Transparency alternatives to Modal
Other MLOps and model serving vendors we measure, sorted by how much we found at them and not at Modal. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 33 that differ from Modal on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Modal has 8 gaps in what we could measure: Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Status page with history, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Named privacy contact. The column “Found there, not found at Modal” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Found there, not found at Modal | Found at Modal, not found there | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superwisesuperwise.aiSee also Transparency alternatives to Superwise | 65/100 | 5 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Certifications named, +2 | 1 Data processing agreement | Compare |
| Nscalenscale.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Nscale | 52/100 | 5 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Status page with history, +2 | 3 Data processing agreement, Public pricing, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| Nebiusnebius.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Nebius | 30/100 | 4 Status page with history, Certifications named, security.txt (RFC 9116), +1 | 3 Data processing agreement, Public pricing, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| RunPodrunpod.ioSee also Transparency alternatives to RunPod | 52/100 | 3 Certifications named, security.txt (RFC 9116), Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
| Vast.aivast.aiSee also Transparency alternatives to Vast.ai | 52/100 | 3 Data location stated, Certifications named, Named privacy contact | 1 Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| H2O.aih2o.aiSee also Transparency alternatives to H2O.ai | 43/100 | 3 Certifications named, security.txt (RFC 9116), Named privacy contact | 1 Public pricing | Compare |
| Paperspacepaperspace.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Paperspace | 43/100 | 3 Data location stated, Status page with history, Certifications named | 2 Data processing agreement, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| Unionunion.aiSee also Transparency alternatives to Union | 39/100 | 3 Data location stated, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure | 2 Data processing agreement, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| CoreWeavecoreweave.comSee also Transparency alternatives to CoreWeave | 35/100 | 3 Data location stated, Status page with history, Certifications named | 3 Data processing agreement, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| Basetenbaseten.coSee also Transparency alternatives to Baseten | 52/100 | 2 Status page with history, Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
| BentoMLbentoml.comSee also Transparency alternatives to BentoML | 32/100 | 2 Data location stated, Status page with history | 3 Data processing agreement, Public pricing, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
| Cometcomet.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Comet | 30/100 | 2 Status page with history, Certifications named | 2 Data processing agreement, Notice before subprocessors change | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.