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SketchValley vs Storytale
Both stand on stock illustration websites. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
SketchValley brings illustrations, editing tools, and templates together in a browser-based offering with no signup requirement. Users should note the limits on Adobe Illustrator imports and the restrictions on reselling or redistributing artwork.
Visit SketchValleyChoose Storytale if you need a searchable illustration library for personal or commercial design work and want to keep using downloads after your subscription ends. Teams of two or more need the $39 a month Team plan; look elsewhere if you need to redistribute the illustration files or include editable source files in end products.
Visit StorytaleThe facts
| SketchValley | Storytale | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Web | Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Starter: $19 a month |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | sketchvalley.com | storytale.io |
| On stock illustration websites | #21 of 31 | #25 of 31 |
SketchValley: what it does well
- Illustrations available in SVG and PNG.
- Commercial use allowed without attribution.
- Browser tools have no usage limits or signup.
- Editor work is not uploaded to a server.
- Templates download as PNG or SVG.
What to know first
- Live text in imported AI files is not converted.
- Embedded raster images in AI files are not converted.
- Artwork cannot be resold as-is or redistributed as a competing library.
Storytale: what it does well
- Library has more than 3,400 illustrations.
- Includes vector, 3D, and raster assets.
- New illustrations arrive twice a month.
- License permits personal and commercial use.
- Downloaded assets remain usable after subscription expiry.
What to know first
- Teams of two or more need the Team plan.
- Downloaded files cannot be redistributed or resold.
- Editable source files cannot be included in end products.
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