--- 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 Financial Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Financial Services") IF Verified User in Financial Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/5/2019 "Costs a bit but very easy to ise" 4/5 What do you like best about iStock? The fact that the images are all tagged makes it really easy to find what you are looking for. Really easy to use and always find the right image we are looking for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? It’s not cheap and you can’t pay per image Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: Go for it if you have budget to spare - really quick and useful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? Lack of an image library - thing allows us to find images to add to presentation easily Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite JF Jason F. Student Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/12/2019 "Buy/Sell Stock Images" 2.5/5 What do you like best about iStock? In general, the site works well and the selection is great. IStock has single handedly both improved the life of designers but also turned a generation of designers into professional creative montage makers rather than designers. Pay-as-you-go option is great, there are wide variety of stock images and over 8 million are exclusive to iStock. Images, video, audio, illustration and vector files available Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? The pricing of the subscriptions and images is not equivalent to the product you will get. Credits are overpriced as well, review times for submissions can be long. Low commission for contributors. Other stock image services have a better selection for use with high quality print media Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: Wide variety of stock images and over 8 million are exclusive to iStock. All file sizes for the same price Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? Been around since 2000 & One of the most used stock photo sites in the industry, selling a large number of images daily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite CE Caleb E. Communications and Content Strategist Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/17/2019 "Getty Images is a stock photo beast!" 3.5/5 What do you like best about iStock? They have one of the largest libraries of stock images. They even offer a feature where you can tell them what kind image/footage you are needing and they will go and shoot it for you and give you exclusive image rights so that no one else can use it. They have everything from images and videos to audio and graphic illustrations all searchable and filterable through their easy to use website! The filters can be pretty specific and help you narrow down to exactly what you are needing! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? It is a bit pricy especially for news or event related media. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: If you need stock media, this is the place to go! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? I use this for promotional pieces and for a lot of design pieces/work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Mitch M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mitch M.") MM Mitch M. Consultant Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/14/2019 "Great resource for small, indy publications" 5/5 What do you like best about iStock? iStock offers an easy, cost-effective way for our small indy publication to access and utilize quality stock images. The images are not only a good value for the price, they are far better than we would be able to produce on our own at a much higher price point. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? I have not found anything I dislike while using iStock. It's a quality product at an affordable price. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: This is a great way to access high quality digital images at a very affordable price Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? We do not have the resources to produce high-quality original digital photography on our own. iStock allows us an easy, affordable way to overcome that challenge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Construction](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Construction") UC Verified User in Construction Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/18/2019 "Super quick and simple " 4/5 What do you like best about iStock? It’s great - quick and easy and it’s really easy to find images via tags. There’s always something relevant Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? Not a lot - it’s great and works really well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: Go for it if you are looking for simple and easy to use software- way better than any others I’ve used! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? Lack of images and videos internally for marketing content Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Telecommunications](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Telecommunications") IT Verified User in Telecommunications Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/23/2019 "Such a big library of images" 3.5/5 What do you like best about iStock? So so so so much choice! Everything you can think of and more. It also has great tagging so you can find images quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? It costs a lot and you can very quickly run out of credit so you end up spending loads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: It’s great to have on hand when you can’t or don’t have the photos you need! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? It allows us to find and use images quickly! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite BS Brian S. Business Administrator Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/18/2019 "Great service to use images without copyright violation, but it's pretty expensive for nonprofits" 3/5 What do you like best about iStock? I like that there are SO MANY images when I search for virtually any term. Images pop up in various price ranges and resolutions and such. I was actually able to print huge canvas photos to put on the walls of our church and large scale banners outdoors because the images were of such high quality that they could be scaled to that 8'x8' size without becoming too grainy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? It can sometimes pull up a lot of irrelevant images that I have to sift through. The images are expensive enough that I have stopped using this service as of last year. I have opted to use services that offer inexpensive subscription plans. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: Look around, because often you can find what you need elsewhere for a better price. Or you can subscribe to an unlimited package much cheaper than using individual images you pay for. I have found that using a clearinghouse or something like that is more cost effective since we are a church and do not have a huge budget to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? For our church videos, slideshows, backgrounds, etc., Getty Images is one source we use to get high quality images. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Nicole D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nicole D.") ND Nicole D. Customer Service Specialist Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/16/2019 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Largest Stock Photo Marketplace" 4/5 What do you like best about iStock? I like that because they are the largest stock photo marketplace you are more than likely able to find that perfect image that you weren't able to find on other stock photo marketplaces.Because its the largest marketplace this is were most customers will be so selling photo's is also a plus for any photographer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? I would really like to see a higher percentage on photos, especially if you are selling a large amount and you know your images are popular with the site. I feel that doing all the work and providing the image to the company they should offer a higher percentage for photographers who bring in more customers or sales. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: If your a new photographer and looking to share your photos to see how well your expertise are, this site is appropriate for you. By sharing your love for photographer and also sharing your beautiful photo's you will make a small commission. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? Since discovering and using Getty Images, I have been able to reach out to a lot more customers who are looking for the type of images that I have to offer. I have grown my portfolio and was able to land some wonderful opportunities just by sharing my images on Getty. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite RL Ryan L. Graphic Artist and Product Photographer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/17/2019 "High Quality Images for Everyone and Every Use" 4/5 What do you like best about iStock? Selection is top notch! There seems to be an endless supply of images of all price ranges that can assist you with virtually any project you have. Whether it is straight photography, or vector graphics and icons, IstockPhoto has just about everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? At times it seems some images are overpriced for the quality. Typically the selection overall is good enough, it is possible to finder cheaper "alternates". Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? This saves us time from having to search for stock photos, or create our own. As a result, we have more professional results having used IstockPhoto. Overall, we have been really able to improve our ad game. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Publishing](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Publishing") UP Verified User in Publishing Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/14/2019 "Quality Stock Images for Your Business" 4/5 What do you like best about iStock? iStockphoto has a huge selection of very High Quality Images at very affordable pricing. You get an incredible bang for your buck with this product, so it is worth the small investment. There is also a very Easy Process to choose and download the images. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? There are few things that I disliked about using iStockphoto. The only thing that I would like to see improved is that there are very limited options for editing photos compared to traditional photo editing tools. I would like to make changes on the website like adjusting the brightness, contrast, or using filters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: Very professional service for stock images. Highly recommended. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? I was trying to get a high quality image for a publication. 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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