Do image submission sites provide backlinks?

Mostly nofollow ones. Pinterest is the exception worth pursuing because pins drive genuine referral traffic over long periods, which matters more than the attribute.

Which image sharing site is best for business?

Pinterest for reach and search intent, Instagram for brand presence, and Behance or Dribbble if you do design work that belongs in a portfolio community.

How do I optimise images for search?

Descriptive filenames, accurate alt text, compressed file sizes, correct dimensions and a caption where the layout allows it. Doing this on your own site matters more than external uploads.

Are these image submission sites free?

Yes. Several limit storage, resolution or monthly uploads on free accounts and sell professional tiers, but all allow free uploading.

Does uploading images elsewhere create duplicate content problems?

No. Duplicate content concerns apply to text. Reusing your own images across platforms is normal and carries no penalty.

Which image site sends the most traffic?

Pinterest, by a wide margin, because people arrive there searching rather than browsing. Pins keep circulating for months, unlike posts elsewhere that die within a day.

What image format should I upload?

WebP or a compressed JPEG for photographs, PNG where you need transparency. Keep files under about 200KB so pages using them stay fast.

How important is alt text?

Very. It is how search engines understand an image and how screen reader users experience it. Describe what the image shows rather than stuffing keywords into it.

Can I upload the same image to several sites?

Yes. Duplicate content rules apply to text, not images. Reusing your own images across platforms is normal and carries no penalty.

Do image backlinks pass link equity?

Mostly no, they are nofollow. The return is visual search visibility and referral traffic, which for a design or product business can be substantial.

Free Image Submission Sites List 2027

Image submission means uploading images to sharing platforms with a link back to your site. Pinterest is the one that matters most, because it functions as a visual search engine rather than as a gallery.

100 sites listed41 of 172 dead, removed (24%)2026-08-19 last checked

Short answer

Pinterest is the only site in this category that behaves like a search engine, and that is where the value is.

People arrive on Pinterest intending to find something, and pins keep circulating for months rather than dying in a day. Other image platforms are worth using only if your work is genuinely visual. Optimise the images on your own site first, since descriptive filenames and accurate alt text do more for image search than uploading copies elsewhere.

This list has 100 platforms live on 2026-08-19, spanning general image hosts, photography communities and visual discovery platforms.

Pinterest is a search engine, the rest are galleries

People arrive on Pinterest with an intent to find something, which makes it the only platform in this category that behaves like search. Pins keep circulating for months or years, unlike posts elsewhere that die in a day.

Flickr, Imgur, 500px and the photography communities are worth using if your work is visual and belongs there. For a service business with stock photography, they will do nothing, and that is worth knowing before you spend a weekend uploading.

How to get value from image submission

Name the file descriptively before uploading. A file called dehradun-seo-audit-report.jpg carries meaning that IMG_4471.jpg does not.
Write alt text and a real caption on every upload. This is the text that gets indexed and it is how visual search finds you.
Link the image back to the specific page it illustrates, not to your homepage.
Create original images worth sharing: charts, before and after comparisons, local photography. Stock images get no traction anywhere.
Use vertical formats on Pinterest. A 2:3 ratio occupies far more feed space than a landscape image and is clicked considerably more.

