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🆚MyMiniFactory vs Proofly — honest comparison for 3D creators

MyMiniFactory Takes 10–15% Plus a Hidden Per-Download Fee

MyMiniFactory is the go-to platform for miniature STL files — but its 10–15% commission plus a $0.49–0.89 library fee per download means you're losing money on every sale. Proofly charges 0% to sellers, protects every download with HiddenMark™ fingerprinting, and shows buyers a live 3D preview before they buy.

Revenue calculator — enter your numbers

100 sales of a $5 packMyMiniFactoryProofly
Gross revenue$500$500
Platform commission (12%)−$60$0
Library fee ($0.89 × 100)−$89$0
Creator keeps$351 (70%)$500 (100%)
You keep more on Proofly+$149/mo+$1,788/yr

0% seller commission — permanently. Library fee $0.89/download on MMF (on top of commission).

Side-by-side: MyMiniFactory vs Proofly

FeatureMyMiniFactoryProofly
Seller commission10–15% per sale0% — always
Library / download fee$0.49–0.89 per download (on top of commission)No library fee
In-browser 3D viewerBasic preview for some formats✅ Full WebGL viewer — rotate, zoom, inspect
Piracy tracing❌ No per-buyer fingerprinting✅ HiddenMark™ unique fingerprint per buyer
Supported formatsSTL, OBJ (primarily)STL, GLB, OBJ, 3MF, FBX, ZIP — all viewable
AI mesh analysis❌ Manual quality control✅ Automatic topology check before listing
Exclusivity requiredNoNo — cross-list freely

The hidden per-download fee

MyMiniFactory's 10–15% commission is well-known. What's less visible is the additional per-download library fee — approximately $0.49–0.89 charged on top of every paid download. For a $3 mini STL, a $0.69 fee is nearly 25% of the sale price, on top of the commission.

Low-priced model packs — common in the miniature community — are hit hardest by flat per-download fees. A $2 pack loses a disproportionate share to platform fees compared to a $15 pack.

How HiddenMark Stops MMF Pack Leaks

The miniature STL community has a well-documented piracy problem. Paid model packs spread through Discord servers and Telegram groups within hours of purchase. Creators lose sales they'll never know about, and the leaker is never identified.

MyMiniFactory has no technical response to this. Proofly's HiddenMark system embeds a unique steganographic code per buyer inside the mesh geometry of every paid download. The code survives reslicing in PrusaSlicer or Chitubox because it lives in the vertex data, not in file metadata.

When a pack surfaces on a piracy channel, upload one of the files to proofly.store/hiddenmark — the system identifies exactly which buyer it came from. You go from «my models are being shared for free» to «buyer #347 leaked it» in seconds.

🔐 HiddenMark™

Per-buyer fingerprinting on every paid download. No extra steps — it happens automatically at the moment of purchase.

How HiddenMark works →

You don't have to choose

MyMiniFactory has a large existing community that's hard to leave overnight. Proofly doesn't require you to. No exclusivity requirement means you can cross-list your catalog on both platforms simultaneously — keep your MMF presence for existing followers while using Proofly to reach buyers who expect a 3D preview before purchasing and want their download protected from sharing.

Any model uploaded to Proofly earns 0% platform commission from day one. Upload takes about 2 minutes, the 3D viewer is automatic, and HiddenMark protection activates on every paid download with no configuration.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage does MyMiniFactory take from 3D model sales?

MyMiniFactory charges 10–15% commission on paid model sales, plus an additional $0.49–0.89 per-download library fee. Proofly takes 0% from sellers — buyers pay a small flat fee instead.

What is MyMiniFactory's library fee?

A per-download fee of approximately $0.49–0.89 charged on top of the platform commission. This is most impactful on lower-priced models where the flat fee is a significant percentage of the sale price.

Does MyMiniFactory protect 3D files from piracy?

No. MyMiniFactory provides no per-buyer fingerprinting. Proofly's HiddenMark embeds a unique code per buyer inside every downloaded mesh. If your pack leaks, upload it to proofly.store/hiddenmark to identify the source buyer.

Is Proofly better than MyMiniFactory for miniature creators?

For fees and leak protection, yes. Proofly charges 0% vs MMF's 10–15% + library fee, and adds HiddenMark anti-leak fingerprinting. MyMiniFactory has a larger existing mini community — most creators use both.

Can I sell on both MyMiniFactory and Proofly?

Yes. No exclusivity required on either side. Cross-listing adds a 0% fee sales channel with HiddenMark protection for the same models.

0% fees. 100% piracy protection. Built for 3D.

Upload in 2 minutes. HiddenMark per-buyer fingerprinting on every paid download. No commission, no library fee, no subscription required.

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