Fees
Transaction fees
All transactions on Polar come with a small fee of 4% + 40¢ - applied to the entire transaction amount.
Polar is currently built on Stripe, and we cover their 2.9% + 30¢ fee from ours. However, they impose a few additional fees for certain transactions that we need to pass on.
Additional fees
- +1.5% for international cards (non-US)
- +0.5% for subscription payments
- We also reserve the right to pass on any other fees Stripe might impose in the future
Example
Let's look at an example breakdown with all these additional fees applied. Below is a payment of a $30 subscription from Sweden (25% VAT).
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Product Price | $30 |
| VAT (25%) | $8 |
| Total Transaction Value | $38 |
| Transaction Fee (4% + 40¢) | $1.9 |
| International Card (+1.5%) | $0.56 |
| Subscription (+0.5%) | $0.19 |
| Total Fees | $2.65 |
Payout fees
Polar does not add any additional fees to payouts. All fees below are from the available payout providers and without any premium.
In addition, Polar offers manual withdrawals for developers. Keeping you in control of when to issue payouts.
Unless you have a Polar balance that you haven't withdrawn for several months, at which point we'll eventually need to trigger a payout on your behalf.
Stripe
- $2 per month of active payout(s)
- 0.25% + $0.25 per payout
- Cross border fees (currency conversion): 0.25% (EU) - 1% in other countries.
Open Collective
- 10% on amount transferred
Custom pricing
Large or fast-growing business? Or selling products cheaper than $10 with high volume? We can offer custom pricing to better fit your needs. Reach out to us.