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Comparison

Pixabay vs Shutterstock

Pick Pixabay when

  • Bloggers needing free images
  • Background footage and mockups
  • Zero-budget creators
  • Prototypes and internal decks

When Pixabay is not a fit

  • Book or album cover designers
  • YouTube creators using its music
  • Brands needing legal indemnification
  • Anyone who cannot risk a demand letter

Sources

  1. Trustpilot reviews of Pixabaytrustpilot.com
    review
  2. Coverart: Beware Pixabay . Reddit r/selfpublishreddit.com
    review
  3. Demand letter after using a Pixabay image . Reddit r/COPYRIGHTreddit.com
    review
  4. Copyright claim on a Pixabay song . Reddit r/NewTubersreddit.com
    review
  5. Pixabay review . TechRadartechradar.com
    review
  6. Pixabay G2 reviewsg2.com
    review
  7. Pixabay FAQ (Canva acquisition)pixabay.com
    official
  8. Pixabay Content License Summarypixabay.com
    official
  9. Vecteezy vs. Pixabay comparisonvecteezy.com
    news
  10. CVE-2025-4413: Pixabay Images RCE . SentinelOnesentinelone.com
    security
  11. Pixabay Images directory traversal . Wordfencewordfence.com
    security
  12. CVE-2015-1366 . NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  13. Pixabay API pricingapis.io
    official
  14. Limited variety thread . Reddit r/web_designreddit.com
    review