reports, appeals, and manual review. There is no free plan, and self-serve API access has default request limits.

    5.5 Visit site
  16. 16

    Vettly

    Free plan Web
    5.4 Free plan Visit site
  17. 17

    OpenAI Text-to-Speech

    Paid API

    OpenAI Text-to-Speech offers API-based speech generation with streaming, multiple formats, and adjustable delivery.

    5.2 From $15 Visit site
  18. 18

    Utopia AI Moderator

    Paid APIWeb

    Utopia AI Moderator is a fit for platforms that need tailored moderation across text, images, audio, and video, with real-time decisions and dashboard analytics.

    4.7 Pricing on request Visit site
  19. 19

    Amazon Rekognition Face Search

    Paid Web
    4.5 From $0.00 Visit site
  20. 20

    Huawei Cloud Content Moderation

    Paid Web
    4.1 Visit site
  21. 21

    Tremau Nima

    Paid Web
    4.1 Pricing on request Visit site
  22. 22

    Unitary AI

    Paid
    3.7 Pricing on request Visit site

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Compare free plans, trial terms and paid starting prices before signing up. If you need to read or change code, check the open-source licence. Compare platform support, languages, content types, AI detection, human review, custom rules and workflow mode when assessing tools.

Questions

Which content moderation tools have a free plan?

Alecto Core, Detoxify, Google Cloud Video Intelligence and Google Cloud Vision API are listed with free plans. Check the current terms and usage limits before relying on free access.

Are free trials available?

Areto shows a free-trial option, and CleanSpeak shows a 30-day trial. Trial terms can differ, so review the provider's conditions before starting.

What platforms are covered?

Tools in this category run on web, API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows and macOS. Alibaba Cloud Content Moderation is listed for API, iOS and web.

Can I use a moderation API?

Moderation API is a comparison field for this category. Alibaba Cloud Content Moderation is listed with API access; confirm API details with the provider.

What should I compare besides price?

Compare AI detection, human review workflow, content types, supported languages, custom rules and workflow mode, as well as platform fit and licence terms.

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