
Commercially safe generative AI studio with built-in copyright indemnification and native stock asset ecosystem integration.
Commercially safe generative AI studio with built-in copyright indemnification and native stock asset ecosystem integration.
Scribbr records 7,530,803 monthly visits with +14.6% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. Shutterstock AI Image Generator records 47,855,171 monthly visits with +3.2% growth and Paid pricing.

Academic proofreading, plagiarism checking and AI-powered writing tools in one place
| Dimension / Metric | ![]() | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | scribbr.com | shutterstock.com |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Paid |
| Monthly Visits | 7.53M (7,530,803) | 47.86M (47,855,171) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +957.01K (+14.6%) | +1.49M (+3.2%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (32.1%) | 🇺🇸 United States (15.2%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 2.47M | 12.47M |
| User Rating | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |

Academic proofreading, plagiarism checking and AI-powered writing tools in one place
A vetted academic editor reviews your paper within hours and returns tracked changes, comments and an explanation letter.
Scans your document against a large web and publication database to surface potentially unoriginal passages before submission.
Flags text likely generated by large language models and offers a rewriting mode aimed at making AI-assisted drafts sound more natural.
Creates and verifies references in APA, MLA, Chicago, AMA, IEEE and ACS styles from a URL, DOI or title search.
Commercially licensed AI image generator aggregating frontier visual models with legal indemnification and stock asset integration.
Provides single-dashboard access to leading third-party visual models—including OpenAI GPT Image 2, Google Imagen 4 Ultra, Gemini 3.1 Flash, and Runway Gen-4—with an automated recommender that matches prompts to the best engine.
Attaches a commercial Shutterstock Standard License and $10,000 legal indemnification to every downloaded AI image, with full human-reviewed indemnification available on Enterprise and Business tiers.
Includes browser-based inpainting, magic object erasure, background removal, image reference guidance, and aspect-ratio canvas expansion that routes royalties directly to the original contributor when editing stock photos.
Displays stock photos, vectors, 3D assets, and AI generation options in one workflow, complemented by official ChatGPT and Claude connectors for conversational asset discovery.

Commercially safe generative AI studio with built-in copyright indemnification and native stock asset ecosystem integration.
Commercially safe generative AI studio with built-in copyright indemnification and native stock asset ecosystem integration.

Delivers broader real-time grammar and tone correction across web apps, but lacks Scribbr's deep academic focus and citation formatting.
Delivers broader real-time grammar and tone correction across web apps, but lacks Scribbr's deep academic focus and citation formatting.
Provides robust paraphrasing and citation tools, but focuses less on comprehensive academic proofreading and human editing.
Provides robust paraphrasing and citation tools, but focuses less on comprehensive academic proofreading and human editing.
SpecialistAI content detection and a full writing toolkit in one place
SpecialistAI content detection and a full writing toolkit in one place
SpecialistFocuses specifically on AI content detection and writing verification for educators, but lacks academic editing and proofreading workflows.
SpecialistFocuses specifically on AI content detection and writing verification for educators, but lacks academic editing and proofreading workflows.

SpecialistE-commerce focused visual editor specializing in product photography background removal and generative scenes.
SpecialistE-commerce focused visual editor specializing in product photography background removal and generative scenes.
SpecialistAll-in-one creative studio combining AI generation with robust photo editing and design tools.
SpecialistAll-in-one creative studio combining AI generation with robust photo editing and design tools.

Industry-leading image generator producing higher-fidelity visuals, though lacking native stock asset libraries and commercial indemnification.
Industry-leading image generator producing higher-fidelity visuals, though lacking native stock asset libraries and commercial indemnification.

Stock photo platform combining traditional licensed media search with native AI image generation capabilities.
Stock photo platform combining traditional licensed media search with native AI image generation capabilities.
Stock media platform offering text-to-image generation backed by commercial licensing support.
Stock media platform offering text-to-image generation backed by commercial licensing support.

SpecialistAI grammar, spelling and style checker for 30+ languages
SpecialistAI grammar, spelling and style checker for 30+ languages
SpecialistGenerate images, video and audio at scale with 50+ AI models
SpecialistGenerate images, video and audio at scale with 50+ AI models