Credit Packs
Pre paid packs of downloads, typically with no expiry date. Most companies offer credit packs between 5 and 250 credits but some companies off credit packs in sizes from 1 to 100,000 credits. Normally the credit packs come in fixed sizes but there are a handful of companies that allow you to buy custom pack sizes, offering extra flexibility. If you are after more than 200 credits it is often cheaper to buy a subscription instead.
Sites with this feature
123RF
A stock photo platform that offers a wide range of photos, vectors, and illustrations for various creative projects.
iStock
A popular stock photo platform that offers millions of high-quality images, videos, and illustrations for commercial use.
Alamy
A stock photo agency that provides a vast collection of high-quality images for commercial use.
Shutterstock
A leading stock photo agency that offers millions of high-quality images, videos, and illustrations for commercial use.
Getty Images
A leading stock photo agency that offers a vast collection of high-quality images, videos, and illustrations for commercial use.
Yay Images
A low cost stock photo platform that offers a collection of high-quality images for various creative projects.
Ingimage
A stock photo agency that offers a wide range of curated, high-quality images for commercial use. Founded in 2004, Ingimage has its headquarters in London, and offices in New York and Amsterdam. They offer credit packs and annual subscriptions.
Vecteezy
A platform that offers a wide range of free and premium vector graphics and illustrations.
Pond5
A marketplace for stock videos, music, sound effects, and more for various creative projects.
Bigstock
A stock photo platform that offers millions of high-quality images, vectors, and illustrations for commercial use. Based in the USA, they started in 2004 and in 2009 they were acquired by ShutterStock. The site still runs separately to ShutterStock.
