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title: "Pixieset vs Shutterstock: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Pixieset or Shutterstock? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photography services set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Pixieset vs Shutterstock: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Pixieset or Shutterstock? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photography services set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Pixieset and Shutterstock
- **Competitive set**: Photography services
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Pixieset Share of Search**: 24%
- **Shutterstock Share of Search**: 42.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Pixieset or Shutterstock?

- In August 2026, Shutterstock had more branded searches than Pixieset among photography services worldwide. Shutterstock was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Pixieset’s 695K, and held a 42.1% Share of Search versus Pixieset’s 24%.
- Shutterstock was ahead of Pixieset in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pixieset’s estimated Share of Search among photography services worldwide moved from 15.9% to 24%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 693K to 695K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shutterstock’s estimated Share of Search among photography services worldwide moved from 51.3% to 42.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.2M to 1.2M.

## How did search popularity change for photography services worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Shutterstock gained estimated Share of Search among photography services worldwide, from 39.9% to 42.1%.
- In August 2026, Pixieset gained estimated Share of Search among photography services worldwide, from 22.7% to 24%.

## Month by month

| Month | Pixieset estimated searches | Pixieset Share of Search | Pixieset rank | Shutterstock estimated searches | Shutterstock Share of Search | Shutterstock rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 693K | 15.9% | 3 | 2.2M | 51.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 694K | 18.7% | 3 | 1.8M | 49.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 692K | 18.7% | 3 | 1.8M | 49.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 567K | 16% | 3 | 1.8M | 51.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 467K | 14.9% | 3 | 1.5M | 47.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 569K | 15% | 3 | 1.8M | 48.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 693K | 20.5% | 3 | 1.5M | 44.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 693K | 20.5% | 3 | 1.5M | 44.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 691K | 20.6% | 3 | 1.5M | 44.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 695K | 22.7% | 3 | 1.2M | 39.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 695K | 24% | 3 | 1.2M | 42.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pixieset’s and Shutterstock’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Pixieset**: Measured on the search terms “client gallery pixieset”, “photography pixieset”, “pixieset”, “pixieset app”, “pixieset client gallery”, “pixieset client gallery pricing”, “pixieset contracts”, “pixieset cost”, “pixieset for photographers”, “pixieset free”, “pixieset free plan”, “pixieset galleries”, “pixieset gallery”, “pixieset lightroom plugin”, “pixieset online gallery for photographers”, “pixieset photo gallery”, “pixieset photo sharing”, “pixieset photography”, “pixieset photography website”, “pixieset photography websites”, “pixieset plans”, “pixieset plugin lightroom”, “pixieset price”, “pixieset prices”, “pixieset pricing”, “pixieset studio manager”, “pixieset web”, “pixieset website”, “pixieset website builder”, “pixieset website templates” and “pixieset websites”, summed into one figure.
- **Shutterstock**: Measured on the search term “shutterstock”.

- [Pixieset profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pixieset)
- [Shutterstock profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shutterstock)
- [All photography services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/photography-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Pixieset or Shutterstock?

In August 2026, Shutterstock had more branded searches than Pixieset among photography services worldwide. Shutterstock was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Pixieset’s 695K, and held a 42.1% Share of Search versus Pixieset’s 24%.

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