Shapespark
Shapespark is a desktop-and-cloud authoring tool plus WebGL hosting service that turns architectural models from Revit, SketchUp, 3ds Max, or common exchange formats into baked, path-traced walkthroughs you can share by link, embed on sites, or use for browser-based 3D video meetings.
If your client keeps asking for "something they can click through on their phone," Shapespark sits between heavyweight offline renderers and game-engine pipelines. You import a model, tune materials and lighting, bake global illumination for smooth playback, then publish to hosted slots so the scene opens in a normal browser tab without a plug-in install.
The marketing site stresses architecture, interior design, and archviz workflows: extensions exist for Revit, SketchUp, and 3ds Max, while other tools can exchange through FBX, COLLADA, or OBJ. Iteration matters for real projects, so the copy promises that updates round-trip without throwing away scene settings each time the BIM model moves forward.
List pricing is public on the vendor page: Starter begins at $19 per month when billed monthly, Standard at $49, Plus at $99, and Premium at $249, with a 15 percent discount when you pay yearly (Shapespark pricing page, 2026). Higher tiers add more concurrent hosted scenes, larger 3D meeting caps, team administration, white-label branding, scripting hooks, custom domains, and on-prem hosting on Premium.
A published 30-day trial mirrors Starter features and adds four-person 3D meetings, which is a practical way to test GPU or cloud bake times before you commit. Payment processing runs through Paddle as merchant of record, and tax is called out as excluded where applicable.
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Pros and cons
Pros
- Clear public price ladder and a 30-day trial with Starter-plus-meetings scope
- Preserves settings across model re-imports according to vendor copy
- Path-traced look without a separate UV bake toolchain
- Embeddable viewer for agency or developer websites
Cons
- Editor is Windows-oriented; Mac/Linux users should confirm cloud-editor coverage for their workflow
- Global illumination is baked, so late design changes trigger rebakes
- Online hosting counts active cloud scenes against plan slot caps
Key features
Web-first delivery: HTML5 and WebGL viewers run in desktop and mobile browsers without a separate install.
Path-traced baking: Built-in global illumination baking with CUDA GPUs or multi-CPU cloud servers to keep walkthroughs responsive after bake.
Authoring integrations: Dedicated extensions for Revit, SketchUp, and 3ds Max plus FBX, COLLADA, and OBJ interchange for other modelers.
3D Meetings: Video conversations hosted inside the interactive model on Standard and above with tiered participant limits.
Presentation polish: Points of interest, orbit views, floor plan overlays, and optional HTML or JavaScript customization on higher plans.
Hosting flexibility: Offline scenes without slot limits locally; cloud slots track only active uploads, and Premium supports self-hosted deployment.
Pricing
30-day trial
30-day trial
Free
Vendor states all Starter features plus 3D meetings up to 4 participants; no credit card required per homepage. Confirm on vendor site.
Starter (monthly)
per month
$19.00
Includes Windows editor, cloud editor, unlimited offline scenes, 3 online hosting slots, embed. Verify on https://www.shapespark.com/pricing as of 2026-04-24.
Standard (monthly)
per month
$49.00
25 hosting slots, 3D meetings up to 4 participants, team management, hide Shapespark logo, custom logo. Verify on vendor pricing page.
Plus (monthly)
per month
$99.00
50 hosting slots, meetings up to 10 participants, HTML/JS customization, Viewer API, custom domain. Verify on vendor pricing page.
Premium (monthly)
per month
$249.00
150 hosting slots, meetings up to 30 participants, custom meeting avatars, self-hosted option. Verify on vendor pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Shapespark cost per month and is there a free trial?
The pricing page lists Starter at $19 per month, Standard at $49, Plus at $99, and Premium at $249 when billed monthly, before tax. Annual billing advertises a 15 percent savings versus paying month to month. A 30-day trial includes Starter-level hosting plus four-person 3D meetings. Confirm current rates on shapespark.com/pricing before you subscribe because list prices can change.
Which desktop and browser platforms does Shapespark support?
Plan feature lists call out a Windows-based editor plus a newer cloud editor option, while end viewers run in standards-based desktop and mobile browsers. VR-capable headsets are referenced indirectly through general walkthrough language on the homepage, but day-to-day value is the link-based WebGL experience. Check hardware notes for CUDA baking if you rely on local GPU acceleration.
Which 3D file formats and BIM tools connect to Shapespark?
The homepage workflow section names Revit, SketchUp, and 3ds Max extensions and lists FBX, COLLADA, and OBJ as interchange paths for other applications. That covers most archviz pipelines even when the design model originates in another BIM authoring tool exported to those formats. Treat IFC-native round-tripping as dependent on your upstream export settings rather than a direct promise on the fetched marketing copy.
How do Shapespark 3D Meetings differ between subscription tiers?
Standard enables meetings with up to four participants, Plus raises the cap to ten, and Premium allows up to thirty according to the pricing grid. Starter alone omits meetings except during the trial window, which explicitly adds four-person meetings on top of Starter hosting limits. Participant limits matter when you invite owners, brokers, and consultants into one live session.
Shapespark vs Twinmotion for architectural marketing walkthroughs?
Shapespark optimizes for self-serve WebGL publishing, embedding, and lightweight remote viewing after a bake step. Twinmotion, built on Unreal Engine, targets real-time cinematic exploration, richer stock assets, and different export paths toward images, panoramas, or engine-backed experiences. Pick Shapespark when the priority is a shareable browser link with minimal viewer friction; pick Twinmotion when you need deep Unreal-based scene authoring and asset libraries for high-end marketing stills and animations.
What counts toward online hosting slots on a Shapespark plan?
The pricing FAQ states that only active scenes uploaded to your account consume hosting slots, while deleted cloud scenes or purely local offline scenes do not. Starter includes three simultaneous online slots, Standard twenty-five, Plus fifty, and Premium one hundred fifty per the public plan table. Premium also adds the option to host scenes on your own infrastructure if corporate policy requires it.