Polar
Open-source monetization platform for developers
Polar is an open-source monetization and payments platform for developers selling digital products, subscriptions, and license keys. It handles checkout, tax, and customer management for indie software businesses.
Key features
- Digital product checkout
- Subscription billing
- License key delivery
- Developer-focused
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Mature project with 10.3k GitHub stars
- Written in Python
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