Earn a living on your passion projects
Polar is a funding & monetization platform for open source & indie developers
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From first donation to IPO
With a wide array of funding tools for your project
Products & Subscriptions
Offer paid subscription tiers or one-time purchases with associated benefits.
Supporter
Access to my weekly newsletter, my private GitHub repository & invite to my Discord server.
Issue Funding
Automatically embed the Polar funding badge on your GitHub issues to crowdfund your backlog.
Donations
Your very own tip jar without any strings attached.
Benefits Engine
Give supporters value for their money with private GitHub repository access, Discord server invites & file downloads.
From passion to business
Unlock the full potential of your project with insights to your sales
Sales Metrics
We aggregate all your sales data into one place, so you can focus on what matters.
Merchant of Record
No more VAT headache - we handle the necessary taxes for you.
Payouts
Withdraw your earnings with ease. Supporting Stripe & Open Collective.
Webhooks
Integrate with the Polar API for real-time updates on funding events.
Public Page
A home for your profile on Polar. Showcase your projects, crowdfunded issues, and more.
Newsletters
Reach your community with insightful newsletter posts - using an MDX-powered editor.
Why developers love Polar
I've joined Polar as an advisor!
I think it benefits everyone for devs to have more options to get paid to work on their passions, to support upstreams, and for users to have more confidence/transparency in the software they're supporting/purchasing.
I just used Polar to sponsor someone to improve Polar in Ladybird Browser!
It's honestly such a comfy way to spread the love and share some of my funding with more of our developers!
It's only been two weeks but Polar has been extremely good for funding contributions for Athena Crisis.
Frictionless, fast, easy.
Amazing! Really excited to seeing how this turns out.
Polar is the cutting edge of how open source might be financed in the future.
Benefits
Give supporters access to exclusive content - Polar will automate it.
Private GitHub Repositories
Grant access based on Subscription status - early access, sponsorware, courses & so much more.
Automated Discord Roles
Give your supporters access to exclusive Discord roles based on how much they support with each month.
File Downloads
Want to sell digital goods? With file downloads, you can grant supporters access as long as they subscribe.
Premium & Early Newsletters
Offer your paid subscribers early sneak peaks & educational content.
Sponsor Promotion
Logo promotions on README, sites & newsletters. Polar automates it.
Custom Benefit
Setup your very own custom benefit - and share private notes such as email addresses, links & more.
Pricing
Zero Fixed Costs
No hidden or monthly costs.
5% Revenue Share
We're in this together. We earn when you do.
Stripe Fees
Stripe transaction- and payout fees apply before transfers.
Our API sits in the front seat
We built Polar with the developer experience in mind