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Should I use Blendkit?

Paid and FREE 3D models, materials, brushes and HDRs for Blender. Create beautiful 3D artworks and visualizations with ease. Explore now or download directly in Blender. - blendkit.com

Depends. Grab the free tier — it is the largest asset library inside Blender and costs nothing. Pay for the subscription only if you pull assets constantly; prices have risen at least twice and creator payouts have reportedly dropped sharply.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~25 public sources; some forum and Reddit snippets were truncated, so a few quotes are partial.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Full subscriptionNot disclosed in reviewed sources

Best for

  • Blender artists needing fast assets
  • Freelance archviz and product visualizers
  • Hobbyists on the free tier
  • Asset creators seeking a marketplace

Not for

  • Maya, 3ds Max, or Cinema 4D users — Blender-only add-on
  • Creators relying on it for income — payouts reportedly fell 50-70%
  • Fully offline workflows — the library is an online service
  • Buyers needing flexible licensing — only two license types offered

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Creator earnings reportedly fell 50-70% after June 2026 — do not build income on it

medium

Two separate price-increase announcements; expect future hikes before committing long-term

medium

Add-on needs online access; corporate firewalls may require exceptions, and there has been a major outage

low

Downloaded assets pile up locally; plan storage or point to a global directory

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Largest asset library integrated directly into Blender
  • Free account includes private storage for your uploads
  • 27,000+ models, 10,000+ materials, 750+ scenes on the full plan
  • Open-source add-on; roughly 50% of assets are free
  • 67,000 free assets also work in Godot via GPLv2 plugin

Cons

  • Subscription price has increased at least twice
  • Creators report 50-70% payout drop since June 2026
  • License conflicts drew complaints from multiple artists
  • One long-time forum reviewer called it more bad than good
  • Asset downloads can consume large local disk space

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/21/2026 - 14 sources - No known vulnerabilities found; GitHub shows no published security policy.

official x5review x4security x1news x4
  • No security policy detected, The project's GitHub security page shows no published security policy.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Strong free tier; two announced price increases
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Assets download directly inside Blender, no export dance
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Models, materials, brushes, HDRs, scenes; Godot export added
  • Support quality: 3/5. Troubleshooting docs and outage response exist; access issues linger
  • Security posture: 2/5. No published security policy; SSL warning in own docs
  • 500,000 Registered users as of May 2023
  • 2017 Founded Czech Republic
  • 67,000+ Asset library free assets; 27k models, 10k materials, 750 scenes
  • Yes Free tier free account + open-source add-on

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Free asset library access
  • Private storage for uploads
  • Open-source Blender add-on

Full subscription

Not disclosed

  • 27,000+ models, 10,000+ materials, 750+ scenes
  • Royalty-free license for rendered output

Security

No known vulnerabilities found; GitHub shows no published security policy.

  • No security policy detectedThe project's GitHub security page shows no published security policy.11

What users say

Users like the one-click free asset flow but grumble about price hikes, license friction, disk space, and falling creator payouts.

“Is blenderkit worth it for someone who is learning blender?”
Reddit, r/blender
“I’ve been a Blendkit creator for several years, and until June 2026 I had a relatively stable income that”
Reddit, r/blender
“Blenderkit more bad than good”
BlenderArtists forum
Full analysis

Based on ~25 public sources; some forum and Reddit snippets were truncated, so a few quotes are partial.

Best free asset library inside Blender; the paid plan is the real decision — prices rose twice, creator payouts fell.

Methodology

Based on ~25 public sources; some forum and Reddit snippets were truncated, so a few quotes are partial.

Sources

  1. Blendkit pricing pageblendkit.com
    official
  2. Blendkit GitHub repositorygithub.com
    official
  3. Blendkit about pageblendkit.com
    official
  4. 500,000 users announcementblendkit.com
    news
  5. Price increase announcementblendkit.com
    news
  6. Subscription price increase at 9000 assetsblendkit.com
    news
  7. Reddit: creator payout drop 50-70%reddit.com
    review
  8. Reddit: worth it for a learner?reddit.com
    review
  9. Blendkit Godot pipeline articlevr.org
    news
  10. Service outage responseblendkit.com
    official
  11. GitHub security pagegithub.com
    security
  12. Add-on troubleshooting docsblendkit.com
    official
  13. SimilarWeb competitorssimilarweb.com
    review
  14. Blender-addons.org reviewblender-addons.org
    review

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