Royalty rates for content

Refer to these rates to estimate potential earnings from licensed content or to review payment details in your Contributor Portal. These pricing and payment details are incorporated by reference into the Adobe Stock Contributor Agreement. 

Standard royalty rates

Standard royalty rates apply to the content licensed under Adobe Stock plans, including subscriptions, credit packs, and on-demand licenses.

*The royalty rate is applied to the net price per licensed content, based on the U.S. purchase price and including any discounts. For example, if the plan costs US$29.99 per month for 10 monthly photo licenses, then the royalty amount (rounded up to the nearest cent) would be US$0.99 per licensed photo (US$29.99 / 10 photos x 33%).

Adobe Stock also licenses content through custom agreements and non-standard plans, such as Adobe Express plans and Pro Edition plans for Creative Cloud for teams and enterprise. Royalty rates for content licensed under these agreements and plans are either:

• For non-video content, 33% of the attributable amount, and for video content, 35% of the attributable amount.
• A flat rate.

Minimum royalty rates

The following minimum payments apply to standard content licensed under the Adobe Stock large subscription, which includes 350 or more standard pieces of content per month. Standard content includes photos, vectors, and illustrations, and excludes content from the free collection.

*Excludes up-front licenses from the Free Collection

These minimum royalty rates ensure experienced Contributors with larger portfolios receive consistent baseline compensation as their work is licensed through high-volume subscription plans.