Bigstock vs SuperStock
Bigstock
bigstockphoto.comSuperStock
superstock.comSide by side
| Figure | Bigstock | SuperStock |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $53.25/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 13 | 1 |
| Spec score · Stock Photo Websites | 8.7 (#10) | 8.2 (#18) |
| Spec score · Stock Illustration Websites | 8.8 (#6) | 7.7 (#22) |
| Founded | 2004 | 1973 |
| Integrations | A Bigstock image page offers saving a preview to Google Drive. | The MCP connector page names Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and other MCP-compatible assistants. |
| Licensing | Standard content is royalty-free and licenses do not expire; the standard license has a 250,000-copy aggregate print limit per image. | Customers can license content à la carte or by subscription, with Royalty-Free, Rights-Managed, and Editorial licensing options. |
| Support | The site lists support hours as 9am–5pm EST, Monday through Friday, and offers contact and help pages. | The site lists [email protected] and +1 866 236 0087 for contact. |
Plans
Bigstock
- 5 images/day$79 a month
- 10 images/day$99 a month
- 50 images/month$79 a month
- 10 image credits$35, paid once
- 25 image credits$49, paid once
- 5 Images/Day — 1 month$79 a month
- 10 Images/Day — 1 month$99 a month
- 100 image credits$169, paid once
- 5 Images/Day — 3 months$199, paid once
- 10 Images/Day — 3 months$269, paid once
In their own words
Bigstock
Bigstock is a stock-image marketplace offering more than 50 million royalty-free photos and illustrations, along with HD stock video clips. Image downloads come as JPGs, while vector illustrations are available in AI or EPS formats. Subscriptions include small, medium, large, and extra-large JPG sizes, plus vectors. Bigstock provides API access and supports web use. Subscription allowances vary by plan: for example, the 50 images/month plan is $79 a month, while the 5 images/day plan is also $79 a month. Unused subscription downloads do not roll over. Standard licenses do not expire, but each image has an aggregate print limit of 250,000 copies. Use on merchandise for sale or above that limit requires an extended license, priced at $99.00 or 50 credits. New users may be offered a seven-day video trial of up to 35 clips; trial enrollment automatically bills a subscription afterward unless canceled.
SuperStock
SuperStock is a licensing service for stock photography, illustration, vectors, and footage. Its API page describes a catalog of more than 40 million images, footage, fine art, vintage, and editorial assets; its subscription library lets subscribers search more than 10 million assets and receive discounts on SuperStock Premium Collection media. Customers can license assets individually or by subscription, with Royalty-Free, Rights-Managed, and Editorial options. The service is available on the web and through a REST API for searching, downloading, and deploying content in a customer’s local system. API queries are free; licensed content is paid. Its MCP server works with clients including Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, and Gemini CLI, and can search, organize, price, and order assets and retrieve licensed downloads. Orders require approval of the exact total. SuperStock also offers free research assistance, with a team-prepared curated board customers can download. A student license provides 30 images and 10 videos per month for student and personal non-commercial projects, with a valid.edu email.