iStock, from Getty Images vs. M2E Cloud

The best examples I have of my experience with iStock, from Getty Images comes from times I am creating prototypes or design concepts to show off a new content type or provide visual examples of how a page could look with the addition of good photography. My only downside is sometimes it can be a struggle to find organic looking stock images which is a key part of the brand identity we have.

Incentivized

Best scenario: listing unlimited inventory from Shopify store on multiple marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, and Walmart. When you need to manage multiple inventories from different stores in one app which syncs all changes. When you need to automate a set of product inventory management routine tasks and save time for more valuable tasks.

• Variety
• Diversity
• Ease of use

Incentivized

• Integrates Shopify with Amazon and eBay in a few clicks
• Has light-speed and helpful support
• Automates inventory and order management
• Saves from underselling or overselling

• Specificity
• Lots of odd photos
• DEI

Incentivized

• Dropshipping features
• Integration with delivery and shipping services

Compared to these others I feel that iStock has better variety and selection, better ease of use/interface/search features, fresher selection, and better pricing options. I don't like that Adobe Stock only has subscription options (last I checked) and I do not use them for that reason. I don't like the interface of Shutterstock as much and it's harder to download a test image to try out.

Incentivized

M2E Cloud is much easier to use and doesn't have rip-off pricing like its competitors. It is clearly oriented toward small to medium business owners who value their time and money. I tried a lot of solutions but most of them don't have even decent support. M2E Cloud support is better and quick to reply.

• Provided good stock imagery for really niche content areas, sometimes organic photography can be hard to replicate what stock does well
• Helped to quickly gain access to advertisement ready music tracks when the marketing team have been stuck for audio
• Allowed designers to provide high fidelity examples of brand styling or campaign ideas

Incentivized

• Saved tones of time on routine inventory management tasks
• Helped to list products from Shopify to eBay and Amazon
• We received new sales from without a hassle