--- 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) ## 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 Design](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Design") UD Verified User in Design Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/16/2019 "A media company’s best friend " 4/5 What do you like best about iStock? I liked the variety of photo and smart search options. Because the photos are tagged, it’s easy to grab context clues and find the right image for you. I used to work in the design department of a media company and I was constantly on the look out for the right photos to convey a message or emotion and istock had a ton to offer. I also like that they share similar photos or photos from the same series. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? While there is a big selection, sometimes the photos can be cheesy or staged. I would say majority of photos are pretty good, but you have to dig to find the one just right for your project. I think there’s opportunity here! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? As a former designer for a media company, I needed to find the right photos for articles, newsletters, components and social media. Visuals literally drive clicks and conversions, so for the business that’s really great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Public Relations and Communications](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Public Relations and Communications") UP Verified User in Public Relations and Communications Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/14/2019 "Most cost effective stock photos" 4/5 What do you like best about iStock? I like that they have a flat rate for their photos. It makes quoting projects and making decisions a breeze. It is also great to be able to download large-sized comps for mocking up designs. The fact that we can roll over images from month to month makes our budgeting easier, and makes it feel like more of a value. Also the fact that you can redownload images allows us to use the site as our own database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? I dislike that you can't use multiple essential credits towards a signature credit, and that there is a such a jump in the subscription tiers. It is either buy barely any or buy a ton. Sometimes the image selection is so "stocky" it would be nice to have more diversity in the style of photography offered. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: I would say this is your best options if you are using stock photos on a regular basis. If you need one offs, the pricing is still comparable, but you may want to look around a bit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? Having quick and easy access to a huge library of stock photography for all my projects. It has simplified our design process. It allows us to focus on the design instead of the budget. 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 Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/28/2019 "Very large image library" 5/5 What do you like best about iStock? There are a lot of images, covering any topico and they have good quality Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? It's a paid service, so if you're not using It consistently it's not worth it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? Find images for websites or blog posts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Real Estate](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Real Estate") UR Verified User in Real Estate Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/8/2019 "Good collection of photos and illustrations" 4/5 What do you like best about iStock? Better quality of images, easy to use, clear pricing, extensive amount of preference images to choose from signature photo into regular photo and you can choose the option of vertical or horizontal photos, they have some good video too Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? slightly expensive about the price compare to other stock photos website. in my experience shutterstock have more illustration stocks than istockphotos.com but our company love to use istockphotos.com Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: You need to consider buying a subscriptions when you need it the most. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? Designing a flyer or booklet is easier when you have extensive of stock photo options to choose. When doing a project, you also can save images that you think will work for other project and create a different boards in istockphotos.com. It is also allow you to download multiple images at once. Other benefits, they have better pricing for subscription. As a designer you definitely need these stock photo for your project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Architecture & Planning](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Architecture & Planning") UA Verified User in Architecture & Planning Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/4/2019 "Good resource for image and vector graphics" 4/5 What do you like best about iStock? the image search feature has improved a lot especially when they add search by image feature. the images are high quality to be printed large format and the prices are a tenth of getty images or veer. Artistically they're not exactly the same but it does the job when you need to modify the images through other software anyway. love the vast collection of rights free images. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? the bad part is when downloading vectors, you never know what you're getting. sometimes all of the lines are outlined so you cant really adjust the line weight anymore. The worst part is when you finish downloading the file, the details are just horrid. the person uploading the file just simply use image trace on adobe illustrator. Also when you download files with drop shadow or gradient, the effects are already rasterize or flatten. making it impossible to modify whether the color or breaking apart the elements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: reliable and easy to use resources for free rights images and vector Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? fast and easy solution to find specific image like, hand pointing, blank paper. basically eliminating the need of photoshoot, thus saving a lot of pre-design content. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Laura F.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Laura F.") LF Laura F. Student House Manager Performing Arts Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/14/2019 "High quality pictures for a low price" 3/5 What do you like best about iStock? I like the extreme range of pictures - you literally can't get a "no results" error. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? I wish the prices were a little lower, $12 for a picture seems a bit much, but for the quality I am willing to pay. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: If you buy the packages, it's less expensive than buying picture by picture! Also, the boards feature is really neat - it's an underdog selling point for this software. The boards let you make collages and vision boards of pictures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? I get inspiration from certain pictures, such as a color scheme. The benefits are that it's a one stop shop for all pictures needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Katie T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Katie T.") KT Katie T. Owner Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/14/2019 "If budget allows, this is best option" 4.5/5 What do you like best about iStock? They have one of the best selections of stock photography for purchase that really helps with my advertising. There’s ample quantity and variety of quality photos that help convey whatever message I want to send. It’s also really easy to use and navigate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? While they do fill the need, they are a little steep in pricing for frequent use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? They are very easy to use, and present ample choice and selection. I’m able to turn around several different ad options in a fraction of the time it would otherwise take me to go out and set up myself for a similar offering. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ann B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ann B.") AB Ann B. Director Public Relations and Communications Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/14/2019 "Great Option for Freelance Social Media Expert" 5/5 What do you like best about iStock? I can find great lifestyle photos that fit my client's needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? Cost is prohibitive. There are more and more opportunities to get high quality and lower costs images online from other sources. I would like to see iStock offer more competitive pricing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: Offer more competitive pricing for entrepreneurs and smaller sized companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? I do not need to pay a professional photographer for images. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Restaurants](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Restaurants") UR Verified User in Restaurants Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/14/2019 "Review for iStockphoto" 2.5/5 What do you like best about iStock? I like that iStockphoto has a good range of high-quality photos that can be easily searched. They have flexible pricing plans and subscriptions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? iStockphoto allows you to choose from a subscription plan or buy credits to obtain the file on demand. The monthly plan for 25 images was very expensive and unfortunately, cannot be rolled over to the next month. Credits expire, so you need to keep track of that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering iStock: If you want to save money, there are a couple of sites that offer high-quality photos free for commercial use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? iStockphoto gives you the rights to use an image or video for commercial use for your project as long as you like. You can choose from multiple image resolution options. Either way, image quality is excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Architecture & Planning](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Architecture & Planning") UA Verified User in Architecture & Planning Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/21/2019 "IStock " 3/5 What do you like best about iStock? The quality of the images are very professional and they usually have exactly what I am looking for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about iStock? The price is extremely high for what you get Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is iStock solving and how is that benefiting you? My website and graphics look amazing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about iStock? 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