Comparison
Vettly vs OpenAI Moderation
OpenAI provides free text and image moderation. Vettly adds policy-driven actions, video processing, dashboards, webhooks, appeals, and searchable decision records for teams that need a moderation workflow.
Capability
Vettly
OpenAI Moderation
Coverage
Text + images + video (multi-modal)
Text + images
Dashboards & audit trails
Full decision history, evidence, appeals
None built-in
Webhooks & retries
Yes, with HMAC + delivery logs
No webhooks
Policy control
Prebuilt + custom YAML policies, versioned
Model defaults only
Decision policy
Versioned YAML policies and explicit moderation actions
Application implements actions from model scores
Human review & appeals
Included (queue, approvals, notes)
Not provided
Latency
<300ms typical text; async for video
Text and image classification
Pricing
Free: 15,000 decisions/month; paid from $19/month
Free moderation endpoint
App Store compliance
Meets Guideline 1.2 (filtering, reporting, blocking, audit trails)
Not addressed
Checked November 1, 2026. Sources: OpenAI moderation documentation and Vettly pricing.
Why choose Vettly
- • Text and image checks, plus asynchronous video processing
- • Dashboards, audit trails, webhooks with retries
- • Appeals and human review out of the box
- • Versioned policies with allow, warn, flag, and block actions
When OpenAI alone fits
- • Text + images moderation with minimal requirements
- • No need for dashboards, webhooks, or evidence storage
- • You’re fine writing your own policy logic and logging
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Vettly covers every App Store Guideline 1.2 requirement out of the box: content filtering, user reporting, user blocking, and audit trails.
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