Shutterstock alternatives
At 1 creator, 10 downloads a month, Shutterstock costs $25 a month. 1 stock media library costs less, from $20 (Freepik). The closest match, Adobe Stock, covers 100% of what Shutterstock does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What Shutterstock does
Core: Stock photo library, Stock video footage, Unlimited downloads.
Important: Vectors & illustrations, Royalty-free music (partly), Sound effects library (partly), Indemnity & extended licences (partly), Editorial & news content (partly), AI generation tools, Team plans & licence management (partly).
Also has: Icon library (partly), Video & design templates (partly), 3D & animated assets (partly), Creative app plugins (partly), Developer API (partly).
Alternatives to Shutterstock 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 100% of Shutterstock. Free plan: none. Last price hike: Apr 2026.
- 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 75% of Shutterstock; missing or partial: Stock photo library (partly), Stock video footage (partly), Vectors & illustrations (partly), Editorial & news content, Creative app plugins. Free plan: none. Last price hike: Aug 2026.
- Freepik: $20/mo $20 is a struck-through monthly reference, unlabelled (Premium plan, 1 user, month-to-month price). It covers 63% of Shutterstock; missing or partial: Stock video footage (partly), Unlimited downloads, Royalty-free music, Sound effects library, Editorial & news content. Free plan: Free plan: 10 downloads a day of free stock content only, no premium library..
- 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 43% of Shutterstock; missing or partial: Stock photo library, Stock video footage (partly), Unlimited downloads (partly), Vectors & illustrations, Indemnity & extended licences. 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 43% of Shutterstock; missing or partial: Stock photo library, Stock video footage, Vectors & illustrations, Indemnity & extended licences, Editorial & news content. Free plan: none.
Prices at every size
- Shutterstock: 1 creator, 10 downloads a month $25/mo, business use, 10 downloads a month $25/mo (Entry plan download count not verified)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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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