Shutterstock
Shutterstock publishes a new-customer affiliate structure with a 30-day cookie, monthly payouts and a low payout threshold.
Visit programChoose by audience and product fit first. The table exposes operational terms only where they are actually stored from first-party research; missing terms remain blank rather than being guessed.
| Factor | Shutterstock | Depositphotos |
|---|---|---|
| Current status | Active | Active |
| Category | Stock Assets & Templates | Stock Assets & Templates |
| Model | sale | multi-year-referral |
| Commission | 20% on qualifying new-customer purchases, with opportunity for higher rates; up to $300 per new customer referral | 40% cash reward on a referred customer’s first purchase and 15% on subsequent purchases for 3 years |
| Cookie / attribution | 30 days | Verify current terms |
| Recurring duration | Not published in the reviewed source | 15% on qualifying subsequent purchases for 3 years after the first purchase |
| Payout timing | Monthly; current page describes a 30-day action lock and later payout schedule | Not published in the reviewed source |
| Minimum payout | $10 | Not published in the reviewed source |
| Geography | Subject to Impact/Shutterstock market eligibility | Not published in the reviewed source |
| Approval | Affiliate application through Impact | Referral-program participation under current Depositphotos rules |
| Approval difficulty | Moderate — Impact application | Low-to-moderate — referral-program rules apply |
| Verified / reviewed | 2026-09-08 | 2026-09-08 |
| Best fit | Design, stock-media, photography and creator publishers. | Stock-photo, design and creative-resource publishers. |
Depositphotos
Depositphotos currently publishes a long-tail referral reward: 40% on the first purchase and 15% on subsequent purchases over a three-year period.
Visit program