Below is a list of the main Microstock Agency websites. The parent company is listed in the cases where that parent owns more than one site in the Stock Photo Industry. The partners for each agency are those websites that are allowed to post your images for sale automatically if you opt-in to their affiliate program. For example, if you opt-in to the program at iStockphoto.com, your accepted images at IStock can be sold on Thinkstock.com without you ever registering or uploading with that website. The full list of partners is too numerous to display, so I've listed only the larger royalty free partners.
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Shutterstock
Partners: Openstockphotography
iStockphoto
Parent: Getty Images
Partners: Jupiter Images, Thinkstock , Photos.com , StockXchng
Dreamstime
Partners: StockFreeImages
Adobe Stock
Partners: Purebudget, Imagetrail, Photoxpress, Adobe Stock
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123RF
Parent: InMagine
Partners: Stocklib , Hemistock, Stockpodium, Inmagine, Panthermedia
BigStock
Parent: Shutterstock
Partners: Media Bakery
Canstock
Parent: FotoSearch
Partners: Fotosearch , Reflexstock , Valuestockphoto, Stockphotopro, Webstockpro, GoGraph
DepositPhotos
Partners: Pond5
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FeaturePics
Partners: Nunukphotos
Crestock
Partners: Masterfile
Cutcaster
GL Stock Images
Pond5
Owns: Pixmac
Yay Images
Payouts: All the agencies have different payout scales. A good list of most of the site's commission rates can be found here.
Reviews: If you'd like to see a review on each site, click here.
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Shutterstock
Partners: Openstockphotography
iStockphoto
Parent: Getty Images
Partners: Jupiter Images, Thinkstock , Photos.com , StockXchng
Dreamstime
Partners: StockFreeImages
Adobe Stock
Partners: Purebudget, Imagetrail, Photoxpress, Adobe Stock
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123RF
Parent: InMagine
Partners: Stocklib , Hemistock, Stockpodium, Inmagine, Panthermedia
BigStock
Parent: Shutterstock
Partners: Media Bakery
Canstock
Parent: FotoSearch
Partners: Fotosearch , Reflexstock , Valuestockphoto, Stockphotopro, Webstockpro, GoGraph
DepositPhotos
Partners: Pond5
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FeaturePics
Partners: Nunukphotos
Crestock
Partners: Masterfile
Cutcaster
GL Stock Images
Pond5
Owns: Pixmac
Yay Images
Payouts: All the agencies have different payout scales. A good list of most of the site's commission rates can be found here.
Reviews: If you'd like to see a review on each site, click here.