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SuperStock
SuperStock · Dallas, Texas, United States · founded 1973
What it is
SuperStock is a licensing service for stock photography, illustrations, vectors, and footage. Its API catalog lists more than 40 million assets, including images, footage, fine art, vintage, and editorial material. The About page describes a library of more than 35 million images and videos. Subscribers can search more than 10 million assets and receive discounts on SuperStock Premium Collection media. Customers can license items individually or through a subscription, choosing Royalty-Free, Rights-Managed, or Editorial licensing. Commercial, editorial, and extended licenses are available. On the web, customers can also request free research assistance: SuperStock’s team prepares a curated board to download. The REST API supports searching, downloading, and deploying content in a customer’s local system; API queries are free, while licensed content is paid. MCP clients can search using plain language or a reference image, organize assets on boards, review usage flags, and price or order selections. Orders require approval of the exact total. SuperStock is based in Dallas and was founded in 1973.
For and against
For
- Catalog includes images, footage, fine art, vintage, and editorial assets
- Royalty-Free, Rights-Managed, and Editorial licensing options
- Free research assistance with a curated downloadable board
- API searches are free
- Student plan includes 30 images and 10 videos monthly
Against
- Student plan requires a valid .edu email
- Student plan is for personal, non-commercial projects
- Subscription license is single-seat
- Licensed content through the API is paid
The verdict
SuperStock combines a broad media catalog with individual and subscription licensing, research assistance, and API access. Check the license and seat terms that fit your intended use before choosing a plan.
Who it suits
SuperStock suits creatives, brands, agencies, and publishers looking for licensable media, from solo designers to global agencies. Its API and MCP options may also suit customers who want to search or deploy assets through connected tools.
Plans and prices
Student License
30 images + 10 videos per month · valid .edu email · student and personal non-commercial projects
Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
On the record
- API
- SuperStock offers a REST API for searching, downloading, and deploying content in a customer's local system; API queries are free and licensed content is paid.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- API coverage
- The API page says its catalog includes 40M+ assets and describes REST endpoints with JSON responses.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Audience
- SuperStock describes its customers as creatives, brands, agencies, and publishers, from solo designers to global agencies.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Catalog
- Its API page describes a catalog of 40M+ images, footage, fine art, vintage, and editorial assets.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Company history
- SuperStock says it was founded in 1973 by photographers, for photographers.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Hosting and providers
- The privacy policy identifies Microsoft Azure for hosting and content delivery and PayPal through Braintree for payments.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The MCP connector page names Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and other MCP-compatible assistants.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The About page says SuperStock serves brands, agencies, publishers, and creatives, from solo designers to global agencies.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Library
- The About page describes a library of 35M+ images and videos.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- Customers can license content à la carte or by subscription, with Royalty-Free, Rights-Managed, and Editorial licensing options.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- MCP capabilities
- The MCP server can search assets, create and share boards, price and order assets, and retrieve licensed downloads.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- MCP connector
- The MCP connector can search by plain language or reference image, narrow results, retrieve captions and usage flags, download watermarked comps, and assemble mood boards.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- MCP controls
- The page says orders require approval of the exact total, MCP uses OAuth 2.1 with PKCE, and card details are entered only on the website.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy and security
- SuperStock says browser connections are encrypted, payment card details are handled by its payment processor and are not stored by SuperStock, and access to personal information is limited to staff and providers who need it.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- SuperStock licenses stock images, illustrations, footage, fine art, vintage, and editorial content for creative, editorial, educational, publishing, and commercial work.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Research service
- Customers can request a free search from SuperStock’s team, which sends a curated board to download from.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says connections are encrypted, access to personal information is limited to staff and providers who need it, and payment card details do not reach SuperStock’s systems.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Subscription library
- The subscription page says subscribers can search over 10M assets and receive discounts on SuperStock Premium Collection media.superstock.com · read 8 Oct 2026
