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54 Best Royalty-Free Stock Footage and Video Websites
These days there’s no need to spend a lot of money on copyright videos to use on your online store and for promotional and advertising purposes. Below is a list of 35 stock video websites with royalty-free quality videos and footage to use, whether it’s for an intro or outro of a product video, a B or C roll or simply on your online store.
These videos are kindly contributed by professionals and amateurs. Therefore where requested, remember to include a credit where the video is used so the creator’s work will be promoted and free video websites like these can continue to provide quality, free content.
Whether you’re going to use free or paid stock videos, it’s always a good idea to have a quick look at the licensing terms of the particular stock video website. For example, just because a video is royalty-free, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you can use it wherever you like.
In some cases, there may be a usage condition such as having to give credit or attribution to the original author when using the video dependent on how and where you intend to use it. This could be a clear cut as commercial or non-commercial use. The last thing you want is to receive a copyright infringement for improper use of someone else’s video.
The best type of license to look for is the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) License, meaning you can edit or change the video and use it free for personal or even commercial purposes.
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Shutterstock
Shutterstock is one of the best-known stock photo and video websites, and for good reason. They have the world’s leading royalty-free video collection. They have over 145 different curated video collections, which definitely increase the chances of finding the exact video footage you’re after. A video subscription allows you to get each clip for less than $13 each as well as 10 or 20 clips every month with new monthly and annual plans. This includes the full library of HD and 4K footage.
Videvo
Videvo has over 58,000 quality stock video footage clips. In addition to their most popular collections, some of their newest collections include Black Lives Matter, Summertime, Working From Home, and Pandemic. You can choose from either a free or two Premium Plans which give you access to up to 120,000 premium stock videos with royalty-free licensing. Paying yearly on a Premium Plan will save you 20% of the monthly cost. Subscriptions can be canceled at any time.
ProVideoFactory
ProVideoFactory has stunning video footage from different cultures and locations all around the world. Currently, they have over 150,000 Royalty-Free videos available. ProVideo Factory’s Royalty-Free license gives users the right to use licensed content forever across different projects. Some of their video categories include aerials, time-lapse, slow motion, nature, business, sports, medical, wildlife, and lifestyle. Both the HD and 4K subscriptions have unlimited downloads.
Storyblocks
Storyblock’s unlimited subscription option, allows you to download royalty-free stock video, motion backgrounds, and After Effects templates from their extensive library. Their library contains millions of HD and 4K videos, all curated from experienced videographers from all around the world. Their membership plans include one for individuals and for businesses. A free Storyblocks account allows you to create folders, save watermarked previews, and more.
Pixabay
Pixabay is one of the first names that comes to mind for stock photos, but they also have a very good library of stock videos. They have thousands of videos, which is a great help especially if you have a zero or very low budget. The video clips and footage are shared by the Pixabay community. As a sign of appreciation, remember whenever you download a video to credit the original creator and/or link back to them so the video’s author gains the exposure they definitely deserve.
Pexels
Pexels is another website that specializes in providing free quality videos provided by a community of very talented creators. You can filter the videos available by trending or new. Another great thing about their videos is that you can modify and edit the photos as you please. You cannot however under any circumstances sell unedited copies of a video without modifying it first or redistribute or sell videos on other stock video websites or platforms.
Artgrid
Artgrid’s video footage from top international cinematographers is story-driven with unique stories to tell. As you’ll quickly see, all footage is of the highest quality. For an annual subscription fee, Artgrid simplifies licensing with one simple license and full access to their entire video footage catalog. The works of more than 24 filmmakers that represent some of the best talents from around the world are featured on Artgrid. Subscriptions range from $24-$49 per month.
coverr
coverr is a video production marketplace that helps filmmakers and students, work with companies looking to create videos, without relying on overly expensive agencies. coverr’s philosophy is that all their videos are free not because they don’t believe that a good video deserves to be paid for, but because they know many businesses simply can’t afford them. Attractive Zoom virtual backgrounds have been added recently.
Splitshire
Splitshire’s creator explains on their website that the simple aim of Splitshire was to give life to photographs that would have gone into oblivion without being used. He began to upload the first 100 high-resolution photos that you can freely download and use for personal and commercial purposes and appear on websites like The Huffington Post, CNN, Books Covers, Magazines, and thousands of websites/blogs. Splitshire has had over 2.000,000 downloads and over 6,000,000 page views.
Mixkit
Videos from Mixkit’s free stock footage library can be used anywhere including websites, music videos, promo videos, ads, YouTube and more. No attribution or sign up required is required for Mixkit. Unlimited downloads are permitted across many diverse categories. They can be used as a b-roll to enhance your video production, for social media posts, or in any other project. All video clips are available to download for free and are ready to use in personal and commercial projects.
Mazwai
Mazwai is a great resource for free stock video footage and gives creators around the world free access to beautiful stock footage, with simple licensing as a bonus. All of their footage is curated to guarantee the highest quality. They source their video content through direct relationships with video creators, meaning all of their content is safe to use because the video creators have agreed to provide their video clips for free. Not only are all of the quality videos free, but no sign-up at all is required on Mazwai.
Videezy
Videezy has a great collection of free HD and 4K videos and stock footage. You can either browse all the videos by category or by newest. Categories include popular new video footage, top backgrounds, and After Effects templates. The website is also available in a number of languages including French, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese. The Pro version works on a credit system, but note that unused subscription downloads do not roll over to the next month.
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Paid Stock Video Websites
Ever heard the saying “you get what you pay for?” Whilst free stock video websites can be very handy, especially if you’re just starting out and on a tight budget, in comparison paid stock video websites are much more comprehensive and better stocked with the best quality videos.
Paid stock video websites will also have much larger video libraries, better categorization, HD and 4K video resolutions, whereas the free ones usually stop at just HD quality.
The search function, video tags and descriptions of paid sites are also more advanced, making it much easier and quicker to find exactly what you’re looking for.
You’ll find that each paid stock video website has different payment options. Some allow you to pay-as-you-go, others charge an ongoing monthly or discounted annual subscription fee and some offer discount bundles for bulk video purchases. A subscription will often give you access to unlimited downloads, which often works out cheaper depending on how many videos you would download per month.
Below are a few paid stock video websites to choose from.
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Not many people realize that there are a number of other video platforms out there besides YouTube. Below is a list of some of the most popular alternatives to YouTube.
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