What is Alamy used for?

Alamy is an online library of stock photos and editorial images that can be licensed for commercial and publishing use. It is a good fit for licensing photos for publishing projects and finding editorial images for articles.

How much does Alamy cost?

Alamy is a paid product with no free plan.

Is Alamy open source?

No. Alamy is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Photos & Images category, open-source options include Immich, PhotoPrism and Ente.

What are some alternatives to Alamy?

Alamy competes with Shutterstock, Getty Images and iStock.

Alamy: features, pricing and alternatives

About Alamy

Alamy is a stock photography and editorial image library. Businesses, publishers and creatives search the collection and license pictures for use in articles, marketing materials, books and other projects.

It is a hosted commercial marketplace with no self-hosted option. The vendor's website could not be retrieved when this entry was compiled, so details such as licensing tiers, contributor terms and pricing are not listed here and should be confirmed on the vendor's site.

Key features

Stock photo library
Editorial image collection
Online search and licensing

Good fit for

→Licensing photos for publishing projects
→Finding editorial images for articles

Tags: stock-photos; editorial-images; image-licensing; photo-library; marketplace

Alamy: questions and answers

What is Alamy used for?: Alamy is an online library of stock photos and editorial images that can be licensed for commercial and publishing use. It is a good fit for licensing photos for publishing projects and finding editorial images for articles.
How much does Alamy cost?: Alamy is a paid product with no free plan.
Is Alamy open source?: No. Alamy is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Photos & Images category, open-source options include Immich, PhotoPrism and Ente.
What are some alternatives to Alamy?: Alamy competes with Shutterstock, Getty Images and iStock.