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Stock assets software statistics 2026
First-party data on the 70 stock asset tools Toolradar tracks: Envato Elements at 3.20 from 9,151 reviews against Flaticon at 4.80 from 6,033, with Pond5 leading volume at 4.50 from 16,034.
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Key findings
What the data shows.
- 01
70 stock asset tools tracked, holding 46,367 aggregated third-party reviews. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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Pond5 leads volume at 4.50 from 16,034 reviews. Envato Elements holds 9,151 at 3.20. Flaticon holds 6,033 at 4.80. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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Soundraw sits at 2.20 from 499 reviews. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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The review-weighted average is 4.18. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
About the research
How we built this report.
Toolradar tool database. Editorial review with weekly pricing verification.
2026. Snapshot taken September 17, 2026. Refresh due Dec 17, 2026.
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Stock libraries split into a marketplace people like and a subscription people do not. Toolradar tracks 70 tools holding 46,367 reviews. Pond5 holds 16,034 reviews at 4.50. Envato Elements holds 9,151 at 3.20. Flaticon holds 6,033 at 4.80. Storyblocks Audio holds 2,934 at 4.70. Soundraw holds 499 at 2.20. The all-you-can-download bundle is the weak score. The specialist library is the strong one.
Every figure below is computed from the Toolradar directory on September 17, 2026. The live dashboard is Stock assets statistics. The buyer ranking is best stock assets software.
How large the category is
We track 70 published tools, or 0.7% of the 10,619 tools in the directory. 99% (69 of 70) were added to Toolradar in 2026. "Added" means added to our directory, not founded this year.
A $10 stock seat is a creator plan. The bill is seats times the license you actually need.
How these tools are priced
33% of the 70 tools are paid-only. 67% offer a free tier or freemium plan (47 tools). 21% are fully free.
How stock asset software are priced
n = 70 tools, September 17, 2026
For the 14 tools that publish a paid tier, the median entry price is $10 a month and the mean is $11.
Entry price distribution
n = 14 tools with a published paid tier
The catalog-wide median entry is $20 (software pricing statistics).
How these tools are rated
47 of 70 tools carry a rating (67%). Those ratings rest on 46,367 reviews. Unweighted mean 4.15. Review-weighted mean 4.18.
Rating distribution
n = 47 rated tools
The most-reviewed tools on September 17, 2026:
| Tool | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Pond5 | 4.50 | 16,034 |
| Envato Elements | 3.20 | 9,151 |
| Flaticon | 4.80 | 6,033 |
| Storyblocks Audio | 4.70 | 2,934 |
Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.
Envato Elements at 3.20 from 9,151 reviews is the bundle tax. Flaticon at 4.80 from 6,033 is a library that does one job.
The highest-rated tools with at least 150 aggregated reviews:
| # | Tool | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flaticon | 4.80 | 6,033 |
| 2 | Storyblocks Audio | 4.70 | 2,934 |
| 3 | Freepik | 4.70 | 165 |
| 4 | Epidemic Sound | 4.60 | 1,032 |
| 5 | Pond5 | 4.50 | 16,034 |
| 6 | Pixabay | 4.50 | 227 |
| 7 | Depositphotos | 4.50 | 216 |
| 8 | Shutterstock | 4.40 | 1,196 |
| 9 | Pixabay Music | 4.40 | 191 |
| 10 | 123RF | 4.30 | 2,149 |
Flaticon leads at 4.80.
Review volume by platform:
| Review platform | Tools with a profile | Aggregated reviews | Mean rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustpilot | 11 | 40,131 | 3.99 |
| G2 | 44 | 5,087 | 4.35 |
| Capterra | 7 | 881 | 4.51 |
| SourceForge | 7 | 268 | 4.29 |
Three tools worth comparing are Pond5, Envato Elements, and Flaticon.
How often pricing moves
Our pricing tracker logged 1 pricing changes for these tools in 2026, 0 of them applied.
How this data was measured
Every figure in this report is computed live from the Toolradar directory on September 17, 2026, covering the 70 published tools we categorize under Stock assets. Pricing model is read from each vendor's official pricing page. The entry price is the cheapest positive monthly tier a tool publishes. Ratings and review counts are aggregated from third-party platforms (G2, Capterra, Trustpilot and others), not from Toolradar's own reviews. The leaderboard floor is 150 aggregated reviews. This is a directory snapshot, not a survey.
Cite this report
- APA: Corneloup, L. (2026). Stock assets software statistics 2026. Toolradar Research. https://toolradar.com/reports/stock-assets-software-statistics
- MLA: Corneloup, Louis. "Stock assets software statistics 2026." Toolradar Research, 17 Sept. 2026, toolradar.com/reports/stock-assets-software-statistics.
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