iStock, from Getty Images vs. Picsart

iStock has a huge variety of stuff that allows the graphic designers we work with to have a huge archive to choose from. This lets them have great creative freedom and piece together assets that cover the brief, however the huge amount of variety means they have to be specific when looking for assets, as the brief they're given doesn't always match up with the images chosen- however this is more user error and learning than the product itself

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Picsart is well suited for quick online photo and video creation and editing. It has a lot of templates that can be used to quickly create collages and other artwork for professional use. The video editing tool is really useful for adding sound and text to videos and creating annotated videos for presentations. It is less appropriate for professional photo and video editors, as it lacks advanced editing tools. Graphics designers and other professionals in the photo editing or video editing industry might find this product underpowered.

• search features
• similar image search features
• style
• fresh assortment - updated and on trend
• wide variety

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• After tweaking your image, you can share it over e-mail, on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Dropbox, and many other social media apps.
• You can browse thousands of images on Picsart.
• You will find a wide range of tools in Picsart to help you play with your images.

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• Provide more niche photography areas
• Offer more natural or realistic photography
• Maybe offer a good discount on bundles of images

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• There are a lot of features available to only paying subscribers, but all those features still appear for the nonpaying user, marked by the crown icon. Particularly with filters and stickers, it can be annoying to scroll through the majority of locked options to find the handful that is free. A filter option would be nice.
• It would be nice to have access to previous projects where you could still go back and undo edits you've made. The draft feature seems to only be good for one project at a time.
• Layers would be nice. That way when you use a sticker or add a photo on top and go on to make more edits, you could still move them around instead of just having to undo everything and re-add the stick or additional photo.

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iStock in my opinion is probably the leading stock image distribution service at the moment and has definitely become a trusted source for stock images, video, animations and audio. Unsplash has a better library of organic photography but can be a bit lacking as it replies on photographers having images of certain styles, though I like the concept and working closely to give exposure to artists. Adobe Stock is a newer service in comparison so it will take time to build the same level in my opinion but I am a avid Adobe user so will watch that space.

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I have used Pixlr earlier but Picsart has more features than Pixlr. More effects, more stickers, and fonts on Picsart with high resolution image creation. Support also best at Picsart tool and they are improving customer experience time to time with new features.

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• visual interest
• client satisfaction

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• Streamlined editing with helpful tools that would take much longer to do manually in other software.
• Free software without a watermark like many other apps, so it costs nothing but storage space on my phone.
• Boosted my confidence in being able to post my photos, especially of myself, because I am able to better highlight the best parts of the photos and mask the distractions or less favorable parts of photos.

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