iStock, from Getty Images Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 8.9 out of 10

Score

8.9 out of 10

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for iStock, from Getty Images are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Recommendations

Users recommend iStock for its high-quality imagery and videos. They have found the content to be unique and visually appealing, which has been a valuable asset for their projects. Customers appreciate the wide range of options available on iStock. They mention that the platform offers a diverse collection of images and videos, catering to different themes, styles, and industries. Reviewers have praised iStock for its easy-to-use interface and intuitive search functionality. They find it convenient to navigate through the platform and quickly find the desired content they need for their projects.

Reviews

4 Reviews

iStock, from Getty Images - A reliable, professional tool

Rating: 6 out of 10

Incentivized

November 1, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We used iStock, from Getty Images at the agency I was at for both internal projects (our website, blogs, marketing, ads, etc.) as well as on behalf of client work that needed images. Some projects were larger-scale print or billboard pieces, and some were images for social media. It varied depending on the client scope

Pros

Image Variety
High Res
Quality

Cons

Specificity
Lots of odd photos
DEI

Likelihood to Recommend

There are a lot of stock photo image resources out there, and a lot of the free or low-cost tools have SERIOUS limitations in finding exactly what you need. The nice thing about iStock, from Getty Images is that we could pretty much count on finding SOMETHING that would work for our project / needs, even if we had to refine it a bit.

Verified User

Director in Marketing (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

Best in the marketing for stock images, video, animations and audio!

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

October 31, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In my organisation I am a Digital Experience Coordinator who designs content types and digital assets for a number of webpages or assists on other design briefs for the wider department. Often we don't have enough of our own in-house photography to meet the need or represent certain areas of imagery and thus need to find outside images to reflect the content or message.

Pros

It offers a large catalogue of images
Wide variety of images for different subject matters
Quick access to images when struggling to find suitable in-house examples

Cons

Provide more niche photography areas
Offer more natural or realistic photography
Maybe offer a good discount on bundles of images

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

Scott Halewood

Digital Exerperience Coordinator in Marketing at York St John University (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

huge choice of great quality assets

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

October 31, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use istock images for a variety of media for our learning apps, as well as for presentations to prospective clients. We take images or videos and create gifs and collages to create interesting visual assets that are designed to illustrate tasks or move the narrative forward for the audience.

Pros

Variety
Diversity
Ease of use

Cons

Sometimes feels overly american

Likelihood to Recommend

iStock has a huge variety of stuff that allows the graphic designers we work with to have a huge archive to choose from. This lets them have great creative freedom and piece together assets that cover the brief, however the huge amount of variety means they have to be specific when looking for assets, as the brief they're given doesn't always match up with the images chosen- however this is more user error and learning than the product itself.

Verified User

Administrative Assistant (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

iStock is my go-to stock source

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

October 30, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

iStock has a wide variety of imagery and I can almost always find what I'm looking for or better. I feel that they keep their selection fresh and updated and I like the way the search tools work, the purchasing packages, and it seems to just work great for my business. I prefer iStock over other stock platforms for all these reasons.

Pros

search features
similar image search features
style
fresh assortment - updated and on trend
wide variety

Cons

I would like to see more creative/experimental/boundary-pushing content
ability to download an example without a watermark would be nice - to try it out in a design cleanly before purchasing (but I realize why this is not done)

Likelihood to Recommend

I use iStock for photos, illustration, and also sometimes for video (But not as much since we don't work much in video). It's great for print, web, making animations, social media, getting inspiration, and I really like how when searching one thing often leads me to another and I find things I didn't know I was looking for but I try them out and it works great.

Verified User

C-Level Executive in Corporate (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

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