The 20% off promo code at the top of this page is the lead offer from Pond5, and it is aimed at new customers getting up to 20% off their first order of music, games, movies and other entertainment assets. If this is your first purchase on the site, that code is the straightforward starting point. Returning customers should look at the subscription sales or the $199 Footage Plus plan instead.
If you are a new customer making a single media purchase under $500, use the 20% off promo code. For example, on a $100 order the 20% off promo code takes 20% off, leaving $80; you save $20. On a $250 order the code takes 20% off, leaving $200; you save $50.
If you are a new customer buying a lot of stock media or a high value one off purchase, the same 20% code still applies to first orders, so apply it at checkout and compare the total with any subscription option you are considering. The code is valid website only and for first order only.
If you plan to buy a Music Plan, the 60% off Music Plan sale applies on the website and will usually save more than a first order promo code when your goal is ongoing access to music for projects. The 60% off sale is listed as website only. No coupon code is required for this sale.
If you plan to buy the Music & SFX Plan, the 50% off Music & SFX Plan sale is the relevant offer and will typically beat a one time 20% first order discount for anyone who needs both music and sound effects. This is a website only sale.
If you want the Footage Plus Plan, the price is $199/month as shown. The two identical Footage Plus Plan entries list $199/month; treat that as the billed rate. The 20% first order promo does not state it excludes subscriptions, but it is described as for a first order of media assets, so check whether the plan counts as an order item at checkout before assuming the code will apply.
If you are a returning customer not buying a subscription, there is no active promo code for non new customers; the newsletter signup may bring future offers but is not a checkout discount now.
Compare the applicable options by calculating the final total. For single purchases by new customers, the 20% promo code at the top of the page gives a clear saving (20% off the original price). For anyone buying the Music Plan or the Music & SFX Plan, the site sales of 60% and 50% off will generally give a lower total than a one off 20% first order code. There is no stated rule on combining the first order code with the subscription sales, so treat them as separate offers unless the Pond5 checkout confirms both can be applied.
Against our own records, four percentage codes appeared in the 12 months to October 2026 and the biggest and typical code was 20% off, so the current 20% first order promo matches the site’s usual best code. Our team recorded four checkout tests across four offers in the 12 months to October 2026, with two tests kept as screenshots.