Wirestock alternatives: 10 other data buyers for video footage
Wirestock publishes "video is highest-paying category; $15M paid to creators" and pays revenue share or upfront, non-exclusive terms. 10 other buyers on this site take video footage. The first three in our order are Shutterstock Data Licensing ("$25M to $50M per big-tech deal; contributor share undisclosed", pays contributor fund, non-exclusive terms), Troveo AI ("$1 to $4 per minute of video; one creator $33k for ~1,000 hours", pays upfront or revenue share, non-exclusive terms) and Adobe Stock ("~$3 per minute video (2024); Firefly bonus annual", pays annual payout, non-exclusive terms).
Sells for: creators.
Buyers named: OpenAI, Meta, Google, Amazon, Apple, Reka, Lightricks.
Listed for a published rate and reported payouts.
Sells for: creators, media companies, studios, companies.
Buyers named: Google, OpenAI (reported).
Listed for a published rate 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: consumers.
Buyers named: labs.
Listed for a published rate and non-exclusive terms.
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.
How Wirestock compares
| Price anchor | video is highest-paying category; $15M paid to creators |
|---|---|
| Payout model | Revenue share or Upfront |
| Exclusivity | Non-exclusive |
| Minimums | none |