Superhive

2026-03-21T17:15:55Z

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{{CompanyCargo
|Founded=2014
|Industry=Digital storefront
|Logo=Superhive-logo.png
|ParentCompany=Autotroph
|Type=LLC
|Website=https://superhivemarket.com/
|Description=Superhive (formerly Blender Market) is a digital storefront focused on assets and extensions for the open-source 3D computer graphics software Blender
}}''Superhive (formerly Blender Market) is a digital storefront focused on assets and extensions for the open-source 3D computer graphics software Blender. It was launched in 2014 by Autotroph.''

==Consumer-impact summary==

====User freedom====
Due to the fact it is exclusively a Blender marketplace all add-ons must be licensed under the GPLv3<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-21 |title=Extension Licenses |url=https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/advanced/extensions/licenses.html}}</ref>

====Business model====
Superhive makes money from every purchase of digital products on the platform and from creator subscription.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=How to Select a Creator Subscription |url=https://support.superhivemarket.com/article/162-how-to-select-a-creator-subscription}}</ref> The amount made by the creator vary based on the subscription level of the creator.

==Incidents==
===Change of the terms of the sale after the sale (2026)===
On March 18th Superhive sent an email telling creators that all products on the platform will be sold as one time purchase +12 months of support. This change affect changes in lifetime Licenses and their updates to a one year period for updates and support. Now new and previous purchase of Licenses and updates will be unavailable for those who bought the add-on after the new support ends. This changes the terms and conditions on anyone who previously bought the product believing that this would be a lifetime product with updates. To get more updates, you have to pay 50% of the initial add-on cost to the platform and creator. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-20 |title=Support Periods Overview/Summary |url=https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/K44w2fSvEUR3DjXCLfeVhqSY |archive-url=http://archive.today/Vh0lW |archive-date=2026-03-21}}</ref> They plan to make this change for one time purchases that will become a yearly update support purchase which is likened to a subscriptions.

==See also==
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