123RF.com vs. Pexels

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
123RF.com
Score 9.6 out of 10
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123RF.com is a digital stock agency headquartered in Singapore. 123RF offers individuals and businesses tell their stories using creative stock imagery, sounds and motion contributed by talents from around the world.N/A
Pexels
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Pexels, headquartered in Berlin, offers stock photos and video under the Creative Commons Zero license, from a global network of creators.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
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9.2
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Likelihood to Renew
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8.0
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Usability
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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The success of social media campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter depends significantly on the quality of the content used. Pexels maintains the highest quality standards for all content hosted on the platform... with High Definition, excellent composition materials only. Another great thing is that they provide you with an assortment of filtered content suggestions related to the selections. This helps save time.
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Pros
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  • High-resolution images – Pexels is full of images that are high enough in resolution to look beautiful on their own, but also high quality enough to be combined with other images without distracting pixelization
  • Stock videos – other free stock sites are often limited to just images, but Pexels has a wide range of videos available as well, which we use to plus up decks
  • Good search functions – while not as robust as some paid sites, Pexels' search functions make it pretty easy to track down what you need
  • Licensing – it's very straightforward to know what you can and can't do with a Pexels photo, which protects my company and our clients
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Cons
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  • I do think that the library should grow. For example, I was looking for an image of a living room with a fireplace and there were only a few options
  • I get tricked sometimes because I see images I want to use but they are from some other company and they are paid
  • Improve search understanding for multi-word searches
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Usability
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Intuitive and simple interface.
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Alternatives Considered
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Pexels has a few unique features that stand out, the most important being a 1-click download from the search results. No need to navigate to another page to find a "download" button. This reduces the time required to find and download an appropriate image. The search results load fast, with lazy loading, so there's no annoying pagination at the bottom. I often travel as I work, and at times my internet connection can be slow or unstable. This kind of feature may seem minor to some users, but when on a slower connection, it makes a big difference. If a search term is too broad, it can recommend related keywords to search for - this helps to find the right image faster.
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Return on Investment
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  • Positive: the writing material when well illustrated gain more engagement.
  • Positive: images can inspire better descriptions of scenarios and landscapes and therefore can make long texts more attractive.
  • Positive: we saved a lot of time when writing.
  • Negative: some images do not have enough quality for printing purposes.
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