# Why there is no plan for hobbyists or students

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-there-is-no-plan-for-hobbyists-or-students/18808>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 17, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-there-is-no-plan-for-hobbyists-or-students/18808 "2022-04-17T03:57:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![d.ohlin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@d.ohlin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/d.ohlin)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-there-is-no-plan-for-hobbyists-or-students/18808/34 "2025-02-04T13:08:58Z")

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I obviously have no clue what their paid customer base is sure, and I’m sure it’s like most companies in that a lot of people don’t pay.

But I also know this topic has had an incredible number of views compared to virtually every other topic and the same exact sentiment is also literally everywhere you look - YouTube videos, Reddit, random other forums and reviews, etc. Bottom line is regardless of the exact number there are a LOT of people in the hobbyist/maker realm who would throw their money at Shapr3D…but just can’t because of the lack of any swingable price tier.

And [whatever yearly amount that tier would cost] x [a lot of people] = more than $0.

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