Pond5 🛒 Marketplace Free
Stock footage, music and sound marketplace where contributors set prices and keep 40-60%.
- Web rank
- #16k
- This week
- ▲ 555
- 30 days
- ▲ 555
- Fee / share
- Contributors keep 40% (non-exclusive) or 60% (exclusive)
- Payout schedule
- Monthly
- Paid via
- PayPal, Payoneer
- Pricing
- Free
- Type
- Digital asset & template marketplaces
Methods Pond5 pays for
Niches accepted
Mainstream niches only; check its policies before building a gambling, crypto, CBD or adult property on it.
About Pond5
Pond5 (owned by Shutterstock) sells stock footage, music and sound effects with contributor-set prices and royalties of 40% (60% exclusive), paid monthly. Video creators with a back catalogue license clips here.
Pros
- Contributor-set pricing and high video royalties
- Strong for footage and audio
Cons
- Smaller buyer base than Shutterstock
- Exclusivity for the higher rate
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