Free Image Submission Sites List 2027

Top 100 of 131 live sites

172 URLs checked on 2026-08-19. 41 were dead or parked and were removed, and the rest are ranked by authority.

Verified sites with authority score, global popularity rank and spam risk band
#	Website	DA	PA	Spam Score	Authority	Spam risk
1	Googlegoogle.com	94	91	1%	100	Low
2	Facebookfacebook.com	96	100	1%	93	Low
3	Instagraminstagram.com	94	100	1%	84	Low
4	LinkedInlinkedin.com	99	100	1%	81	Low
5	Amazonamazon.com	95	90	7%	79	Low
6	Redditreddit.com	92	89	3%	70	Low
7	Snapchatsnapchat.com	92	73	7%	69	Low
8	Dropboxdropbox.com	95	79	1%	68	Low
9	Tumblrtumblr.com	77	99	1%	67	Low
10	Flickrflickr.com	92	92	17%	66	Low
11	Unsplashunsplash.com	93	87	7%	61	Low
12	Behancebehance.net	92	78	1%	60	Low
13	Pixabaypixabay.com	94	84	4%	60	Low
14	Scribdscribd.com	94	74	22%	60	Low
15	DeviantArtdeviantart.com	72	67	6%	59	Low
16	Imgurimgur.com	92	84	11%	58	Low
17	LiveJournallivejournal.com	—	—	—	57	Low
18	Zohozoho.com	—	—	—	56	Low
19	Giphygiphy.com	—	—	—	55	Low
20	Cloudinarycloudinary.com	—	—	—	54	Low
21	Imgsrcimgsrc.ru	—	—	—	52	Low
22	Crunchyrollcrunchyroll.com	—	—	—	50	Low
23	Evernoteevernote.com	—	—	—	50	Low
24	Photobucketphotobucket.com	—	—	—	50	Low
25	Imageshackimageshack.us	—	—	—	48	Low
26	Redbubbleredbubble.com	—	—	—	48	Low
27	4shared4shared.com	—	—	—	47	Low
28	500px500px.com	—	—	—	47	Low
29	Flipboardflipboard.com	—	—	—	47	Low
30	Houzzhouzz.com	—	—	—	47	Low
31	Dreamstimedreamstime.com	—	—	—	46	Low
32	Smugmugsmugmug.com	—	—	—	46	Low
33	Pbasepbase.com	—	—	—	45	Low
34	Shutterflyshutterfly.com	—	—	—	45	Low
35	Diigodiigo.com	—	—	—	44	Low
36	Imageshackimageshack.com	—	—	—	44	Low
37	Knowyourmemeknowyourmeme.com	—	—	—	44	Low
38	Dpreviewdpreview.com	—	—	—	43	Low
39	Funnyjunkfunnyjunk.com	—	—	—	43	Low
40	Myheritagemyheritage.com	—	—	—	42	Low
41	Pixiesetpixieset.com	—	—	—	42	Low
42	Pixlrpixlr.com	—	—	—	42	Low
43	Scoop.itscoop.it	—	—	—	42	Low
44	Tripadvisortripadvisor.in	—	—	—	41	Low
45	Fineartamericafineartamerica.com	—	—	—	40	Low
46	Pearltreespearltrees.com	—	—	—	40	Low
47	Couchsurfingcouchsurfing.com	—	—	—	39	Low
48	Imgbbimgbb.com	—	—	—	39	Low
49	Plurkplurk.com	—	—	—	39	Low
50	Stocktwitsstocktwits.com	—	—	—	39	Low
51	Mixmix.com	—	—	—	38	Low
52	Postimagespostimages.org	—	—	—	38	Low
53	Fanpopfanpop.com	—	—	—	37	Low
54	Freeimagesfreeimages.com	—	—	—	37	Low
55	Imagevenueimagevenue.com	—	—	—	37	Low
56	Snapfishsnapfish.com	—	—	—	37	Low
57	Visualvisual.ly	—	—	—	37	Low
58	Webshotswebshots.com	—	—	—	37	Low
59	Zenfoliozenfolio.com	—	—	—	37	Low
60	Listlist.ly	—	—	—	36	Low
61	Lomographylomography.com	—	—	—	36	Low
62	Screencastscreencast.com	—	—	—	36	Low
63	Soupsoup.io	—	—	—	36	Low
64	Storeboardstoreboard.com	—	—	—	35	Low
65	Ebaumsworldebaumsworld.com	—	—	—	34	Low
66	Photophoto.net	—	—	—	34	Low
67	Thinglinkthinglink.com	—	—	—	34	Low
68	Fotkifotki.com	—	—	—	33	Low
69	Imageeventimageevent.com	—	—	—	33	Low
70	Morguefilemorguefile.com	—	—	—	33	Low
71	Befunkybefunky.com	—	—	—	32	Low
72	Weheartitweheartit.com	—	—	—	32	Low
73	Zerochanzerochan.net	—	—	—	32	Low
74	Keepandsharekeepandshare.com	—	—	—	31	Low
75	Polyvorepolyvore.com	—	—	—	31	Low
76	Myalbummyalbum.com	—	—	—	30	Low
77	Ipernityipernity.com	—	—	—	29	Low
78	Picturepushpicturepush.com	—	—	—	29	Low
79	23hq23hq.com	—	—	—	27	Low
80	Freeimagehostingfreeimagehosting.net	—	—	—	26	Low
81	Youpicyoupic.com	—	—	—	26	Low
82	Cincopacincopa.com	—	—	—	25	Low
83	Dropmarkdropmark.com	—	—	—	25	Medium
84	Favimfavim.com	—	—	—	25	Medium
85	Pasteboardpasteboard.co	—	—	—	25	Medium
86	Photoboxphotobox.co.uk	—	—	—	25	Low
87	Turboimagehostturboimagehost.com	—	—	—	24	Medium
88	Slickpicslickpic.com	—	—	—	23	Medium
89	Aminus3aminus3.com	—	—	—	22	Medium
90	Datafilehostdatafilehost.com	—	—	—	22	Medium
91	Fancyfancy.com	—	—	—	22	Medium
92	Interestpininterestpin.com	—	—	—	22	Medium
93	Cheveretochevereto.com	—	—	—	21	Medium
94	Cubeuploadcubeupload.com	—	—	—	21	Medium
95	Kropkrop.com	—	—	—	21	Medium
96	Thefreesitethefreesite.com	—	—	—	21	Medium
97	Artlimitedartlimited.net	—	—	—	20	Medium
98	Wanelowanelo.com	—	—	—	20	Medium
99	Yarabookyarabook.com	—	—	—	20	Medium
100	Dronestagrdronestagr.am	—	—	—	19	Medium

How to read this table. DA, PA and Spam Score are real Moz figures from our own bulk checks. A dash means we have not run that domain yet, not that it scored zero, and we would rather show the gap than guess. Lower Spam Score is better. Authority is our own 0 to 100 score derived from global popularity rank, and spam risk is Low for sites with a measurable audience and valid TLS. Every site here was also confirmed to load on 2026-08-19, which is the check DA cannot make: Moz still reports a healthy DA for services that shut down years ago.

Optimise the images on your own site first. Descriptive filenames, alt text, compression and correct dimensions do more for image search than uploading the same pictures to twenty external hosts.

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