Pixsy pricing
Pixsy is free to start. You can monitor 500 images at no cost, forever, and submit as many cases as you like for free.
One account, four ways to protect your work
Paid plans start at $19 a month and add more images and takedown notices. When we recover money for you, our fee is 50% of what we collect. If we don't win, you pay nothing.
Pixsy is the only service that puts compensation recovery, monitoring, takedowns and copyright registration in one account. Here's what each one costs.
Resolve
Recovers compensation from businesses using your images
Monitor
Finds where your images are used online, 24/7
Takedown
Sends legal takedown notices to websites, social media platforms and marketplaces worldwide
Register
Registers your photos with the US or Canadian copyright office
Resolve: get paid when businesses use your images
Resolve works on a no win, no fee basis. Submitting a case is free, on any plan, and there's no limit. If we recover money for you, our fee is 50% of what we collect. If we don't, you owe us nothing.
- Free to submit, unlimited cases. Including uses you found yourself, outside Pixsy.
- 50% fee only on success. Say a business pays a $1,500 license fee: you get $750.
- One case manager handles it all. Research, letters, negotiation, payment and payout. You get updates at every step.
- Paid out anywhere. By bank transfer, wire or PayPal.
Example based on a $1,500 license fee for 1 year of US commercial use.
License fees we recover typically range from $750 to $3,000 (average $1,500), and legal settlements from $3,000 to $30,000 (average $8,000). These figures are based on 1 year US commercial use and vary by country, client and licensing history.
Most cases end with the business paying a retroactive license fee. Where a case needs legal action, one of our 30 partner law firms takes it on, and we'll explain how it works for your country first. If a case can't be pursued, we release it to you at no cost with a free takedown.
Monitor: find where your images are used
Monitor is free for up to 500 images. Paid plans cover more images, scan more often and include takedown notices. Pay yearly and you pay for 11 months, so one month is free.
| Plan | Images monitored | Takedowns a month | Monthly | Yearly1 month free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 500 | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Personal | 2,000 | 20 | $19 | $209 |
| Advanced | 30,000 | 300 | $39 | $429 |
| Pro | 100,000 | 900 | $89 | $979 |
| Business | Custom | Custom | Contact us | Custom |
Every plan includes:
- 24/7 monitoring across the public web, with email alerts when we find new matches
- Free, unlimited case submission on every plan, including Free
- A dashboard that groups matches by country, category and whether the use is commercial
- "Protected by Pixsy" badges for your site and galleries
Higher plans get faster match scanning. Pro also adds unlimited import sources and FTP. You can sync images from Flickr, SmugMug, PhotoShelter, Zenfolio and other platforms, or upload them directly.
Takedown: get your images removed
Takedown notices come with every paid Monitor plan. There's no separate charge per notice. On the Personal plan that works out to 95 cents a notice or less, and it gets cheaper as you move up.
| Plan | Notices a month | Cost per notice if you use them all |
|---|---|---|
| Personal ($19/month) | 20 | about 95¢ |
| Advanced ($39/month) | 300 | about 13¢ |
| Pro ($89/month) | 900 | about 10¢ |
What you get with each notice:
- One click from your matches. No templates to fill in.
- Written for the right country. Notices meet the legal requirements of 35+ countries and go out in 14 languages. For US sites, hosts and platforms, they're DMCA takedown notices. We detect the country and language for you.
- Sent to the site and the host. We find the right contacts for both, so the notice reaches someone who can act on it.
- Status tracking. We keep checking the page and tell you when your image comes down.
You can send notices to websites and hosts, social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, TikTok and X, and marketplaces like Amazon, Etsy, eBay and Shopify stores.
Register: register your copyright
Pixsy Register files your copyright application for you, with the US Copyright Office (USCO) or the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO). Prices include the copyright office's filing fees. There's no monthly fee.
| Registration | What it covers | Price (filing fee included) |
|---|---|---|
| USCO single image | One photo | $99 |
| USCO multi-image | Up to 750 photos, published or unpublished | $119 |
| CIPO single image | One photo | $119 |
We submit the application, handle any back-and-forth with the copyright office, and upload your certificate to your Pixsy account. It's then ready to use in any future Pixsy case.
US registration is open to photographers anywhere in the world. You don't need it to submit a case, but in the US it unlocks statutory damages of up to $150,000 per infringement and is required before you can sue.
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Pricing questions
Plans, fees, takedowns and registration.
Is Pixsy free?
Yes. The Free plan monitors 500 images forever, and you can submit unlimited cases on it. You only need a paid plan for more images or to send takedown notices.
How much does Pixsy charge on recovered cases?
Our fee is 50% of what we recover. Submitting a case is free, and if we don't recover anything, you pay nothing.
Do I need a paid plan to submit a case?
No. Case submission is free and unlimited on every plan, including Free.
Do I need to register my copyright before submitting a case?
No. Registration isn't required. It's worth it for US cases, because it unlocks statutory damages and is needed before a lawsuit.
Are takedown notices charged per notice?
No. Paid plans include a monthly number of notices: 20 on Personal, 300 on Advanced and 900 on Pro.
Is there a discount for paying yearly?
Yes. Yearly plans cost 11 months, so you get one month free.
Do you offer plans for agencies or large archives?
Yes. Business plans cover more images, custom integrations and a mix of services. Contact us for a quote.