Pixsy (pixsy.com) has a 4.2 out of 5 rating on OK.one, based on 61 user reviews collected here. It is listed under Legal Services & Government and its reputation is good. 77% of reviews are 4 stars or higher and 13% are 1 star; The business has not yet replied to negative reviews; 36 of them were added in the last 12 months. Last updated 2026-08-10.
As far as I know, Pixsy is the only service of this kind that has a free plan.
Not every case is feasible or successful, but in those instances it costs the artist/photographer nothing.
So many artists don't know how to find all the infringements out there, or how to do takedowns. Their blog has excellent instructions for do-it yourself takedowns.
Cases do take a while, but then it's so nice to actuality get paid for some of the gazillion instances of brazen thievery out there, and so many of them are commercial uses by businesses and institutions who really should know better. So many people think that anything on the internet is free to steal.
Many thanks to Pixsy for their help.
An honest review of a long-term UK client of Pixsy... I'm a paying subscriber to their service and yes, they do get results - SOMETIMES.
Whilst they do recover fees for _some_ copyright violations, my perception is they only pursue the very easiest cases and seemingly give-up way too easily.
Yet again, I've received their 'Unable to proceed' email. The copyright violation is as plain as the nose on your face, on a company website, with a verifiable address. The business has obviously chosen to ignore their emails / phone calls, so that's it - no resolution for me & the copyright violator continues to use my image.
Oh, I can file a DMCA report... Whoop-dee-doo.
My opinion, Pixsy could do A LOT better. I would even pay the UK court filing fee to file a small claim against the infringers if it meant Pixsy pursued such cases with a little more effort.
Oh, and the image search tool is pretty poor. I tend to use Google image search to location violations now - the Pixsy tool just isn't reliable enough.
The software is still not that good I wish! The rest is okay!
Reply from Pixsy2025-06-25
Thanks for the feedback - our team will be in touch to get some examples of what we can work on to improve this.
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Alex · 4 reviews · Experienced 2025-05-12 ·
★★★★★
Pixsy the quiet avenger!
Pixsy is a photographer’s quiet avenger. When “reputable” companies steal your images, strip watermarks, and profit, Pixsy hunts them down. It’s simple, relentless, and effective, catching thieves who hate the spotlight. In a world where taking is easy, Pixsy tips the scales back, delivering justice one recovered image at a time.
I am not happy with the compensation that pixy is negotiating with the media that use the photos illegally. after they take 50% and the IRS takes their share, I as an author have very little left.
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John · 3 reviews · Verified · Experienced 2025-04-10 ·
★★★★★
Amazing customer service
Amazing customer service. They informed me that a company using the same image I had settled a case on and asked me if I’d like to open a new case. They are always on the lookout for photo stealers.
Thank you
Trivially easy to do business with! They find where my art is used andalw it easy to assess as well as initiate a resolution.
Reply from Pixsy2025-04-13
Thanks for the feedback
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Danilo La Porta · 9 reviews · Experienced 2025-04-05 ·
★★★★★
They sent me a similar scam email
They sent me a similar scam email as, claiming we used a picture without permission , asking for a ridiculous amount of money, while in reality the picture was agreed with the owner.
In the event of a copyright infringement, the photographer is left with only $2,000 of the $7,000, with Pixsy taking the rest. This is almost a rip-off.
I recommend Pixsy to photographers because they are of great value in protecting your photos
Reply from Pixsy2025-04-13
Thanks for the review
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Paul Moore · 3 reviews · Verified · Experienced 2025-03-17 ·
★★★★★
Good service
Good service, but settlements - in my case, at least - are not achieved as often as expected. I have many cases, some that were submitted some years ago and seem to have gone dead. I need enough settlements to justify the monthly fee.
Reply from Pixsy2025-04-13
Thanks for the feedback
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Mark Owen WH · 11 reviews · Experienced 2025-03-06 ·
★★★★★
Well designed and intuitively presented…
Well designed and intuitively presented service. They also offer a useful initial video call to get you started and provide tailored examples. Pixsy operates in several jurisdictions (though not all), so they evaluate whether to start a case or offer you help with sending a takedown notice. I'll be interested to see how a detected commercial photo theft case progresses over the coming months, and am grateful for their expert help to date! :-)
Reply from Pixsy2025-03-17
Thanks for the feedback.
