Pexels vs. Pixabay

Pexels

65 Reviews and Ratings

Pixabay

59 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
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
Pixabay	Score7.6 out of 10	N/A	Pixabay 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

Pricing

Pexels

Pixabay

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Pricing Offerings
Pexels	Pixabay
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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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Pexels	Pixabay
Considered Both Products	Pexels Ashley Schwartau Operations Specialist, Learning and Development in Human Resources at OpenReel (Computer Software, 11-50 employees) Chose Pexels I would put Pexels library up against Unsplash. iStock and Shutterstock are both SUPER pricey, and I haven't used either of them in YEARS simply due to the fact that they remain to be cost-prohibitive. Pixabay is fine, but the quality seems far less curated or just like more … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Pexels I know Pixabay and Unsplash and both are similar to Pexels. All of them have similar features in regards to searching, filtering, or collections. But if I am not wrong, only Pexels has the option to download an image in a customised size. Incentivized Helpful? Mehak Chawla Senior Marketing Associate in Marketing at Growth Natives (Marketing & Advertising, 201-500 employees) Chose Pexels Pexels provides a plethora of videos to choose from and you can get the right size. The platform is free and if you use great keywords you can easily find what you are looking for. Users can also contribute to the community and it has challenges which I think are great … Incentivized Helpful? David Mynář Head Of Online Marketing in Marketing at Fresh Services, s.r.o. (Marketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees) Chose Pexels Pexels have by far the biggest database for our needs, 9 out of 10 pictures we find is from Pexels. Incentivized Helpful? Josh Bender Managing Editor in Marketing at Travel With Bender (Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 1-10 employees) Chose Pexels Pexels has a few unique features that stand out, the most important being a 1-click download from the search results. No need to navigate to another page to find a "download" button. This reduces the time required to find and download an appropriate image. The search results … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Pexels In my opinion, they are all very similar. Sometimes when I am searching for something more specific, one or other might well be suited. But, in general, I tend to open at least 3 or 4 different image banks at the same time and use the same search terms on all of them. Since … 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?	Pixabay Verified User Chose Pixabay We selected Pixabay due to its affordability, clear licensing, and vast range of imagery that fit our needs. Unsplash and Pexels were on par for affordability and licensing, but we felt Pixabay had a broader range of content. Shutterstock and Getty were coat prohibitive for our … Incentivized Helpful? Hayden LeMaster Owner/Operator in Professional Services at LeMaster Graphics (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees) 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 Helpful? James Miller Director of People Enablement in Human Resources at CommentSold (Computer Software, 201-500 employees) Chose Pixabay Pexels is very high quality but has a less professional collection of images. Most of the images in Pexels feel like they would be more at home in a local coffee shop or Millennial hangout. While Pexels' image offering is stunning, the images do not fit in alongside data sets … Incentivized Helpful? Philippa Schwarzkopf Digital Product Manager & Content Coordinator in Product Management at Tone Networks (E-Learning, 11-50 employees) Chose Pixabay Pexels is the closest competitor to Pixabay and I did sometimes use both. However, I found that Pixabay overall had better moderation of its content and therefore I was able to find a better range of results with higher quality than what I would typically find on Pexels. And … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Pixabay In my opinion, stock photos are kind of all over the place, depending on how specific of an image you're looking for. I think Pixaby is on the higher / more positive side of the scale -- there are definitely sites that are not offering as polished of photos or the variety that … Incentivized Helpful? Rory Larkin Development chef in Sales at Lactalis (Food & Beverages, 10,001+ employees) Chose Pixabay Pixabay is a far more legit and easy-to-use free stock photo platform than the others I have listed above. Before using it I made sure that I was abreast of certain issues within the rules and systems that need to be followed by the letter. If you do not do this you will have … Incentivized Helpful? Samira Islam Resmi Assistant Professor at Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology (Education Management, 201-500 employees) Chose Pixabay Pixabay gets around the language barrier by being available in more than 20 different languages. The website doesn't have any ads. They do have "sponsored images" from Shutterstock, but I really like that there are no other ads. When I download an image, I can choose from a … Incentivized Helpful? Shelby Bass Creative in Marketing at Gus.biz (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Pixabay Pixabay is free, easy to use, and has images, videos, vectors, illustrations, music, and sound effects—basically everything you need to make content on a budget. Getty only licenses images and videos, so I'd have to go elsewhere to find music and sound effects (and likely pay a … Incentivized Helpful? Josh Bender Managing Editor in Marketing at Travel With Bender (Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 1-10 employees) Chose Pixabay Pixabay has a few key features that stand out. The search results load fast, with an easy user interface and advanced filtering options. I often travel as I work, and at times my internet connection can be slow or unstable. Even on a slower connection, the search results are … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Pixabay Overall, I really like Pixabay as the quality of images has never let me down. On top of that, I really love the community/creators as they're very supportive. I would say that you will have not many problems or complaints when you use Pixabay and will definitely help in your … Incentivized Helpful? Winona Harrod Graphic Designer in Marketing at Lumi Global (Computer Software, 51-200 employees) 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 Helpful? Verified User 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 Helpful? Verified User Chose Pixabay Pixabay provides better images and a variety of search results. The filter options are really good. It's very easy to use and find what you are looking for. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Pixabay Pixabay has given me the free vectors I need for my whiteboard animation videos, which aren't available on the other sites, in addition to the video and audio clips. They've been around for a long time and have stayed consistent, valuable, and easy to use throughout the years. … Incentivized Helpful? Nathan Littleton Director in Corporate at Nathan Littleton (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Pixabay It's definitely one of the best free options and while the image results aren't always as good as Depositphotos, that's understandable as it's free. 8 times out of 10 I'd say I find a suitable image on Pixabay. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Pixabay While Pixabay doesn’t offer the same variety that other paid stock image sites, they offer a good enough variety for my needs. And you really can’t go wrong with free. If you’re starting out in the blogging world or don’t have enough money, or simply don’t want to spend the … Incentivized Helpful? Misty Kearns Owner at CEO of Me & Direct Selling CEO (Professional Training & Coaching, 1-10 employees) Chose Pixabay Pixabay is free, easy to search and find, user friendly, offers a great variety of stock images. Incentivized Helpful? Puneet Pandey Procurement Specialist in Product Management at SoftwareONE (Information Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Pixabay Pixabay is way ahead of Adobe Stock, as it provides better Image & graphics quality, a very improved design tool. Pixabay provides a variety of search results when compared to Adobe Stock or other tools or software. Pixabay provides really great online support. Pixabay … Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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User Ratings
	Pexels	Pixabay
Likelihood to Recommend	9.2 (34 ratings)	7.6 (39 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	7.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)