MarketMuse vs. Shutterstock

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
MarketMuse
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
MarketMuse is a search engine marketing platform built around features such as site auditing, content quality grading, and content analysis.
$0
per month
Shutterstock
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Shutterstock is a global technology company headquartered in New York, offering a creative platform boasting high-quality assets, tools and services. With it, users can license images, video, music, and editorial assets -- as well as custom content tailored to a brand’s needs. Shutterstock offers a variety of plans for individuals, teams, and enterprise customers as well as creative editing and collaboration capabilities.
$379
per month (2 users)
Pricing
MarketMuseShutterstock
Editions & Modules
Free
$0.00
per month
Standard
$149.00
per month
Premium
$999.00
per month
Single User - 10 Images
$29 ($49)
monthly, annual contract (no contract)
On-Demand Packs - Standard License
$29, $49, $299
number of images (2, 5, 25)
Single User - 50 Images
$99 ($125)
monthly, annual contract (no contract)
Single User - 350 Images
$169 ($199)
monthly, annual contract (no contract)
Single User - 750 Images
$199 ($249)
monthly, annual contract (no contract)
On-Demand Packs - Enhanced License
$199, $449, $1,699
number of images (2, 5, 25)
Teams (750 images per month)
$379
per month (2 users)
Teams (750 images per month)
$479
per month (3-10 users)
Teams (750 images per month)
Contact Sales
per month, 11+ users
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MarketMuseShutterstock
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
MarketMuseShutterstock
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MarketMuseShutterstock
Small Businesses
Adobe Express
Adobe Express
Score 8.8 out of 10
Adobe Express
Adobe Express
Score 8.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Adobe Express
Adobe Express
Score 8.8 out of 10
Adobe Express
Adobe Express
Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Adobe Express
Adobe Express
Score 8.8 out of 10
Adobe Express
Adobe Express
Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
MarketMuseShutterstock
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(0 ratings)
9.8
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MarketMuseShutterstock
Likelihood to Recommend
This tool is extremely powerful for comparing your content to competitors. Additionally, as mentioned previously, the tool is also helpful for finding additional angles or elements to include in content as-you-write.
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Shutterstock is ideal for creatives who need images for digital marketing such as websites, blogs, case studies, or presentations. Visual elements can make or break a brand, and Shutterstock has an enormous library with a huge variety of image styles. Yes, there are your cliché stock images that look goofy or fake, but it's easy to find world-class photos and vector illustrations that add authenticity to any brand.
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Pros
  • It provides an invaluable heatmap comparing your article to top-ranking articles on the same topic.
  • It gives you an idea of how many times a particular phrase should be mentioned in an article to be considered authoritative.
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  • Large library with a great variety of high quality images
  • "Similar images," "same model," and "same artist" suggestions to help you drill down your search for the right image
  • Handy editing tool that lets you save your custom image sizes
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Cons
  • Would be nice if the connect feature was domain swappable
  • A better way to save and import queries would be nice
  • Having some writing tool integrations would be nice
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  • i think the pricing is still higher than other platforms
  • locating right files is sometimes difficult here like the search results could be better
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Support Rating
The support I have received from all MarketMuse staff at each step of the process has been excellent. They are very friendly, quick to assist, and also provide really good training to teach you how to use their product. Additionally, their own blog is a wealth of information regarding different aspects of content marketing, from articles to video interviews.
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Alternatives Considered
MarketMuse has some necessary as well as unique functionalities for content optimization. There are so other tools in the market which are also doing the same thing as MarketMuse is doing. But MarketMuse is a bit ahead of them because MarketMuse is always developing their software to keep pace with the hard competition. I use MarketMuse because I have got excellent results by using this software.
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Shutterstock library and pricing is better than Adobe Stock also the preview is far better than Adobe Stock that's why i am still using shutterstock rather than Adobe Stock, their have a huge collections of images, videos than Adobe Stock. also the user interface of shutterstock is easy than Adobe Stock
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Return on Investment
  • Competitor research and keyword research has enabled us to determine the best content to improve our SEO.
  • Improving the brand of our agency on search engines has enabled us to reach more buyers.
  • Creating high-ranking SEO content has improved digital marketing in the cloud that turns prospects into buyers.
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  • it improved our work quality
  • it helped us to handle multiple projects as catered our creative needs well
  • due to faster project creation our business scaled
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ScreenShots

MarketMuse Screenshots

Screenshot of MarketMuse Research allows you to plug in topics you want to rank for and extracts powerful data points like volume, seasonality trends, CPC, topic variants, current distribution, and suggested distribution so you know exactly what you need to do to win in the SERP.Screenshot of MarketMuse Compete delivers a heat map of your competitors' coverage of any given topic so you can locate hidden opportunities and take advantage of their blind spots.Screenshot of MarketMuse Inventory (Topics View) gives you a bird's-eye view of your competitive advantage and tells you your personalized difficulty score, so you can action on your ripest opportunities and make progress with relative ease.