Sketchfab

Sketchfab is a hosted service for publishing and viewing 3D models in the browser, with a library that buyers and downloaders can browse. Its plans are organised around how much you upload rather than how many people use the account: the Basic plan is listed at no charge with 10 uploads a month, a 100MB limit per model and 10 annotations per model. Pro, Premium and Enterprise raise those ceilings step by step.

The terms name KitBash SF Operations LLC as the party providing the service, state that the services are operated by Sketchfab, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and say operations run primarily from offices in the United States and France. A blog post headed 'KitBash Acquires Sketchfab and ArtStation' says both are becoming part of KitBash, the company behind KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla, though the post shows no date. A buyer should therefore treat ownership as recently changed.

• Browser-based model hosting. The pricing page frames the product around uploads: you place a model on the service and it is shown in a viewer. The monthly upload counter is the main unit by which plans differ from one another.
• Per-model size limits. Basic allows 100MB per model, Pro 200MB and Premium 500MB. Large scanned or high-polygon files can therefore push a team out of the lower plans, which the pricing page makes visible before purchase.
• Annotations. Each model can carry annotations: 10 on Basic, 20 on Pro, 50 on Premium and 100 on Enterprise. They are the tool for labelling parts of a model, though the pages do not describe how viewers see them.
• Private and password-protected models. The pricing FAQ says Pro users and above can make models private (unlisted) and optionally password-protected. Basic accounts are not described as having this control, so client reviews belong on a paid tier.
• Downloadable models stay outside the cap. The pricing page states that a downloadable model does not count against the monthly upload limit. That matters for creators who publish many free assets and only a few private ones.
• Model conversion. The comparison table names 'Model conversion', described as downloading all your own models with automatic conversions to glTF and USDZ. The text we extracted does not show which plans include it.
• Quoted top tiers. Premium allows 200 uploads a month and Enterprise lists custom uploads. Both are shown as 'Get a quote', so budgeting for them needs a conversation with the vendor.

• A product designer sharing reviews. Uploads a handful of models a month and sends clients an unlisted or password-protected link. The Pro plan covers this, since privacy controls start there according to the pricing FAQ.
• A hobbyist publishing a portfolio. Stays on Basic with 10 uploads a month and 100MB per model. Small assets fit, and downloadable models do not use up the upload allowance.
• A studio with a large asset backlog. Needs more than 50 uploads a month or files above 200MB, so it looks at Premium or Enterprise. Both are quote-only, which means pricing has to be requested directly.

The pages we read describe plans rather than a setup procedure, so we cannot report onboarding steps. What they do show is how to choose a tier. Start from your monthly upload volume and the largest model you expect to publish, then compare that with the caps: 10 uploads and 100MB on Basic, 50 and 200MB on Pro, 200 and 500MB on Premium.

Decide whether you need private or password-protected models, because those are tied to Pro and above. If you plan to take your files back out later, check the 'Model conversion' row with the vendor, since the extracted pricing text does not say which plans include conversions to glTF and USDZ. Premium and Enterprise require a quote, so ask for it before you commit a project to them.

Sketchfab is a place to host and view models in the browser as much as a store. The Basic plan allows 10 uploads a month at 100MB, Pro raises that to 50 uploads and 200MB at 15 dollars a month billed yearly, and Premium and Enterprise are quoted.

Terms name KitBash SF Operations LLC, and a blog post says KitBash acquired Sketchfab, so check the current owner and roadmap.

Sketchfab is entry #7 of 12 in the 3D model marketplaces list: the products next to it are TurboSquid above and ArtStation Marketplace below. No numeric score is attached; established products follow the challengers in their ranked order.

Sketchfab is based in the United States; 4 of the 12 products here share its region, North America.

In the catalogue: Free Basic plan with upload caps; Pro published per month billed yearly; Premium and Enterprise quoted.

Basic is listed at no charge. Pro is listed at $15 per month billed yearly, and the yearly button reads 'Pick yearly plan $180'; the page names no currency code, so confirm the currency at checkout. Premium and Enterprise are shown as 'Get a quote', with no published price. The limits rise with each tier: 10, 50 and 200 uploads a month for Basic, Pro and Premium, with Enterprise listed as custom; 100MB, 200MB and 500MB per model; and 10, 20, 50 and 100 annotations per model across the four tiers. A downloadable model does not count against the monthly upload limit. The pricing page does not mention a free trial, so the Basic plan is the way to test the viewer. The figures come from the pricing page as read on 12 November 2026 and may change.

Checked against sketchfab.com for Best 3D Model Marketplaces in 2026, review date 13 November 2026.

Private or unlisted models and optional password protection start at Pro.

Offices are described as primarily in the United States and France, and governing law is North Carolina outside the EU.

The terms name KitBash SF Operations LLC as the party providing the service and state in Section 13 that the services are operated by Sketchfab, Inc., a Delaware corporation. They say the services are primarily operated from offices in the United States and France.

Governing law is North Carolina for users outside the EU, while EU residents are governed by the laws of their country of residence. The pages we read name no certifications, hosting regions or data-processing terms, so a buyer with compliance duties should ask for them. Privacy of individual models is a plan feature: private and password-protected models start at Pro.

Integrations the vendor names (5):

• glTF
• USDZ
• KitBash3D
• Greyscalegorilla
• ArtStation

4 products in this guide come closest to Sketchfab on tags, pricing and region.

• Poly Haven (#1 of 12): CC0 HDRIs, scanned textures and models from a small donor-funded team.
• CGTrader (#5 of 12): Best for: Studios wanting a monthly model allowance or shared purchased assets across a team. (Lithuania)
• TurboSquid (#6 of 12): Long-running model store with three licence tiers priced on top. Best for: Companies that want indemnification up to a stated limit on commercial model purchases.
• Unity Asset Store (#11 of 12): A good match for: Unity developers who want assets installed directly into projects, with a seat-based licence.

Read from the vendor’s own pages on 12 November 2026.

• sketchfab.com/pricing: Plans, upload and size limits, annotations, Pro price, quote tiers, privacy controls, no trial mention, model conversion row
• sketchfab.com/terms: Operating entity, KitBash SF Operations LLC, offices in the United States and France, governing law
• sketchfab.com/blog: KitBash acquisition post, undated
• sketchfab.com/pricing: Downloadable models excluded from the upload cap

We rank on what separates products after the demo: time to useful, the real price, the exit and who the product is for. That puts Sketchfab at #7 of 12. Details: how we rank software.