Storyblocks vs Vexels Comparison 2026
Both cover stock footage & assets. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
Unlimited stock downloads on one subscription
Print-ready merch designs by subscription
At a glance
- Vexels starts cheaper, at $9.08.
- Neither has a free tier.
Side by side
Storyblocks | Vexels | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $21 | From $9.08 |
| Pricing model | Paid subscription | Paid subscription |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Billing | Annual only | Not stated |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | None | None |
| Runs on | Not stated | Web |
| Covers | Stock Footage & Assets, Music Licensing |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
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
Vexels
Print-ready merch designs by subscription
Vexels sells the artwork rather than the shirt: thousands of print-ready designs licensed for merchandise, plus an editor and a mockup generator for putting them on a product photo. A download limit per month is what separates the tiers. For a seller who can pick a niche but not draw, this replaces commissioning every design. The catalogue leans hard into slogan tees, and it shows.
Our note
Check the licence tier against how you sell before buying, since merchandise rights are the whole reason to be here and they are what differs between plans. Treat the lifetime offers with the caution any undated discount deserves, and note the monthly-billed price is not published at all.
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