G2 Vendor Directory

iStock vs. Pond5

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetriciStock

by Getty Images

Pond5

by Shutterstock

Overall rating3.54.3
Review count11734
Ease of use8.59.5
Ease of setup7.910.0
Quality of support6.98.9
Meets requirements8.29.0
NPS13.04347845.454545
Small Business60.0%73.5%
Mid-Market30.4%26.5%
Enterprise9.6%0.0%
Total page views488154
Total LLM citations4,0851,735

iStock

Founded in 2000, iStock created the crowd-sourced stock industry and became the original source for user-generated stock photos, vectors and illustrations, and video clips. For more than 15 years, we've given our artists a platform to make money with their passions by licensing their stock content to businesses and individuals around the world for use in a wide variety of projects. Today we remain an industry leader and key destination for creative business professionals who want to make a big impact without breaking the bank. We believe that imagery has the power to move the world.

Pros

  • Images
  • Quality
  • Content Quality
  • Photos
  • Helpful
  • Ease of Finding

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.

Pros

  • Collection Size