Shutterstock vs. Unsplash for Brands

Shutterstock

Unsplash for Brands

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Shutterstock	Score 8.6 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)
Unsplash for Brands	Score 8.5 out of 10	N/A	Unsplash is an online community hosted by the company of the same name in Montreal, featuring photos and images that are available free. Unsplash for Business is a solution that puts content in the hands of people and add context by sharing visuals with their audiences.	N/A

Pricing

Shutterstock

Unsplash for Brands

Editions & Modules

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

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Shutterstock	Unsplash for Brands
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Shutterstock	Unsplash for Brands
Considered Both Products	Shutterstock TN Tyler Newman Marketing Director Chose Shutterstock Shutterstock is less expensive than others but also has a larger image catalog. I have been able to find things in my niche for my websites and designs. Shutterstock is a well-known brand for stock photos and footage, so there is also the safety that comes with its recognition, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Shutterstock Shutterstock library and pricing is better than adobe stock also the preview is far better than adobe stock that's why i am still using shutterstock rather than adobe stock, their have a huge collections of images, videos than adobe stock. also the user interface of … Incentivized Helpful? Bill Kerschbaum Owner Chose 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 … Incentivized Helpful?	Unsplash for Brands Verified User Anonymous Chose Unsplash for Brands The main reason for me to use Unsplash for Brands is that it gives me some free downloads as well. Usually this meets my needs, and if not it at least helps me to get an indication of what I want. With Shutterstock it's less easy to just grab one and experiment with it. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Unsplash for Brands I would say that Unsplash for Brands is a lower-end budget and easier option for projects. Again, if you need something very specific - whether it's in industry, pose, subject, or environment, then you'll likely want something a bit more expensive with a larger library … Incentivized Helpful? Matías Arévalo Larenas Socio y Director Comercial Chose Unsplash for Brands It is easy to use, the interface works pretty well and the recommendation of similar pictures is awesome. Also the quality of the algorithm and filter work great. Incentivized Helpful? Nicole Andujar Senior Graphic Designer Chose Unsplash for Brands The ease of search is always a plus when dealing with client deadlines. Unsplash offers free options for us to be able to provide a wide choice of images for our clients to choose from as well as provide different angles of certain campaigns. We can do several options so they … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Unsplash for Brands Stacks up well offers another option for finding copyright-free images and is directly a part of our program so I don't need to go to an external site to find other photos. Makes it extremely worthwhile to use! Also easy to teach others how to use which makes my job easier. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Unsplash for Brands Pexels is my second favourite license-free photo service. However, is easily bettered by Unsplash. This is because of Unsplash’s superior search functionality. When searching for more than one word on Pexels, it usually focuses on the more popular, keyword out of the two. … Incentivized Helpful? Winona Harrod Graphic Designer Chose Unsplash for Brands Pixel, Wiki Commons Photos, Free photos that sites like Adobe/iStock/Shutterstock have available. Incentivized Helpful? SH Scott Halewood Digital Exerperience Coordinator Chose Unsplash for Brands I believe Unsplash has higher quality images and the images they provide are more realistic and genuine than these other brands. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Unsplash for Brands The main difference between Unsplash for Brands and this other brand is the simplicity and the thought process put in by Unsplash for Brands while designing their site functionality and API. The UX is extremely straight forward and implementation is very quick. Incentivized Helpful? Scott Sendelweck Director Employment Brand Chose Unsplash for Brands The selection of images and current event content is what puts Unsplash above the larger enterprise solutions. The speed and ease of use also make Unsplash a more attractive product for content creation. The mobile technologies that drive image search are fantastic and far … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Unsplash for Brands There is one obvious major advantage to Pexels (and Unsplash really) in that the images are royalty-free. We can use them without fear of being sued afterward, and we don't even have to create an account, just download the image and it's ready to go. When it comes to Pexels' … Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	Shutterstock	Unsplash for Brands
Likelihood to Recommend	9.8 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Shutterstock	Unsplash for Brands
Likelihood to Recommend	Shutterstock is a great place to start when you hit a roadblock. Shutterstock has good photos and videos that are easily findable with a basic query. If you are a graphic designer, website developer, or someone in media, having a Shutterstock subscription is incredibly helpful. Just make sure you use all your photos each month or you lose them Incentivized TN Tyler Newman Marketing Director Read full review	A specific scenario was for our website. Making photos in a church is not easy, since it's very personal and private. However I could find some photos of people and communities on Unsplash for Brands that were really helpful. It was hard to find the right images, because when I searched for prayer the photos were very obvious prayer. While in normal life, prayer is much more down to earth, and not always on your knees with the bible in front of you. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Quality of videos and animations Pay per clip and subscription plans which is amazing Easy to use platform most trusted company in this industry their new Ai content creation features their easy to use editor tools Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Provides beautiful natural and in action photos Provided royalty free imagery which is great for charities who have a budget or not budget for photography Photos are more stylistic and creative than traditional stock sites like Adobe, iStock, Shutterstock Incentivized Winona Harrod Graphic Designer Read full review
Cons	Video assets included in base subscription AI Ability to make content that they do not have Content management Incentivized TN Tyler Newman Marketing Director Read full review	The layout and UX is not as friendly as many other similar platforms. Search engine could be improved. Bulk download would be wonderful. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	No answers on this topic	I need to learn a little more about the product and its capabilities before I give a higher review. However, the availability of image trending is far superior to Getty or Getty Enterprise. Incentivized Scott Sendelweck Director Employment Brand Read full review
Usability	Shutterstock is easy to use. The UI is intuitive. Queries produce applicable assets. My only major gripe with the program is that there are sometimes "preimum assets" that are in queries that I wish there was a way to filter those out as they do not come with my subscription Incentivized TN Tyler Newman Marketing Director Read full review	It is very easy to use. Searching, saving, downloading - all very easy. Also grouping saved items if you are working on different projects to save photos in folders is very helpful. The only thing I would improve is sometimes finding my saved files is difficult. Other than that I would say easy. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Shutterstock library and pricing is better than Adobe Stock also the preview is far better than Adobe Stock that's why i am still using shutterstock rather than Adobe Stock, their have a huge collections of images, videos than Adobe Stock. also the user interface of shutterstock is easy than Adobe Stock Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	There is one obvious major advantage to Pexels (and Unsplash really) in that the images are royalty-free. We can use them without fear of being sued afterward, and we don't even have to create an account, just download the image and it's ready to go. When it comes to Pexels' photos, you can photoshop words on them, but sometimes you don't want a photo designed for photoshopping, you just want a photo that's ready to use, such as Unsplash. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Allows me to provide more comprehensive marketing services to my clients Saves time hunting for images One-stop shop for all my image needs Incentivized Bill Kerschbaum Owner Read full review	Excellent for using photos for content creation, keeps things fresh yet still on brand for our program's needs Ease of use, directly implemented in the program to directly find an image without needing to leave the site Perfect since it's free! Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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