Fotolia vs. Shutterstock - a comparison
There are many providers of royalty-free stock images. In comparison, today we present Fotolia vs. Shutterstock before.
Shutterstock
Shutterstock is certainly one of the premium providers in the field of stock photography.
- With more than 93 million photos, illustrations, vector graphics, symbols, music and videos, you will find a particularly extensive portfolio there.
- Using the filter options provided, you can easily and quickly find suitable images and save them in a so-called lightbox for later use.
- However, the high quality content is not cheap. Shutterstock offers you various price models: On the one hand, there are the professional packages with a monthly subscription from 199 euros. Here you can download up to 750 files per month.
- On the other hand there are the basic packages. With these you can e.g. B. Download 5 pictures for a fixed price of currently 39.00 euros or 25 pictures for 179 euros.
- Shutterstock also offers you two license models, which differ in terms of use.
- The standard license allows you to reproduce 500, 000 images in z. B. books, magazines, advertising posters or on packaging.
- For images that you want to use on TV, online video and film, there is a budget limit of $ 10, 000.
- The extended license allows unlimited use of the content. In the extended license, 2 pictures cost 159 euros.
- Shutterstock offers you one free picture and one vector graphic each week. Therefore, creating a free account is definitely worth it for you.
Fotolia
Fotolia is one of the best-known stock providers in Germany.
- With over 59 million royalty-free images, vectors and videos, you have a considerable selection to choose from. You will find similar images from this provider as on Shutterstock.
- Fotolia offers you three pricing models. A monthly pack contains 5 pictures for the price of 25 euros. 750 images per month can be downloaded for 199 euros.
- You can also purchase single images by credit. 10 credits cost 14 euros. The advantage of the credits is that unused downloads do not expire immediately, but can be used up within a year.
- Fotolia also has two licenses.
- With the standard license, the permissible print run is limited to 500, 000 copies. If you want to use a higher edition or the pictures for merchandise items, you need the extended license.
- The cost of the extended license is different. Different credits are calculated depending on the image size. This license model is not included in the subscription.
- If you open a free user account, Fotolia will provide you with 3 free images to download every week.
Conclusion
Both providers have their advantages and disadvantages. Set up free accounts and familiarize yourself with the respective content and pricing models. So you can be sure to find the provider that is best suited for your purposes.