Depositphotos vs. Shutterstock

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Depositphotos
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Founded in 2009 and headquartered in New York, USA, Depositphotos is a microstock agency that serves customers from over 192 countries, giving them support in 20 languages. Being a creative content marketplace, Depositphotos allows users to buy and sell stock photos, vectors, illustrations, music, and videos.
$36
per month 25 images
Shutterstock
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Shutterstock is a global technology company headquartered in New York, offering a creative platform boasting high-quality assets, tools and services. With it, users can license images, video, music, and editorial assets -- as well as custom content tailored to a brand’s needs. Shutterstock offers a variety of plans for individuals, teams, and enterprise customers as well as creative editing and collaboration capabilities.
$379
per month (2 users)
Pricing
DepositphotosShutterstock
Editions & Modules
Music & SFX
$19
per month unlimited downloads
Photos & Vectors (for companies)
starting at $829
per year 50 images per month
Videos
starting at $89
per month 5 videos
Enterprise
Custom Quote
unlimited users
Photos & Vectors (for individuals)
starting at $36
per month 25 images
Single User - 10 Images
$29 ($49)
monthly, annual contract (no contract)
On-Demand Packs - Standard License
$29, $49, $299
number of images (2, 5, 25)
Single User - 50 Images
$99 ($125)
monthly, annual contract (no contract)
Single User - 350 Images
$169 ($199)
monthly, annual contract (no contract)
Single User - 750 Images
$199 ($249)
monthly, annual contract (no contract)
On-Demand Packs - Enhanced License
$199, $449, $1,699
number of images (2, 5, 25)
Teams (750 images per month)
$379
per month (2 users)
Teams (750 images per month)
$479
per month (3-10 users)
Teams (750 images per month)
Contact Sales
per month, 11+ users
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DepositphotosShutterstock
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts available for annual pricing (about 12%) for individuals, with volume pricing available across all plans.
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Considered Both Products
Depositphotos
Chose Depositphotos
In terms of the size, variety, and quality of stock photos, Depositphotos is already competing with bigger and more popular stock sites like Shutterstock and Adobe Photos. However, in terms of the per asset pricing, Depositphotos is more reasonably priced than its competition. …
Chose Depositphotos
Even though Shutterstock is currently the best place to buy creative stock assets and there is a lot of competition, I have used Depositphotos a lot because I think it has the best collection and selection of creative assets at a reasonable price. The site is also convenient to …
Chose Depositphotos
As mentioned previously, I have found that I gravitate to Depositphotos because I end up finding the images I am looking for in a few minutes due to how accurate is the search function. With the other products, I end up losing time because the images seem unrelated, too …
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(5 ratings)
9.5
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Depositphotos
The site offers great deals on royalty-free high-quality images that are perfect for any type of project. I love how easy it is to search through the different categories to find exactly what I need. The site has an intuitive interface that makes it easy to navigate through the different categories or sort by date or price range.I also like how easy it is to download the files I need without having to worry about any additional fees or monthly subscriptions. I prefer the image download pack, where you pay once and then you can download selected images of your choosing from their library whenever you need them! This site has been very useful in helping me achieve my creative goals in terms of making my own films and creating beautiful graphic designs for websites or advertisements.
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Shutterstock
It is best suited for medium enterprises who get a lot of workload for their video productions and have many clients but lack of creative individuals. because it is a bit expensive than other competitors, but for some studios having good budget and looking for improving their work quality then shutterstock is the best platform with very good quality and quantity of graphics, photos and videos. for small studios who are just starting out i think it is bit costly you can even go for some subscription based platforms which offer unlimited downloads but their is a bit downside you will have to compromise with quality of work. so in short if you have a decent budget then shutterstock is best for your creative needs.
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Pros
Depositphotos
  • Search function is accurate and robust.
  • Selection is different from the most used free image sites. The quality of the images is professional and high resolution.
  • Their search filtering options are useful to match the type of image you are looking for. Let's you choose the type of person you want in the background, landscape versus isolation, orientation, etc.
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Shutterstock
  • Large library with a great variety of high quality images
  • "Similar images," "same model," and "same artist" suggestions to help you drill down your search for the right image
  • Handy editing tool that lets you save your custom image sizes
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Cons
Depositphotos
  • All in one subscription to download all types of assets.
  • Missing a feature to create a collection to organize favorites.
  • Lacking the option to download an entire collection of assets like for Summer, etc.
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Shutterstock
  • i think the pricing is still higher than other platforms
  • locating right files is sometimes difficult here like the search results could be better
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Alternatives Considered
Depositphotos
Different focus. InVideo is for editing and creating videos
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Shutterstock
Very comparable to iStock. In my experience, there isn't a huge difference between the two, but I like the way Shutterstock' provides suggested images for drill-down searching - iStock's suggestions are more limited. Shutterstock's pricing may be better as well, although it's been a while since I've compared the two.
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Return on Investment
Depositphotos
  • Deposit photos allows me to have professional images on hand when I need them
  • Being able to choose between a monthly subscription or pay for on demand images allows me to budget better. Depending on the need I have for images.
  • The ROI has been good as I spend less time trying to find suitable images.
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Shutterstock
  • it improved our work quality
  • it helped us to handle multiple projects as catered our creative needs well
  • due to faster project creation our business scaled
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