FastSpring
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VisitFastSpring vs Polar
What both publish
| Fact | FastSpring | Polar |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | FastSpring says it was founded in 2005. | 2024 |
| Headquarters | The company is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Merchant of record | FastSpring processes transactions, collects and remits sales taxes, manages subscriptions, monitors fraud and handles tax-audit responses for sellers. | Polar says it resells products in over 100 markets and handles payments, sales tax, fraud, refunds, and chargebacks as merchant of record. |
FastSpring plans
- Free test modeFree
- Custom quotePriced on request
- Custom revenue-sharePriced on request
Polar plans
- StarterFree
- Pro$20 a month
- Growth$100 a month
- Scale$400 a month
Pick FastSpring if…
FastSpring suits SaaS, software, and other digital product companies that need payment, tax, compliance, and subscription operations handled for them. Sellers of physical goods or those needing shipping support should look elsewhere.
Pick Polar if…
Polar suits teams building AI products that need usage billing, subscriptions, checkout, or digital delivery. Its metering does not enforce usage quotas on its own, so products must handle that themselves.