Motion Array vs Storyblocks Comparison 2026
Motion Array licenses templates, plugins, footage and music for one project-focused price, $24.99 a month for everything, aimed at Premiere and After Effects editors who keep buying single templates. Storyblocks charges a flat subscription for unlimited downloads instead of counting credits: $21 a month billed annually for footage, images and templates, or $30 for All Access once music is added, marketed explicitly as human-made if that matters to a client. Motion Array's bundled price undercuts Storyblocks' All Access tier by about five dollars a month. The real difference is what a template means on each: motion graphics projects on Motion Array, editable project files on Storyblocks.
Templates and footage for video editors
Unlimited stock downloads on one subscription
At a glance
- Motion Array starts cheaper, at $10.99.
- Neither has a free tier.
- Storyblocks bills annually only, so there is no month to try it for.
Side by side
Motion Array | Storyblocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $10.99 | From $21 |
| Pricing model | Paid subscription | Paid subscription |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Billing (they differ) | Monthly or annual | Annual only |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export |
Motion Array
Templates and footage for video editors
Motion Array sells the things a video editor runs out of mid-project: Premiere and After Effects templates, presets, LUTs, stock footage and music, on one licence that covers commercial work. The plugins are the part regular users say they would miss. Buying it by category is cheaper than the Everything plan and worse value the moment you need two categories.
Only on this side
- Covers motion graphics & animation
- Covers video editing
Storyblocks
Unlimited stock downloads on one subscription
Storyblocks charges a flat subscription and lets you download as much as you want, which is the opposite of the credit model everywhere else and much easier to budget against. Footage, music, images and templates all sit under the same plan. The library is smaller than Shutterstock's and you notice it on anything specific.
Only on this side
- Covers music licensing
Why people weigh these two
- Storyblocks instead of Motion Array
- Storyblocks gives unlimited downloads on one flat subscription rather than splitting into categories the way Motion Array's Everything plan does.
- Motion Array instead of Storyblocks
- Motion Array leans toward templates built for video editors specifically, starting at $10.99, a narrower focus than Storyblocks' footage-plus-music-plus-images spread.
Which one should you pick
Pick Motion Array if Premiere or After Effects templates and the bundled plugin suite are what you actually reach for; regular users name the plugins as the thing they would miss most. Everything is $24.99 a month for templates, footage and music on one licence, cheaper than Storyblocks' comparable All Access tier.
Pick Storyblocks if unlimited downloads on a flat subscription matters more than templates specifically, or a client has asked whether the footage is human-made rather than generated. Its cheaper tier is $21 a month billed annually for footage, images and templates alone; music only arrives on All Access at $30. Storyblocks bills annually only, so the monthly figure is a twelfth of a year's commitment rather than a plan you can leave month to month.
Common questions
- Which is cheaper, Motion Array or Storyblocks?
- At comparable scope, Motion Array: its Everything plan is $24.99 a month for templates, footage and music together, against Storyblocks' All Access at $30 for footage, music and templates. Storyblocks' cheaper entry tier at $21 leaves music out entirely.
- Can I cancel Storyblocks monthly if I change my mind?
- No, Storyblocks bills annually only; the monthly figure shown is a twelfth of that yearly commitment rather than a month-to-month choice. Motion Array's plans are billed monthly, so leaving is a simpler decision.
- Does Motion Array offer unlimited downloads like Storyblocks?
- That is not how it is described; Motion Array licenses assets by category or as a bundle rather than advertising unlimited downloads as the model. Storyblocks' whole pitch is a flat subscription with nothing to ration, easier to budget against a credit system.
- Is either library marketed as not AI-generated?
- Storyblocks is, explicitly, which matters if a client asks about sourcing. Motion Array's listing does not make a comparable claim either way about how its assets are produced.
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