Adobe Stock vs. Pexels

Adobe Stock

107 Reviews and Ratings

Pexels

65 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Adobe Stock	Score8.9 out of 10	N/A	Adobe Stock consists of curated asset collections that allow users to explore diverse collections of high-resolution, royalty-free, stock assets for use in digital projects.	$29 per month
Pexels	Score10 out of 10	N/A	Pexels, headquartered in Berlin, offers stock photos and video under the Creative Commons Zero license, from a global network of creators.	N/A

Pricing

Adobe Stock

Pexels

Individuals: Starting at $29
per month
Teams: Starting at $29.99
per month

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Pricing Offerings
Adobe Stock	Pexels
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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	Adobe Stock	Pexels
Considered Both Products	Adobe Jennifer Blair Creative Director and Owner at Jen Blair Design (Design, 1-10 employees) Chose Adobe Stock IStock doesn’t have the breadth of assets that Adobe has, and doesn’t have an accessible price point for individuals to pay a monthly subscription rate for its photo and other assets.Unsplash and Pexels have decent options for stock photography and texture backgrounds, but can … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe Stock When comparing Adobe Stock to Pexels, it is like comparing two slightly similar things but both are on two totally different playing fields. The quality and quantity Adobe Stock offers surpass Pexels immensely. Overall, the only reason I ever choose Pexels over Adobe Stock is … Incentivized Helpful? Cristian Muresan Web Developer in Information Technology at Bryo Media (Computer Software, 1-10 employees) Chose Adobe Stock Pexels offers a free alternative to Adobe Stock, albeit their selection is quite limited and doesn't include vectors. iStock and Shutterstock on the other hand have comparable prices to Adobe Stock, but their selection is far superior. The quality of the vectors, the variety of … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe Stock Adobe Stock integrates far more easily into design software (e.g. Adobe XD or illustrator) than products like Pexels and Shutterstock. Adobe Stock generally has one price for full access, whereas Shutterstock offers different pricing tiers for different types of images which … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe Stock In my opinion, Adobe Stock is better value for money than the Shutterstock plan, and the free assets available on Adobe Stock are of higher quality than what can be found on Pexles or Unsplash. Incentivized Helpful? Osama Khan Support Specialist in Information Technology at NurulQuran (Religious Institutions, 1-10 employees) Chose Adobe Stock Adobe Stock has a better selection than most. It also has a free trial to help you decide if the price is worth it. The other companies are free but you may not find the right image or it will take longer to find a unique picture for your needs. Adobe Stock adds new photos … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe Stock Generally, Adobe Stock is cheaper than its big competitors but still has many of the same or similar images, though not quite the breadth of photography/illustrations either. However, it has significantly more options than its cheaper (or free) alternatives as well. The … Incentivized Helpful? Khairul Islam Tonmoy Software Developer in Product Management at STAR TECH IT solution Ltd (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) Chose Adobe Stock In comparison to other options, Adobe Stock is far more user-friendly. Adobe Stock has helped me find quality photos. One-stop licensing's convenience and variety were important. Instead of buying photos per image, we usually find something similar at Adobe and license it under … Incentivized Helpful? Patricia Calleja Creative Copywriter in Marketing at Making Science (Marketing & Advertising, 501-1000 employees) Chose Adobe Stock Adobe Stock's collection of images and videos is way wider and better than any other image stock. Sometimes the images may not be aspiring or creative, but as you have way more options, it's easier to find what you are looking for. Plus we, being a creative department, use all … Incentivized Helpful? Daniel D. Konold - 大牛 Wordpress Developer & Graphic Designer in Information Technology at Freelance (Internet, 1-10 employees) Chose Adobe Stock I think the Adobe brand brings a lot of clout with their design services and bundled options. Unmatched against the other services mentioned. Whether it be the name or the logo, Adobe stands for higher quality, longevity in the industry, and products that you know are just … Incentivized Helpful? Rodrigo Eduardo Delgadillo González Student in Human Resources at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Education Management, 10,001+ employees) Chose Adobe Stock I think one of the main advantages of Adobe Stock over the other programs is that Adobe has a much larger and better