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Envato is a content marketing platform operating as a marketplace for creative assets, providing access to video templates, graphic templates, photos, fonts, WordPress themes, and more. The company was acquired by Shu...

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Profitable, high-growth creative marketplace with strong Shutterstock backing, but undergoing transformative platform...

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Industry Consumer Platforms
6 named competitors
3 recent developments
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Cyborg Score recalibrated: September 7, 2026
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Envato Overview

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Envato is a content marketing platform operating as a marketplace for creative assets, providing access to video templates, graphic templates, photos, fonts, WordPress themes, and more. The company was acquired by Shutterstock in May 2024.

Strategic Profile

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Envato was profitable at sale, with the acquisition adding approximately 20% to Shutterstock's revenues and 15% to adjusted EBITDA on a full-year basis. The dual-revenue model combines Elements subscription revenue with transactional marketplace commissions from Envato Market, where the company retains a transaction percentage while paying creators directly.

Competitive Landscape

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Top competitors include Vimeo, Tezign, and OpusClip. Visless, HelpMe App, Creative Market, Treehouse, and Epidemic Sound are among competitors. Envato differentiates through its dual subscription (Elements) and transactional (Market) revenue model and scale as a Shutterstock subsidiary.

Industry Context

Envato operates in Consumer Platforms.

Key facts

Founded: 2006 · Headquarters: Melbourne, Australia · Employees: 988 · Revenue: $198 million in 2024 · Market cap: N/A

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VimeoVideo hosting, creation, and analytics platform→Creative MarketMarketplace for digital assets including fonts, graphics, and templates→Creative FabricaSubscription platform for fonts, graphics, templates, and digital design assets→CanvaDesign platform with templates and design assets competing with Envato Elements offerings→Adobe StockStock content marketplace offering photos, vectors, videos, and design assets→StoryblocksSubscription-based platform for stock footage, music, sound effects, and digital assets→

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What does Envato do?+
Envato is a content marketing platform operating as a marketplace for creative assets, providing access to video templates, graphic templates, photos, fonts, WordPress themes, and more. The company was acquired by Shu...
What is Envato's Cyborg Score?+
Envato has a Cyborg Score of 7/10 (Strong). The score synthesizes business model, financials, leadership, competitive position, technology, marketing, and ESG dimensions across hundreds of data points.
Who are Envato's main competitors?+
Named competitors include Vimeo, Creative Market, Creative Fabrica, Canva. The full competitive landscape is in the AskCyborg report.
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