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|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.''

}}'''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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0322-0616-58/https://docs.blender.org:443/manual/en/latest/advanced/extensions/licenses.html |archive-date=21 Mar 2026 |website=Blender 5.1 Manual}}</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.

Superhive makes money from every purchase of digital products on the platform and from creator subscription.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=7 Apr 2025 |title=How to Select a Creator Subscription |url=https://support.superhivemarket.com/article/162-how-to-select-a-creator-subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0322-0619-16/https://support.superhivemarket.com:443/article/162-how-to-select-a-creator-subscription |archive-date=21 Mar 2026 |website=Superhive}}</ref> The amount made by the creator vary based on the subscription level of the creator.

~~== Incidents ==~~

~~This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]~~.

=== Change of the terms of the sale after the sale (2026) ===

==Incidents==

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~~.

===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 a yearly subscription of updates and support. Now, updates for new and previous purchases of licenses will be unavailable after the support period ends. Anyone who purchased a product within the last 2 years will receive updates and support up to 2 years depending on when they purchased the product. If a customer purchased a product more than 24 months ago they will receive no more updates starting when the policy goes into effect. This changes the terms and conditions for anyone who previously bought the product believing that this would not be a yearly subscription. It's important to note that Blender updates quite often (about a major version every year) and in the process a lot of add-ons are broken, so they receive compatibility patches for newer Blender versions. To get more updates, you have to pay 50% of the initial add-on cost to the platform and creator, yearly. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-16 |title=Support Periods Overview/Summary |url=https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/K44w2fSvEUR3DjXCLfeVhqSY |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0322-0621-09/https://public.3.basecamp.com:443/p/K44w2fSvEUR3DjXCLfeVhqSY |archive-date=21 Mar 2026 |website=Basecamp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Artisans of Vaul |date=2026-03-20 |title=Using Blender Just Got a Lot More Expensive - Massive Changes to Superhive Market |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=042ltF-6a-w |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> This, in essence, turns any previous or future purchase into a subscription. As of March 21st Superhive has told publicly told this to their current customers, and they do not state this when currently purchasing from the storefront.

==See also==

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 |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.''
+}}'''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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0322-0616-58/https://docs.blender.org:443/manual/en/latest/advanced/extensions/licenses.html |archive-date=21 Mar 2026 |website=Blender 5.1 Manual}}</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.
+Superhive makes money from every purchase of digital products on the platform and from creator subscription.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=7 Apr 2025 |title=How to Select a Creator Subscription |url=https://support.superhivemarket.com/article/162-how-to-select-a-creator-subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0322-0619-16/https://support.superhivemarket.com:443/article/162-how-to-select-a-creator-subscription |archive-date=21 Mar 2026 |website=Superhive}}</ref> The amount made by the creator vary based on the subscription level of the creator.
-== Incidents ==
-This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
-=== Change of the terms of the sale after the sale (2026) ===
+==Incidents==
-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.
+===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 a yearly subscription of updates and support. Now, updates for new and previous purchases of licenses will be unavailable after the support period ends. Anyone who purchased a product within the last 2 years will receive updates and support up to 2 years depending on when they purchased the product. If a customer purchased a product more than 24 months ago they will receive no more updates starting when the policy goes into effect. This changes the terms and conditions for anyone who previously bought the product believing that this would not be a yearly subscription. It's important to note that Blender updates quite often (about a major version every year) and in the process a lot of add-ons are broken, so they receive compatibility patches for newer Blender versions. To get more updates, you have to pay 50% of the initial add-on cost to the platform and creator, yearly. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-16 |title=Support Periods Overview/Summary |url=https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/K44w2fSvEUR3DjXCLfeVhqSY |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0322-0621-09/https://public.3.basecamp.com:443/p/K44w2fSvEUR3DjXCLfeVhqSY |archive-date=21 Mar 2026 |website=Basecamp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Artisans of Vaul |date=2026-03-20 |title=Using Blender Just Got a Lot More Expensive - Massive Changes to Superhive Market |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=042ltF-6a-w |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> This, in essence, turns any previous or future purchase into a subscription. As of March 21st Superhive has told publicly told this to their current customers, and they do not state this when currently purchasing from the storefront.
 ==See also==