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Adobe Stock

Overview

What is Adobe Stock?

Adobe Stock consists of curated asset collections that allow users to explore diverse collections of high-resolution, royalty-free, stock assets for use in digital projects.

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Adobe is great for print design

7 out of 10
November 15, 2022
We use the Adobe programs for design purposes within our organization. This includes logo design, print and promotional pieces, etc.
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Stock up on Assets

9 out of 10
July 18, 2022
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I use this often to create visually compelling presentations which include strategic enablements, training, guides, and business cases as …
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Starting at $29

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Starting at $29.99

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Magento Adobe Stock Integration Demo. June 17, 2019

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Adobe Stock - Sabías qué?

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Radio Jingle Demo: Jack's Vacuum Service

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Demo: Adobe Premiere Rush Event

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Adobe Stock Integration Public Meeting 8th September 2020

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Adobe Stock Integration Pulbic Meeting, 11th August 2020

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Product Details

What is Adobe Stock?

Adobe Stock Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
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Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Adobe Stock for interesting and thematic images for our training materials. It looks like our content was made custom for our workbooks - even though it wasn't. It gives us a more professional look, but there are options outside of the typical, "stock-y" and "corporate" images all of our competitors use. We also use Adobe Stock for our calendars we gift to clients and employees each year. It's a highly anticipated calendar as we change the theme each year - and are never lacking in inspiration or options.
  • Robust image filtering & matching
  • Keyword searches are very helpful/accurate
  • Full size previews available for download so you can check quality before buying
  • Saved Library folders could be easier to navigate - lots of wait time and reloading for no reason, etc. before being able to select what you actually want to open
Adobe Stock is well suited for calendars, training materials, marketing materials (with correct permissions paid/credit given). It's a convenient and affordable way to look professional without creating/funding the content yourself. The filtering and search functions make it so simple to use. The licensing options are very clear and easy to understand. We never seem to be lacking options with Adobe Stock.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Adobe Stock allows designers in my company to use vector and stock imagery to create digital content with ease and efficiency. This product has been helpful in providing resources that allow designers to manipulate and iterate off of pre-existing creativity in order to satisfy specific design requests. It is easy to use, and there is a large bank of creative assets available.
  • Provides a large inventory of creative assets, both stock and vector.
  • Allows assets to be purchased, and then synced with CC libraries.
  • Optimizes user-experience and search.
  • Stock imagery inventory doesn't seem to be as robust as Getty's.
  • Sometimes I come across stock imagery that is very dated.
Adobe Stock is a good alternative to Getty. Although I sometimes find their stock imagery options to be limited, I do appreciate how well purchases can be integrated into CC libraries. As a designer, it is helpful to use Adobe Stock for pulling vectors and imagery to enhance or inspire my work.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Adobe Stock to find images for sales and marketing collateral, client presentations and proposals, company websites, social media pages, graphics, and more. We represent four different industries, so finding quality images to reflect our ideal clients are key to conveying a professional image in our client-facing materials.
  • Professional images.
  • Quality images.
  • Variety of images.
  • Various angles and versions of same image.
  • Less foreign images and more United States, American images.
  • No option to filter out European images of vehicles.
  • More images of vehicles and different types.
If you're looking for quality professional images for sales and marketing collateral, presentations, social media pages, and graphics, it's great. If you have a very specific industry or subject, sometimes it is too cumbersome to find what you need. They need a better variety of people in their images as well.
Nehemiah Knox | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I create videos and graphics for the Athletic program at an NCAA Division II University. I regularly need stock photos and templates for special graphics and unique content. Adobe Stock provides what we need for the occasion. Adobe has a wide range of images, backgrounds, templates, and even short videos that perfectly fit any desired use.
  • Stock Images
  • Backgrounds
  • Stock Video
  • Better ways to search for specific items
  • More detailed tagging
  • Even more categories
Any time you are doing a project where you don't have the time to create your own backgrounds or are unable to get talent for a photoshoot, Adobe Stock is the best way to handle those rough deadlines. Even some of the simple stock images or videos can make a difference from trying to do it all on your own.
