Polar vs Stripe pricing

Verified 2026-10-24 (1 day ago)Source: Polar: polar.sh/resources/pricing, Stripe: stripe.com/pricingVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Polar and Stripe at three volumes and at your own
Volume	Polar	Stripe
small10K transaction volume (percentage fee), 300 transactions (fixed fee)	$520 / moPro	$380 / moStandard
growing100K transaction volume (percentage fee), 3K transactions (fixed fee)	$4,700 / moScale	$3,800 / moStandard
scale1M transaction volume (percentage fee), 30K transactions (fixed fee)	$43,400 / moScale	$38,000 / moStandard
your volumeset above	$4,700 / moScale	$3,800 / moStandard

Each cell is the cheapest feasible plan, or the chosen model, at that volume, from the shared Overage cost function. "Cheapest model" only considers models with both an input and an output price listed. Volumes are example scenarios you can edit.

Tiers, aligned by position

Tiers of Polar and Stripe aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
Position	Polar	Stripe
Free	$0 / moStarter	no tier
Entry	$20 / moPro	unlistedStandard
Mid	$100 / moGrowth	no tier
Top	$400 / moScale	Contact salesCustom

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
Measure	Polar	Stripe
Tightest limit	500 api requests per minuteStarter tier	100 api requests per secondStandard tier

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

No change detected for either service in the last 90 days.