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Eight platforms filmmakers actually choose between, compared on one matrix, priced on one basis, and written by the home team with the losses left in. Every page in this section names where the other platform wins — if a comparison cannot say that, it is an advert, not a comparison.
Each comparison is generated from a single structured dataset — pricing tiers, feature scores, library claims and sources — so the matrix below, the charts and every detail page can never quietly disagree with each other. Where a rival's numbers are marketing claims rather than audited figures (library sizes especially), we print the claim with its attribution and, where sources conflict, the conservative figure. Prices are the published self-serve rates as of October 2026; annual-billing prices are labelled as annual, because a $30/mo plan that bills $360 up front is a different decision from a $15/mo plan that does not.
Three things shape every verdict. First, the media: video, photos, music and sound effects in one library, or a specialist shelf. Second, the licence: what you may do, what it costs at the edges, and — the question clients actually ask — whether you can prove it. Third, the machinery: editor panels, APIs, agent licensing and search that understands footage. Brollvia was built for the second and third questions, and these pages score it best exactly there. On raw catalogue size, the incumbents win by orders of magnitude, and the matrix below does not hide it.
Methodology & honesty note. Data as of October 2026, compiled from each provider's published pages and reputable reviewer reports (sources are linked on every detail page). We do not use competitor logos, ratings or review counts. Feature scores marked "partial" carry a note explaining the limit. Spotted an error — ours or a rival's changed pricing? The dataset behind this page is corrected and every page re-renders from it.
Sixteen capabilities, nine platforms, one dataset. Click a column heading for the full head-to-head.
| Feature | Brollvia | Artlist | Storyblocks | Adobe Stock | Shutterstock | Pond5 | Envato Elements | Pexels | Pixabay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Photos | Yes | Nono headline photo library in Max | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Music | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NoPexels carries no music catalogue | Yes |
| Sound effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partialaudio is music-led; sound-effect depth is thinner than dedicated SFX libraries | Yes | Yes | Yes | Nono sound-effects catalogue | Yes |
| Unlimited downloads | Yeson Pro and Teams plans | Yesmedia downloads on Max; AI runs on credits | Yesthe core of the offer, on every tier | Partialonly the $129.99/mo tier is unlimited; most plans spend credits per download | PartialUnlimited Plus tier only, and reviews note a 100 downloads/day cap | Nosubscriptions cap at 10 downloads/mo, and Footage Plus covers only part of the catalogue | Yesthe standard offer | Yesfree and unlimited | Yesfree and unlimited |
| Contributor marketplace | Yescontributors upload, earn per download, with per-asset analytics | Partialcurated catalogue from vetted contributors — not an open marketplace | Partialcurated library with contributor supply — not an open marketplace | Yescontributors sell through Adobe Stock | Yesone of the largest contributor marketplaces | Yescontributors set their own prices | PartialElements is a curated subscription; the open marketplace is the separate Envato Market | Partialcontributors upload for exposure — there are no sales or royalties | Partialcontributor uploads, no sales or royalties |
| REST API | YesREST API with keys + OAuth 2.1 | Nono documented public API in sources checked (Oct 2026) | Nono public API found in sources checked (Oct 2026) | YesAdobe Stock API for enterprise integrations | Yesan established developer API | Yesa developer API exists | Nono public API found in sources checked (Oct 2026) | Yesa free, well-loved API including colour search | Yesfree API, rate-limited |
| MCP server for AI agents | Yesagents can search AND license, not just generate | Partialone secondary source reports a Claude MCP integration for in-chat generation — unverified on an Artlist page, and generation rather than search-and-license | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Script-to-B-roll | Yespaste a script, get matched shots per scene | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| AI generation in-platform | Yesvia connected providers, on credits, always labelled | YesAI video, image, music, voiceover and avatars on credit tiers | PartialAI Toolkit edits existing clips and generates voiceover — it does not generate footage from scratch | YesFirefly generation + AI Studio editing on generative credits | YesGenAI tier plus 100 monthly AI credits on Unlimited Plus (Runway, Google, OpenAI models) | PartialVideoAI text-to-video (Google Veo) reported by secondary sources in 2026 — not verified on a Pond5 page | PartialAI tools on tiered monthly credits (20 on Core up to 2,000 on Ultimate) | Nono in-platform generation | No |
| Editor panels/plugins (Premiere) | YesUXP panel with licence records built in | Yesplugins for Premiere Pro | Partialtemplates for Premiere Pro and the Maker workflow; no licence-recording download panel in sources checked | Yesnative panel inside Premiere and the other CC apps | Partialintegrations focus on design tools and its own apps; no licence-recording NLE panel in sources checked | PartialAfter Effects templates and integrations; no licence-recording Premiere panel in sources checked | Partialdeep template support for Premiere; no licence-recording panel in sources checked | Nointegrations target design tools (Canva, Figma, WordPress), not NLE panels | No |
