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What Is Mainstay One? Plans, Pricing, and What's Included
Mainstay One is a subscription for produced industrial 3D content with published pricing: $2,995, $3,995, or $7,995 a month plus a $2,500 onboarding fee.
Mainstay Digital · · 4 min read
Short answer
Mainstay One is Mainstay Digital's subscription for produced industrial 3D content (renders, Web AR, product video, hotspot and interactive 3D) built from one CAD file, with pricing published openly. Plans cost $2,995, $3,995, or $7,995 a month plus a one-time $2,500 onboarding fee, and you can cancel anytime with 30 days notice.
Most partners in this field quote every 3D asset as its own project. Mainstay One turns that into a monthly line item: you upload a STEP file, the team builds the asset, and Brizo publishes it and tracks how buyers engage with it. Here's what each plan includes and what a first year costs.
What is Mainstay One from Mainstay Digital?
The Mainstay One subscription covers product stills, Web AR, hotspot experiences, product video, and interactive 3D across its 3 plans. Every deliverable comes off the same CAD file, so each new asset builds on the same source.
Mainstay One is sold by Mainstay Digital (mainstaydigital.com), a different company from other businesses called Mainstay.
Ordering takes 3 steps. You choose a deliverable, upload your STEP file, and answer 3 to 7 questions, and the platform routes the rest. A first draft arrives in weeks, you revise as many times as you need, and then the asset goes into your sales stack.
What do Basic, Immersive, and Momentum include?
| Basic | Immersive | Momentum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $2,995 | $3,995 | $7,995 |
| Assets in production at once | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Product stills and Web AR | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| AR analytics, AR QR business cards, 3D sales concierge | Included | Included | Included |
| Product video | Basic edit, no voiceover or custom soundtrack | Full production with voiceover and scored music | Full production with voiceover and scored music |
| Hotspot 3D experiences and hotspot analytics | No | Included | Included |
| Custom interactive experiences | No | No | Included |
| Unlimited access to Brizo | Included | Included | Included |
Typical turnarounds run 1 to 2 weeks for stills, 3 to 4 weeks for Web AR and hotspots, 4 to 6 weeks for product video, and up to 8 weeks for interactive 3D. Basic and Immersive run 1 asset at a time and Momentum runs 3, and your dates also depend on how fast your team reviews drafts.
Who is each Mainstay One plan for?
- Basic is for teams building a steady 3D content pipeline. It covers unlimited stills and Web AR, plus AR analytics and AR QR business cards.
- Immersive is for teams that need richer video and guided product exploration. It adds full-production video, hotspot 3D experiences, and hotspot analytics.
- Momentum is for teams running bigger product portfolios and multiple initiatives at once. It adds custom interactive experiences and 3 assets in production at a time.
How much does Mainstay One cost in the first year?
Mainstay One's published pricing is a monthly rate plus a one-time $2,500 onboarding fee. Billing is quarterly (the monthly rate collected every 3 months) or annual, and plans renew automatically.
On quarterly billing, a first year is 12 months of the monthly rate plus the onboarding fee.
| Plan | First-year math | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | 12 x $2,995 + $2,500 | $38,440 |
| Immersive | 12 x $3,995 + $2,500 | $50,440 |
| Momentum | 12 x $7,995 + $2,500 | $98,440 |
For scale, 1 trade show booth runs $50K to $150K for a week. Subscription pricing means finance sees the same number every quarter, and you can cancel anytime with 30 days notice.
How does Brizo fit into Mainstay One?
Brizo is Mainstay's platform for publishing assets and tracking how buyers engage with them. Every plan includes unlimited access to it. Brizo also triages, routes, and dispatches incoming work.
AR analytics come with every plan, and hotspot analytics start at Immersive. Hotspot analytics report which hotspots buyers click. The pricing section lists each plan, and the guide to always-on 3D platforms shows where a subscription fits.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between Mainstay One and a 3D software subscription?
Mainstay One is a subscription for produced content. You upload a STEP file and the team builds the asset. A software subscription gives your own team tools to build and update 3D.
Can I cancel Mainstay One?
You can cancel anytime with 30 days notice. Plans are billed quarterly or annually and renew automatically.
How many assets does Mainstay One build at a time?
Basic and Immersive run 1 asset at a time, and Momentum runs 3. Timelines also depend on how quickly your team reviews drafts.
Does the onboarding fee repeat?
The $2,500 onboarding fee is one-time and applies to every plan. After that you pay the monthly rate.
Which plan includes hotspot experiences and product video with voiceover?
Immersive and Momentum include hotspot 3D experiences and full-production video with voiceover and scored music. Basic videos use the Basic edit, with no voiceover or custom soundtrack.
Is Mainstay One related to other companies called Mainstay?
Mainstay One is the subscription from Mainstay Digital, a B2B 3D visualization platform headquartered in Plano, Texas. It's a different company from other businesses called Mainstay.
