Storyset is a free customizable illustration platform founded in 2017 by Freepik in Malaga, Spain, offering modular editing, SVG/PNG export, and animated illustrations free for personal and commercial use.
Figma is a collaborative UI/UX design tool founded in 2012 in San Francisco, USA, valued at USD 20 billion in 2021, with browser-native multi-user collaboration and millions of community templates and design resources.
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.
Freepik is a free asset platform founded in 2010 in Malaga, Spain, with 50 million+ monthly active users, offering millions of vector graphics, illustrations, PSD templates, and AI image generation, with a free tier covering daily design needs.
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.
Vectr is a completely free cross-platform vector graphics design tool offering a web editor and desktop apps with real-time collaboration and automatic sync, ideal for vector design beginners and light graphic creation.
ManyPixels is an illustration and design service based in Singapore. Its free gallery offers 5 styles usable commercially at $0, while the unlimited design subscription from $699/month has served 2,000+ customers and delivered 150k+ designs.
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.
CorelDRAW is the professional vector design software launched by Corel in 1989, combining illustration, layout and photo editing, supporting Windows/Mac and both subscription and perpetual licenses as a professional alternative to Adobe Illustrator.
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.