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With a community of over one million creators, we are the world's largest platform to publish, share, and discover 3D content on web, mobile, AR, and VR. - sketchfab.com

· 1 month ago

Buy it to showcase and embed 3D models for free — the viewer and community are best-in-class. Do not build a selling business on it: Epic is folding the Sketchfab store into its new Fab marketplace.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 40+ public sources; many review snippets truncated and Trustpilot volume thin (33 reviews), so confidence is medium.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo pricing evidence in sources
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence; only 33 Trustpilot reviews
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Pro and higherPaid — see plans page

Best for

  • 3D artists showcasing portfolios
  • Sites embedding interactive 3D viewers
  • Education and museums sharing scans
  • Browsing free community models

Not for

  • Sellers relying on the Sketchfab store — Epic is sunsetting it into Fab
  • Anyone needing long-term marketplace stability or an exit plan
  • Enterprise CAD/engineering file viewing at scale
  • Buyers wanting proven, well-reviewed vendor support

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Store is being sunset into Epic's Fab; sellers face a forced migration

medium

WordPress embed plugin had a stored XSS flaw (CVE-2024-37216, CVSS 5.4)

medium

Downloaded models carry varying licenses — check before commercial use

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Largest 3D community: over one million creators
  • Publish and view across web, mobile, AR, and VR
  • Reviewers call it the best web 3D viewer
  • Listed among top sources for free, high-quality models
  • Dedicated education program available

Cons

  • Epic is replacing the Sketchfab store with Fab
  • Creators publicly leaving the platform
  • Community calls the transition the death of small sellers
  • Only 33 Trustpilot reviews — support quality unproven

Sources & method

- 11 sources - No platform-wide breaches found; one medium-severity CVE (2024) in the third-party Sketchfab Embed WordPress plugin.

official x3review x3security x1news x4
  • CVE-2024-37216: Stored XSS in Sketchfab Embed WordPress plugin, Authenticated contributor+ stored cross-site scripting, CVSS 5.4, improper input neutralization.

Key stats

  • Ease of use: 4/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 11

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No pricing evidence in sources
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Reviewers cite easy 3D publishing and viewing
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Viewer, embeds, AR/VR, store, huge catalog
  • Support quality. No support evidence; only 33 Trustpilot reviews
  • Security posture: 3/5. One medium CVE in embed plugin; no breaches
  • 1M+ creators Community Claims world's largest 3D platform
  • 33 Trustpilot reviews Very low review volume
  • Epic Games Owner Store being replaced by Fab
  • $7M Funding Raised in 2015, per UploadVR

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Upload, share, and embed models
  • Browse 1M+ creator catalog

Pro and higher

Paid — see plans page

  • Privacy controls over who views models
  • Store selling capabilities

Security

No platform-wide breaches found; one medium-severity CVE (2024) in the third-party Sketchfab Embed WordPress plugin.

  • CVE-2024-37216: Stored XSS in Sketchfab Embed WordPress pluginAuthenticated contributor+ stored cross-site scripting, CVSS 5.4, improper input neutralization.⁸

What users say

Long-time users love the viewer and community but are openly angry that Epic is replacing the Sketchfab store with Fab, and some creators are leaving.

“Fab is garbage! Bring back Sketchfab!”
Reddit, r/Sketchfab
“This FAB situation need to stop RIGHT NOW”
Reddit, r/Sketchfab
“A review of Fab: the death of small artists and non-profit entities”
Unreal Engine Forums

Companies that use it

  • Lowe Art Museum11
Full analysis

Based on 40+ public sources; many review snippets truncated and Trustpilot volume thin (33 reviews), so confidence is medium.

Best-in-class free 3D viewer and community, but Epic is folding its store into Fab — sellers, beware.

Methodology

Based on 40+ public sources; many review snippets truncated and Trustpilot volume thin (33 reviews), so confidence is medium.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Sketchfab homepage and taglinesketchfab.com
    official
  2. Sketchfab Plans & Pricingsketchfab.com
    official
  3. Sketchfab Enterprise pagesketchfab.com
    official
  4. Trustpilot reviews of sketchfab.comtrustpilot.com
    review
  5. Sketchfab Reviews on Software Advicesoftwareadvice.com
    review
  6. Reddit: Epic is killing the Sketchfab Marketplacereddit.com
    news
  7. Reddit: Why It's Time to Leave Sketchfab as Creators and Sellersreddit.com
    review
  8. CVE-2024-37216 Detail (NVD)nvd.nist.gov
    security
  9. Cesium blog: Sketchfab is part of Epic Gamescesium.com
    news
  10. UploadVR: Sketchfab gets $7 million in fundinguploadvr.com
    news
  11. Axiell case study: Lowe Art Museum and Sketchfabaxiell.com
    news

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