Westend61 is a web-based library of royalty-free premium stock photography and video for licensing. The company, founded in 2003 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, describes its photography as authentic and brand new. Its rights-cleared royalty-free licensing permits global use across social media, digital and print work, with broadcast and television also listed. Buyers can license an image exclusively for a selected period or permanently through a total market freeze. SmartPacks provide fixed sizes and quantities, while FlexiPacks let buyers choose images and videos using pack value. Packs run for 12 months, but their included license does not expire. Team accounts and multi-seat licensing are standard, and packs have no monthly or yearly download limit. Available scopes include social media, websites, digital projects, defined print runs and unlimited print runs. Westend61 says all pictured faces are real and not synthetic. The service is paid, has no free plan or trial, and is available on the web.
Who it is for
Westend61 suits customers developing ideas, campaigns, designs and visual concepts who need licensed photography or video. It also fits teams needing shared seats, broad usage rights or exclusive image licensing.
What is good
- Royalty-free rights cleared for global use
- SmartPacks and flexible FlexiPacks available
- No monthly or yearly download limit
- Team and multi-seat licensing included
- Exclusive image licensing offered
What to know first
- Paid service with no free plan
- No free trial listed
- Packs run for 12 months
- Prices absent for several listed plans
Verdict
Westend61 combines stock photography and video licensing with flexible pack formats, team access and broad usage rights. Its paid, web-only model is aimed at customers who need cleared visual assets for varied media and print scopes.
Westend61 plans and pricing
All plansCompared on stock photo websites
- Free plan
- No
- Editorial assets
- Yes
