Storyblocks vs. Envato Elements: Which Stock Footage Is The Best In 2025?

Envato Elements has only one subscription option available, and that is an Unlimited subscription plan. It costs $33 a month or $198 a year if billed annually. Students can enjoy a 30% discount. According to the article, Envato Elements is not only cheaper, but it also offers a wider range of products, including stock video, photos, music, graphics, web templates, WordPress themes and plugins, and more. Members also gain access to Tuts+, an online learning platform with thousands of e-Books, tutorials, courses, and guides.

After reading the article, it becomes clear that Storyblocks has a much more worry-free licensing model that its counterpart. All the assets are royalty-free, and members get to keep all the files they downloaded even if they decide to cancel their subscription. It also allows worldwide distribution and unlimited usage of files for both personal and commercial projects.

How Licensing Works

"When it comes to Envato Elements, its licensing is somewhat tricky. All the assets in the library have the same license terms, but when a member downloads any file he gets a license to use it just once. If he wants to use it again, he must relicense it for different use. It is also important to note that the files cannot be used for merchandising, resold, or redistributed. And if you decide to end your subscription, you won't be able to use the assets from the library anymore. The good news is that even if you cancel your membership, you will still have the rights to all the digital works that were registered before." - explained Vitaliy, the owner of IMHO Reviews.

Another interesting fact mentioned in the review is that all of Envato Elements video files can only be downloaded in .mov format. And if one needed to convert the file to, let's say, .mp4 format, it would take a while, given its large size. Storyblocks, on the other hand, offers a wide variety of formats in which video files can be downloaded.