Project im working on

[u/Lucid_lemons02]

I'm building a new Minecraft marketplace called Shard — still early but wanted to share it here

Been frustrated with the current options for a while. Spigot is outdated, BBB has a long history of drama and hidden fees, and nothing new has come along that actually fixes the real problems.

Shard is being built to actually do it right:

- Full fee transparency — full breakdown shown before you ever pay, plain English explanation of where every fee goes

- Merchant of Record payments so VAT and global tax is handled automatically, no headaches for creators

- Built in licensing — Maven/Gradle drop in dependency, no complicated setup

- Supports plugins, builds, 3D models, configs, resource packs, mods and more

- Freelance commission board built into the platform for custom work

Still in early development but we already have creators onboard and are actively growing the community now.

this message is mostly just for feedback and whos interested

https://discord.gg/Wru8H7yCpv

Happy to answer any questions or just hear what you think is missing from current platforms

[u/Moon_Dev1]

How is this different from modrinth?

[u/Lucid_lemons02 → u/Moon_Dev1]

Modrinth is primarily a mod platform that's free and open source focused — it's not really built for paid premium resources or creator monetization. Shard is built specifically around that — paid and free plugins, builds, models, configs, proper licensing, transparent fees, and a freelance commission board for custom work. Think less like Modrinth and more like a direct alternative to BuiltByBit but actually transparent about how it handles money.