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Both cover stock footage & assets. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
| Adobe Stock | Epidemic Sound | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $29.99 | From $9.99 |
| Pricing model | Paid subscription | Free trial, then paid |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Billing | Annual only | Annual only |
| Free trial | 7 days | 30 days |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | Not stated | Not stated |
| Runs on | Not stated | Not stated |
| Covers | Stock Footage & Assets, Design & Graphics | Music Licensing, Stock Footage & Assets |
| Works with | Nothing in particular | YouTube, TikTok, Instagram |
| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Live deals | None right now | None right now |
Stock assets that open straight into Adobe apps
Adobe Stock is worth its premium only if you already work in Premiere or Photoshop, where a comp drops onto the timeline and licenses in place without a download step. The library is one of the largest anywhere. Credits expire, the annual plan charges a cancellation fee, and both facts are on the page rather than hidden.
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Music cleared for monetized video
Epidemic Sound exists to solve one problem, which is a copyright claim landing on a video that was earning. Every track is licensed for the platforms creators publish on, and the clearance follows the channel rather than the upload. The catalogue is smaller than a stock library's, and cancelling ends the licence on work you already published.
Our note
The subscription is a licence rather than a purchase, so treat leaving as a decision about your back catalogue and not just about next month's bill. Uppbeat's free tier is the cheaper starting point if you are not yet earning.
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