Storyblocks vs Vecteezy Comparison 2026
Storyblocks charges a flat subscription for unlimited downloads with no credits to ration, its entry tier at $21 a month billed annually for footage, images and templates, and marketed explicitly as human-made rather than AI-generated. Vecteezy gives away half its catalogue free with attribution, and its Unlimited All Access tier at $15 a month billed annually, discounted from $18, covers video too, cheaper than Storyblocks' equivalent unlimited tier. Storyblocks leans toward footage and motion. Vecteezy leans toward vectors and illustration, the shape a thumbnail or banner usually needs.
Unlimited stock downloads on one subscription
Stock vectors with a usable free tier
At a glance
- Vecteezy starts cheaper, at $9.
- Only Vecteezy has a free tier.
Side by side
Storyblocks | Vecteezy | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $21 | From $9 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Paid subscription | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier (they differ) | No | Yes |
| Billing | Annual only | Not stated |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated |
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
Vecteezy
Stock vectors with a usable free tier
Vecteezy is a stock library weighted towards vectors and illustration rather than photography, which is what a thumbnail or a channel banner usually needs. The free half of the catalogue is real and downloadable with attribution, so a project can start before anybody pays. Pro removes the attribution requirement and opens the licensed collection. Plans are split by what you download: images alone are cheaper than a plan that includes video, and both are quoted per month billed annually.
Only on this side
Why people weigh these two
- Vecteezy instead of Storyblocks
- Vecteezy from $9 with a usable free tier covers stock vectors, narrower than unlimited downloads across every asset type.
- Storyblocks instead of Vecteezy
- Storyblocks also runs unlimited downloads on one subscription, from $21, video and music bundled in alongside the images.
Which one should you pick
Choose Storyblocks if footage is the main draw and a flat subscription beats counting credits: the entry tier is $21 a month billed annually for unlimited footage, images and templates, though music and sound effects only arrive on the $30 All Access tier above it. The library being marketed as human-made rather than generated matters if clients ask.
Choose Vecteezy if vector art and illustration are the actual need, or a genuine free tier matters before paying anything: downloads with attribution cost nothing, and Unlimited All Access is $15 a month billed annually for the whole library including video, cheaper than Storyblocks' comparable tier. Image Only at $9 a month is cheaper still for anybody who never needs footage, since it is priced apart rather than bundled.
Common questions
- Which is cheaper for truly unlimited downloads, Storyblocks or Vecteezy?
- Vecteezy, once music is not a factor: its Unlimited All Access tier is $15 a month billed annually, covering images and video, against Storyblocks' $21-a-month entry tier, which does not even include music without upgrading further to $30.
- Does Vecteezy have a free plan the way Storyblocks does not?
- Yes, that is a clear difference. Vecteezy's free downloads are real and usable with attribution, so a project can start before paying anything. Storyblocks has no free tier at all; every plan is a paid subscription.
- Which library is weighted toward video and which toward vectors?
- Storyblocks leans toward footage, with music and sound effects layered on at a higher tier. Vecteezy leans toward vectors and illustration, which is what a thumbnail or channel banner usually needs, with video included only on its Unlimited All Access plan.
- Is either library AI-generated?
- Storyblocks specifically markets itself as not generated, which matters if a client asks about sourcing. Vecteezy's own materials do not make the same explicit claim about its catalogue's origin.
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