Freepik alternatives
At 1 creator, 10 downloads a month, Freepik costs $20 a month. 1 stock media library costs less, from $14.99 (Artlist). The closest match, Adobe Stock, covers 92% of what Freepik does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What Freepik does
Core: Generative video footage, Multiple third-party models (partly), Templates & stock assets, Browser-based editor, Stock photo library, Vectors & illustrations, AI generation tools.
Important: Image-to-video animation, AI background removal (partly), AI object removal & fill (partly), AI upscaling and denoise (partly), Icon library (partly), Stock video footage (partly), Video & design templates (partly), Creative app plugins (partly), Team plans & licence management (partly), Usable free tier (partly).
Also has: Native audio generation, Camera and keyframe control (partly), Consistent multi-shot stories (partly), AI editing of real footage (partly), Motion and performance transfer (partly), Developer API (partly), Teams, SSO and compliance (partly), Mobile apps (partly), Layer-based pixel editing (partly), Photo library and catalogue (partly), Batch editing and presets (partly), AI product photo scenes (partly), AI headshot generation (partly), AI personal editing style (partly), Mobile editing apps (partly), Image editing API (partly), Team workspace and brand kit (partly), 3D & animated assets (partly), Indemnity & extended licences (partly), Developer API (partly), Mobile apps (partly).
Alternatives to Freepik at 1 creator, 10 downloads a month, best match first
- Adobe Stock: $49.99/mo Cancel-anytime price; annual-commitment rate is $29.99 (Individuals plan (10 credits/mo, standard licence), month-to-month price). It covers 92% of Freepik; missing or partial: Usable free tier. Free plan: none. Last price hike: Apr 2026.
- Shutterstock: $25/mo Entry plan download count not verified (Image downloads entry plan at $25/mo billed annually). It covers 88% of Freepik; missing or partial: Usable free tier, Mobile apps. Free plan: none.
- Envato: $39/mo Annual billing is $16.50/mo; month-to-month used (Core plan on month-to-month billing, the cheapest paid plan with unlimited downloads). It covers 76% of Freepik; missing or partial: Stock photo library (partly), Vectors & illustrations (partly), Creative app plugins, Mobile apps. Free plan: none. Last price hike: Aug 2026.
- Artlist: $14.99/mo Official page 403; prices from two third-party sites (Creator: Music & SFX Social on month-to-month billing. Business: Music Pro, annual-only at $198.96/yr, divided by 12.). It covers 51% of Freepik; missing or partial: Stock photo library, Vectors & illustrations, AI generation tools (partly), Icon library, Usable free tier. Free plan: No free plan: RecurDash lists a $0 tier with watermarked downloads and no publishing licence, and PricingSaaS lists no free plan.. Last price hike: Oct 2026.
- Epidemic Sound: $17.99/mo Business point = Pro plan, the cheapest commercial tier (Creator plan, 1 user, month-to-month billing (business point uses the Pro plan on the same basis)). It covers 30% of Freepik; missing or partial: Stock photo library, Vectors & illustrations, AI generation tools (partly), Icon library, Stock video footage. Free plan: none.
Prices at every size
- Freepik: 1 creator, 10 downloads a month $20/mo, business use, 10 downloads a month $20/mo ($20 is a struck-through monthly reference, unlabelled)
- Adobe Stock: 1 creator, 10 downloads a month $49.99/mo, business use, 10 downloads a month $49.99/mo (Cancel-anytime price; annual-commitment rate is $29.99)
- Shutterstock: 1 creator, 10 downloads a month $25/mo, business use, 10 downloads a month $25/mo (Entry plan download count not verified)
- Envato: 1 creator, 10 downloads a month $39/mo, business use, 10 downloads a month $39/mo (Annual billing is $16.50/mo; month-to-month used)
- Artlist: 1 creator, 10 downloads a month $14.99/mo, business use, 10 downloads a month $16.58/mo (Official page 403; prices from two third-party sites)
- Epidemic Sound: 1 creator, 10 downloads a month $17.99/mo, business use, 10 downloads a month $39.99/mo (Business point = Pro plan, the cheapest commercial tier)
Prices are the monthly cost, on month-to-month billing, of the cheapest plan that lets one person license at least 10 downloads a month of the product's main asset type from its full catalogue. 'Business' additionally requires a licence that covers a company's own website, social channels and paid online ads.
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