Kelly Michael Skelton | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are a large publisher that needs a variety of specific photography. We were getting contacted by various other publishers after re-using their images that need to be taken down and then we also were having trouble finding what we needed from free apps like Unsplash or others. We needed a large library that we could afford and Adobe Stock provided exactly that for us.
  • Easy Browsing/Search
  • Great Photography
  • Ability to take requests/feedback for new pictures.
  • Ability to integrate directly into CMS's like WordPress.
If you're a website or social brand that needs reliable and high-quality photography of general things such as air purifiers, mops, blankets, life jackets, etc. then Adobe Stock is the right fit for you. If you're looking for a specific brand or product to feature, you might have to pay extra for their premium content or look for the photos somewhere else.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
My team regularly needs high-quality imagery for product packaging and marketing materials, and we need a high volume of said imagery due to the significant amount of in-house design work on a very tight schedule that rarely gives us time to create new illustrations from scratch or do on-site photography. Adobe Stock allows us access to a large library of high-quality royalty-free photography vector illustrations so that we can easily create our designs in a timely fashion at the level of quality we need without worrying about copyright infringement.
  • Large library of photography
  • High quality vector graphics
  • Integration with other Adobe products
  • More obscure search terms (objects, locations) have very few images available
  • Some images featuring people look incredibly staged and fake
  • Military imagery largely out of date as far as uniforms
Adobe Stock is perfect for any situation where you need more general photos, graphics, or specific items/locations that are common. Family imagery, outdoor photos, popular tourist locations, and fairly iconography for vectors like web icons. It's less useful if you need imagery of something more obscure, like a landmark in a less populated country or any sort of uniformed profession represented accurately.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our team uses Adobe Stock every single day for a wide variety of communications materials supporting different departments and aimed at different audiences. I would not say that Adobe Stock addresses business problems as much as it provides a reliable tool for our standard regimen of activities and affairs. It provides the graphics we use for our daily social media posts, trade show collateral, business and social event invitations, internal newsletters, external outreach for business development and talent acquisition, etc. If we need a visual for anything and our graphic designers are tasked to make it, they find the artwork on Adobe. It's also what we turn to when we need to brainstorm ideas for big-picture campaigns and long-term branding.
  • Presents a huge collection of distinctive graphics with all sorts of options to fit the user's particular need of the day.
  • Allows for easy grab-and-go, cut-and-paste of the sample proofs so that a graphic designer can work up an idea and present it to the team before purchasing it.
  • Operates a user-friendly platform so that team members who haven't used the program but is suddenly needed to jump in on a project can figure it out quickly.
  • More pictures that are relevant to particular industries, businesses, and teams. This would include fields like cybersecurity and software engineering where images of technology should be completely up-to-date and intriguing to catch this elite tech professional's eye and not just look like a stock photo that might dazzle any ol' onlooker.
  • A little more depth in the models chosen for the graphics involving people. Perhaps more expressions on their faces or more finesse in the style they're dressed or holding themselves. Sometimes the models look very unnatural and it's hard for us to use them as a general reflection of our brand and our team, which is very serious work but also very chill personalities.
  • This would probably involve some evolution of technology but it'd be really neat if there were ways the graphic designer could play around with the stock photo in an easier way and move certain parts of the image around or swap in other images so that it all looks like one cohesive shot. You can do it a little now but it'd be great if you could "bend" or "flex" what's there to manipulate it, rather than removing it, covering it, blurring it, etc.
Well suited for background images and graphics where you want to channel an idea or theme that is known to the general population, e.g., a football field for a social media post related to a company fantasy league or a child holding crayons to promote a donation drive for local schools in need. Where it is less appropriate are images involving people and it's not necessarily Adobe's fault but it's very hard when you consider "your people" unique and want to reflect them in a way that feels genuine when you're creating graphics to represent your company. Many of the best shot set-ups and styles for pictures involving people that Adobe creates have people in them who just don't look like "our people."
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Our company uses Adobe Stock to help add high-quality images and videos to many of our documents and reports for both internal and external use.
  • High quality images
  • High quality vidoes
  • Ease of use
  • Customer service
  • Ability to modify images
