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Polar vs Stan

	Polar	Stan
What it says it does	Polar is the Merchant of Record for developers building AI-era software: payments, subscriptions, and usage-based billing, with global tax handled for you.	We work 1-on-1 with the Top Creators to monetize their business
Pricing	Starter free with 5% + 50¢ per transaction; Pro $20/mo (3.8% + 40¢); Growth $100/mo (3.6% + 35¢); Scale $400/mo (3.4% + 30¢); +1.5% for non-US cards; Stripe payout fees passed through (official)	Unknown
Website	https://polar.sh/	https://stan.store

Which to use

Polar wins when you want a Merchant of Record with public, simple fees for selling software and subscriptions. Stan wins when you want a creator store with coaching calls and checkout, and you accept that we could not verify the fee.

Choose Polar if you sell software, SaaS subscriptions or digital products and want tax handled for you.
Choose Stan if you want a creator storefront with bookings and digital products, and you will ask Stan for the price.

This is an editorial fit note from each vendor's public site and docs, not a sponsored ranking and not a price quote. Descriptions in the table come from those sites. Confirm current prices there. How we review tools.

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