PIXABAY SERVICE DESCRIPTION
Pixabay is a platform specifically designed for the sharing of illustrations, images, audio files, vector graphics, and film clips, all solely under the banner of the Pixabay license. This is not the same as the regular Creative Commons license.
SERVICE STATISTICS
Pixabay is easily one of the largest platforms for creative content. It has over 2.1 million stock photos, more than 280,000 illustrations, and over 100,000 vector art stock images. So, it is surely a very vast hub for creative content stakeholders interested in getting the best. It has a stunning user base of over one billion people and it is available in 26 different languages.
SERVICE FEATURES
Pixabay offers practically everything as far as all creative content is concerned. From brilliant images to vector graphics, film footage, audio files, illustrations and a lot more, the platform has all. All these are arranged in different sections so it is easy for the user to quickly locate and find whatever he or she is looking for.
WHAT TYPES OF CONTENT DOES SERVICE OFFER
Unlike some other platforms that focus only on one type of media, Pixabay is a hub that contains all. From photos to music to videos or graphics and vectors, this platform has all that you need for all your projects.
WHAT IS THE SERVICE CONTENT LICENSE?
As hinted in the opening section, Pixabay has its license and it is different and has a lot more restrictions than the Creative Commons license that many users are familiar with. But that said, all the content is issued under their license and it makes it safe for users to utilize without the need to ask for permission or even give attribution to the original artist.
This is even applicable to commercial purposes for the downloads made. In other words, credit is not needed but it is appreciated if attribution or link backs can be done so that the image authors can get more exposure.
SERVICE USAGE PLANS
Pixabay is free for all users so there are no paid or service usage plans.
PROS
- It is practically an endless reserve of the best content.
- It makes attribution easy by giving you the text.
- You do not need to be a registered user before downloading for free.
- Pixabay has provisions for an API.
CONS
- It can take days sometimes before the images contributed by a user become accepted and many find that quite frustrating.
CONCLUSION
Pixabay is one of the very best options out there. It offers the users practically everything that they need – all for free. The support team is very active and it is always eager to find new ways to satisfy everyone on the platform.
It was established in November 2010 so it has come a long way to entrench itself as one of the most resilient brands in its niche. It is highly recommended for anyone at any level of the creative industry. This is because whether you are an amateur or a professional, you will always have something for yourself.
