Polar
Open source monetization platform for developers
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Birk Jernström

Polar - An open source monetization platform for developers

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An open source alternative to Lemon Squeezy with better pricing. Built for developers to offer crowdfunding, memberships, digital products and SaaS within minutes. Stay focused on shipping your passion - leave upsales, billing and international taxes to us.

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Brian Douglas
Big fan of what Birk and the team have accomplished in a short amount of time. Look forward to seeing the impact they will make in the open source community.
Birk Jernström
Maker
@bdougieyo Thank you so much Brian! Really appreciate your support from day 1 and grateful to have you in our corner.
Bon
Goodbye, Lemon Squeezy, Stripe and Paddle. Hello, Polar!
Bilal Asif
@bonvisions This app really is a game changer for developers. Congratulations on the launch
Olivia Rose Thompson
Congrats on launching Polar! This is such an awesome platform for developers. Love the focus on getting open source devs paid and supporting indie hackers. The built-in features like SaaS and crowdfunding are super useful.😊
Marly Mikhail
😍😍😍😍😍
Tony Carter
Wow, Polar v1.0 sounds like an absolute game-changer for developers! 🎉 I love the idea of empowering developers to thrive independently and get paid for their passion projects. The range of options from donations to SaaS, plus all the built-in product and subscription benefits, looks super powerful. Handling sales tax and EU VAT as the Merchant of Record is also a huge relief. Congrats on launching! 🚀 Can you share any success stories from developers who've already benefited from using Polar? I'd love to hear how it's made a difference for them. @birk
Andreea S.
Congrats on the launch of Polar! 🎉 It’s exciting to see an open-source alternative that truly caters to developers. 🚀
Birk Jernström
Maker
@andreea_staicu Thank you so much Andreea for the kind words & support - genuinely appreciate it!
Himanshu Raikwar
The pricing is fantastic and it's easy to set up crowdfunding, memberships, and digital products. I am going to see this in my next micro saas project.
Birk Jernström
Maker
@himanshuraikwar That's awesome to hear! Make sure to join our Discord to connect with the team and community, we'd love to help you launch + iterate based on your feedback. https://dub.sh/polar-discord
Kyrylo Silin
Hey Birk, How do you handle disputes or refunds, especially for digital products? Do you have any plans to integrate with existing developer platforms or marketplaces? Congrats on the launch!
Birk Jernström
Maker
@kyrylosilin Hi Kyrylo thank you and appreciate the questions. Re: refunds. Currently, end users reach out to us directly or developers/sellers reach out to us about refunds and we issue them on our end. It hasn't been an issue, but definitely something we want to streamline and automate much more, and will in the coming month(s). Intent is for developers to be able to easily refund orders and customers themselves with only a click. That's a priority for us to build. Re: marketplace. Not at the moment, but I'd definitely love to integrate with marketplaces that might make sense in the future. Great way to distribute products and get more sales for the community. Got anyone in particular you'd like us to integrate with?
Harish Roufe
Congratulations team polar?
Birk Jernström
Maker
@harish_roufe Thank you Harish?
Birk Jernström
Maker
@harish_roufe Sorry I had to pull that joke. It was right there for the taking 😅 Appreciate it Harish!
Wood Peng
OK, I'll try it. I am an indie maker. Sound good for me :)
Birk Jernström
Maker
@peng_wood That's awesome! Join our Discord - we'd love to help get you up and running + iterate based on your feedback https://dub.sh/polar-discord
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