But as of the current pricing (250 is just way to mutch when doing 3d printing for fun and not for commercial use) and limit’s of the free tier it feels more like a Demo then a actual useable software.
Please widen up the free tier (Like allowing more projects, or implement it like Fusion where you can “pause” a project.
Or add a additional plan without the multi user sharing and less export options that would cost cheaper.
Yes, widen up the free tier and give us something, maybe 1 high res STL or High Res export per month, better than nothing. You might gain more users vs demo it and delete the app.
Disable Cloud Save but let us save more than 2 files locally. More Shapr3d files lock up more likely one would sign up to get it exported.
Yup, when doing 3d printing for a hobby shapr3d is kind off useless as the export is such a low quality that I can sadly count the triangles when opening the file in a slicer
My take on this as someone who has zero interest in commercial-use and non-professional: a plan with no drawings, generative render and whatever other features generally target the “professional” markets at a lower cost would be nice (naturally).
But with that said, it is not hard to extract £25/mo. value from this software. Compared to other software (and backed by much bigger companies who can deal with the volume market more effectively). But for me as a single individual user, I probably would only need to burden their support with 1 ticket per month to use up all their margin lol.
Given nothing has changed since then, I’d proffer they’ll never offer a “hobbyist” price point.
If I was a product manager at Shapr I’d be bumping up the main product price and introducing a hobbyist tier - monthly, not the annual lock in - at €15/£15/$15 and go after the low hanging fruit and batter the big boys pricing. I’d restrict some of the functionality to ensure it’s worthwhile for proper businesses to pay the full price, but let the hobbyists tinker. It’s totally doable.
Folks like video meeting company, Whereby, manage to make b2c and b2b pricing work. There’s no reason why Shapr couldn’t. They’re choosing not to (which don’t get me wrong, I understand why - I just don’t agree with it )
But clearly Shapr don’t see the value in that. Which is a shame.
Sharpr3D is a great app, but the pricing is honestly a big problem.
There’s no real subscription for hobbyists. The current plans are just too expensive for people doing personal projects, learning, or 3D printing at home. We’re not businesses and we’re not making money with this — yet we’re priced like professionals.
A cheaper hobbyist plan doesn’t need full functionality. Most of us would be totally fine with fewer features, limited exports, or a non-commercial license if the price actually matched hobby use. Reducing functionality is a fair trade-off and keeps the pro plans clearly separated.
This feedback has been around for years. A lot of users are asking for it, but it feels like it’s being ignored. Without a realistic entry-level plan, people just move to other tools and don’t come back.
Sharpr3D is awesome. A limited, affordable hobby plan would only make it better.