3D Warehouse
Depends
Confidence: Medium
If you already model in SketchUp, this free, enormous library is the default asset source and worth using.
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Comparison
3D Warehouse vs Poly Haven
3D Warehouse lands on Depends, and Poly Haven lands on Worth it.
Poly Haven
Worth it
Confidence: High
The core library is a no-brainer: free, CC0, commercial-safe assets with no strings.
| Compare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Worth it |
| Best for | SketchUp users needing furniture and fixtures | Blender artists needing HDRIs and PBR textures |
| Who it's not for | Blender, Revit, or game-engine teams . formats skew SketchUp | Buyers wanting exclusive assets . CC0 is public to everyone |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁸ | No known Poly Haven vulnerabilities found; one CVE exists in third-party blender-mcp, not Poly Haven itself. |
| Support quality | No support evidence in reviewed sources | Small donation-funded team; no support evidence |
| Public sentiment | SketchUp users value the free breadth of models but repeatedly criticize search quality, the redesign, and model theft.⁹ | Reddit users praise asset quality and the CC0 license but hotly debate whether the ~$30 Blender addon justifies paying for a free library.16 |
| Biggest gotcha | Private content rules changed Aug 3, 2025; recheck how you store proprietary models before relying on it11 | blender-mcp addon had path-traversal CVE-2026-66004 fetching Poly Haven assets; flaw is in that tool, not Poly Haven |
Pick 3D Warehouse when
- SketchUp users needing furniture and fixtures
- Architects and interior designers
- Hobbyists and DIY remodel planners
When 3D Warehouse is not a fit
- Blender, Revit, or game-engine teams . formats skew SketchUp
- Studios needing vetted, licensed production assets
- Creators protecting original IP . theft complaints run long
- Non-SketchUp buyers . nothing to purchase standalone
Pick Poly Haven when
- Blender artists needing HDRIs and PBR textures
- Indie game devs wanting commercial-safe assets
- Arch-viz and product rendering work
- Anyone avoiding license headaches
When Poly Haven is not a fit
- Buyers wanting exclusive assets . CC0 is public to everyone
- Teams needing support SLAs or enterprise asset services
- Projects needing niche models . gaps mean funding or building them
- Anyone expecting paid-marketplace curation and hand-holding
Sources
review
- 3D Warehouse - It's rubbish! is there an alternative source?forums.sketchup.comreview
- The new 3d warehouse and its host of problems is why people leave softwareforums.sketchup.comreview
- Never upload your work to 3D warehouse!!!community.sketchucation.comreview
- 3D Warehouse and model thieves.community.sketchucation.comreview
news
- SketchUp plans and pricingsketchup.trimble.comofficial
- Product security page3dwarehouse.sketchup.comofficial
review
- SketchUp Reviews - Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
news
news
- Poly Haven Licensepolyhaven.comofficial
- Poly Haven Asset Browser . Superhive listingsuperhivemarket.comofficial