CodeCanyon Reviews 219

A typically arrogant corporation: they remove genuine reviews for all kinds of excuses and then deny it.

I bought code here that was hacked within 1–2 months because of its security flaws (ImgBob). When I wrote a polite complaint about it, they later deleted it in a dishonest way.

I noticed this recently, so I reposted an even shorter version of the review — basically just stating that the purchase had security issues. They deleted that too, claiming that the purchase was older than 6 months.

You will mostly find the lowest-quality code here.

Dont buy in this marketplace. Losts of scamm vendors. It says it is from Australia. Not True. It is from India.
I bought some sceipts. All with bugs. I asked refund but l didnt recieve.
Dont buy nothing in codecanyon.net.

Beware, their website is a nightmare to navigate. Painful experience if you have to communicate with them, if you want to ask for a refund, find your bill, find your help case thread... they have multiple websites that are interrelated, but it's hard to find your stuff... Codecanyon, themeforest, envato market, envato author, envato help centre, refund form... Really difficult to find where your purchase are, where you can ask a question and find back your thread. I've asked for a refund and they miscalculated the tax refund. I did not even bother to ask for the missing few dollars to preserve my mental health!

I'll be frank, this website is the worst customer experience i ever had online! yes this is true! (over 25 yrs!)

I'll avoid!

If the have a fight with the company they are selling for. They delete the app and cancel any outstanding licences, leaving us the consumer high and dry. They did this to me with Nez-Forms

This is a scam artist website that allows just about any sketchy 'developer' to get on board, present some 'product' that's untested and waits for nuff complaints until it pulls said product haphazardly w/o refund, explanation, or apologies.

their 'refund' policy is: a back + forth between said developers, and they give the devs the option to refund or not, which is almost always not of course. If you want to buy something like an html or css template, by all means. anything useful? do not be suckered by these scumbags.

As a highly experienced team of developers, we are appalled by CodeCanyon’s review process. We submitted a high-quality built on modern PHP 8.4, only to have it "hard rejected" for "naming similarities" in Blade files.
It is clear their team uses automated fingerprinting instead of actually installing and testing the code. Rejecting a professional-grade architecture because it follows standard framework naming conventions is technically negligent.
We see underdeveloped, "spaghetti code" approved daily on this platform, yet our team’s hard work is blocked by inconsistent gatekeeping. We are moving our portfolio to marketplaces that actually value quality engineering. Developers: don't waste your innovation here.

Do not trust the comment section on CodeCanyon. It is not a place for honest discussion but a carefully curated advertisement where any mention of serious product flaws is removed. My experience serves as clear proof.

The Deleted Comment (Constructive Feedback):
After purchasing an item, I left the following factual comment to help other buyers:

"By the way, I'm curious: some people are reporting that the APK file is large. Well, with the default settings, it is. But I managed to compress the APK to 146 MB. I just need the developers to fix the critical bugs in the app."
It was not abusive, not a support request—just a mention of a known issue and a helpful tip. It was swiftly removed.

The Contradiction (CodeCanyon's Own Promise):
Right next to the comment box, CodeCanyon states: "We will NOT remove negative comments unless they are abusive or offensive. Once a comment has been reported, it cannot be retracted and will be sent to moderators for review."
My comment proved this promise is false. It was negative (pointing out bugs) but in no way abusive or offensive. Its removal is a direct breach of their stated policy.

The Runaround from "Support" (Ticket #4069551):
When I demanded an explanation via support ticket #4069551, the excuses began:

First, they vaguely claimed my comment "violated policies."

Then, they insisted it was a "support request" for an "unsupported item"—a complete misrepresentation of my words.

When I challenged them to specify the exact rule broken, they could not. Instead, they sent a template response asking me to report bugs for an "internal review," trying to change the subject from their censorship to a technical issue.

Faced with a direct, logical question they could not answer, CodeCanyon's final solution was to delete the entire support ticket from my history, erasing all evidence of the conversation.

The Takeaway for Buyers:
This sequence—delete criticism, give evasive answers, then delete the complaint—reveals a systemic practice. CodeCanyon actively filters its comment section to hide product defects from potential customers. The comment section is a marketing tool, not a source of genuine information. You are making purchase decisions based on an incomplete and misleading picture.

My advice: Assume any negative or critical comment you don't see has likely been removed. For unbiased opinions, you must look outside of CodeCanyon entirely. This platform cannot be trusted to host honest buyer feedback.