Adobe Stock works really well when there is a specific image that is needed. Adobe Stock has the ability to grab and modify at a high quality and in numerous forms. It also has the ability to handle videos that use large amounts of data and works seamlessly to produce good quality.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Adobe Stock to find pictures to use as featured images for the informational content pages on our websites. We do not have a full-time graphic designer, so Adobe Stock allows our SEO Specialists to find pictures that still represent our content without needing graphic design experience.
  • Very user friendly.
  • Wide variety of photos to choose from.
  • Keeps track of previously licensed photos.
  • Difficult to add multiple users.
  • Search results aren't always relevant.
  • There are a lot of repetitive photos in the same series.
Adobe Stock works great when looking for a generic image that is easy to optimize. This is a great program for those with little graphic design experience. For those looking for more custom images, they may need some design experience in order to change the photos to suit the specific needs of your company.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As a book publisher, we rely on stock imagery quite a bit to comp book covers. We'll often compile multiple stock images to create a visual that matches the vision of the author and our marketing teams. Considering the fact that custom illustrations - and most certainly specialized photo shoots for various items can be cost-prohibitive, stock imagery is a necessary go-to for the creation of new creative elements.
  • Excellent variety of creative photos.
  • They provide a nice selection of high quality vector illustrations.
  • Good keyword-search capabilities.
  • It's nice to be able to see other photos from the same collections without having to search deeply.
  • Their licensing is simple and covers almost every need.
  • I really do wish Adobe Stock would offer editorial-based content. There are no historical photos, photos of world figures, or other event-based content. We have to go to Getty for that.
  • Their video offerings are OK, but there is room for improvement.
  • The current enter-level monthly plan does not provide for any video downloads at all.
If you are in need of photos of public figures (as we often are considering we publish a large number of historical and political books), then Adobe Stock is a complete mismatch. You will not find photos of world leaders, historic events, or current newsmakers. However, from a strictly creative standpoint, they provide an excellent variety of good building blocks to create visuals for comped scenes that are created from ideas.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use the site a lot for the imagery we need in the branding we do. I personally use it probably several times a week. These days most clients do not want t pay for a photo shoot, so using stock from this site is more affordable for them. Most times there is a very good selection of photos (tho not always).
  • Provides imagery needed to express a brand.
  • Makes searching easy.
  • With the subscription it makes billing very easy.
  • Would like to see more "real peopLe" photos. stock imagery tends to look posed and we want candid shots.
For basic imagery, there is a good selection. However, when you need very specific photos and photos that look non-posed, sometimes it can be difficult to find what you need.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As the director of marketing and communication we work in the creation of a lot of flyers, graphics, programs, brochures, and such, and having access to the adobe stock aid us in finding royalty-free stock images, photos, graphics, vectors, video footage, illustrations, templates and more that we can use on a day-to-day basis. We use it almost every day.
  • Quick access to images, videos and more
  • Integration with other Adobe Porgrams
  • Easy to use templates
  • A little pricy if getting separate from Adobe Creative Cloud.
  • Instead of just the search bar having a categories section and being able to save the images by categories instead of one big file.
For on-demand buying, Adobe Stock wins in flexibility and per-image rates in comparison with others. Adobe Stock also has more multimedia download options. Adobe is a good investment candidate for the long term since we use it all the time. One of the main benefits that Adobe Stock provides is the ability to easily find an image you like and then instantly import it across the different Creative Suite applications you already use.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Currently use Adobe Stock when needing content for various purposes, whether it is web, presentations, or other collateral. It helps us find the content we need without worrying about copywriting issues (Google Images) and also provides us with the type of content/visual we are looking for at a much quicker pace.
  • Large Library
  • Easy to purchase
  • Searchability
  • Metadata on images
  • More options for more niche visuals.
  • Cheaper price point.
  • Easier to share/link to assets when sharing internally.
While building some presentations for our customers, we needed images of some specific items. As a company, we refrain from ever using images from Google images, so having access and credits to use with Adobe Stock is instrumental in identifying content we can use without worries of any copywriting issues, and ensuring high quality.
Daniel D. Konold - 大牛 | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
For web clients who don’t have or can’t afford a photography session for their website build, we use Adobe Stock to easily find the perfect photos for any given page and situation in need. Any web developer can find random photos pretty much at will through online image searches or other free sites, but a lot of times those photos are a dime a dozen and you’ll see them on many other similar websites. Using Adobe Stock gives our clients a little more of a unique feel.
