iStock vs Vecteezy

iStock licenses royalty-free photos, illustrations, vectors and video clips for advertising, websites, blogs, presentations, video productions, podcasts and other uses. Its Essentials collection covers everyday content; Signature is a collection of handpicked material exclusive to iStock. The service also offers AI image editing to add or remove objects, extend images, change backgrounds, edit by prompt and upscale generated images to 4K. iStock says its AI is trained exclusively on licensed content, not visuals or data scraped from the web, and that generated images receive automatic legal protection of $10,000 per image. Licensed files include a $10,000 USD legal guarantee, with an Extended Legal Guarantee available up to $250,000 USD. Basic costs $29 a month and Premium costs $70 a month, each billed annually with 10 downloads monthly. Premium + Video is listed at $125 a month, with a new-customer offer noted; Unlimited AI costs $14.99 a month. iStock also offers one free Signature photo each week and free illustrations and video clips each month. API access is available, and a plugin links Dropbox for accessing, sharing and collaborating on content across devices.

Vecteezy is an online marketplace where users license stock photos, vector graphics, and stock footage from artists. The online service includes an editor and API access, with vector, illustration, editorial, and template assets. Free resources require attribution, and the free tier has ads and feature limitations. Pro subscriptions provide access to over 60 million images, videos, and other resources, with unlimited photo, vector, and 4K video downloads. Pro plans include commercial rights without attribution and $10,000 in legal protection; all content is described as royalty-free once licensed. Vecteezy says it adds thousands of professional-quality resources daily. Pro subscribers receive priority support, while Teams also include dedicated account management. Teams can add seats, invite members, assign roles, and limit billing access to admins. Enterprise plans include API and DAM integrations, SSO/SAML, and up to $1 million in legal protection per incident. A 30-day money-back guarantee applies if fewer than three Pro files were downloaded. Subscriptions can be canceled anytime to stop automatic renewal. Listed download-credit and access plans have no prices shown.