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Polar

Open-source MoR for developers.

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What is Polar?
Polar is an open source merchant of record and billing platform for software developers.
What does it do?
Sells subscriptions, digital products and license keys, acting as seller of record so it handles sales tax and VAT. Includes usage-based billing, checkout links, a customer portal and SDKs for common frameworks.
Who is it for?
Solo developers and small SaaS teams selling globally who don't want to register for tax in every jurisdiction. Common for API products, digital downloads and paid tiers on open source projects.
What are the alternatives to Polar?
Lemon Squeezy, Paddle and FastSpring are also merchants of record but closed source. Stripe gives more control while leaving tax registration and remittance to you.

Pricing

4% + 40¢ as MoR

Paid

About

Founded 2022

Stockholm, Sweden

Open source

Founder

The people behind Polar.

Birk JernströmFounder & CEO

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