Pexels Free Images

Pexels compared with Shutterstock, Adobe Stock and Unsplash
Pexels	Shutterstock	Adobe Stock	Unsplash
Licence conditions: Photos and videos are free to use and may be edited. Selling an unaltered copy, redistributing on other stock sites and implying endorsement by people or brands shown are not allowed. Identifiable people may not appear in a bad light.	Licence conditions: Image plans include a standard licence. Standard and Enhanced licences are referenced, but their differences are not detailed on the pricing page.	Licence conditions: Metered plans carry a Standard Licence that caps print runs at 500,000 and excludes resale on items such as mugs. Unlimited plans include an Enhanced Licence.	Licence conditions: Grants an irrevocable, nonexclusive, worldwide licence for use and modification without permission or credit. Compiling images to replicate a competing service is excluded.
Attribution: Not required, but crediting the photographer and Pexels is appreciated. API users must show a prominent link to Pexels.			Attribution: Not required. Photographers appreciate credit in the form Photo by name on Unsplash.
Cost model: Free content. Reading the licence at the time of use is advisable, as terms can change.	Cost model: Paid subscriptions for image downloads and for unlimited images, plus small image packs.	Cost model: Monthly plans range from 10 credits to unlimited standard assets. One-off credit packs are also sold.
Programmatic access: A free REST API with a key issued at sign-up. The default limit is 200 requests per hour and 20,000 monthly, and higher limits can be requested. Official client libraries exist for Ruby, JavaScript and .NET.	Programmatic access: Teams and Enterprise plans list API integrations and SAML single sign-on.

Pexels compared with Shutterstock, Adobe Stock and Unsplash

Pexels

Shutterstock

Adobe Stock

Unsplash

Licence conditions: Photos and videos are free to use and may be edited. Selling an unaltered copy, redistributing on other stock sites and implying endorsement by people or brands shown are not allowed. Identifiable people may not appear in a bad light.

Licence conditions: Image plans include a standard licence. Standard and Enhanced licences are referenced, but their differences are not detailed on the pricing page.

Licence conditions: Metered plans carry a Standard Licence that caps print runs at 500,000 and excludes resale on items such as mugs. Unlimited plans include an Enhanced Licence.

Licence conditions: Grants an irrevocable, nonexclusive, worldwide licence for use and modification without permission or credit. Compiling images to replicate a competing service is excluded.

Attribution: Not required, but crediting the photographer and Pexels is appreciated. API users must show a prominent link to Pexels.

Attribution: Not required. Photographers appreciate credit in the form Photo by name on Unsplash.

Cost model: Free content. Reading the licence at the time of use is advisable, as terms can change.

Cost model: Paid subscriptions for image downloads and for unlimited images, plus small image packs.

Cost model: Monthly plans range from 10 credits to unlimited standard assets. One-off credit packs are also sold.

Programmatic access: A free REST API with a key issued at sign-up. The default limit is 200 requests per hour and 20,000 monthly, and higher limits can be requested. Official client libraries exist for Ruby, JavaScript and .NET.

Programmatic access: Teams and Enterprise plans list API integrations and SAML single sign-on.