Artlist
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy Artlist if you ship videos monthly and want cleared music, footage, and AI tools under one license.
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Artlist and Envato both land on Depends.
Buy Artlist if you ship videos monthly and want cleared music, footage, and AI tools under one license.
Buy if you create content constantly and will actually use unlimited downloads at ~$16/mo.
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| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | YouTubers and social video creators | Freelance designers and video editors |
| Who it's not for | Occasional creators publishing a few videos a year | Occasional buyers who need one or two assets |
| Privacy | SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified, but a 2026 ClickFix abuse campaign and past XSS reports warrant basic hygiene.⁹ | No confirmed breach of Envato's core platform; third-party WordPress plugins tied to Envato had CVEs; 2025 breach claims investigated with no evidence found. |
| Support quality | Trustpilot 3.2/5; cancellation billing complaints | Trustpilot and BBB complaint volume |
| Public sentiment | Users praise the asset library but repeatedly complain about misleading pricing, annual auto-renewals, and the redesigned website.¹ | Users praise the breadth and unlimited-download value but flag inconsistent asset quality and support friction.16 |
| Biggest gotcha | Annual plans renew as one lump sum; users report full-year charges after cancelling.⁶ | Refund and billing complaints appear on Trustpilot and BBB |