Pixabay vs. Unsplash for Brands

Pixabay

Pixabay

59 Reviews and Ratings

Unsplash for Brands

Unsplash for Brands

34 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Pixabay	Score 7.6 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
Unsplash for Brands	Score 7.2 out of 10	N/A	Unsplash is an online community hosted by the company of the same name in Montreal, featuring photos and images that are available free. Unsplash for Business is a solution that puts content in the hands of people and add context by sharing visuals with their audiences.	N/A

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Pixabay	Unsplash for Brands
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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	Pixabay	Unsplash for Brands
Considered Both Products	Pixabay Verified User Anonymous 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? Verified User Anonymous 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? RL Rory Larkin Development chef 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? Jordan Marturano Marketing Director Chose Pixabay I think that Fotor is my favorite because of the way it allows the easy editing and collection of pictures. Pixabay is really not as well suited for photo editing but it is still like great resource for free pictures. Shutterstock has better images, but is more expensive. … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Pixabay I use Pixabay in 2 scenarios. The first is when I've done a bunch of searching on iStock already and can't find anything. You wouldn't think Pixabay could show up then, but sometimes it hits. The other time is when I'm in a rush and just doing general Google searches for … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Pixabay Canva has many more options for pictures available on their pro platform. For my business, it is easier to justify the cost of Canva as it includes other features like photo editing and graphic design. Pixabay does have pictures, and videos, and expanded into gifs but can be … Incentivized Helpful? GR Giovana Ramos Biologist 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 Helpful? HL Hayden LeMaster Owner/Operator 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? Crismer La Pignola Senior Software Engineer Chose Pixabay Unsplash for Brands Incentivized Helpful? Samira Islam Resmi Assistant Professor 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 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? JB Josh Bender Managing Editor 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 Anonymous 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? Verified User Anonymous Chose Pixabay The filtering system is a little bit better on Pixabay and I use that lot. Some of Unsplash's photos can be a little higher quality Incentivized Helpful? Amar Shekhar Blogger Chose Pixabay I have not used the artist much yet but I have a heard lot about Artlist from other travel videos maker in the community about how good this website is. Based on my little experience of using Artlist, I would say Pixabay has a lot fewer sound effects and music selections … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Pixabay Pixabay is a very user-friendly site, and feels less 'business' orientated and approachable. The graphic designers that used it got to grips with it very quickly and found a decent range of stuff. However, there were occasions when we needed to go somewhere else to find the … Incentivized Helpful? James Miller Director of People Enablement 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? Winona Harrod Graphic Designer 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? Tara Brueske Vocal Workshops and Voice Development Chose Pixabay The thing I like about Pixabay over Canva is the music available and the photos are not the same ones that Canva has. Sometimes I feel like Canva is so much more well-known that everyone uses them and then their social media posts start looking the same. It doesn't help you … Incentivized Helpful? Nina Ritchie Planner, Consumer Chose Pixabay Being a user of this image bank is really useful since if we need different illustrations for a wide variety of contexts, we have images at hand. It is an indispensable tool for companies and individuals, every day at least five new high-quality photos appear. Its main function … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Pixabay We also looked at Adobe Stock and Freepik. Adobe Stock has a better breadth of images available on their site, but they can be expensive depending on your needs. Sometimes, if Pixabay doesn't have an image that matches what I need I may use Adobe Stock or Freepik. Freepik is … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Pixabay iStock doesn't offer free options. Hence we use Pixabay more often, especially with a tight budget. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous 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? Philippa Schwarzkopf Digital Product Manager & Content Coordinator 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 Anonymous 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?	Unsplash for Brands Verified User Anonymous Chose Unsplash for Brands I would say that Unsplash for Brands is a lower-end budget and easier option for projects. Again, if you need something very specific - whether it's in industry, pose, subject, or environment, then you'll likely want something a bit more expensive with a larger library … Incentivized Helpful? Matías Arévalo Larenas Socio y Director Comercial Chose Unsplash for Brands It is easy to use, the interface works pretty well and the recommendation of similar pictures is awesome. Also the quality of the algorithm and filter work great. Incentivized Helpful? Nicole Andujar Senior Graphic Designer Chose Unsplash for Brands The ease of search is always a plus when dealing with client deadlines. Unsplash offers free options for us to be able to provide a wide choice of images for our clients to choose from as well as provide different angles of certain campaigns. We can do several options so they … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Unsplash for Brands Stacks up well offers another option for finding copyright-free images and is directly a part of our program so I don't need to go to an external site to find other photos. Makes it extremely worthwhile to use! Also easy to teach others how to use which makes my job easier. