Shutterstock: pricing, plans and alternatives
Shutterstock is a stock content library of royalty-free photos, vectors, video, music and 3D assets, with AI image and video generation and AI editing of stock assets. Store owners use it for banners, ads and product page visuals.
Listed monthly prices are for yearly-billed plans (e.g. $300/yr); image packs are one-time purchases.
Best for
Stores that need licensed stock visuals for ads, banners and product pages.
Watch out for
The low listed prices are annual-commitment rates billed yearly, and no free trial is mentioned.
What Shutterstock does
- Royalty-free images, vectors, video, music and 3D assets
- AI photo and video generation using several models
- AI editing to customize stock assets
- Unlimited-download plans with monthly AI credits
- On-demand image packs with no subscription
Shutterstock pricing
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Image downloads | $25/mo | Billed yearly at $300; 10-750 images/mo |
| Unlimited Images | $29/mo | Billed yearly at $348; 50 AI credits/mo |
| Unlimited Plus | $69/mo | Billed yearly at $828; images, video, music; 100 AI credits/mo |
| Image packs | $29/mo | One-time, from 2 downloads |
Shutterstock alternatives
Other design tools Scout tracks, with the same facts side by side.
| Tool | Paid from | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shutterstock | $25/mo | ||
| CanvaCanvaDesignCanva is a browser-based design tool with templates, stock assets and AI features for making social posts, ads, product images, presentations and more. Free plan, paid from $12/mo, free trial.Click for Scout's full analysis | $12/mo | ||
| Envato ElementsEnvato ElementsDesignEnvato Elements is a subscription library of 26 million+ creative assets, including stock photos, video, music, fonts, templates and 3D files, with unlimited downloads and AI generators for images, video, music, voice and graphics. Paid from $16.5/mo.Click for Scout's full analysis | $16.5/mo | Not stated |
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How we checked
Every fact on this page comes from Shutterstock's own website, help center or Shopify App Store listing. We list what we read below. Prices and plans change often, so confirm on Shutterstock's pricing page before you buy.