Pixabay Free Images (also Video And Musics)

Pixabay compared with Shutterstock, Adobe Stock and Getty Images
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Content types: Photos, illustrations, vectors, videos, music, sound effects, 3D models and GIFs. The library is listed at over 6.3 million assets.	Content types: Images, video, music and sound effects. Illustrations, vectors, 3D and editorial sections also appear in its navigation.	Content types: Images, vectors, illustrations, templates, 3D assets, music and HD or 4K video. Premium assets are sold separately from subscriptions.	Content types: Creative and editorial photography and video. Editorial content is not model or property released.
Licence conditions: Content may be used free and modified, with no attribution required. It may not be sold unchanged, used in a trademark, or used commercially when it shows recognisable brands or logos.	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: Offers royalty-free, rights-managed and rights-ready licences. Editorial content may not be used commercially without authorisation and requires a photographer credit.
Cost model: Free to download. The site is a Canva brand.	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.	Cost model: Sold through subscriptions, per-download transactions and credits. The home page shows no fixed prices.
Programmatic access: A free REST API for images and videos with a default limit of 100 requests per 60 seconds. Responses must be cached for 24 hours and permanent hotlinking is not allowed.	Programmatic access: Teams and Enterprise plans list API integrations, SAML single sign-on and company asset storage.

Pixabay compared with Shutterstock, Adobe Stock and Getty Images

Pixabay

Shutterstock

Adobe Stock

Getty Images

Content types: Photos, illustrations, vectors, videos, music, sound effects, 3D models and GIFs. The library is listed at over 6.3 million assets.

Content types: Images, video, music and sound effects. Illustrations, vectors, 3D and editorial sections also appear in its navigation.

Content types: Images, vectors, illustrations, templates, 3D assets, music and HD or 4K video. Premium assets are sold separately from subscriptions.

Content types: Creative and editorial photography and video. Editorial content is not model or property released.

Licence conditions: Content may be used free and modified, with no attribution required. It may not be sold unchanged, used in a trademark, or used commercially when it shows recognisable brands or logos.

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: Offers royalty-free, rights-managed and rights-ready licences. Editorial content may not be used commercially without authorisation and requires a photographer credit.

Cost model: Free to download. The site is a Canva brand.

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.

Cost model: Sold through subscriptions, per-download transactions and credits. The home page shows no fixed prices.

Programmatic access: A free REST API for images and videos with a default limit of 100 requests per 60 seconds. Responses must be cached for 24 hours and permanent hotlinking is not allowed.

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