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ImStocker alternatives for stock video (2026)

If you sell footage and ImStocker Studio does not fit the way you work, here is what else keywords and uploads a clip, from each vendor’s own pages, with the date we read them.

Thomas BerthouChecked on

At a glance

Checked on , from ImStocker’s own pages and Rushlot’s own records. Numbers in brackets link to the page each fact was read on.
ImStockerRushlot
Video metadataFor video, Studio’s page says “it is enough to simply load the exported from the program CSV file”; for images, agencies read the basic metadata from the file. [1]Writes the title and keywords into the video file as XMP, right before upload. Adobe Stock and Pond5 read it. Shutterstock and Getty do not, so Rushlot fills their CSV import as well. Measured on a real account, 2026-09-07, 2026-09-08, 2026-09-11
SubmittingStudio PRO includes “Upload & submit files to microstocks”. Since 3.1.0, an AI given a written instruction “will upload the files for you and submit them”. [2][3]Never. You press Submit on Shutterstock, Pond5 and Getty yourself; Adobe Stock moves an SFTP delivery into review on its own. Measured on a real account, 2026-09-07
Checks before upload“Customizable metadata checking and warnings” tell you what is wrong and when the files are ready. [1]Video only. Each clip is checked against each marketplace’s specs (frame rate, resolution, duration, codec) and repaired on a copy, never the original: audio removed, HEVC re-encoded to H.264.
One set per marketplaceIts metadata sets “allow you to upload different metadata for different stocks”, in PRO. [1][2]Four sets, one per marketplace, drafted from your own title. You review them before anything is sent.
Where uploads goTo “any FTP/FTPS/SFTP of microstock agencies”, those in its database and any others that provide such access. [1]Four: Adobe Stock, Shutterstock, Pond5 and Getty Images, to your own accounts. SFTP for Adobe Stock (qualified accounts), FTPS for Shutterstock and Pond5, Getty’s own web uploader in your browser.
Cost of uploading videoThe free version handles unlimited files, video included; uploading needs PRO: $14.50 for 3 months, $49.50 a year or $250 once, plus tax that depends on your location. [2]20 clips free, no card. Then 19 € a month or 159 € a year, for 150 clips a month. No commission on your sales.
Version3.1.4, dated 28 August 2026, for Windows 10 or higher and macOS 12 or higher. [1]Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer). Windows (x64) comes after the Mac version.

Where ImStocker does better

  • You can start for nothing: the free version of Studio handles an unlimited number of files, video among them. [2]
  • A perpetual PRO licence costs $250 before tax, once, with program updates included. [2]
  • It uploads to any agency that offers FTP, FTPS or SFTP, and runs on Windows as well as macOS. [1]
  • It translates metadata into English and back, inside the program. [1]

Where Rushlot differs

  • Writes the title and keywords into the video file as XMP, right before upload. Adobe Stock and Pond5 read it. Shutterstock and Getty do not, so Rushlot fills their CSV import as well. Measured on a real account, 2026-09-07, 2026-09-08, 2026-09-11
  • Never. You press Submit on Shutterstock, Pond5 and Getty yourself; Adobe Stock moves an SFTP delivery into review on its own. Measured on a real account, 2026-09-07
  • Video only. Each clip is checked against each marketplace’s specs (frame rate, resolution, duration, codec) and repaired on a copy, never the original: audio removed, HEVC re-encoded to H.264.
  • Never solved. A challenge stops the run and brings the window to you.

Other tools for video

Besides Rushlot, these also handle clips. Each line comes from the vendor’s own page, read on the date above.

Xpiks

Desktop software for macOS, Windows and Linux that uploads photos, vectors and videos to any server that supports FTP, SFTP or FTPS, and edits XMP, IPTC and EXIF metadata. Basic is free (15 files a session); Pro is 49 € one-time for a year of unlimited files (renewal 39 €); Pro+ is 99 € a year. [4][5][6]

PhotoKeyworder

A web AI tool that analyses several frames of a clip, for 3 credits a video, with CSVs for Adobe Stock and Shutterstock and ESP-compatible CSVs for Getty Images. Video metadata is “not embedded directly into video files”. From 8.99 € per 30 days before VAT. [7][8]

AutoKeyWorder

A Chrome extension that reads several frames of a video (5, its support page says) for 3 credits and types the result into the upload form on Adobe Stock, Shutterstock and other sites. “The extension never submits for you.” [9][10]

StockSubmitter

Windows software that automates “uploading and submitting your content” on up to 40 agencies, including Pond5 and iStock ESP. Free for 33 submissions a month per agency, then from 4 € a month. [11]

Which to choose

Stay with ImStocker Studio if you want a free start, a perpetual licence, Windows, uploads to any FTP agency, or an AI that submits for you.

Choose Rushlot if you sell footage on Adobe Stock, Shutterstock, Pond5 or Getty Images and want the metadata written into each clip rather than a CSV, each clip checked per marketplace, and every Submit left to you.

How we checked

We make Rushlot, so we are not neutral. Every fact here about another company was read on that company’s own public pages on , without signing in, creating an account or starting a trial, and each one links to its source. Facts about Rushlot come from its own product rules and this site; a cell marked Measured was read on a real contributor account. Prices and features change, so check their pages before you decide. No logos, no ratings, no ranking.

ImStocker and every other product named here are trademarks of their owners. Rushlot is not affiliated with any of them. Found an error? Tell us at contact@rushlot.com.

Frequently asked questions

From their own pages, read on 29 October 2026: Xpiks edits and uploads videos over FTP, SFTP or FTPS; PhotoKeyworder and AutoKeyWorder draft metadata from several frames; StockSubmitter uploads and submits on video agencies such as Pond5; Rushlot checks, describes and uploads clips to four marketplaces.

AutoKeyWorder says “The extension never submits for you”: it fills the form and stops. Rushlot never submits either: you press Submit on Shutterstock, Pond5 and Getty, and Adobe Stock moves an SFTP delivery into review on its own.

Yes. Studio’s free version handles unlimited files, video included, but “Upload & submit files to microstocks” is a PRO feature: $14.50 for 3 months, $49.50 a year or $250 once, plus tax.

PhotoKeyworder says its video metadata is not embedded in the file; AutoKeyWorder types it into the upload form. Xpiks edits XMP, IPTC and EXIF without saying whether that covers video. Rushlot writes XMP into the clip right before upload; Adobe Stock and Pond5 read it.

StockSubmitter lists Pond5 and iStock ESP. PhotoKeyworder offers ESP-compatible CSVs for Getty Images. Rushlot uploads to Pond5 over FTPS and to Getty Images through Getty’s own web uploader, filling its CSV import.

Xpiks Basic is free for 15 files a session. PhotoKeyworder gives 20 free credits and AutoKeyWorder 50. Rushlot gives 20 clips free, no card. ImStocker Studio itself has a free version with unlimited files.

Sources

  1. IMS Studio page, read on 2026-10-29
  2. IMS Studio prices, read on 2026-10-29
  3. ImStocker blog: IMS Studio v3.1.0, read on 2026-10-29
  4. Xpiks home page, read on 2026-10-29
  5. Xpiks pricing, read on 2026-10-29
  6. Xpiks downloads, read on 2026-10-29
  7. PhotoKeyworder home page, read on 2026-10-29
  8. PhotoKeyworder pricing, read on 2026-10-29
  9. AutoKeyWorder home page, read on 2026-10-29
  10. AutoKeyWorder support page, read on 2026-10-29
  11. StockSubmitter home page, read on 2026-10-29

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