Depositphotos subscription purchase

When buying any product or service, the aim is always the ideal balance of price and quality. But considering that stock sites now have rather strict quality requirements for images offered for sale, price comes first.

One of the most optimal stock sites where it is possible to buy images quite inexpensively is Depositphotos.

The stock’s large library offers buyers:

• vector illustrations
• videos
• stock photos
• editorial photos.

In addition, this stock is very convenient for buyers in terms of interface, payment methods, and Russian‑language localization, which matters.

Images on Depositphotos are sold under a Royalty‑Free license (standard or extended).

Types of Depositphotos subscriptions and plans

Images on Depositphotos can be purchased per item, by subscription, or with credits. With each subscription image, the buyer can download all JPEG sizes together with the vector file.

In today’s overview, let’s look at which Depositphotos subscription options can be used to buy photos and illustrations, and which of them is the most optimal and practical.

Depositphotos has separate subscription plans for individual users and for business users, who get multi‑user account access on the stock site:

Depositphotos terms for business buyers

Business users can work in a team (multi‑user) mode, get a dedicated manager, and have significantly larger download volumes of stock images, though such a subscription plan will also cost substantially more.

A business subscription can only be annual or package‑based, which is not very advantageous compared to the option of a monthly subscription for regular buyers.

Using a calculator yields the following figures. Under the cheapest business plan at 399 dollars, the unit cost per downloaded image is about 3.30 dollars.

Under the maximum business plan, one stock image comes to roughly 47 cents. If buying download packages, the spread in unit cost is not as significant and will vary from 7 dollars in the cheapest package to 6 dollars in the largest.

Note that if more than two users in an office plan to use the buyer account, it is advisable to contact Depositphotos support and discuss individual terms for larger volumes.

Also remember that downloading videos from the stock requires a separate subscription plan depending on the required video quality.

Depositphotos terms for individual buyers

Individual buyers on the stock site can use the following options:

Monthly subscription plans

A monthly subscription or monthly plan is optimal for one‑off needs, not on a regular basis. Otherwise, the budget will be spent inefficiently.

Under a monthly plan, stock photos and vector images on Depositphotos can be purchased at 1 dollar per item.

If a monthly subscription is used, the price per image can be around 30 cents per image.

Annual subscription on the stock site

Purchasing an annual subscription or an annual plan on depositphotos.com is relevant when there is a regular need for small volumes of quality vector images and stock photos.

Analyzing the cost of a Depositphotos annual plan and comparing it with a monthly one suggests the annual plan is optimal, since the unit price per image will be around 82 cents. Under the annual subscription, the unit cost per image would be about 2.6 dollars, which is not economical.

Comparing the monthly and annual subscriptions, it is more optimal to take a monthly subscription when there is a need to purchase a batch of stock images.

How to pay for a subscription on depositphotos.com?

This stock supports many possible channels for paying for subscription plans and download packages.

Among the popular and globally available payment methods on the site are:

• Payment cards Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Visa Electron, JCB, Discover, Diners Club
• PayPal;
• Skrill (formerly Moneybookers);
• For some regions, local payment systems can be used; their list is also on the stock site.

As seen, there should be no difficulty making a payment when purchasing a Depositphotos subscription.

If something still does not work, the official site has a support chat button in the top right and bottom right corners to resolve issues.

Subscription usage nuances on the stock site

Note that when a plan is purchased on this stock, auto‑renewal is enabled by default after the plan expires. What does this mean?

When the paid plan is nearing its end date, payment for a new term will be charged automatically.

Therefore, to avoid unwanted charges, immediately after purchasing a plan or subscription on Depositphotos go to Buyer Menu -> Your subscription -> Settings and disable auto‑renewal.

If an image needs to be downloaded/purchased under an Extended License, in addition to a subscription or plan, a download package must be purchased on Depositphotos. Purchases under the Extended License are available to buyers only within that package.

To buy a video on Depositphotos, a separate subscription plan must be purchased, since subscriptions are split between videos and other content (vector images and photos).

Video within these plans will cost from $12.76 at the lowest SD quality (240p) up to $169 for Ultra HD (4K).

By the way, for information on other stock sites where images or videos can be purchased, an overview of all leading online marketplaces for such content is available on the site.

From the review of current prices for subscription plans on this stock, the conclusion is that for personal or business needs it is essential to clearly understand the required volumes of images and videos and over what timeframe.

Based on these needs, a Depositphotos subscription plan should be chosen; otherwise, there will be a significant overpayment in unit cost per stock image or video.

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