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    iStock, from Getty Images

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AiStock by Getty Images headquartered in Seattle is presented as a complete creative resource for original content, with millions of photos, illustrations, videos & audio to choose from.N/A

    Pixabay

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/APixabay headquartered in Germany offers a digital content platform, which they present as a community for sharing copyright-free images and videos. All contents are released under Creative Commons.N/A
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    iStock, from Getty ImagesPixabay
    Considered Both Products
    Getty Images
    Chose iStock, from Getty Images
    With iStock you get what you pay for, it's high quality, huge range, and diverse images massively helps my business get exactly the assets we're looking for and a decent price. Pixabay does have a good range of stuff, though nowhere near iStock, and the free images do help to …
    Incentivized
    Chose iStock, from Getty Images
    Again, I think when I consider iStock, from Getty Images I think of their tool as one of the more 'traditional' styles of stock imagery, but also one of the more reliable. While other competitors can have what we need 'here and there' I don't know that I can say confidently …
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    Pixabay
    Chose Pixabay
    I selected Pixaby because with it's easier to find free images with excellent quality. Also, in Pixaby the indications for free or paid images is more clear than in the other platforms.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pixabay
    Pexels is free and fully licensed for commercial use, as is Unsplash to a certain extent. I generally open all 3 to search for free stock images for budget-sensitive clients; that being said, I always find myself searching Pixabay first. They have the best user interface of …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pixabay
    Pixabay is adequate but needs to up its image game in order to compete with other free stock sites, which have more extensive and better quality imagery available. I personally moved from using Pixabay to other free image sites due to the quality and range of images not …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pixabay
    Pixabay is my starting point for any image search as it provides cross-over/reference to other sites but isn't so overwhelming with images. I feel with the other sites I could get lost in the endless pages of stock imagery, especially when they seem so similar.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pixabay
    Pixabay having video and vector images is the #1 differentiator.
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    iStock, from Getty ImagesPixabay
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    7.6
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