  • Photos
  • Web interface
  • Easy Attribution
  • Uniqueness
  • Lack of mobile app
  • Complicated search and filter
  • Web size isn’t perfect
Sometimes, we do what’s called a one-day website build where every team member has a different role to play and we actively work together to create a beautiful website. A big part of that is finding the right photos. Having an Adobe Stock account makes it simple for all teammates to have access and provide feedback on which stock photos will best suit the specific page.
Jennifer Blair | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Adobe Stock for stock photos, textures, illustrator brushes, and Photoshop templates. I don’t use it for all projects but it is particularly helpful for clients who require photography in their advertising. I find it helpful when I need textures in Illustrator and have also used it for 3D assets used within Dimension.
  • Well-indexed and tagged stock photos
  • Vector assets
  • Strong photography
  • More clearly separate the premium assets from standard license ones.
  • Maybe get rid of the asset tiers within Adobe stock.
  • More 3D assets
Adobe Stock is a good resource for a variety of stock photos and has a lot of options for vector resources and Adobe templates for photoshop and InDesign. I wish It had more 3D assets, and that it would expand its selection of photoshop and InDesign templates. I wish there was also a lighter option at a lower price point for individual freelancers to have occasional access to stock assets.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Adobe Stock to find relevant base images for creating ads for various platforms and placements - this supplements and/or replaces creative provided by client-side designers.
  • Image subject variety
  • Ability to search for specific image types
  • Image quality
  • Granularity of searchable image tags
  • Image sizing/formatting
Adobe Stock is useful for small-scale applications where a specific type of image is needed rather than a specific image. This eliminates some of the time and cost associated with designing for advertising. Adobe Stock would be cost-ineffective for large-scale applications or where extremely specific imagery is needed.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As a printing press manufacturer we need to be able to show what our press can do with application images and supplemental video content. High resolution images and video through Adobe Stock is more efficient that creating it from scratch in many cases. Producing and updating sales collateral regularly, modern imagery is imperative to keep customers engaged.
  • Helping to find like images
  • Organization of assets
  • More granular tagging
We like Adobe Stock and other sites for the human aspect of the imagery provided. It would be great to see more industries included in the images, such as manufacturing across broader concepts. In the printing press industry search it returns mostly inks images and typeset imagery which are difficult to use in practical applications.
Shreyans Parekh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Adobe Stock is a valuable tool for my organization because it provides a large and comprehensive library of digital vector graphics, patterns, backgrounds, and icons for our team to be able to utilize across our collateral and digital assets. We connect Adobe Stock to our Creative Cloud, in order to be able to take advantage of the creative platform and collaboration capabilities. We use stock photos and imagery for our advertising and graphic design work.
  • Robust portfolio of licensed content available without needing to worry about copyright and ownership infringement.
  • Unique images that are available for our design teams to produce best-in-class collateral and digital design materials.
  • Diverse video and audio content available in addition to rich images.
  • Some industry verticals are better represented than others in the Adobe Stock library of digital assets.
  • Pricing model is a bit high for the assortment and number of assets made available.
  • Better search filters and groupings would be valuable to get to the precise assets that we are looking for.
Adobe Stock has been the best stock photo, video, audio, and digital asset library that I have utilized over the last several years. It is a comprehensive and dynamic library of unique and amazing assets. It is able to connect with Adobe Creative Cloud seamlessly to also allow our graphic design teams to edit all within the Adobe ecosystem. Our creative content has dramatically improved in utilizing Adobe Stock over the past few years.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Adobe Stock is currently used mainly for 3 big type of assets: stock videos, stock pictures and vector icons. The first two are mainly used for preparing presentations and creating emotional videos for content storytelling, while illustration and vector icon more for UX/UI design and concept design production and implementation.
  • great archive and huge stock content repository
  • simple license management and variable prices
  • fully integrated with Adobe suite platform
  • easy navigation, smart filter and download management
  • support for third party platforms (eg Figma)
  • integration of templates and animation presets for AE
  • integration of large font library
  • integration of Llightroom presets
While producing a keynote or a presentation is quite common to search for context / scenario specific illustrations or photography and the smart search system of Adobe Stock is helping you to find the right content. In terms of printing is also very well equipped with many stock vector illustrations and assets for flyer and print out productions.
