Public Images Repositories

Public Images Repositories compared with Getty Images and Google Images
Public Images Repositories (Openverse sources)	Getty Images	Google Images
Content scope: Lists the external repositories indexed by Openverse, such as NASA, the Smithsonian Institution, Wikimedia Commons and iNaturalist. Openverse covers Creative Commons licensed and public domain images and audio, and its frontend, API and catalog are open source.	Content scope: Commercial stock and editorial content: photos, illustrations, videos and music clips under royalty-free licences, and editorial images under rights-managed licences.	Content scope: A general image search over the web. A usage rights filter can restrict results by licence type.
Licence model: Creative Commons and public domain works, each under its own repository terms.	Licence model: Royalty-free content is paid once at download and may be reused within the licence terms. Rights-managed and rights-ready licences depend on use, placement and duration. Getty no longer offers rights-managed licences for creative images.	Licence model: The filter relies on information supplied by the hosting sites or image providers. A licence may require credit, and Creative Commons licences may restrict modification or commercial use.
Verification duty: Openverse does not verify licensing or attribution, so the licence must be checked at the source before reuse.	Verification duty: A licence can be transferred to a client by entering their name in the Licensee field at checkout. Licences bought with prepaid packs or subscriptions cannot be transferred.	Verification duty: Always confirm the licence with both the licence provider and the host site. The License details link below an image shows how to license and use it.
Search and access method: The source list lets you go directly to a given repository for granular search or bulk download. Openverse itself combines open APIs and the Common Crawl dataset into one catalog.	Search and access method: Content is searched and licensed through the Getty Images site, with licence terms fixed at checkout.	Search and access method: Search at images.google.com, then use Filter and Usage rights to choose a licence type.

Public Images Repositories compared with Getty Images and Google Images

Public Images Repositories (Openverse sources)

Getty Images

Google Images

Content scope: Lists the external repositories indexed by Openverse, such as NASA, the Smithsonian Institution, Wikimedia Commons and iNaturalist. Openverse covers Creative Commons licensed and public domain images and audio, and its frontend, API and catalog are open source.

Content scope: Commercial stock and editorial content: photos, illustrations, videos and music clips under royalty-free licences, and editorial images under rights-managed licences.

Content scope: A general image search over the web. A usage rights filter can restrict results by licence type.

Licence model: Creative Commons and public domain works, each under its own repository terms.

Licence model: Royalty-free content is paid once at download and may be reused within the licence terms. Rights-managed and rights-ready licences depend on use, placement and duration. Getty no longer offers rights-managed licences for creative images.

Licence model: The filter relies on information supplied by the hosting sites or image providers. A licence may require credit, and Creative Commons licences may restrict modification or commercial use.

Verification duty: Openverse does not verify licensing or attribution, so the licence must be checked at the source before reuse.

Verification duty: A licence can be transferred to a client by entering their name in the Licensee field at checkout. Licences bought with prepaid packs or subscriptions cannot be transferred.

Verification duty: Always confirm the licence with both the licence provider and the host site. The License details link below an image shows how to license and use it.

Search and access method: The source list lets you go directly to a given repository for granular search or bulk download. Openverse itself combines open APIs and the Common Crawl dataset into one catalog.

Search and access method: Content is searched and licensed through the Getty Images site, with licence terms fixed at checkout.

Search and access method: Search at images.google.com, then use Filter and Usage rights to choose a licence type.