Unsplash is a free high-resolution photo library founded in Montreal, Canada, in 2013, with over 2 million CC0 photos free for commercial use, an API and SDK for app integration, and Getty Images acquisition in 2021.
Shutterstock is a leading global paid stock platform founded in 2003 in New York, USA, with over 400 million images, videos, and music assets from 2 million+ contributors, plus AI image generation.
Pixabay is a free CC0 stock asset platform founded in Germany in 2010 with over 4.5 million images, vectors and videos. Acquired by Canva in 2019, it offers assets free for commercial use without attribution — a go-to free library for designers and content creators.
Adobe Stock is Adobe's stock marketplace launched in 2015 with 900M+ assets, deeply integrated with Photoshop, Premiere Pro and other Creative Cloud apps for in-app search and licensing.
Storyblocks is a subscription stock media platform founded in 2009 in Virginia, USA, pioneering unlimited downloads and covering video, audio, images, and templates, all with a commercial license.
Rawpixel is a royalty-free stock library founded in 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, offering over 1,000,000 images, illustrations, and PSD templates, known for curated public domain archives and AI-generated assets.
iStock is a royalty-free library under Getty Images, founded in 2000 as the pioneer of the microstock model, with a library of 8 million+ files covering photos, vectors, video, and audio, including the Signature exclusive collection.
Depositphotos is a royalty-free stock platform founded in 2009 with headquarters in Miami, USA, a library of 330M+ files, on-demand and subscription purchasing, built-in AI tools and multilingual search — a high-value stock choice.
123RF is a royalty-free stock platform founded in 2005 with 200M+ photos and videos, credit pricing from about $0.5 per image, Chinese search support and a free section for budget-conscious teams.