Adobe Stock vs Yay Images
Adobe Stock
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| Figure | Adobe Stock | Yay Images |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 29 | 10 |
| Spec score · Stock Photo Websites | 9.1 (#2) | 9.0 (#6) |
| Spec score · Stock Illustration Websites | 9.0 (#2) | 8.3 (#11) |
| Founded | 1982 | Company profiles place the launch or founding in January 2008. |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Library | Adobe Stock offers more than 900 million stock images, videos, audio, templates, and other assets. | The homepage lists more than 29.69 million stock images, 307.15 thousand HD videos and 4.41 million vectors. |
| Security | Adobe says it uses hundreds of security processes and controls and builds security into products through its Secure Product Lifecycle. | The privacy policy says Yay Images uses industry-standard encryption for data transfers and does not store credit card numbers on its servers. |
| Support | Adobe Stock plan pages provide a consultation request option for business plan inquiries. | The contact page says support inquiries are typically handled within 2–3 business days. |
| What it does | AI Studio lets users edit stock images and videos before licensing and downloading them within Adobe Stock. | Yay Images is a royalty-free marketplace for stock photos, vectors, illustrations and video footage. |
Plans
Adobe Stock
- 10 standard assetsPriced on request
- 10 standard assetsPrice not published
- 25 standard assetsPrice not published
- 25 standard assetsPriced on request
- 40 standard assetsPrice not published
- 40 standard assetsPriced on request
- 750 standard assetsPriced on request
- 750 standard assetsPrice not published
- 3 standard assetsPriced on request
- 3 standard assetsPrice not published
Yay Images
- Unlimited Single SeatPrice not published
- 50 Credits$50 a month
- Free account downloadsFree
- Unlimited Plan$8.25 a month
- 50 Credits$25, paid once
- 50 Credits$25, paid once
- Mighty Plan$49 a month
- Max Plan$99 a month
- Lifetime Membership$149, paid once
- Lifetime Membership$149, paid once
In their own words
Adobe Stock
Adobe Stock is a stock library with more than 900 million images, videos, audio, templates, and other assets. Subscriptions include standard images, templates, 3D assets, and music; most plans also include HD video. AI Studio lets users edit stock images and videos before licensing and downloading them. Its tools can change colors and moods, alter image ratios, replace backgrounds, animate still images, and make text-based edits. Plans include commercial-use licensing. Adobe Stock works on the web, Android, and iOS, and provides API access. It can be used independently, or connected with Creative Cloud to preview, edit, and license assets in Photoshop before purchase. Team subscriptions pool licenses among members and are described for small to midsize businesses. Enterprise plans add configurable access, advanced administration, and deployment for midsize to large organizations. The Standard License generally limits print runs to 500,000 and excludes items for resale; larger runs or resale use require an Extended License. A seven-day trial is available, but there is no free plan. Prices for the listed plans are not provided.
Yay Images
Yay Images is a web service for royalty-free stock images, videos, and vectors, with search tools and image-generation utilities. Its homepage lists more than 29.69 million images, 307.15 thousand HD videos, and 4.41 million vectors. The AI image generator makes images from text prompts and offers photographic, digital art, and cinematic styles. Its upscaler provides 2x, 3x, and 4x options. Search can be narrowed by color hues, number of people, text space, or orientation, and includes image search. Listed formats are JPEG for images, EPS or SVG for vectors, and MP4 or MOV for video. Standard and extended royalty-free licenses are available, but account licenses are limited to the account owner and their employees. A free account provides 10 downloads per day after account creation. The Unlimited Plan is listed at $8.25 a month, with a yearly option at 99.00 USD every 12 months; a 50-credit option is $50 a month as a one-time payment. Automated scripted downloads are prohibited, and some unlimited-plan users may be capped at 30 downloads per day.