Shutterstock – Best agency in terms of earnings by a long, long way
Dreamstime – Friendly, established agency that rewards popular images
Pond5 – Hugely successful with stock video footage clips, now branching out into photo sales as well
Depositphotos – Huge marketing muscle has made their rise one of the quickest in the industry
Stockfresh – Run by some established professionals but still a little slow going for sales
PhotoDune – Part of huge Envato network of stock sites, this ones taking off
BigStock – Owned by Shutterstock but seems to attract a totally different buyer base
123RF – Good agency that has come a long way in a short time
Canva – Taking the design world by storm and selling lots of images along the way
iStock – Despite the lowest contributor royalties, still manages to earn decent money
Fotolia – European flavour which will suit certain types of portfolio’s more than others
Adobe Stock – Bought out Fotolia and currently running both, huge potential with Adobe Creative Cloud link
CanStockPhoto – Great community feel to it with sales proving to be increasingly consistent
PicFair – Agency aiming to be fair to photographers, with a slightly different pricing strategy
GL Stock Images – Formerly Graphic Leftovers, good staff to deal with and fair pricing structure
Zoonar – European flair with 3 different pricing tiers to choose from and great royalties
Storyblocks – New name for GraphicStock and part of a network of media sites
VideoBlocks – Strong performer in video footage sales and part of a network of media sites
AudioBlocks – Connected with the two sites above
Sign Elements – Part of the Ingram Group, with a unique approach aimed at sign writers
Envato Elements – New subscription based site by Envato (PhotoDune parent) aimed at large volume designers
Getty Images – Well known brand that only pays a small percentage to its contributors but has global influence
FeaturePics – Been around for quite some time, good acceptance rates and but few sales
YAY Images – Formerly YayMicro, easy to deal with and offering a web streaming package
Cutcaster – Nice clean website, multiple pricing options
Mostphotos – Slow starter, but gaining some traction lately in the European markets
The microstock photography sites list will be updated as new agency’s come along and I have some experience with them. Hope this microstock photography website list has been helpful.
