Pngtree review

I pay a lot of attention to how pleasant it is to browse a website and whether or not it looks spammy. Pngtree has pretty good vectors and PNG images, and if you like what they have, it’s a pretty good deal. However, you will have to deal constant ads and getting redirected to sponsored websites, like iStock.

Pngtree pricing

Pngtree offers four Premium subscription plans: 3-Months plan ($39), 6-Months plan ($69), Annual plan ($119), and Lifetime plan ($119). Each plan gives you unlimited downloads of all Pngtree media assets and a commercial license. You also get increased download speed and no ads compared to their Free plan.

In contrast, the Free plan allows you only one download per day and requires you to attribute Pngtree. In addition, you may not use the assets for commercial purposes or for prints.

Pngtree payment options include all major credit cards, including Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, and American Express. Within 15 days from the purchase, you’re eligible for a refund, but only if you haven’t downloaded any assets yet.

How does Pngtree pricing compare?

All unlimited stock image subscriptions offer excellent value for your money. $119 for a lifetime deal is a surprisingly low price, but it might not be worth your money since you’ll quite quickly run out of fresh downloads. After all, you’re getting just 8 million vectors and no other assets, which creatives usually need.

The closest Pngtree alternative, Envato Elements, costs just $16.50 per month and offers photos, videos, fonts, graphics, templates, and more. Professionals and companies will prefer Shutterstock which has an even larger collection of stock images and much better licensing terms.

Finally, video editors and artists who are invested in Adobe Creative Cloud will find the most value in Adobe Stock. Adobe Stock’s collection is a bit smaller than Shutterstock’s but is fully integrated into all Adobe apps, making accessing stock assets a breeze in the apps.

Licensing terms

Pngtree licensing terms are iffy at best. In general, the Pngtree individual license is a royalty-free license, meaning that once you download an asset, you may use it without any geographical or time restrictions.

» Learn more: What is a royalty-free license?

One of the crucial aspects of licensing is the indemnity or legal coverage it includes. This is the amount Pngtree is obliged to spend on your legal fees if you ever get in trouble due to problems with their licensing or copyrights. However, Pngtree offers no such indemnity—even if they mess up, it’s up to you to defend yourself.

Moreover, while they do not indemnify you, you must indemnify them.

» More: Indemnity and why it’s important

An indemnity of $10,000 is, however, available with the Enterprise license, which is pretty low considering that stronger alternatives offer indemnities of $250,000 and even up to $1M.

Additional concern represents the misspelling of the enterprise license in the licensing terms as “Eenterprise Premium”. Whether that’s by design or mistake is up for debate, but it could definitely be used as a way to get out of paying indemnity by Pngtree.

Is Pngtree worth it?

No, Pngtree is not worth your money. Although it comes with a royalty-free license and 20M vectors, the licensing terms and user satisfaction are low.

If you’re interested in high-quality resources, check our list of top stock photo websites, which offer other resources in addition to everything you can get at Pngtree.

Is Pngtree safe and legit?

Despite not being the best investment of your creative budget, Pngtree is relatively safe. They have a 15-day refund policy, provided you haven’t downloaded anything.

However, their Refund Policy is riddled with grammatical errors and they charge a commission for each refund.