Adobe Stock

Didn't choose the free trial with annual charge because of the big amount and picked the credit option instead, thinking it was a better choice--but NO.

The files downloaded couldn't be opened in any programs. Trying again will just use up your credits. Useless.

As an Adobe Stock contributor:
They blocked my account for over 9 months regarding a suspicious sale activities.
They don't provide a solid proof and will not.
Taking into consideration that i contacted you first when i noticed that activity to check if it's normal, and if you provide some kind of protection to your contributors in case someone have downloaded a lot of files and decided to sell them elsewhere.
All the explanations and possibilities i gave for that issue, were ignored.
Opening another account is not a solution when this issue could happen again.
Seizing my profits was unjust and unprofessional.
Permenatly deleting my content without being sure that i did something wrong was unprofessional.
Declaring that "unjust account termniation" at their community is impossible by admins and experts! Was all lies and unprofessional, they're just working for them for some fees, discounts, whatever.

My views are from the stand point of a contributing photographer. In 2018, I applied for a contributor's account with Adobe Stock and submitted a portfolio for review. No action was taken on my application for weeks, so I deleted all of the images on the pending account website. It should be noted that I was never contacted by Adobe before or after I deleted the images.

Five months later, I happen to discover three of my (copyrighted) images, presumably deleted, were displayed for sale on the Adobe Stock website. Credit for the images is attributed to only my first name. I apparently have one sale dated a few days after I uploaded the image, although my account was never accepted. Nor was I ever notified of the sale. You could say it's not a big deal, because the sale netted only $0.24, a 24% commission. Adobe proudly advertises 33 to 35% commissions.

I sent a polite query to Adobe contributor relations and asked why my images were for sale even though I deleted them because no action was taken on my account. The reply was: "We do not have an approval process for contributor accounts. Anyone can submit content to be reviewed." The reply was confusing, internally conflicting and did not answer my question - why are you selling the images I deleted.

Adobe makes very expensive software used by professional photographers and graphic artists. But if we have no income in spite of our hard honest work and God given talent, we will not buy Adobe products. I will continue taking photos and videos because I love it but I will certainly never again buy Adobe products because I can't.

Convenient, inexpensive, cool service from a huge ecosystem. Prices for stock footage are cheaper than on similar sites. Very good experience with the site.