Comparison

Humble Bundle vs itch.io

Humble Bundle lands on Worth it, and itch.io lands on Depends.

Humble Bundle

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you are an individual hunting cheap, legitimate games, books, or software while donating to charity.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy it if you're an indie dev publishing free or experimental games, or hosting jams . it costs nothing and PCMag rates it well.

Humble Bundle versus itch.io
Compare	Humble Bundle	itch.io
Verdict	Worth it	Depends
Best for	Gamers building cheap legit libraries	Indie devs releasing free or experimental games
Who it's not for	Teams buying work software licenses . keys are consumer-grade, single-seat	Studios relying on it as their main revenue channel
Privacy	Past incidents on record: a 2020 cyber-attack/data breach and a 2018 subscription bug; hacked-account complaints persist; no public security page found.^⁶	Solid posture: CyStack scores 88.8/100, 2FA and upload malware scanning available . but fake-update malware campaigns have targeted users.
Support quality	Trustpilot and BBB complaints dominate	Slow responses, payout delay complaints
Public sentiment	Longtime buyers still find bundle value real, but recent sentiment skews negative over price hikes, lost keys, and support.	Users like as a free, friendly home for indie games but complain about slow payouts, slow support, and weak discoverability.¹²
Biggest gotcha	Choice subscription now $154.99/yr . cancel-and-rejoin math changed for 2025^⁵	Payout delays documented . one dev waited over 100 days¹³