| Editor panels/plugins (Resolve) | YesWorkflow Integration panel | Yesplugins for DaVinci Resolve | Partialtemplates for DaVinci Resolve | Nono Resolve panel — integrations are Creative Cloud apps only | No | No | Partialtemplates usable in Resolve | No | No |
| Public licence verification | Yesanyone can check a licence code at /verify | NoClearlist clears YouTube claims — valuable, but not public licence verification | No | No | No | No | Nolicences are registered per project inside your account — not publicly verifiable | Nono licence records to verify | No |
| Teams | Yes | YesMax Team seats | YesSmall Business and Business tiers | Yespooled team and enterprise licences | YesTeam and Premier tiers | Partialbusiness arrangements via sales; no self-serve seat plan in sources checked | Yesper-seat team pricing | No | No |
| Extended licences | Yes | Partiallicence scope follows your plan tier; RAW/LOG is a paid add-on | Partialextended rights sit in the Business tier (broadcast/OTT, $1M indemnification) | Yesextended licences available; standard indemnification capped at $10,000 in Adobe's own compare table | YesEnhanced licences raise indemnification to $250,000; Premier is unlimited | Yeslicence tiers scale with production budget, up to $1M coverage | Partiala single licence model — assign each download to a project; reuse in a new project needs re-registration | Noone free licence, no extended tier | No |
| Curated packs | Yes | Nocurated playlists and collections, but no purchasable themed packs | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
● full support ◐ partial or tier-limited ○ not offered. Notes are part of the score — read them. Data as of October 2026, from the sources listed on each page.
The cheapest published route into each platform's media, monthly-equivalent. Read the labels: some are annual-billing rates, one is a per-clip price, and two are free libraries with no licence records. The detail pages run the full like-for-like cost analysis.
These are the platforms' own claimed totals (or reviewer reports where claims conflict), plotted on a logarithmic scale because the honest difference is orders of magnitude. A claim is not an audit: counts mix photos, vectors, templates and footage differently per platform. Brollvia is a new contributor library and does not publish a comparable total.
All-in-one creator subscription
Artlist is the closest product to Brollvia in today's market: a filmmaker-first bundle with generation and editor plugins. Choose Artlist for music depth and templates; choose Brollvia for price, photos, licence verification and the agent layer.
Unlimited-download subscription
Storyblocks is the unlimited-download benchmark: cheap, broad and template-rich. Choose it for volume and templates; choose Brollvia for a lower price without the annual lock, agent licensing, licence verification and AI generation.
Stock library inside Creative Cloud
Adobe Stock is the most feature-rich platform here once you count the Creative Cloud around it. Choose it for scale and ecosystem; choose Brollvia for flat unlimited pricing, agent licensing and a Resolve-first, verifiable workflow.
Full-service stock marketplace
Shutterstock is the most feature-rich standalone marketplace here: scale, editorial, 3D, an editor, apps and enterprise armour. Choose it for breadth and indemnification; choose Brollvia for one flat price, agent licensing and verifiable licences.
Contributor-priced marketplace
Pond5 is a vast, honest marketplace with a subscription trap: its footage plan is expensive and partial. Choose Pond5 for one-off specialist clips; choose Brollvia for unlimited economics and the agent/licensing machinery.
Unlimited creative-assets subscription
Envato Elements is the cheapest breadth in the business: if your work spans design and video, nothing matches it per dollar. Choose it for breadth; choose Brollvia for filmmaker depth, licence proof and the agent layer.
Free stock library
Pexels is the best free library, and free is a real price advantage no honest page can argue away. Choose Pexels for drafts and personal work; choose Brollvia the moment a client, a platform claim or a brand is attached.
Free stock library
Pixabay is the most complete free library — the only free one here with music and SFX. Choose it when the budget is zero; choose Brollvia when the work needs licence records, verification and support.
If you need the deepest catalogue on earth, this page will not talk you out of Adobe Stock or Shutterstock — scale is their product and they are good at it. If you need unlimited downloads above all, Storyblocks and Envato Elements have built their whole offers around it. If the budget is zero, Pexels and Pixabay are genuinely good free libraries. Brollvia's case is narrower and, we think, more modern: a filmmaker-first library where every download carries a licence record anyone can verify, where your AI agent can search and license on your behalf, where a script becomes a shot list, and where Pro costs $15 a month. Read the comparison for the platform you are leaving; the where-they-win section is the part most vendors would delete.
Start free, upgrade when the work does. Every download writes a licence record you can verify in public.
