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The company earns (enough) money with affiliate links, therefore there is no need for a purchasable pro membership.
Specs
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Pros
Pro All pictures are free for use
Pro High creative quality
The community is full of professional photographers.
Pro Free API
JSON API for developers to find and get images, or list new images.
Pro Big open comunity
Pro Easy to use
Pro The pictures are curated by Unsplash
Pro Moderated by Unsplash
Nice one.
Pro Fresh vibes
Pro Integrated in tools
Integrated in tools like Sketch, Framer, and Codepen.
Pro 100% free (at the moment)
The company earns (enough) money with affiliate links, therefore there is no need for a purchasable pro membership.
Pro Auto tagging
It makes tag suggestions based on your tags already used
Pro Follows strict privacy rules
Because it is located in Germany, the company has to follow very strict rules regarding privacy.
Pro Automate tasks with Zapier
Automating tasks with Zapier.
Pro API
Programatically access links and tags.
Pro Clean, efficient UI
Pro Date
It saves the date when the bookmark is added
Cons
Con Photographers dont get much credit
Photographers dont get much credit, not crediting seems to be more encouraged.
Con They make money off your free photos
They make money off your free photos by partnering up with all these other companies that charge you to use their services
Con Approval can take time
The approval process for uploaded photo's can take some time.
Con Photos don't get uploaded.
Con No interest in contributions
Photo's can be refused, apparently without any human intervention or review and get a computer generated reply stating that "the quality of the pictures did not meet the guidelines".
Con Uses affiliate links, which can be seen as an invasion of privacy
Affiliate links are usually not only a way to earn money with advertisement. They also include generating user profiles, which could be seen as a big privacy issue.
Con Only list view available
