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Cultura Creative vs Science Photo Library

Both stand on stock photo websites. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Cultura Creative

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Cultura Creative combines stock content with custom visual-data production and licensing. Buyers should match the licence to user count and confirm separate rights for AI or machine-learning use.

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Science Photo Library combines specialized science and medicine media with search, board, research, and licensing tools. Buyers should check usage restrictions and choose between individual licensing and the listed annual packs.

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The facts

	Cultura Creative	Science Photo Library
Free plan	Not published	No
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Web	Web
Lowest paid plan	Cultura Creative stock image: £99, paid once	Standard Marketing Image Pack: £725 a year
Plans published	1	6
Maker	Cultura Creative	Science Photo Library
Website	culturacreative.com	sciencephoto.com
On stock photo websites	#60 of 80	#56 of 80

Cultura Creative: what it does well

Offers photography and video licensing
Creates bespoke AI and ML datasets
Rights-cleared commissioned production
Supports detailed technical specifications
Worldwide uses under standard royalty-free licence

What to know first

Standard licence limited to ten users
AI training requires separate licence
Displayed stock image costs £99, paid once
Standard agreement is for business customers

Science Photo Library: what it does well

Science and medical image and video collection
Search, boards, notes, and email sharing
Rights Managed and Royalty Free licensing
Free research from science experts
High-resolution, unwatermarked premium downloads

What to know first

No free plan
Some media uses require prior clearance
Footage-pack seconds expire within allocated periods
Prices exclude VAT

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