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Shutterstock

Who runs Shutterstock, 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
–
Closest alternative
Alamy

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Shutterstock

Shutterstock shutterstock.com

Wikidata: American stock photography, stock footage, stock music, and editing tools provider

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

02 · Privacy

What Shutterstock tracks

We couldn’t read shutterstock.com’s homepage (HTTP 403), so we can’t say what it loads.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Shutterstock

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

No ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree plan

We can’t read shutterstock.com’s homepage (HTTP 403), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  1. 01
    Alamy alamy.com Top 10K

    British stock photography agency

    Compare Alamy with Shutterstock →
  2. 02
    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 Shutterstock →
  3. 03
    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 Shutterstock →
  4. 04
    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 Shutterstock →
  5. 05
    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 Shutterstock →
  6. 06
    Dreamstime dreamstime.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Stock Photos & Images, Vectors, Video & Audio - Dreamstime

    Find the perfect stock photos, images and vectors for your project. Quickly search over 377 million images including free and public domain images.

    Compare Dreamstime with Shutterstock →
  7. 07
    Vecteezy vecteezy.com Top 10K English

    Online marketplace where users can license stock photos, vector graphics, and stock footage

    Compare Vecteezy with Shutterstock →
  8. 08
    Pixabay pixabay.com Top 1K English

    free online media library

    Compare Pixabay with Shutterstock →
  9. 09
    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 Shutterstock →
  10. 10
    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 Shutterstock →
  11. 11
    unsplash.com Top 1K

    website dedicated to sharing copyright-free photography under the Unsplash license

    Compare unsplash.com with Shutterstock →
  12. 12
    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 Shutterstock →
  13. 13
    Pexels pexels.com Top 1K English

    free online media library

    Compare Pexels with Shutterstock →
  14. 14
    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 Shutterstock →
  15. 15
    Artlist.io artlist.io

    Creative technology company that offers online catalogs for content creators, including royalty-free music, sound effects, stock footage, video templates and video editing software

    Compare Artlist.io with Shutterstock →
  16. 16
    magnific.com Top 10K

    stock photography site

    Compare magnific.com with Shutterstock →
  17. 17
    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 Shutterstock →
  18. 18
    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 Shutterstock →
  19. 19
    Flaticon flaticon.com Top 10K

    database of icons

    Compare Flaticon with Shutterstock →
  20. 20
    shootproof.com English 2 trackers

    Online Photo Galleries for Photographers

    Stunning online client photo gallery, photography client management tools, commission-free sales and so much more. A photography business all-in-one software.

    Compare shootproof.com with Shutterstock →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Shutterstock’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Shutterstock 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 Shutterstock 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 · 17 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
37 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Shutterstock’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

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