Before you cancel Polar
A general offboarding checklist with your modeled costs and alternatives. Account-specific cancellation steps, retention and refunds must be confirmed with Polar.
What this comparison covers
Commercial online payments for SaaS and digital goods. Card processing, fraud protection, and currency handling. Custom negotiated enterprise volume discounts, chargeback dispute defense fees, and local banking payout fees are excluded.
Evaluating 1 products from 4 published in this category. USD monthly equivalents, before tax. Features and service compatibility need separate evaluation.
- Gross transaction volume
- 20,000 USD / month
- Successful transactions
- 500 transactions / month
- International volume
- 30 % of volume
Polar
Developer-first Merchant of Record built for modern SaaS products, digital downloads, and subscriptions.
$1,340.00 / month
Starter
Official pricing · Checked 2026-10-08
Cost breakdown and exclusions
- Monthly subscription: $0
- Platform & card processing (5.0%): $1,000.00
- Per-transaction fee: $250.00
- International cards (1.5%): $90.00
- Starter for organizations created on or after May 27, 2026. Volume includes tax; international share means non-US cards. No separate subscription payment fee.
- Payout fees, currency conversion, disputes, refunds, optional paid plans and grandfathered Early Member pricing.
Protect what you need to keep
Export support and formats vary by provider and plan. Follow official documentation and verify the exported data before cancellation; this assessment does not provide a tested vendor-specific export procedure.
Confirm the terms for your account
- Cancellation, refunds, notice periods and data deletion depend on your agreement and provider policy. No universal retention or refund period is assumed.
Questions before you decide
Will cancelling Polar immediately stop charges or delete data?
That depends on your contract and the provider's current process. Confirm the effective cancellation date, pending charges and data-retention policy directly before proceeding.