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Andrew · 1 review · Verified · Experienced 2025-02-27 ·
★★★★★
Fantastic company protecting the rights…
Fantastic company protecting the rights of creators.
Reply from Pixsy2025-03-10
Thanks for the review!
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Joel K. · 1 review · Verified · Experienced 2025-02-10 ·
★★★★★
Pisxy is very useful
Pisxy is a great help to manage recover unpaid pictures: you pick the pictures to be checked, Pixsy achieves then a pretty good job.
Artists, Creators, Photographers… It’s the service you don’t know you needed all along!
I really didn’t unrstand what it was at first. I assumed it was like a reverse image search website. I was uploading some random images, didn’t care much. But recently I was checking the uploaded matches, whatever it meant at that time, (but now it makes perfect sense) I have noticed that one of my images which is copyrighted appeared on the results. And was asking me what action I want to take, like submit a case, send take down, or just ignore, so you decide how do you take action against this found result on this particular website, for using your copyrighted or trademark image. So I only then realized what this website was. I probably didn’t read it at all or I don’t remember when or why I registered even. But I’m an artist and I didn’t really have any similar platforms I was aware of. So it does now make sense when the website says “Umage theft protection” because it monitors your media which you upload a copy on this website. The it scans the web constantly, as Simon as Zohar image has a match, it bring it to your attention.
First I thought my art was being taken and then was being used, but then I realized it was a polish stationary website and the images were a direct link to my stock artist profile, probably a local stock ad by the platform I sell my media, so it was at the end their tiny banner in a small tiny little website. With that, my point is, it found my images, the exact matches on the web, even on this websites “ad banner” . Somewhere that much niche and kind of hidden, when you think of the vastness of the whole internet… Google image search sometimes any even find the exact words I’m putting on it, and that really impressed me. How Pixsy was thoroughly sniffing every corner and bring the re-use cases to you without you having the slightest idea about your work online.
I came to realize its purpose and great convenience much later, but I’m glad that I did. Because I just want to know and be informed about the integrity of my work, and that it is not abused or used without my knowledge or consent.
I am simply the basic free tier user, and the website already for such free tier lets you upload and keep a track of “500” images. Like five hundred!
Thats generous and I don’t know, it seems there’s no catch. I really been using now actively for more than a few months, haven’t still had any unathorized use case, but so far my experience and the impression with the website is just beyond positive. And I don’t seem to be able to catch any cons, there’s like no downside to it, that is why I thought I really would like to recommend such a positive experience with the other people.
I hope you have the same positive experience and find it useful.
If you’re content creator or artist, photographer etc, whatever like that, I strongly recommend you trying it! It just makes it convenient and chill for you, no catch at all. Which is weird, I know. But yeah, the ToS sounds quite decent, and nothing sounds cheeky and sus, then I can’t help but recommend to every artist and creator I know of.
TML
I wasn't very sure what to think about Pixsy at first but when they managed to come to a resolution successfully, I was more than surprised! I started using their services on a weekly basis and I am so happy to have their team behind my back.
Reply from Pixsy2025-02-12
Thanks for the feedback
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M Walker · 22 reviews · Experienced 2025-01-22 ·
★★★★★
Case never reached a conclusion
I genuinely wanted to leave Pixsy a positive review because I appreciate the premise of what they do, but my experience with submitting a case has been frustratingly long and unresolved.
To preface, I’m a paying subscriber, spending £39 a month with Pixsy to monitor my photos as a photographer. I submitted a case after their platform detected a website using one of my photos to promote their services. Pixsy accepted the case and contacted the website with details of the licensing fee they needed to pay. This was on 19th September 2024. It is now 22nd January 2025, and no progress has been made.
Whenever I follow up on the case, Pixsy simply responds that there are no updates and that they are still working on it. Adding to the frustration, Pixsy occasionally sends vague emails like, "Hi, I'm following up on my email," but then provides no actual follow-up. This has happened twice, leaving me questioning their communication and process.
This lack of resolution is leading me towards reducing the number of photos I monitor with Pixsy and downgrade my monthly plan. Unfortunately, this service does not feel like value for money. If cases cannot reach a conclusion, I have to wonder what exactly am I paying Pixsy to do?
