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Polar is an open-source merchant-of-record platform for developers, providing payments, subscriptions, usage-based billing, and automated benefit delivery with lower fees than traditional alternatives.
Pricing
$4% + $0.40 per transaction
Founded
2023
Team size
1-10 employees
Headquarters
Stockholm, Sweden
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At a glance
Best for
Startup (1-50), Small business (51-200), Mid-market (201-1,000), Enterprise (1,000+)
Pricing model
Tiered plans
Try before you buy
Integrates with
Vercel AI SDKOpenAIPython SDKWebhooks
About Polar
Polar is an open-source billing infrastructure platform built specifically for developers who want to monetize their software. As a merchant of record, Polar handles payments, tax compliance, subscriptions, and benefit delivery while charging 4% + $0.40 per transaction, undercutting traditional MoR solutions by 20%.
The platform automates benefit delivery for common developer monetization patterns including license keys, file downloads, GitHub repository access, Discord roles, and custom webhooks. Framework-specific adapters enable integration in under a minute, particularly with Next.js.
Licensed under Apache 2.0, Polar is built transparently with a growing community of contributors. The platform supports one-time, subscription, usage-based, free, and pay-what-you-want pricing models, giving developers maximum flexibility in how they monetize.
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Commercial model
Pricing model: Tiered plans
Free trial: Yes
Free plan: Yes
Contract minimum: Not specified
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Best-fit company size
Startup (1-50)Small business (51-200)Mid-market (201-1,000)Enterprise (1,000+)
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