--- title: iStock Reviews meta\_title: 'iStock Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 117 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how iStock works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 3.5 review\_count: 117 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Stock Media url: https://www.g2.com/categories/stock-media --- ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Shutterstock](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Shutterstock") Shutterstock 4.4/5(656) ](https://www.g2.com/products/shutterstock-shutterstock/reviews) [ ![Storyblocks](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Storyblocks") Storyblocks 4.6/5(429) ](https://www.g2.com/products/storyblocks/reviews) [ ![Adobe Stock](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Adobe Stock") Adobe Stock 4.3/5(194) ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-adobe-stock/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/getty-images-istock/competitors/alternatives) # iStock Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by iStock but has limited features. Are you part of the iStock team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Founded in 2000, iStock created the crowd-sourced stock industry and became the original source for user-generated stock photos, vectors and illustrations, and video clips. For more than 15 years, we've given our artists a platform to make money with their passions by licensing their stock content to businesses and individuals around the world for use in a wide variety of projects. Today we remain an industry leader and key destination for creative business professionals who want to make a big impact without breaking the bank. We believe that imagery has the power to move the world. We also believe that our customers deserve the very best stock content - that's why we're proud to offer millions of bold, unique stock images you can only get from us. iStock is part of the Getty Images family of companies. * * * Seller [Getty Images](https://www.g2.com/sellers/getty-images-d633a9b3-4f86-4f1d-8b52-2988afad1bb7) Discussions [iStock Community](https://www.g2.com/products/getty-images-istock/discuss) Languages Supported Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, French, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Anne Flanagan (Head of Communications, Getty Images) Show More ## Typical Contract Price Pricing provided by BetterCloud and others. $$k - $$k Per Year [Log in to unlock pricing](/auth/linkedin?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fgetty-images-istock%2Freviews%3Fexpanded%3Distock-review-11773856) ## User Insights Average based on 117 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ Typical contract price $0k - $0k [Sign in to view](/login) Per Year [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Cosmetics](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Cosmetics") UC Verified User in Cosmetics Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/15/2019 "Great images " 3.5/5 What do you like best about iStock? You can find relevant images for your ad campaign or website it’s easy to search for the images you want and they are organized by category making it easier to find specific themes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? The pricing is bit much for images eberyone will be using Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: Be sure to have a set budget Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? It solves the problem of finding quality topic specific photos for my ad and website Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite CS chris s. CEO Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/14/2019 "Great photos for advertising" 4.5/5 What do you like best about iStock? I liked the fact that i could find high quality, authentic photos to advertise my clients products and services Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? I disliked the premium features of iStock. I wanted more for free! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: I recommend others to use iStockphoto in conjunction with getting real photos from their clients in real life! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? It has solved my problems of not being able to get content from my clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Luis M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Luis M.") LM Luis M. Director of Strategic Planning Marketing and Advertising Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/18/2019 "Walled garden image search" 4/5 What do you like best about iStock? The interface is easy to use and there is generally much content generated with each search. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? There is a walled garden approach to accessing content. It would be great for there to be more robust output for free use. It feels quite limited as it stands. Particularly with Google Images being so accessible. Secondly, the search algorithm could use some work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? Whenever I need to craft a presentation, Getty Images allows for easy access to stock images Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Events Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Events Services") UE Verified User in Events Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/18/2019 "Getty Images" 4/5 What do you like best about iStock? Getty images has a great collection of stock photos at a reasonable price. I've used them several times to purchase larger high quality images for clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? I dislike that there isn't a free section but overall it's a good site. Not quite as good as shutterstock but they have alternative images you can't find elsewhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: Definitely use this service if it has the images you require. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? We used Getty images several times to print high quality images on large walls for trade shows and exhibits. We realized it's better to pay for a higher quality image and keep everyone happy once the final product comes around. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Darion R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Darion R.") DR Darion R. Co-Founder Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/5/2019 "Excellent Resource For Anyone To Use" 5/5 What do you like best about iStock? Images are very high quality and the fact that the selection is very in-depth was a plus. They have just about everything you could search for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? When downloading vectors it's not always apparent what you are getting and some images are overpriced. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? It truly is a quick and easy solution to find an image that creates professional results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Marketing and Advertising](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Marketing and Advertising") UM Verified User in Marketing and Advertising Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 2/14/2019 "Istock Review" 5/5 What do you like best about iStock? I like this product because of the pricing, it gives various options for pricing. There are options for 1 year, 1 month, or by individual credits that you pay for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? Sometimes the pictures, audio and videos are limited beyond what I am looking for. Granted there are many options to chose from, the product doesn’t always have exactly what I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? Make advertisements for my company that I am employed for, I am able to have various content to ensure I’m doing a good job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Chloe G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Chloe G.") CG Chloe G. ESL Teacher Marketing and Advertising Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/14/2019 "Expensive Service" 1.5/5 What do you like best about iStock? The variety and quality is the best part about iStockphoto. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? I dislike how pricey it is to be able to have monthly access. There are many other resources out there that are not nearly as expensive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? We were using this product to help with client accounts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Hospital & Health Care](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Hospital & Health Care") UH Verified User in Hospital & Health Care Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/18/2019 "Getty Images" 2.5/5 What do you like best about iStock? great variety of images and video from a variety of topics; fair variety of cost options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? As always, costs could be lower; also there's a misnomer about "free images," what is "royalty free" is not necessarily "free to use however you wish." As a result, have transitioned from Getty to PIXABAY. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: Again, great variety; however, fear Getty and other similar services may lose market share as other services offer free images like Pixabay. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? Like other image services, these are helpful for me with our hospital media domain as we post stories about various health care issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite FP FREDERICO P. Motion graphic artist Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/15/2019 "Great solution for your visual needs" 4/5 What do you like best about iStock? I would say that from all the image banks that I have used, Getty Images is by far the most complete one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? It can be a little price if you buy just one image/video. So it is better to have a subscription. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? We are solving all of our needs of images and video for video editing with Getty Images. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 1/17/2019 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Alternative Medicine](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Alternative Medicine") UA Verified User in Alternative Medicine Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/19/2019 "Great service " 4/5 What do you like best about iStock? I’ve used Getty images for website work and for images used in advertisements/publicity notices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? I can’t always find the types of images that I need that pertain to my specific niche work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? I was solving the problem of not having graphic or illustration on my materials. Getty Images helped to solve that problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about iStock? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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