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Picfair vs Pond5
Picfair and Pond5 are both stock marketplaces. Fees — Picfair: Set your own price, keep 100%. Pond5: 30% royalty (40% exclusive video).
Updated · from each platform’s published fees and payout terms · how we verify
Key differences
- Fees — Picfair: Set your own price, keep 100%. Pond5: 30% royalty (40% exclusive video).
- Both pay out via PayPal and Bank transfer. Only Pond5 offers Payoneer.
- Pond5 is the older platform — founded in 2006, 8 years before Picfair (2014).
- Picfair is based in United Kingdom, Pond5 in United States.
Which should you choose?
Choose Pond5 if…
- You want to withdraw via Payoneer.
- You prefer a long track record (since 2006).
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Picfair
A photo marketplace where photographers set their own prices and keep most of each sale.
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Pond5
The largest marketplace for stock video footage, also covering music and sound effects. Contributors set price…
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| Type | Stock marketplaces like Shutterstock | Stock marketplaces like Shutterstock |
| Category | Stock & Digital Goods | Stock & Digital Goods |
| Vetted | No | No |
| Work from home | Yes | Yes |
| Fees | Set your own price, keep 100% | 30% royalty (40% exclusive video) |
| Withdraw via | PayPal, bank transfer | PayPal, Payoneer, Bank transfer |
| Availability | Worldwide | Worldwide |
| Founded | 2014 | 2006 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | New York, United States |
| Popularity | 47 views · 0 likes | 43 views · 0 likes |
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Picfair or Pond5?
Picfair: Set your own price, keep 100%. Pond5: 30% royalty (40% exclusive video).
Where are Picfair and Pond5 available?
Picfair: Worldwide. Pond5: Worldwide.