quality catalog that adapts in a better way to the needs of my projects, considerably improving the quality and the experience they provide to the user. In … Incentivized Helpful? Leslie Ornelas Executive Director in Corporate at United Way Galveston County Mainland (Non-profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees) Chose Adobe Stock Adobe Stock has more images available that are permissible to use. Google Images can sometimes be used, but there is always a concern about copyrights and licensing rights. Adobe Stock takes away those concerns and provides a guarantee to our company that we are using the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe Stock Adobe Stock offers a more robust set of stock images. They also have a very useful search feature to help us quickly locate the image we want to use in our content. The quality of the images also appears to be better - a larger database, and higher-quality images to pick from. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Adobe Stock The sheer choice is fantastic, and the search function is exceptional. I also like how many illustrations there are, which is an added bonus (ie icon packs). It’s just genuinely been a pleasure using the product and has made finding images so much easier and faster. Incentivized Helpful? Winona Harrod Graphic Designer in Marketing at Lumi Global (Computer Software, 51-200 employees) Chose Adobe Stock Though Adobe Stock can be good for corporate work sometimes they can look very staged Americanized so do not look relatable for a european market. Adobe stock has improved over the 10 years i have used them. I personally like using them most for vector based assets and … Incentivized Helpful? Jordan Marturano Marketing Director in Marketing at ProGrin Dental (Health, Wellness and Fitness, 51-200 employees) Chose Adobe Stock Some of my favorite pictures that I have gotten have been kid pictures on Adobe Stock compared to other sites. The photographers that sell their photos pick the most photogenic kids. Often times I can find ones that look like they were taken right in our office. Adobe Stock is … Incentivized Helpful?	Pexels Mark Wong Head of Web Development in Marketing at Impact Merchandising (Apparel & Fashion, 11-50 employees) Chose Pexels I've used both Adobe Stock and Shutterstocks's services for my projects and for the most part find Pexels more useful - but this is only due to Pexels being free in most cases. However, if you're looking for more specific and larger libraries, I would still recommend the other … Incentivized Helpful? Luiz Alexandre Viana Magno Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Research & Development at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Higher Education, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Pexels Pexels is more simple. The alternative options give no good search/selection experience. For example, you are limited to searching just one characteristic or the results are not always accurate. For example, your search for A and get B. Finally, I also note that the user does … Incentivized Helpful? Amy Highland Brand and UX+UI Designer at Wiro (Design, 11-50 employees) Chose Pexels Pexels has a great search function behind it and is very compatible with the other leading brands. One of the main benefits in comparison is that it is free to use and promotes creativity with its photographers. It has fewer 'stock looking' images as opposed to Adobe or Shutters… Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Pexels Pexels is very affordable, and has a decent range of free-to-use options. Images have a wide arrange of people and places represented. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Pexels Whether paid or free stock photography, we go to where the solutions are. Pexels is on our top 5 go-to list. When we can't find what we are looking for on paid stock sites, we look at Pexels. Each platform has its pros and cons. I like that Pexels has a good lifestyle variety, … Incentivized Helpful? Patricia Calleja Creative Copywriter in Marketing at Making Science (Marketing & Advertising, 501-1000 employees) Chose Pexels Pexel images are more inspiring, aspiring, creative, and artistic than the usual stock images. We work with Pexels because it is free and we really admire the fact that some photographers or creatives around the world are happy to share their work in such a kind and generous … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Pexels Pexels so far has the best user-submitted selections for free photography. They are royalty-free and include a wide variety for all business needs. From personal blogs or your own business to any company type, you can find what you need here without having to buy a stock … Incentivized Helpful?
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User Ratings
	Adobe Stock	Pexels
Likelihood to Recommend	8.5 (68 ratings)	9.2 (34 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Usability	7.0 (2 ratings)	7.0 (1 ratings)