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Pixabay

Who runs Pixabay, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest stock photography alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Couldn’t check
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
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Closest alternative
Pexels

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Pixabay

Pixabay pixabay.com

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Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Pixabay tracks

We couldn’t read pixabay.com’s homepage (bot protection page), so we can’t say what it loads.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Pixabay

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Pixabay, thumbs down if it isn’t.

No ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English

20 of the 60 sites closest to Pixabay match.

We can’t read pixabay.com’s homepage (bot protection page), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  1. 01
    DepositPhotos depositphotos.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Royalty-free Images, Photo Stock, Video & Music | DepositPhotos

    Royalty-free stock images at affordable prices on DepositPhotos. Download stock photos for commercial use. Pictures, videos, music for every topic.

    Compare DepositPhotos with Pixabay →
  2. 02
    123RF 123rf.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Stock Photos, Vectors and Royalty Free Images from 123RF

    Search and download from millions of HD stock photos, royalty free images, cliparts, vectors and illustrations

    Compare 123RF with Pixabay →
  3. 03
    Getty Images gettyimages.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Royalty-Free Stock Photos, Creative Images & Vectors | News, Fashion, and Entertainment imagery - Getty Images

    Discover Getty Images' unrivaled collection of royalty-free images to find the perfect stock photo, vector, or illustration that resonates with your customers.

    Compare Getty Images with Pixabay →
  4. 04
    Storyblocks storyblocks.com English 1 tracker

    Unlimited Stock Videos, Templates, Audio & Images - Storyblocks

    Streamline your creative work with the best-in-industry unlimited stock downloads, flexible licensing, and easy-to-use tools. Subscribe today and get all the stock you need.

    Compare Storyblocks with Pixabay →
  5. 05
    istockphoto.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Stock Images, Royalty-Free Images, Illustrations, Vectors and Videos - iStock

    iStock has millions of exclusive stock photos, videos, vectors, and illustrations that are researched and shot by a diverse global community. © 2023 iStockphoto LP.

    Compare istockphoto.com with Pixabay →
  6. 06
    The Noun Project thenounproject.com English 2 trackers

    10M Free Icons & Stock Photos | SVG & PNG | Download Today

    🎨 Discover 10M high-quality SVG & PNG icons & stock photos for your next project. 🔍 Find the perfect icon or photo in seconds!

    Compare The Noun Project with Pixabay →
  7. 07
    Envato® envato.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Envato® | AI Tools and Unlimited Creative Assets

    Create and customize content with AI tools and unlimited creative assets for professional and commercial use.

    Compare Envato® with Pixabay →
  8. 08
    Adobe adobe.com Top 100 No trackers

    Adobe: Creative, marketing and document management solutions

    Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences. We help our customers create, deliver and optimize content and applications.

    Compare Adobe with Pixabay →
  9. 09
    Picsart picsart.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Picsart: The AI Creative Platform

    Picsart is an all-in-one creative platform with a wide selection of free AI design tools. Create content fast with expert-crafted templates, built-in asset libraries, and generative AI tools.

    Compare Picsart with Pixabay →
  10. 10
    serif.com English 2 trackers

    Unsupported client

    It seems you are using an old or unsupported browser. To continue enjoying our product, please update to a recent version of one of the following browsers:

    Compare serif.com with Pixabay →
  11. 11
    Ideogram ideogram.ai English No trackers

    Ideogram | AI apps and models in one platform

    Use purpose-built AI apps, access major image and video models through one API, and build on Ideogram 4.0, our open model.

    Compare Ideogram with Pixabay →
  12. 12
    InShot inshot.com English 1 tracker

    InShot - Video Editor & Maker

    InShot Video Editor: Empowering Creators with Advanced Video and Photo Editing. Unlock effortless editing with easy-to-use features and powerful AI tools, elevating your video and photo editing experience to new heights.

    Compare InShot with Pixabay →
  13. 13
    Linearity vectornator.io English No trackers

    Linearity | AI Design Generator: Editable, On-Brand Campaigns

    Linearity’s AI design generator turns one prompt into a full set of editable, on-brand campaign assets. Every format, every channel, ready to ship.

    Compare Linearity with Pixabay →
  14. 14
    Inkscape inkscape.org English No trackers

    Inkscape - Draw Freely. | Inkscape

    Inkscape is professional vector graphics software which runs on Linux, macOS and Windows desktop computers.

    Compare Inkscape with Pixabay →
  15. 15
    Carbonmade carbonmade.com English No trackers

    Carbonmade - Your Online Portfolio

    Carbonmade helps you show off your work and get discovered. Perfect for photographers, illustrators, motion designers, graphic designers, copywriters or anyone else who creates. NO coding needed, fully customizable layouts with everything included.

    Compare Carbonmade with Pixabay →
  16. 16
    Visme visme.co English Free plan 2 trackers

    Visme: AI Presentation maker, Infographics, and One pager templates

    Create professional presentations, interactive infographics, beautiful design and engaging videos, all in one place. Start using Visme today.

    Compare Visme with Pixabay →
  17. 17
    getpaint.net English No trackers

    Paint.NET - Free Software for Digital Photo Editing

    Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows.

    Compare getpaint.net with Pixabay →
  18. 18
    Photopea photopea.com No trackers

    Photopea | Online Photo Editor

    Photopea Online Photo Editor lets you edit photos, apply effects, filters, add text, crop or resize pictures. Do Online Photo Editing in your browser for free!

    Compare Photopea with Pixabay →
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    Robinhood robinhood.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Explore Classic Stock Tokens & Crypto | Robinhood EU

    From Classic Stock Tokens to crypto – buy, sell, and manage it all in one place with Robinhood EU. Start investing today with as little as €1.

    Compare Robinhood with Pixabay →
  20. 20
    OverDrive overdrive.com Top 10K English No trackers

    OverDrive: Free ebooks, audiobooks & movies from your library.

    Thousands of libraries & schools offer free digital content thru OverDrive's suite of products/services. Learn more about Libby, Kanopy, Sora & TeachingBooks.

    Compare OverDrive with Pixabay →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Pixabay’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Pixabay uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Pixabay adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 6 technologies
Neighbours
k = 60
Sites searched
9,201
Vector
384-d
Query
44 ms

Competitor map

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