Microstock Sites - All Reviews at a Glance.
The table shows data we have collected that relates to image pricing on microstocki sites. Many sites offer a credit systemi, when purchases of larger numbers of credits attracts a discount. credits often cost 1$, but prices vary. If a site does not offer a credit system we have listed the credit price as $1. Note that some sites only offer a subscription service, e.g. shutterstock, this makes those sites appear expensive when in fact they may be better value. We have also drawn a conclusion which micro stock sites are best for image buyers.
Site | Number of Images* | Cost of 1 Credit | Cost of Standard Image** | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canstockphoto.com | 1000000 | $ 0.5 | 3 Credits | 1.50 |
| 123rf | 3000000 | $ 1 | 2 Credits | 2.00 |
| Albumo | 420000 | $ 2 | 1 Credit | 2.00 |
| Dreamstime | 4000000 | $ 0.999 | 3 Credits | 3.00 |
| Featurepics.com | 580000 | $ 3 | 1 Credit | 3.00 |
| ImageCatalog.com | 51000 | $ 1 | 3 Credits | 3.00 |
| Shutterpoint.com | 100000 | $ 1 | 3 Credits | 3.00 |
| Stockxpert.com | 2200000 | $ 1 | 3 Credits | 3.00 |
| Pixmac.com | 2000000 | $ 1.24 | 3 Credits | 3.72 |
| Fotolia | 5000000 | $ 1 | 4 Credits | 4.00 |
| Microstockphoto.com | 57000 | $ 2 | 2 Credits | 4.00 |
| Stockphotomedia.com | 250000 | $ 1.5 | 3 Credits | 4.50 |
| bigstockphoto | 2000000 | $ 2.5 | 2 Credits | 5.00 |
| Crestock.com | 400000 | $ 1 | 5 Credits | 5.00 |
| Cutcaster.com | 100000 | $ 1 | 5 Credits | 5.00 |
| moodboard.com | 0 | $ 1 | 5 Credits | 5.00 |
| Veer.com (Marketplace) | 0 | $ 1 | 5 Credits | 5.00 |
| YayMicro.com | 500000 | $ 1.4 | 5 Credits | 7.00 |
| iStockphoto | 4000000 | $ 1.5 | 6 Credits | 9.00 |
| Shutterstock.com | 6000000 | $ 1 | 9 Credits | 9.00 |
| Vivozoom.com | 0 | $ 1 | 9 Credits | 9.00 |
| Clustershot.com | 100000 | $ 1 | 10 Credits | 10.00 |
| Photrade.com | 0 | $ 1 | 10 Credits | 10.00 |
| Zymmetrical.com | 160000 | $ 1 | 10 Credits | 10.00 |
| ImageVortex | 0 | $ 1 | 20 Credits | 20.00 |
| MostPhotos.com | 270000 | $ 1 | 38 Credits | 38.00 |
| PantherMedia | 900000 | $ 1 | 42 Credits | 42.00 |
You can see the cheapest sites above but also read Our Recommended Site for Image Buyers *Estimated, if number of images is zero we have no current estimate **Standard image is 1600x1200 pixels or the next largest size to include these dimensions.
