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Royalty-free stock photos, video and music with subscriptions and image packs
From $25/mo
Getty Images vs Pond5
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Getty Images if…
- you're in its core audience: marketing teams, publishers and newsrooms
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Choose Pond5 if…
- you're in its core audience: video editors, filmmakers
Side by side
Feature Getty Images Pond5
Pricing modelPaidPaid
Starting price—$10/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWebWeb
CompanyGetty ImagesPond5
Full feature lists
G Getty Images
- Creative and editorial stock photo library
- Stock video clips, including rights-ready footage
- Prepaid download packs of 5 or 10 files
- Monthly and annual editorial and creative subscriptions
- Usage-based price calculator for rights-managed content
- AI image generation and modification for commercial use
P Pond5
- Royalty-free HD and 4K stock video footage
- Royalty-free production music library
- Sound effects library
- Stock images and After Effects templates
- Pay-per-asset, credit pack and subscription purchasing
- Unused subscription downloads roll over
- Individual License with indemnification
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Getty Images
Paid. Plan details aren't published.
Pond5
Music$10/mo (limited-time offer) or $60/yr
Music & SFX$15/mo or $90/yr
Footage Plus$199/mo or $999/yr
Pay per assetVideo from $39
Strengths and limitations
Getty Images
- Large editorial collection alongside creative stock
- Several ways to buy: single files, packs or subscriptions
- Packs give a lower per-download cost at larger sizes
- Editorial photos cannot be used commercially
- Pack downloads are capped at the purchased size tier
- Rights-managed files require usage-based pricing per license
Pond5
- Subscription is optional; single assets can be bought
- Unused downloads roll over
- Footage Plus includes all music and SFX
- Subscription license includes indemnification
- Footage Plus costs $199/mo
- Subscriptions are capped at 10 downloads a month
- Credits and subscription downloads cannot be combined
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 13, 2026. Editorial policy