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# Pond5 Reviews
**Vendor:** Shutterstock  
**Category:** [Stock Footage Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/stock-footage)  
**Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 34
## About Pond5
Pond5 strives to create world-class storytellers by providing creators of all types with the content they need to tell stories, share knowledge, and inspire audiences. With the world’s largest, most vibrant video-first content marketplace comprising over 30 million video clips, Pond5 also offers music, sound effects, photos, After Effects templates and 3D models. Driven by a commitment to its passionate and growing global community of more than 100,000 professional visual and audio artists, Pond5 provides a platform where creative work can flourish, and artists can make a sustainable living with industry-leading revenue shares. The marketplace serves the needs of creators across industries—from individual users to major corporations—with competitive pricing and an array of purchase options including a unique pay per item model. Purchases are backed by a broad and flexible license, a best price guarantee, and a dedicated team standing by to provide expert assistance. Pond5 is a venture-backed company funded by Accel Partners and Stripes Group with offices in NYC, Dublin, Prague, and London.



## Pond5 Pros & Cons
**What users like:**

- Users appreciate the **extensive collection size** on Pond5, offering a wide variety for creative projects. (1 reviews)

**What users dislike:**

- Users feel that **financial constraints** impact artist compensation, leading to dissatisfaction with earnings on Pond5. (1 reviews)

## Pond5 Reviews
  ### 1. Used to be great

**Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Music | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** December 08, 2021

**What do you like best about Pond5?**

It's basically stayed the same. I would have liked to see some more new use of some sort but it's basically proceeding as always.

**What do you dislike about Pond5?**

They should pay higher percentages to its artists.

**Recommendations to others considering Pond5:**

Don't let this be your only Marketplace outlet. You will not be profitable.

**What problems is Pond5 solving and how is that benefiting you?**

I am able to distribute my music without having to worry about the marketing end. This is a good and bad thing.


## Pond5 Discussions
  - [What is Pond5 used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-pond5-used-for)

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## Pond5 Features
**Pricing**
- Free Footage
- Pay Per Image
- Subscription

**Media**
- Sounds Effects
- Genre Tagging

**Media**
- 360/VR
- Animation
- 4K High Definition

**Pricing**
- Royalty Free
- Pay Per Track
- Subscription

**Agentic AI - Stock Footage**
- Cross-system Integration

**Agentic AI - Stock Music**
- Cross-system Integration

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