Patricia Rountree | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have a web design division and always looking for artwork and graphics. They have a "free" section which my designer tried, good quality images.
  • Sharp Images
  • Lots of variation
  • Easy to find what you need
  • The free section isn't clear" i.e., free forever or just for a specific time, or amount of uses.
  • Support that is readily available.
  • One click " thank you for tying" cancellation process.
It is good for graphics on the go; when you do not have original artwork for a website, post, or blog. The licensing needs to be read so you know if you can use the image as you, please - For example, on a printed brochure.
Simon WEATHERER | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use it for the marketing of our organization and especially the division that I am currently working in as there has been no previous marketing before. We can find images that match what we are looking for and then we have a responsibility to upload onto our dedicated pages and blogs.
  • Vector art
  • Royalty free images
  • Good audio
  • Sometimes hard to navigate
  • Could have more free images
  • Better pricing
As previously stated we use it for the marketing of our organization and especially the division that I am currently working in as there has been no previous marketing before. So in that sense, it is the go-to place for images and everybody knows where to find any images we use. Sometimes we need to be very specific with the type of image we want and we feel that they don't have them.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Adobe Stock to purchase single-use stock photos. We have an unlimited subscription so all designers are allowed to download images freely. We use it for all kinds of imagery - raster, vector, etc. I really enjoy the search function and the ability to search for similar images.
  • Scope of choice - huge selection.
  • The ability to save images that you want to use in the future.
  • Search function - it works very well and gets down to specific searches.
  • It would be nice to be able to save images in multiple libraries, by theme.
I think it’s fantastic for team use within an organization or business. The sheer choice of imagery is amazing - it’s highly unlikely that the same image will be used twice. The process of downloading images is straightforward and I’ve never had any issues. This product might be less useful to freelancers, but that’s only because I don’t know what the cost would be for individual subscribers. Overall, this is a great product and I would highly recommend it.
Winona Harrod | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Adobe Stock on a daily basis for all my image and vector needs within all design work at my company. I have 10 years of experience of using it at various companies within many industries.
  • Their vector and icon libraries are extensive and rarely ever have an issue finding i.e. icon or diagram fit for the use i need it for.
  • Enable you to redownload an image without charge
  • Adobes stocks 'My Library' feature is not as user friendly as other stock sites and does not always add to the right library you want and sometimes faff around more than i would like in order to save an image for later
  • A lot of the imagery they stock can also be found on other major stock sites like istock, Shutterstock etc
  • Would like more natural shots - some can look too staged
  • more variety of diverse groups working in different environments and industries.
  • more extensive library of corporate event photography
Melissa Wilder | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As the main marketing person in my company, I am always looking for quality images and icons for use across all our digital offerings. From presentations to social media posts, flyers and website, Adobe Stock is my go-to for images. I can almost always find what I need for all of our promotional and presentation needs.
  • Quality Images
  • Business Icons
  • Industry Specific Pictures
  • United States only images when it pertains to vehicles
  • Improved search for the above
  • More classification of images/icons
Anyone looking to create compelling digital content using quality images, icons for business use. Marketing managers, social media specialists, designers, etc. should all use Adobe Stock for their needs. Sure there are free images on the web, but when publishing articles you don't want to risk publishing others copyrighted pictures. I appreciate that I can download images and use them over and over for our needs.
Sara Erensoy | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
[Adobe Stock] helps find images I can use for advertising and for showing clients ideas and I know that by paying the monthly fee I can just stop whenever I want to and I don't have to worry about getting in trouble for using images I shouldn't be, I just use what is available to me and they have a very large selection.
  • finding specific images
  • I love the organization you can look through different collections and also just for royalty free
  • free options of photos and videos
  • It is priced a bit high at $30 per month for 3 standard assets I'd like to see more for that price
It's very easy to use especially if you already have an Adobe subscription it works seamlessly with that. Finding the right images and templates is intuitive I like the saving feature to your library the entire system is extremely easy to navigate it isn't going to be useful for every business but if you need images for advertising it is worry and hassle free.
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