--- 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 Health, Wellness and Fitness](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness") UH Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/20/2021 "Solid option for marketing" 4.5/5 What do you like best about iStock? iStock is extremely easy to use, and I like being able to pop in and find a photo for a marketing need that we don't already have an in-house photo for. I also like the feature that suggests photos that are similar to the one you're looking at. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? It's limited as far as being able to organize and save folders of photos for future use or see what photos you've recently viewed. It's kind of like starting from scratch every time, which you may not want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? Our organization uses a mixture of in-house photography and stock photography, and iStock helps us weekly, maybe daily, to meet the need for marketing images. It's especially helpful with advertising where we need full permission to use photos of people or even sensitive or vague topics where we need more abstract images. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") UA Verified User in Automotive Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/11/2021 "Pictures Galore" 5/5 What do you like best about iStock? You can find almost any type of picture using this photo gallery database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? Some folks may think that there are too many photo options, so it is all how you look at it. I like to have choices, but some may be overwhelmed with the number of pictures to look at. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? We are solving marketing problems by finding the best photo on iStock to portray our message. Benefits are plain and simple - we do pay for a quality image to complete our marketing projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite CS Chethan S. Senior IT Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/12/2022 "A Very interactive Application with millions of Art collection" 4.5/5 What do you like best about iStock? Though it has millions of photos and videos, it always excites me with a Quality collection of Photos Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? Sorting of the art works based on their category. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? vast collection of Photos and Clips helps me design presentations and videos without worrying about the copyright 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.) 1/9/2022 "Good Selection, but always looking for the upsell" 3.5/5 What do you like best about iStock? I love how many of the shots don't look "Stocky". Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? How sometimes, you'll find the perfect image, and then you can use it because it's only available at a more expensive subscription. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? Supplementing any photos, we don't have ads with images we find on iStock. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Graphic Design](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Graphic Design") UG Verified User in Graphic Design Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/18/2020 "Great image bank for professional looking images" 3/5 What do you like best about iStock? Firstly, full disclosure - I am using Getty because my client, a tech startup, has a subscription for it. That being said, the sheer variety of image offerings is great, and the photos are high quality photos. It's not hard to find photos which convey the right feel for the designs I do for my client. I do also download vectors from getty as well, and the offerings there are also pretty robust and many work well for my designs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? If my client did not have a subscription for getty, I would probably not be using it because, as a freelancer, it is too pricey for me. istockphoto works better for my budget, and has many similar photos. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: As one-off images can be pretty pricey, consider looking into the subscription model with Getty. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? I am able to always find what I need. Benefit is obviously the subscription based model which makes it easy for me to get approval for image purchase from the client. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Nurí P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nurí P.") NP Nurí P. Senior UX, Graphic, & Production Designer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/11/2020 "Practically the gold standard for concept creative" 4.5/5 What do you like best about iStock? Having access to over 30,000+ updates a quarter to an already massive library is so helpful when you have the Premium Access plan. Tack on the Easy Access comping feature and I can easily say that Getty is my go-to resource. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? Being one of the best resources around means it’s not cheap, but it’s incredibly useful and excellent quality. I wish music were included in Premium Access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: If your business needs stock imagery or video, and can afford the price, get both the Premium Access and Easy Access package. Keep in mind that this is enterprise level pricing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? Easy Access comping and the ability to use my credits for both video and images (instead of separate credits for different media) takes a lot of guesswork out of the decision making process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 6/16/2020 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite RK Rodney K. Lead Designer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/25/2019 "Among the highest quality images I've seen in the stock photo market" 4.5/5 What do you like best about iStock? I would say that the quality of the photos are the best. They also seem to have photographers with the most access to exclusive events such as awards ceremonies or other private events. Searching for images through Getty Images is as simple as typing a few keywords and browsing through a results lists. There is extensive information about each photo, which is good for context and editorial purposes. We can download photos with a short sign up process. The quality of photos, in terms of resolution, are as high as it gets for typical media needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? The prices are among the highest I've seen for standard stock image websites. Also, the ways we can use the photos are limited to certain uses. We can't modify all of the images or use them however we like. I think those are basically the only thing that stands out that can be conceived as negative about Getty Images. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: If the relatively high cost of licensing images isn't that big of an issue, Getty Images can be one of the best sources for professional images. There are also some lower-priced stock photo sources you might want to check out that also have high quality photos. Just search Google for stock photos and you should find a bunch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? Getty Images gives us a quick and reliable way to acquire access to high quality photos that we can use in our business media, social media and a number of other visual content. Though the pricing can be expensive for some images, I think the cost often beats the cost of us going to the locations where some photos are taken and then being able to take professional quality photos with high end cameras and equipment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 12/2/2019 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Kelsey M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kelsey M.") KM Kelsey M. Video Editor Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/29/2020 "Easy Search Tools and Usage" 5/5 What do you like best about iStock? Getty is fantastic for still image and footage searching. You can download comps easily from the search page without clicking on the media. Quality of media is fantastic. They give you options for quality as well! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? Getty is my go-to source for images/footage. As of now there isn't anything I dislike! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? I use Getty for branded content and commercial use as well as internal rip videos. They are fantastic to work with and make my batch searches easy with their easy-access tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Media Production](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Media Production") CM Verified User in Media Production Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/11/2020 "Satisfactory stock photos" 2.5/5 What do you like best about iStock? Their association with Getty is a plus. They have a better selection of options than other non-Getty stock image sites that I've used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? Thinkstock is still more limited than Getty itself. Sometimes I'll be able to search on Getty (which has better search capabilities) and then find the same image on this site, but often what I'm looking for just isn't available here. Also the overall quality of images (photo quality and composition, graphic design for vectors, etc.) just isn't as good as what I might find on Getty. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? I use stock images for graphic design for clients. Overall I'm able to find a satisfactory solution through Thinkstock, though I may have to make compromises. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ahad B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ahad B.") AB Ahad B. Medical Safety Evaluation Intern Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/15/2020 "Getty Images Review" 4/5 What do you like best about iStock? The breadth of photos that are available on the Getty Images site and the ability to share those images to friends on various social media platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? Hard to sort photos and find the ones in categories that are relevant to me. Feels like there's a lack of customization to the user experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? Being able to share powerful photos to complement messages on social media platforms. Sometimes visualizing a message is a powerful behavior change strategy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated 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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