If you want to scam people by selling products, become a Codecayon member because most products are either abandoned or left behind.

You should not buy anything here, because at any time you can lose hundreds of dollars worth of products just because you bought the wrong code from the wrong author. The irresponsible Envato team suspended my account and I lost access to all the hundreds of dollars worth of products I had purchased, just because one of the irresponsible authors' Vioneer scripts didn't work as it should. This is not a marketplace that is focused on users, this is a marketplace that is focused on making money. Do not buy anything on Codecanyon! They can make you lose your account at any time without any fair investigation and without establishing real reasons.

This site code canyon is owned by Envato these are crooks from around the world Envato takes your money then distributes it to the person you bought The script from the THIS COMPANY HAS MY BUSINESS DOWN for over a year they stole 3600 dollars from us, and we are locked out of our money and our software made our ENVATO account free and THAT IS THE LICENSING NOTHING WILL WORK. BACK ME UP AND PASS THE WORD AROUND, DO NOT USE ENVATO THEY DESTROYED ME AND MY TEAM

This is a real scam. Selling some junk codes for a big buck. Jesus this crap should be closed down.

Here they sell junk from all over the world. The main selection of products comes from the worst people calling themselves programmers from Bangladesh. The Codecanyon platform does not protect buyers, deletes negative reviews, and its goal is to deceive customers and take their money. It’s a haven for scammers. Never trust their fake, fancy offers — everything there is 100% unfinished products that no one will ever complete.

CodeCanyon is no longer fair. Some developers are insiders. Negative reviews of their team's products will be removed.

Do not buy anything from seller named "springsoftit" because he will sell you themes without any images that goes with themes, he don't answer on support messages and he added 3 moderators on his themes and anyone can login on your website and take over your website. I've made a dispute and waiting for codecanyon and provided them proof, good thing is that CodeCanyon refunded my money but the scammer is still not suspended on that platform. I gave 5 stars just because CodeCanyon refunded my money.

Good scripts overall, but they need to do better in terms of their 'Checking algorithm', a lot of these scripts are just made for a quick bucks, some developers do not care about their clients at all

It turns out I’m not the only one whose account was banned by CodeCanyon after leaving a negative review. They’re clearly helping the authors scam people — they’re in it together.

I found the *AdStack* script on CodeCanyon and requested a custom version. I was scammed out of \$700. They intentionally avoided using PayPal, and because I trusted CodeCanyon, I paid with my credit card. But when I left a review explaining how I was scammed, CodeCanyon’s support team immediately banned my account and deleted my negative review.

I provided all the evidence and asked CodeCanyon to take action against the AdStack team, but instead, they sided with the authors, banned my account, and even told me I’m not allowed to use another account to leave a negative review. What a terrible and dishonest platform.

It feels like they don’t properly test what they upload , and sell. If you know what you’re doing, it might still be worth it — but don’t expect everything to work perfectly out of the box.

I left a 1-star review for a script I purchased on CodeCanyon due to extremely poor documentation and lack of support. Instead of addressing the issue, my review was removed. This feels like censorship and raises serious concerns about the integrity of their rating system.

Buyers deserve to see honest feedback, not just 5-star praise. If negative reviews get taken down for pointing out valid shortcomings, how can we trust any of the ratings on the platform?

I’ve been a loyal Envato customer for years, but this experience has seriously shaken my confidence.

When using this site to buy the script, you must understand that you will never get your money back.

You do everything at your own risk; it is essential to read the reviews and test it before it becomes a well-observed risk.

It's a gamble. I use them frequently, and I know that once a script fails, I must find a good one. The best thing is to avoid Parkis & Indies; they are only after your money. That's my experience. Consider Euro's with good reviews.

Please never buy any scripts from CodeCanyon. I purchased a script there, but it had numerous bugs and backdoors. Afterward, the author prompted me to customize the script and pay on their own website, where I was scammed out of $2,000. When I left a negative review for the author on CodeCanyon, they directly deleted my review and banned my account. This trash website has probably scammed countless people.
Never buy any scripts on CodeCanyon. I bought a script there that had a lot of bugs and backdoors. After that, the author asked me to pay for custom development on his own website, and I was scammed out of $2000. When I left a negative review for the author on CodeCanyon, they directly deleted my review and banned my account. This garbage website has no idea how many people it has scammed.