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Unsplash for Brands Pexels is my second favourite license-free photo service. However, is easily bettered by Unsplash. This is because of Unsplash’s superior search functionality. When searching for more than one word on Pexels, it usually focuses on the more popular, keyword out of the two. … Incentivized Helpful? Winona Harrod Graphic Designer Chose Unsplash for Brands Pixel, Wiki Commons Photos, Free photos that sites like Adobe/iStock/Shutterstock have available. Incentivized Helpful? SH Scott Halewood Digital Exerperience Coordinator Chose Unsplash for Brands I believe Unsplash has higher quality images and the images they provide are more realistic and genuine than these other brands. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Unsplash for Brands The main difference between Unsplash for Brands and this other brand is the simplicity and the thought process put in by Unsplash for Brands while designing their site functionality and API. The UX is extremely straight forward and implementation is very quick. Incentivized Helpful? Scott Sendelweck Director Employment Brand Chose Unsplash for Brands The selection of images and current event content is what puts Unsplash above the larger enterprise solutions. The speed and ease of use also make Unsplash a more attractive product for content creation. The mobile technologies that drive image search are fantastic and far … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Unsplash for Brands There is one obvious major advantage to Pexels (and Unsplash really) in that the images are royalty-free. We can use them without fear of being sued afterward, and we don't even have to create an account, just download the image and it's ready to go. When it comes to Pexels' … Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	Pixabay	Unsplash for Brands
Likelihood to Recommend	7.6 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Pixabay	Unsplash for Brands
Likelihood to Recommend	Pixabay is excellent for those trying to create content on a budget, whether for yourself or for a client. It has a huge library of high-quality images and videos for use in creative applications. Beyond that, Pixabay also has a library of free music and sound effects, which is enormously helpful for people trying to create content on a budget without worrying about getting in copyright trouble. Also, due to the fact that you can sort images by "transparent," it's easy to find cut-out images to use in composites. Shelby Bass Creative Read full review	If someone is in a specific or super-niche industry, they may not find that Unsplash for Brands is a good option for them. I would say their site and their library of photographic images are a bit more general -- so if you need something stylized, it may not be the place for you. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Pixabay License: Pixabay has its own license which allows the use of the content for commercial and personal use without any attribution. However, attribution supports the talented creators behind the content. Pricing: Pixabay is completely free for everyone. High-resolution: Photos and videos on Pixabay are of high resolution, especially several videos in 4K, which makes them perfect to use in bigger projects. Jyotsna Tripathi Executive Director Read full review	Provides beautiful natural and in action photos Provided royalty free imagery which is great for charities who have a budget or not budget for photography Photos are more stylistic and creative than traditional stock sites like Adobe, iStock, Shutterstock Incentivized Winona Harrod Graphic Designer Read full review
Cons	One thing that kind of sticks out is that with so much to choose from, you can feel overwhelmed. Some of the photos I sometimes can find separately by googling. In the music business, it seems like many photos rotate on the web so there isn't as much to pick from. I didn't see an option for more vertical videos for use in Instagram or TikTok. Incentivized Tara Brueske Vocal Workshops and Voice Development Read full review	The layout and UX is not as friendly as many other similar platforms. Search engine could be improved. Bulk download would be wonderful. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	No answers on this topic	I need to learn a little more about the product and its capabilities before I give a higher review. However, the availability of image trending is far superior to Getty or Getty Enterprise. Incentivized Scott Sendelweck Director Employment Brand Read full review
Alternatives Considered	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 the three and generally have the best image options. Adobe, Shutterstock, and iStock have better images, and I use those for clients who are less budget-sensitive. Incentivized HL Hayden LeMaster Owner/Operator Read full review	There is one obvious major advantage to Pexels (and Unsplash really) in that the images are royalty-free. We can use them without fear of being sued afterward, and we don't even have to create an account, just download the image and it's ready to go. When it comes to Pexels' photos, you can photoshop words on them, but sometimes you don't want a photo designed for photoshopping, you just want a photo that's ready to use, such as Unsplash. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	We don't lose any money trying to buy images Our videos get more views if we put the good quality images we find in Pixaby The posts we make with their images always get a professional aspect, and get more engagement from a diverse social media users. Incentivized GR Giovana Ramos Biologist Read full review	Excellent for using photos for content creation, keeps things fresh yet still on brand for our program's needs Ease of use, directly implemented in the program to directly find an image without needing to leave the site Perfect since it's free! Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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