IMAGO vs SuperStock
IMAGO
imago-images.comSuperStock
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| Figure | IMAGO | SuperStock |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 17 | 1 |
| Spec score · Stock Photo Websites | 8.7 (#11) | 8.2 (#18) |
| Founded | 1997 | 1973 |
| Library | IMAGO says its library contains over 800 million images and videos. | The About page describes a library of 35M+ images and videos. |
| Licensing | The webshop offers Rights Managed, Royalty Free Classic, and Royalty Free Premium licenses, with usage terms varying by media and license. | Customers can license content à la carte or by subscription, with Royalty-Free, Rights-Managed, and Editorial licensing options. |
Plans
IMAGO
- Rights Managed imagePrice not published
- Royalty Free Classic imageFree
- Royalty Free Premium imageFree
- Rights Managed videoPrice not published
- Royalty Free Classic videoFree
- Royalty Free Premium videoFree
- Mini packagePrice not published
- Regular packagePrice not published
- Mega packagePrice not published
- Mini$99, paid once
In their own words
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.