As of 2026-08-28, polar.sh reads: Starter: Free to start validating ideas. Free 5.00% + 50¢ per transaction… Our stored Polar terms are superseded and withheld. See the recorded change history.
not_a_free_offer Tier "Pay-as-you-go" is usage-billed from the first request. How we use this.
A verdict here is not a fixed property of the vendor. A one-off pricing event demotes a vendor while its recorded date falls in the last 180 days and then lapses on its own, with nothing about the vendor having changed; a standing condition — a free tier withdrawn and not restored, a product retired — does not lapse with time. This one rests on a record discovered 2026-08-28 · effective date unknown, so it lapses on 2027-02-25 unless we record something new first.
Limits, pricing history. Catalogue date July 2026. Last updated 2026-11-08.
Tier "Pay-as-you-go" is usage-billed from the first request. As of 2026-08-28, polar.sh reads: Starter: Free to start validating ideas. Free 5.00% + 50¢ per transaction. Pro: $20 /month 3.80% + 40¢ per transaction. Growth: $100 /month 3.60% + 35¢ per transaction… We are not publishing our stored Polar terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-08-28, names them as the previous ones. Polar warrants caution — discovered 2026-08-28: The original 'Pay-as-you-go' tier is no longer available. There's a 'Starter' free tier with different pricing (5.00% + $0.50 per transaction) and several paid tiers (Pro, Growth, Scale) with varying monthly fees and transaction rates. A 'Startup Program' offers the 'Scale' plan free for 12 months. Source: https://polar.sh/ Monitor for further changes.
The day we last read the vendor's page. Our last read of it, on 2026-11-08, found the page different from the terms we hold. We hold no confirmation of the terms we publish — the 2026-07-25 beside this date is not one we can source to a read that confirmed them.
Free Tier Details
Superseded: As of 2026-08-28, polar.sh reads: Starter: Free to start validating ideas. Free 5.00% + 50¢ per transaction. Pro: $20 /month 3.80% + 40¢ per transaction. Growth: $100 /month 3.60% + 35¢ per transaction. Scale: $400 /month 3.40% + 30¢ per transaction. Startup Program: Free for 12 months 3.40% + 30¢ per transaction. We are not publishing our stored Polar terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-08-28, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓
We read that on 2026-11-08 from https://polar.sh/, and our check recorded: the page names Polar as "polar" and states "$0.00". A source check reads the cited page for the service's name and a price; the limits above are from our own record.
The original 'Pay-as-you-go' tier is no longer available. There's a 'Starter' free tier with different pricing (5.00% + $0.50 per transaction) and several paid tiers (Pro, Growth, Scale) with varying monthly fees and transaction rates. A 'Startup Program' offers the 'Scale' plan free for 12 months. Source ↗
Before: Merchant of record — no monthly fee, 4% + $0.40 per transaction (includes Stripe fees). +1.5% for international cards, +0.5% for subscriptions
After: Starter: Free to start validating ideas. Free 5.00% + 50¢ per transaction. Pro: $20 /month 3.80% + 40¢ per transaction. Growth: $100 /month 3.60% + 35¢ per transaction. Scale: $400 /month 3.40% + 30¢ per transaction. Startup Program: Free for 12 months 3.40% + 30¢ per transaction.
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Tier "Pay-as-you-go" is usage-billed from the first request. As of 2026-08-28, polar.sh reads: Starter: Free to start validating ideas. Free 5.00% + 50¢ per transaction. Pro: $20 /month 3.80% + 40¢ per transaction. Growth: $100 /month 3.60% + 35¢ per transaction. Scale: $400 /month 3.40% + 30¢ per transaction. Startup Program: Free for 12 months 3.40% + 30¢ per transaction. We are not publishing our stored Polar terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-08-28, names them as the previous ones. What our record says changed: The original 'Pay-as-you-go' tier is no longer available. There's a 'Starter' free tier with different pricing (5.00% + $0.50 per transaction) and several paid tiers (Pro, Growth, Scale) with varying monthly fees and transaction rates. A 'Startup Program' offers the 'Scale' plan free for 12 months. Source: https://polar.sh/
Is Polar's free tier good for production?
Tier "Pay-as-you-go" is usage-billed from the first request. There is no free tier here to run in production.
What changed in Polar's pricing?
Polar has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: The original 'Pay-as-you-go' tier is no longer available. There's a 'Starter' free tier with different pricing (5.00% + $0.50 per transaction) and several paid tiers (Pro, Growth, Scale) with varying monthly fees and transaction rates. A 'Startup Program' offers the 'Scale' plan free for 12 months. Source: https://polar.sh/ (discovered 2026-08-28).
What category is Polar in?
Polar is categorized under Payments on AgentDeals.