Sites like Pexels

01 · Entity

About Pexels

Pexels pexels.com

Wikidata: free online media library

Top 1K · #880 English 6 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

Pexels is a library of free stock photos and videos contributed by photographers, which users can download and use without paying royalties.

Who it’s for

Designers, marketers, bloggers and content creators

Business model

Advertising and sponsored placements

• stock photography
• free stock photos
• free stock videos
• royalty-free images
• high-resolution photos
• photo downloads
• stock footage
• image search API

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Pexels’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

We can’t read pexels.com’s homepage (bot protection page), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

1. 01
   Pixabay pixabay.com Top 1K English

   free online media library

   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Amazon SES
   • Meta Business Suite

   0 say Pixabay is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say Pixabay isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.929
2. 02
   DepositPhotos depositphotos.com Top 10K English

   Royalty-free Images, Photo Stock, Video & Music | DepositPhotos

   Royalty-free stock images at affordable prices on DepositPhotos. Download stock photos for commercial use. Pictures, videos, music for every topic.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Zendesk
   • Microsoft 365
   • Mimecast

   0 say DepositPhotos is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say DepositPhotos isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.925
3. 03
   istockphoto.com Top 10K English

   Stock Images, Royalty-Free Images, Illustrations, Vectors and Videos - iStock

   iStock has millions of exclusive stock photos, videos, vectors, and illustrations that are researched and shot by a diverse global community. © 2023 iStockphoto LP.

   • Google Search Console
   • AngularJS
   • Bing Webmaster Tools
   • Amazon CloudFront
   • Google Tag Manager
   • Meta Business Suite

   0 say istockphoto.com is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say istockphoto.com isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.917
4. 04
   unsplash.com Top 1K English

   Checking your browser before accessing unsplash.com

   website dedicated to sharing copyright-free photography under the Unsplash license

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Mailgun
   • Fastly
   • GlobalSign
   • SendGrid

   0 say unsplash.com is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say unsplash.com isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.907
5. 05
   Shutterstock shutterstock.com Top 10K English

   shutterstock.com

   American stock photography, stock footage, stock music, and editing tools provider

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Apple Business
   • Atlassian
   • Amazon CloudFront
   • DataDome

   0 say Shutterstock is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say Shutterstock isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.909
6. 06
   Getty Images gettyimages.com Top 10K English

   Royalty-Free Stock Photos, Creative Images & Vectors | News, Fashion, and Entertainment imagery - Getty Images

   Discover Getty Images' unrivaled collection of royalty-free images to find the perfect stock photo, vector, or illustration that resonates with your customers.

   • Cloudflare
   • Google Search Console
   • Adobe
   • AngularJS
   • Apple Business
   • Atlassian

   0 say Getty Images is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say Getty Images isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.906
7. 07
   Dreamstime dreamstime.com Top 10K English

   Stock Photos & Images, Vectors, Video & Audio - Dreamstime

   Find the perfect stock photos, images and vectors for your project. Quickly search over 377 million images including free and public domain images.

   • Google Search Console
   • Bing Webmaster Tools
   • Google Ads conversion tracking
   • Google Tag Manager
   • HUMAN (PerimeterX)
   • nginx

   0 say Dreamstime is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say Dreamstime isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.906
8. 08
   Vecteezy vecteezy.com Top 10K English

   Online marketplace where users can license stock photos, vector graphics, and stock footage

   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Apple Business
   • Brevo

   0 say Vecteezy is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say Vecteezy isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.905
9. 09
   123RF 123rf.com Top 10K English

   Stock Photos, Vectors and Royalty Free Images from 123RF

   Search and download from millions of HD stock photos, royalty free images, cliparts, vectors and illustrations

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Amazon CloudFront
   • Next.js
   • React
   • Amazon Route 53

   0 say 123RF is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say 123RF isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.901
10. 10
    Envato® envato.com Top 10K English

    Envato® | AI Tools and Unlimited Creative Assets

    Create and customize content with AI tools and unlimited creative assets for professional and commercial use.

    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian

    0 say Envato® is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say Envato® isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.899
11. 11
    Alamy alamy.com Top 10K

    British stock photography agency

    • Google Search Console
    • Apple Business
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft 365
    • Mimecast
    • Amazon Route 53

    0 say Alamy is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say Alamy isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.897
12. 12
    500px 500px.com Top 10K English

    photo sharing website

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Zendesk
    • Amazon SES
    • Atlassian
    • Amazon CloudFront

    0 say 500px is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say 500px isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

    Comment
    Close cos 0.889
13. 13
    Flaticon flaticon.com Top 10K English

    That request didn't go through. Our security filter flagged something. You don't have permission to access this page.

    database of icons

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Zendesk
    • Akamai
    • Amazon SES
    • Mailchimp

    0 say Flaticon is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say Flaticon isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

    Comment
    Close cos 0.886
14. 14
    imgsrc.ru Top 10K English

    Unlimited photo hosting @iMGSRC.RU

    Your free and unlimited host iMGSRC.RU presents Unlimited photo hosting

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Google Fonts
    • nginx
    • Yandex Metrica
    • Yandex Webmaster

    0 say imgsrc.ru is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say imgsrc.ru isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

    Comment
    Close cos 0.882
15. 15
    Plex plex.tv Top 10K English

    streaming media service

    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Zendesk
    • Next.js

    0 say Plex is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say Plex isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

    Comment
    Close cos 0.879
16. 16
    Internet Archive archive.org Top 1K English

    Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

    U.S. non-profit organization and digital archive

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Atlassian
    • Microsoft 365
    • nginx
    • Salesforce

    0 say Internet Archive is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say Internet Archive isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

    Comment
    Close cos 0.877
17. 17
    flic.kr Top 10K English

    Flickr | The best place to be a photographer online.

    The nicest place on the internet is here for you: inspiration, community, creativity, art, passion, and a heaping scoop of weirdness await you. Join for free.

    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Fonts
    • Google Tag Manager
    • Amazon Route 53
    • TrustArc

    0 say flic.kr is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say flic.kr isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

    Comment
    Close cos 0.876
18. 18
    Scribd scribd.com Top 1K English

    Scribd: Home to the world’s documents.

    Get to the source. Specialized knowledge on any topic, and answers you won’t find anywhere else. Home to the world’s documents, 300M+ and counting.

    • Google Search Console
    • Mailgun
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • DocuSign
    • Envoy

    0 say Scribd is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say Scribd isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

    Comment
    Close cos 0.876
19. 19
    ijg.org Top 10K

    Independent JPEG Group

    C programming language library for JPEG images, from IJG

    • Apache HTTP Server

    0 say ijg.org is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say ijg.org isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

    Comment
    Close cos 0.874
20. 20
    Picsart picsart.com Top 10K English

    Picsart: The AI Creative Platform

    Picsart is an all-in-one creative platform with a wide selection of free AI design tools. Create content fast with expert-crafted templates, built-in asset libraries, and generative AI tools.

    • Cloudflare
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Zendesk
    • Apple Business
    • DocuSign

    0 say Picsart is a good alternative to Pexels 0 say Picsart isn’t a real alternative to Pexels

    Comment
    Close cos 0.873

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to pexels.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Pexels uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Pexels is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.