Blendermarket (Superhive)
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Worth using to buy a specific add-on or asset that's only sold here, or as a Blender-focused seller wanting reach.
New check
Comparison
Blendermarket (Superhive) vs Gumroad
Blendermarket (Superhive) and Gumroad both land on Depends.
Gumroad
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy it if you're a first-time creator selling ebooks or digital downloads with zero upfront cost.
| Compare | Blendermarket (Superhive) | Gumroad |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Blender users hunting niche add-ons | First-time digital sellers |
| Who it's not for | Sellers optimizing take rate . reported ~30% cut | High-volume sellers . 10%+ fees compound brutally |
| Privacy | No platform breach reported; risks center on user-supplied content and leaked user credentials.⁶ | Runs a HackerOne bug bounty, but has a recent CVSS 7.1 missing-authorization CVE and a stored XSS flaw with no known fix. |
| Support quality | Trustpilot 2.0/5; dedicated complaint pages exist | Trustpilot complaints about held funds persist |
| Public sentiment | User sentiment skews negative on fees, support, and policy changes, though the catalog's reach is acknowledged.¹ | Creators love Gumroad's simplicity and free setup but widely complain about the ~10-13% effective fees, payout holds, and declining organic sales.16 |
| Biggest gotcha | Creator reports roughly 30% profit share; compare Gumroad and ArtStation fees before committing.³ | Advertised 10% fee is really ~12.9% once hidden charges land |
Pick Blendermarket (Superhive) when
- Blender users hunting niche add-ons
- Creators selling Blender-specific tools
- One-off asset purchases, not subscriptions
When Blendermarket (Superhive) is not a fit
- Sellers optimizing take rate . reported ~30% cut
- Anyone selling outside the Blender ecosystem
- Buyers wanting officially vetted add-ons . use Blender Extensions
- Teams wanting a managed asset pipeline
Pick Gumroad when
- First-time digital sellers
- Ebook and template creators
- Testing product ideas cheaply
- No-monthly-fee side hustles
When Gumroad is not a fit
- High-volume sellers . 10%+ fees compound brutally
- Software vendors needing licensing and support tooling
- Thin-margin products where ~13% kills profit
- Sellers who can't risk frozen payouts
Sources
- Superhive (formerly BlenderMarket) Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.comreview
review
- What add-ons are you getting in the Superhive sale?blenderartists.orgreview
security
- Virus from a spam email from a sketchy BlenderMarket userblenderartists.orgsecurity
- Blender Extensions Platform alpha launch . DevTalkdevtalk.blender.orgnews
- Blender Market: SnowFX (2015)blendernation.comnews
- Beyond Business as Usual: A New Name for Blender Marketsuperhivemarket.comofficial
- Customer Policy . Superhive Documentationsupport.superhivemarket.comofficial
- Blender Market's Huge Summer Saleyoutube.comofficial
official
- Gumroad's fees . Help Centergumroad.comofficial
- Gumroad Reviews | G2g2.comreview
- Gumroad Reviews | Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview