Pixsy
Pixsy helps creatives and image owners find where their images appear online.
What Pixsy is
Pixsy helps creatives and image owners find where their images appear online. Its reverse image search and AI monitor images continuously and email alerts when they detect new matches. You can group matches by country, category, commerciality, and other criteria, then use filters to narrow the results. Pixsy handles submitted cases through post-licensing and negotiation, and may pursue litigation with local legal partners. Its stated fee is 50% on successful cases. The company says its takedown notices cover more than 35 countries and 14 languages, with AI identifying the relevant country and language. You can connect image sources including Flickr, SmugMug, Instagram, FTP, AWS S3, and the API, or upload from Google Drive, Dropbox, or a computer. Pixsy is software and an image licensing company, not a law firm. The Free plan monitors 500 images and permits unlimited case submissions, but includes no takedown notices.
Good
- AI monitoring sends email alerts for new matches.
- Filters organize matches by country, category, and commerciality.
- Unlimited case submission is included in the Free plan.
- Successful case payments can be remitted worldwide.
Watch out
- Free plan includes 0 takedown notices.
- Free plan monitors 500 images.
- Successful cases carry a stated 50% service fee.
- Import sources are limited on Free, Personal, and Advanced plans.
Who it suits
Pixsy suits photographers, designers, illustrators, photo agencies, and media companies seeking image monitoring or help resolving image-use cases. It is also relevant to owners who want to organize matches and submit cases themselves.
Verdict
Pixsy combines image monitoring and match organization with case handling and takedown services. Check the image limits, import restrictions, and successful-case fee against your needs before choosing a plan.
Plans and prices
From Pixsy's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 500 images monitored · limited import sources · regular-priority scanning · 0 takedown notices · unlimited case submission · Pixsy watermarks and badges · forever |
| Personal | $19 a month | 2,000 images monitored · limited import sources · medium-priority scanning · 20 monthly takedown notices · unlimited case submission · monthly |
| Advanced | $39 a month | 30,000 images monitored · limited import sources · high-priority scanning · 300 monthly takedown notices · unlimited case submission · monthly |
| Pro | $89 a month | 100,000 images monitored · limited import sources · highest-priority scanning · 900 monthly takedown notices · unlimited case submission · monthly |
| Personal | $209 a year | 2,000 images monitored · limited import sources · medium-priority scanning · 20 monthly takedown notices · unlimited case submission · annual; save $19 |
| Advanced | $429 a year | 30,000 images monitored · limited import sources · high-priority scanning · 300 monthly takedown notices · unlimited case submission · annual; save $39 |
| Pro | $979 a year | 100,000 images monitored · unlimited import sources plus FTP · highest-priority scanning · 900 monthly takedown notices · unlimited case submission · annual; save $89 |
| Business | Priced on request | Custom image volume, integrations and service combination · custom solution |
The facts
Each one read from Pixsy's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 24/7 monitoring
- Pixsy says its scanner and AI continuously monitor images for online matches.checked 15 Oct 2026
- AI workflow
- AI groups matches using attributes such as country, category and commerciality.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Pixsy says it serves photographers, designers, illustrators, photo agencies, and media companies worldwide.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Case resolution
- Pixsy submits infringement cases for compensation on a no-win, no-fee basis and says it charges 50% of successful recovery.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Connected API data
- Pixsy states that data from connected APIs is not used to develop, improve or train generalized AI or machine-learning models.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Dashboard
- The service provides a personalized dashboard with match information and custom features.checked 15 Oct 2026
- File imports
- Images can also be uploaded from Google Drive, Dropbox or a user’s computer.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Image monitoring
- Its reverse image search and AI monitor images around the clock and email alerts when new matches are found.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Import limits
- The Free, Personal, and Advanced plans list limited import sources; Pro annual includes unlimited import sources plus FTP.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The integrations page lists Flickr, SmugMug, PhotoShelter, Tumblr, EyeEm, Photodeck, Instagram, Zenfolio, FTP, AWS S3 and API connections.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Legal network
- Pixsy says it has a global network of 30 local legal partners and law firms.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: disputed demands
- A Trustpilot reviewer alleged Pixsy pursued a payment demand even though the image was available under a Creative Commons license.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: slow or canceled cases
- A Trustpilot reviewer said some cases are canceled when Pixsy cannot contact the other company and that resolution can take a long time.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: takedown-only outcomes
- One Trustpilot reviewer complained that Pixsy mainly sent notices from the reviewer’s own email and provided no meaningful representation or enforcement.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Match alerts
- Users receive email alerts when new image matches are found.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Match organization
- AI groups matches by country, category, commerciality, and other criteria, with search filters to narrow results.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Notable partnership
- Pixsy announced a strategic partnership with Flickr on April 9, 2019 to protect Flickr photographers from image misuse.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Annual billing
- Pixsy states that annual subscriptions charge for 11 months and include one free month.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Free case submission
- Submitting a case for resolution is free and Pixsy charges only when it successfully resolves the case.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founding year
- LinkedIn lists Pixsy’s founding year as 2014.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- LinkedIn lists the headquarters as Covina, California, with additional locations in Berlin, London and Sydney.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Pixsy as a privately held software-development company with 11–50 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- Pixsy was founded in 2014 by photographer Daniel Foster, who later teamed with Torsten Rüter and Kain Jones.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Covina, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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