Photobucket alternatives: 10 other data buyers for video footage
Photobucket publishes "5 cents to $1 per photo, >$1 per video (in negotiation)" and pays upfront, non-exclusive terms. 10 other buyers on this site take video footage. The first three in our order are Wirestock ("video is highest-paying category; $15M paid to creators", pays revenue share or upfront, non-exclusive terms), Adobe Stock ("~$3 per minute video (2024); Firefly bonus annual", pays annual payout, non-exclusive terms) and Defined.ai ("content owners get 20 to 30% of deal value; $1 to $2 per image; $100 to $300 per hour of film; partners average $600k revenue", pays revenue share, non-exclusive terms).
Sells for: creators, photographers, videographers.
Buyers named: 6 foundation-model labs plus hyperscalers.
Listed for a published price anchor and reported payouts.
Sells for: creators.
Buyers named: Adobe Firefly only.
Listed for a published rate and named lab customers.
Sells for: companies, studios, data vendors.
Buyers named: Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft.
Listed for a published rate and named lab customers.
Sells for: consumers, creators.
Buyers named: labs and enterprises (unnamed).
Listed for a published rate and reported payouts.
Sells for: creators.
Buyers named: OpenAI, Meta, Google, Amazon, Apple, Reka, Lightricks.
Listed for a published rate and reported payouts.
Sells for: creators.
Buyers named: labs, enterprises.
Listed for a public page stating what it buys.
Sells for: creators.
Buyers named: Perplexity, Runway, Bria.
Listed for reported payouts and named lab customers.
Sells for: youtubers, creators, broadcasters.
Buyers named: labs (unnamed).
Listed for a published rate and non-exclusive terms.
Sells for: creators.
Buyers named: trusted AI partners.
Listed for a published price anchor and non-exclusive terms.
Sells for: creators, media companies, studios, companies.
Buyers named: Google, OpenAI (reported).
Listed for a published rate and reported payouts.
How Photobucket compares
| Price anchor | 5 cents to $1 per photo, >$1 per video (in negotiation) |
|---|---|
| Payout model | Upfront |
| Exclusivity | Non-exclusive |
| Minimums | n/a |