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Should I use ClearML?

Open-source MLOps platform for experiment tracking, orchestration, and model deployment - clear.ml

· 1 week ago

ClearML fits teams actually training ML models that want open-source experiment tracking and orchestration; evidence reviewed was thin, so confidence is low. Skip it if you're not running ML workloads, and review its two 2024 CVEs before adopting.

Confidence

Low. Based on 3 usable public sources for ClearML; most 'Clear' evidence retrieved refers to unrelated companies (airport biometrics, HR software, insurance).

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo pricing evidence found
  • Ease of useNo user review evidence found
  • Feature depthNo feature evidence found
  • Support qualityNo support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • ML teams tracking experiments
  • GPU training orchestration
  • GenAI/LLM app developers
  • Teams comfortable self-hosting

Not for

  • Teams not training models — pure overkill
  • Solo devs needing simple metric logging
  • Orgs with no capacity to patch CVEs
  • Non-technical buyers wanting turnkey software

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

CVE-2024-24592 auth bypass: unpatched instances risk unauthorized access to experiments and data.

high

CVE-2024-24591 path traversal: self-hosted deployments could expose server files.

medium

Guess: self-hosted open-source deployments leave patching and hardening entirely on your team.

low

'Clear' name collides with airport biometrics and HR software, making vendor research error-prone.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Publishes a dedicated product security page

Cons

  • 2024 auth bypass vulnerability disclosed
  • 2024 path traversal vulnerability disclosed

Sources & method

- 3 sources - Two 2024 CVEs disclosed for ClearML (auth bypass and path traversal); a product security page exists.

official x1security x2
  • CVE-2024-24592: ClearML Auth Bypass Vulnerability, Authentication bypass vulnerability in ClearML disclosed via SentinelOne's vulnerability database.
  • CVE-2024-24591: ClearML Path Traversal Vulnerability, Path traversal vulnerability in ClearML disclosed via SentinelOne's vulnerability database.

Key stats

  • Security posture: 3/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 3

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No pricing evidence found
  • Ease of use. No user review evidence found
  • Feature depth. No feature evidence found
  • Support quality. No support evidence found
  • Security posture: 3/5. Two 2024 CVEs disclosed: auth bypass, path traversal
  • 2 Known CVEs (2024) Auth bypass and path traversal

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

Two 2024 CVEs disclosed for ClearML (auth bypass and path traversal); a product security page exists.

  • CVE-2024-24592: ClearML Auth Bypass VulnerabilityAuthentication bypass vulnerability in ClearML disclosed via SentinelOne's vulnerability database.¹
  • CVE-2024-24591: ClearML Path Traversal VulnerabilityPath traversal vulnerability in ClearML disclosed via SentinelOne's vulnerability database.²

What users say

No verifiable ClearML user reviews were found in the sources reviewed; nearly all 'Clear' results refer to unrelated companies.

Alternatives

Compare ClearML with each alternative.

  • MLflow

    Open-source experiment tracking; simplest free starting point.

  • Weights & Biases

    Polished hosted experiment tracking with strong collaboration features.

  • Neptune.ai

    Lightweight experiment tracking geared to smaller ML teams.

    ClearML vs Neptune.ai
Full analysis

Based on 3 usable public sources for ClearML; most 'Clear' evidence retrieved refers to unrelated companies (airport biometrics, HR software, insurance).

Serious MLOps for ML teams; overkill for everyone else. Thin public evidence, two 2024 CVEs — check security posture first.

Methodology

Based on 3 usable public sources for ClearML; most 'Clear' evidence retrieved refers to unrelated companies (airport biometrics, HR software, insurance).

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. CVE-2024-24592: Clear ClearML Auth Bypass Vulnerabilitysentinelone.com
    security
  2. CVE-2024-24591: Clear ClearML Path Traversal Vulnerabilitysentinelone.com
    security
  3. ClearML Product Security Pageclear.ml
    official

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