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Adobe is to raise the price of subscriptions for its Substance 3D software<\/a> on 25 March 2025.<\/p>\n The price of individual Substance 3D Texturing subscriptions, which include Substance 3D Designer, Substance 3D Painter and Substance 3D Sampler, will rise by $5\/month or $30\/year.<\/p>\n Individual Substance 3D Collection subscriptions, which also include Substance 3D Stager and Substance 3D Modeler, will rise by $10\/month or $50\/year.<\/p>\n Below, we\u2019ve put together our FAQs on the 2025 Substance 3D price rises.<\/p>\n Who is affected by the 2025 Substance 3D subscription price rises?<\/strong> How much are Substance 3D subscription prices going up?<\/strong> For individual artists, Substance 3D Texturing subscriptions will rise in price from $19.99\/month to $24.99\/month, up 25%, and from $219.88\/year to $249.88\/year, up 14%.<\/p>\n Texturing plans include material authoring software Substance 3D Designer<\/a>, 3D texture painting software Substance 3D Painter<\/a>, and 3D capture software Substance 3D Sampler<\/a>. <\/p>\n Individual Substance 3D Collection subscriptions will rise in price from $49.99\/month to $59.99\/month, up 20%, and from $549.88\/year to $599.88\/year, up 9%.<\/p>\n Collection plans include the same apps as Texturing plans, plus layout and rendering tool Substance 3D Stager<\/a> and VR modeling software Substance 3D Modeler<\/a>,<\/p>\n For companies, Teams subscriptions, which include all five applications, rise from $1,199.88\/year to $1,439.88\/year, up 20%. Enterprise subscriptions<\/a> are priced on enquiry.<\/p>\n For other users, the exact price changes will \u201cvary by currency and country\u201d.<\/p>\n When do the Substance 3d price rises begin?<\/strong> Why are the prices of Substance 3D subscriptions rising?<\/strong> While many would argue that regular updates are simply the quid pro quo for subscription pricing, which removes users\u2019 freedom to choose which releases they pay for, it has indeed been some years since Adobe last raised the price of the Substance 3D products.<\/p>\n The cost of Substance 3D Collection subscriptions has not changed since they were originally introduced in June 2021<\/a>, since when prices of goods have risen by an average of 17%, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics\u2019 online calculator<\/a>.<\/p>\n Substance 3D Texturing subscriptions currently still cost the same as the Indie subscriptions offered by Allegorithmic, the tools\u2019 original developer, when it was acquired by Adobe in 2019<\/a>, although that was for a rent-to-own model.<\/p>\n Adobe also recently removed download limits<\/a> on the Substance 3D Assets library, available with all paid Substance 3D subscriptions, giving subscribers unmetered access to the assets.<\/p>\n Are Adobe\u2019s other creative applications affected by the 2025 price rises?<\/strong> Is there an alternative to subscriptions for the Substance 3D tools?<\/strong> It currently does so for Substance 3D Designer, Substance 3D Painter and Substance 3D Modeler, having discontinued perpetual licences of Substance 3D Sampler<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n Perpetual licenses of Substance 3D Modeler<\/a> cost $149.99.<\/p>\n Perpetual licenses of Substance 3D Painter<\/a> and Substance 3D Designer<\/a> cost $199.99.<\/p>\n Adobe did not update the Steam listing for either app last December, as it has done in previous years, so both are listed as the 2024 releases, including free updates \u201cto the end of 2024\u201d.<\/p>\n However, the \u2018Recent Events\u2019 section of the listing for Substance 3D Designer mentions Substance 3D Designer 14.1<\/a>, which was released in January 2025.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve contacted Adobe to check whether all of the perpetual licenses will continue to include free updates throughout 2025, and will update this story if we hear back.<\/p>\n Read Adobe\u2019s own online FAQs about the 2025 Substance 3D subscription price rises<\/a><\/p>\n Have your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>. As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we don\u2019t post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The price rises affect Substance 3D users worldwide, including the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania. You can find a full list of countries affected in Adobe\u2019s online FAQs<\/a>.<\/p>\n
For users who pay for their subscriptions in US dollars, price rises range from 9% to 25%.<\/p>\n
The changes come into force on 25 March 2025 for new subscribers. Existing subscribers will be affected once their subscription renews.<\/p>\n
Adobe describes the new pricing as reflecting \u201csignificant enhancements to Substance 3D tools, including years of continuous feature updates and product innovation\u201d.<\/p>\n
Creative Cloud applications like Photoshop and After Effects are not affected by the Substance 3D price increase, having had subscription price increases of their own in 2022<\/a> and 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Adobe offers perpetual licenses for some Substance 3D tools, including one year of updates.<\/p>\n