What Pexels does
Pexels is a website that offers free stock photos and videos, which the page says can be used without attribution. Creators can upload their work. Listed sections include Discover Photos, Wallpapers, Leaderboard, Challenges, Winners Wall, Photography Series, Become a Hero, and Free Videos. Image pages show editing options such as Remove Background, Adjust Colors, Edit, Retouch, and Convert to GIF. Developers can use the Image and Video API and Apps and Plugins. Other links include Log in, Help Center, and Report Content. The page does not state any paid plans and describes its photos and videos as free.
How Pexels compares with its closest alternatives
All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Pexels does. Among the 4 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Noun Project at $5 a month and the median is $9.50. 3 of the 5 offer an API, as Pexels does. Pexels offers a web app and a mobile app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app and none offers a mobile app. Pexels was founded in 2014; the alternatives were founded between 2007 and 2018, 4 of them earlier. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in Canada and Singapore.