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==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
==== User freedom ==== | ====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> | 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> | ||
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
===Change of the terms of the sale after the sale (2026)=== | ===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 yearly subscriptions and all purchase made will be changed to subscription retroactively. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-20 |title=Support Periods Overview/Summary |url=https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/K44w2fSvEUR3DjXCLfeVhqSY}}</ref> Currently even though they plan to make this change one time purchases are now going to be subscriptions there is no indication to consumers. | On March 18th Superhive sent an email telling creators that all products on the platform will be sold as yearly subscriptions and all purchase made will be changed to subscription retroactively. <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> Currently even though they plan to make this change one time purchases are now going to be subscriptions there is no indication to consumers. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 14:02, 21 March 2026
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Legal Structure | LLC |
| Industry | Digital storefront |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://superhivemarket.com/ |
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[1]
Business model
Superhive makes money from every purchase of digital products on the platform and from creator subscription.[2] 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 yearly subscriptions and all purchase made will be changed to subscription retroactively. [3] Currently even though they plan to make this change one time purchases are now going to be subscriptions there is no indication to consumers.
See also
References
- ↑ "Extension Licenses". 2026-03-21.
- ↑ "How to Select a Creator Subscription".
- ↑ "Support Periods Overview/Summary". 2026-03-20. Archived from the original on 2026-03-21.