I have been debating for a month if I should buy a license to either Shutterstock or Adobe Stock and was hoping for some opinions from artists on here whether it is worth purchasing and helpful as compared with free stock on DA or Unsplash.

Basically I am just wanting to receive your opinions and experiences with these two providers and which you prefer. As well as anything I should keep in mind while purchasing stock from these providers.

I DO think it is helpful. Generally the stock is of much better quality, and there's alot more of it.

As far as plans go, Adobe now offers the same plan sizes as Shutterstock. The only difference being that Adobe i believe still only has an annual plan where you can do month to month with Shutterstock.

Both allow you access to your licensed material even after your subscription ends.

And both have most of the same stock. I believe shutterstock has a bit more options stock wise but tic for tac, theyre pretty identical.

OH! And you can almost always find a 15-20% coupon code for shutterstock. :D