Freepik.com vs Shutterstock.com

Freepik is a web platform dedicated to sharing vector images, stock photography, illustrations and PSD underneath a Freemium model. Freepik was based in 2010 through brothers Alejandro and Pablo Blanes, along side their friend Joaquín Cuenca, founder of Panoramio (obtained by Google). The web claims to have over 5 million graphic resources and extra 100 million downloads according per month. The content material that the users can find on the web site are both created with the aid of Freepik Company's unique designers or uploaded by means of participants everywhere in the world. The platform follows a freemium version, which means that a number of the content material is free to use attributing to Freepik’s website online and there are also paid subscriptions to get admission to the top class assets. Freepik was founded in 2010 in Málaga with the idea of offering free and beneficial picture resources to designers around the world. This Spanish stock image platform is used by several million users including major multinationals such as Microsoft, FedEx, Amazon (company )Amazon, or Spotify

During november 2011, Freepik became an open source and the webpage started generating a lot of traffic. In 2014 Freepik commenced producing its own graphic resources.
In 2015 the subscription model was released. Users athat pay for a Premium account have access to more resources and exclusive content in the platform, without being obliged to attribute.

In 2018 Freepik changed its visual identity and presented a brand new logo. The redesign included a new font, modified isotype, and color palette and aimed to redefine the picture of the brand closer to the tendencies in graphic design.

During the 2018-2019 financial year Freepik surpassed 100 million downloads per month and 5 million graphic resources.

In 2020 during the Coronavirus outbreak, as a part of a CSR initiative by means of Freepik Company, Freepik supplied its resources openly for health workers, educators and employees of public institutions.

Shutterstock is a global provider of stock photography, stock footage, stock music, and editing tools; it is headquartered in New York. Founded in 2003 by programmer and photographer Jon Oringer, Shutterstock maintains a library of over 350 million royalty-free stock photos, vector graphics, and illustrations, with over 21 million video clips and music tracks available for licensing.
Shutterstock was founded in 2003 by American entrepreneur and computer programmer Jon Oringer. Creating his own online marketplace, Oringer initially uploaded 30,000 of his own stock photos and made them available via subscription, with unlimited downloads and a monthly starting fee of US$49. When demand exceeded his photo supply, he began hiring additional contributors. In 2006, the firm claimed that it was the "largest subscription-based stock photo agency in the world" with 570,000 images in its collection. 
The firm branched into film in 2006 with the launch of Shutterstock Footage. By 2007, the company had 1.8 million photos. Insight Venture Partners invested in the company that year. Shutterstock expanded beyond subscriptions into a la carte pricing in August 2008, with its "On Demand" service removing daily download limits.
On September 23, 2009, Shutterstock announced that it had purchased Bigstock, a rival credit-based microstock photography agency. Fast Company argued the deal put "Shutterstock on a competitive playing field with Getty, whose iStock Photo is also credit-based." Shutterstock had 11 million royalty-free stock images by early 2010. In February 2011, it announced a two-year partnership with the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). It has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 2012.