# Shutterstock pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $7/mo (Generative AI Plus). Among the 7 stock media we track it is the cheapest; median entry $21/mo.
**Domain:** shutterstock.com
**Free tier:** Yes
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Not published · GDPR Not published
**Integrations:** Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro, WordPress plugin, Microsoft PowerPoint, Sketch plugin, Chrome extension
**Best for:** High-volume image downloaders needing a large, well-curated library; Adobe Creative Cloud users wanting in-app asset browsing; Teams needing commercially safe AI-generated images; Projects requiring broad content variety (photos, video, music, AI)
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10 Images / month | $29 | — | flat | 10 image downloads per month, royalty-free Standard license. $29/mo on a 12-month contract; $49/mo month-to-month; or $299/year paid upfront. Includes $10,000 legal indemnification. | stockphotosecrets.com |
| 50 Images / month | $99 | — | flat | 50 image downloads per month. $99/mo on a 12-month contract; $125/mo month-to-month; or $979/year paid upfront. | stockphotosecrets.com |
| 350 Images / month | $169 | — | flat | 350 image downloads per month. $169/mo on a 12-month contract; $199/mo month-to-month; or $1,649/year paid upfront. | stockphotosecrets.com |
| 750 Images / month | $199 | — | flat | 750 image downloads per month. $199/mo on a 12-month contract; $249/mo month-to-month; or $1,999/year paid upfront. | stockphotosecrets.com |
| 5 Videos / month | $99 | — | flat | 5 HD/4K video clip downloads per month. $99/mo on a 12-month contract; $189/mo month-to-month; or $949/year ($59/mo) paid upfront. | stockphotosecrets.com |
| Music & Sound Effects (Unlimited) | $49 | — | flat | Unlimited music and sound-effects downloads. $49/mo on a 12-month contract; $69/mo month-to-month; or $499/year ($35/mo equivalent) paid upfront. | stockphotosecrets.com |
| Generative AI Plus | $7 | — | flat | AI image generation: 100 generations (up to 400 AI images) per month. $7/mo billed annually; $29/mo no-contract. | stockphotosecrets.com |

**Key features:** 503 million royalty-free images, 40 million videos, 43,400+ music tracks; AI Image Generator (multi-model, commercially licensed output); Creative Flow browser-based design editor; Standard license includes $10,000 legal indemnification; Enhanced license $250,000; Free account: 3 royalty-free photos/month and 40 free videos (no paid plan required).

**Plan limits:** Standard license: video views capped at 500,000; Standard license indemnification: $10,000; Enhanced license: $250,000; Unused monthly downloads do not roll over on subscription plans; AI Video Generator output not covered by standard royalty-free license.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-13
Provenance: Official shutterstock.com/pricing and /subscribe returned HTTP 403 to WebFetch, so US 2026 USD rates were taken from the StockPhotoSecrets and Photutorial 2026 Shutterstock pricing guides. monthlyUsd is the annual-billed-monthly rate; month-to-month and annual-upfront prices are in notes.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/stock-media/shutterstock/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Shutterstock's entry plan was $7/mo as of 2026-06-13 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/stock-media/shutterstock/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl