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Shutterstock vs Unsplash Uptime — Week of 20 April 2026

23 April 2026·Uptrue Team

🎨 Design & Creative Weekly Comparison

Shutterstock and Unsplash both reported 0% uptime during the week of April 20, 2026, according to Uptrue's independent monitoring. Response time data was unavailable for both providers during this period. This report covers two major Design & Creative platforms serving millions of creatives globally.

TL;DR

Both Shutterstock and Unsplash reported 0% uptime during the monitoring period
No incidents were recorded for either provider, with zero minutes of total downtime logged
Response time data was unavailable (N/A) for both services during this week
Unsplash maintains a public status page; Shutterstock's status page is not available

Uptime This Week

Both providers showed 0% uptime during the monitoring week, which aligns with zero recorded incidents and zero minutes of downtime. This apparent contradiction suggests potential monitoring gaps, network-level access issues, or data collection anomalies during this period that warrant investigation.

Response Time

Response time data not available for this period.

Response time data was unavailable for both Shutterstock and Unsplash during the week of April 20, 2026. This prevented comparative latency analysis and assessment of service responsiveness.

Incidents & Downtime

Neither Shutterstock nor Unsplash recorded any incidents during the monitoring period, with both maintaining zero minutes of cumulative downtime. The absence of incident logs combined with 0% uptime readings suggests the data may reflect monitoring infrastructure issues rather than actual service failures.

Historical Context

Design & Creative platforms typically maintain high availability due to the time-sensitive nature of creative work and the critical role these services play in production workflows. Sustained monitoring and transparent status reporting are increasingly expected in this category.

Which Should You Choose?

The data quality issues in this report prevent a reliable recommendation. Investigate monitoring infrastructure and rerun assessments before making provider decisions based on this period's metrics. For production use, prioritize providers with publicly accessible, independently verified status pages.

About This Data
All uptime, response time, and incident data is collected by Uptrue's independent monitoring infrastructure. HTTP checks run every 5 minutes. An incident is recorded only after 2+ consecutive failed checks. Uptrue is not affiliated with any monitored service. For corrections: reports@uptrue.io

Frequently Asked Questions

Which provider is more reliable based on this data?

A reliable comparison cannot be made. Both providers showed 0% uptime with zero incidents recorded—a data anomaly that suggests monitoring infrastructure problems rather than actual reliability differences. Request updated monitoring from a subsequent period.

How often does Shutterstock or Unsplash go down?

This data shows zero downtime incidents for both during April 20–26, 2026, but the 0% uptime reading contradicts the zero-incident count. These metrics are internally inconsistent and should not be used to assess downtime frequency.

How is this data collected?

All metrics are collected through Uptrue's independent uptime monitoring infrastructure, which continuously probes both services' public endpoints and records uptime, response time, and incident data. Response time and uptime data were unavailable during this period, likely due to monitoring access or collection issues.