I’m in the same boat, I would pay 20-25 per months to finish a project, figure out how to use the software etc.
But the choice is 35 per months, or 15/months when subscribing to the full year, which is 180 Euros.
The problem with this is that I cannot trust this company, they already start with making me pay through the nose. Why would I invest time in learning the software and locking myself into an ecosystem where the company cannot understand that entry level starts at 15-25 Euros per months.
This forum is a proof that they don’t and never cared about small makers.
I’d say vote with your money and go elsewhere, even if it’s a bit less convenient.
I was ready to shell out couple of months, instead now I’m researching other software, great job guys.
3D printing is really quite straightforward. I don’t need light rendering, I don’t need patterns and materials. I want to build items and export to an STL. Give me a version that is affordable for someone like me. I have used the product for many years now.
This is a choice that I would like to have. If I want more features, I will pay for them. And that is how it should work. But if the high tier features that don’t apply to 3D printing aren’t needed why should I pay for them? I will look for an alternative and they will lose me completely. It’s a great product. I have been an advocate and got many people converted, but now I think we are all jumping ship.
Another option would be an iPad only version that is actually affordable. I would pay $10 a month for an iPad only version, I only use my iPad for design anyway!
More people will sign up to the lower price subscription. This sector which is huge, is an absolute gold mine.
It won’t replace users, who are already on the studio/pro subscription, because these people are generally professionals, who need more features, resources & seats.
The two subscription sectors won’t overlap at all. It just means more money for Shapr 3D that they will never be able to unlock, unless they introduce a hobbyist subscription at let’s say £17/month?
It’s not about fairness. It is about offering more choice.
Create more subscriptions that have a reduced feature and seat capacity and charge accordingly. Pretty simple.
Give your potential audience more choices and you will attract a bigger number of subscribers at different pay points.