Poliigon
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Worth it for Blender-centric artists who render weekly and will actually burn through the catalog.
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Comparison
Poliigon vs Reddit
Poliigon and Reddit both land on Depends.
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Fine as a free community and research tool for consumers, niche audiences, and candid product opinions.
| Compare | Poliigon | |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Blender arch-viz and product renders | Niche community discussion |
| Who it's not for | Hobbyists who won't download enough to justify a subscription | B2B validation . reviewers say G2 analysis is 10x better |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.12 | Two known breaches (2018, 2023) and a removed warrant canary; no security page found.14 |
| Support quality | No support-quality evidence in sources | 1.2/5 Trustpilot; account-access complaints |
| Public sentiment | Blender users like the asset quality but frequently debate subscription value and gripe about licensing and paywall changes.⁵ | Users value Reddit's candid communities but rate the company itself poorly and remain angry about 2023 API pricing.13 |
| Biggest gotcha | Terms and licensing shifted in 2022; verify Asset Use & Licensing rules before building pipelines on it⁴ | 2023 API repricing killed apps like Apollo overnight . paid API costs can spike unpredictably16 |
Pick Poliigon when
- Blender arch-viz and product renders
- Solo 3D artists wanting polished PBR textures fast
- Studios needing licensed, ready-made materials
- Students (education discount)
When Poliigon is not a fit
- Hobbyists who won't download enough to justify a subscription
- Game studios already committed to Quixel Megascans
- Anyone needing only a few textures occasionally
- Teams requiring a public security/trust page
Pick Reddit when
- Niche community discussion
- Candid product research
- Consumer and dev-tool marketing
- Free audience insight gathering
When Reddit is not a fit
- B2B validation . reviewers say G2 analysis is 10x better
- Teams needing support SLAs or accountable vendor
- Regulated industries with sensitive data
- Anyone depending on stable API pricing
Sources
- Poliigon Plans and Pricingpoliigon.comofficial
- 5000+ Free & Premium PBR Texturespoliigon.comofficial
- Poliigon Blender Addonpoliigon.comofficial
- Warning: Poliigon changed their conditions to the worseblenderartists.orgreview
review
- Is Poliigon Add-on 100% Paid Now?reddit.comreview
- Poliigon - Crunchbase Company Profile & Fundingcrunchbase.comnews
- Delta Partners with Poliigon to Create Digital Design Toolsdeltamillworks.comnews
- Asset Use & Licensinghelp.poliigon.comofficial
- Poliigon.com Website Review (GridinSoft)gridinsoft.comsecurity
- Reddit is rated "Bad" with 1.2 / 5 on Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
- Reddit discloses security breach that exposed source code and internal docssecurityaffairs.comsecurity
security
- Reddit Users Are Planning 48-Hour Blackout Over New Pricing Policybusinessinsider.comnews