Polar alternatives (2026): platforms that accept sellers where Polar doesn't

Polar lists 119 of 250 countries and territories as Yes (No: 131, Unclear: 0; official source, checked 2026-10-20). Below: the other platforms we track, ranked by how many of the 131 countries where Polar is No they list as Yes.

Developer-focused Merchant of Record. Payouts via Stripe Connect Express to the listed countries (Stripe Payments need not be available locally). Full country list: Polar.

Who might need a Polar alternative?

Your country isn't supported. Polar is No in 131 of 250 countries and territories. In 113 of these 131 countries, at least one other seller platform we track is Yes. Find your country below.
What you sell doesn't fit. Developer-focused Merchant of Record. Payouts via Stripe Connect Express to the listed countries (Stripe Payments need not be available locally). Each provider reviews your business and products; check its rules for what you sell.
You want a different fee structure. Polar: Starter (free): 5% + 50¢ per transaction
Optional paid plans: Pro $20/mo (3.8% + 40¢), Growth $100/mo (3.6% + 35¢), Scale $400/mo (3.4% + 30¢). +1.5% for international (non-US) cards. Organizations created before May 27, 2026 keep the Early Member rate (4% + 40¢, +0.5% on subscriptions).
official pricing, checked 2026-10-20
You'd rather be the seller yourself. Polar is a merchant of record: it is the legal seller and handles sales tax/VAT. With a payment processor such as Stripe (where available) you are the seller of record and handle tax yourself. See what a merchant of record is.

Polar alternatives compared

Platform	Type	Countries listed as Yes (of 250)	Yes in the 131 countries where Polar is No	What it sells (our data)	Headline fees	Compare	Website
Paddle Paddle alternatives	Merchant of Record	228	109	Merchant of Record for software/SaaS/digital products. Paddle handles sales tax/VAT. Sellers are reviewed; services like coaching are not accepted. Software only.	5% + 50¢ per checkout transaction official pricing, checked 2026-10-20	Paddle vs Polar	Paddle
Whop Whop alternatives	Marketplace	216	98	Marketplace/payments for digital products, communities and courses. Payout options vary by country.	2.7% + $0.30 per successful domestic card transaction official pricing, checked 2026-10-20	—	Whop affiliate link
Dodo Payments Dodo Payments alternatives	Merchant of Record	176	69	Merchant of Record for SaaS/digital. Eligibility is based on the country that issued your government ID (and every director/UBO's ID for companies).	4% + 40¢ per transaction (Standard plan) official pricing, checked 2026-10-20	Polar vs Dodo Payments	Dodo Payments
Creem Creem alternatives	Merchant of Record	87	11	Merchant of Record for SaaS/digital. Local bank payouts (fee: 7 EUR/USD or 1%), USDC payouts, Alipay for China.	3.9% + 40¢ per successful transaction official pricing, checked 2026-10-20	Creem vs Polar	Creem
Gumroad Gumroad alternatives	Merchant of Record	120	1	Creator marketplace/MoR. Pays out to local bank accounts in listed countries; elsewhere PayPal only (2% fee, USD).	10% + $0.50 per sale on your own Gumroad page; 30% flat for sales through Gumroad's Discover marketplace official pricing, checked 2026-10-20	Polar vs Gumroad	Gumroad
Lemon Squeezy Lemon Squeezy alternatives	Merchant of Record	119	0	Merchant of Record for digital products and SaaS. Pays out by bank (listed countries) or PayPal (where PayPal can pay you). Services like coaching are not accepted.	5% + 50¢ per transaction official pricing, checked 2026-10-20	Lemon Squeezy vs Polar	Lemon Squeezy
Stripe	Payment processor	49	2	Payment processor. You need a business/individual account in a Stripe-supported country. You are the seller of record and handle your own sales tax/VAT.	Not tracked	—	information only

Counts are from our dataset of 250 countries and territories (ISO 3166-1 + Kosovo), including small territories. "Yes" means the provider's official page lists the country; it doesn't guarantee approval. Fees are the headline rates on each provider's official pricing page; extras (international cards, currency conversion, payouts) can apply. Stripe is a payment processor and is listed for information only.

Countries where Polar is No (131)

Search countries Must include Only countries with at least one

Country	Polar	Others Yes	Other platforms listing it as Yes	Stripe
Afghanistan	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
American Samoa	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Andorra	No	4	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Creem, Whop	No
Anguilla	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Antarctica	No	1	Whop	No
Aruba	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Barbados	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Belarus	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
Belize	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Bermuda	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Bouvet Island	No	1	Paddle	No
Brazil	No	4	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Creem, Whop	Yes
British Indian Ocean Territory	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
British Virgin Islands	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Burkina Faso	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Burundi	No	1	Paddle	No
Cabo Verde	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Cameroon	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Caribbean Netherlands	No	1	Paddle	No
Cayman Islands	No	4	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Creem, Whop	No
Central African Republic	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
Chad	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
China	No	4	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Creem, Whop	No
Christmas Island	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Comoros	No	2	Paddle, Dodo Payments	No
Cook Islands	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Cuba	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
Curaçao	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Democratic Republic of the Congo	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
Djibouti	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Dominica	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Equatorial Guinea	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Eritrea	No	1	Paddle	No
Eswatini	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Falkland Islands	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Faroe Islands	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Fiji	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
French Guiana	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
French Polynesia	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
French Southern Territories	No	1	Paddle	No
Georgia guide	No	4	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Creem, Whop	No
Gibraltar	No	5	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Creem, Gumroad, Whop	Yes
Greenland	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Grenada	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Guadeloupe	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Guam	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Guernsey	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Guinea	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Guinea-Bissau	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Haiti	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
Heard & McDonald Islands	No	1	Paddle	No
Honduras	No	4	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Creem, Whop	No
Iran	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
Iraq	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
Isle of Man	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Jersey	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Kiribati	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Kosovo	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Kyrgyzstan	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Lebanon guide	No	1	Paddle	No
Lesotho	No	2	Paddle, Dodo Payments	No
Liberia	No	2	Paddle, Dodo Payments	No
Libya	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
Malawi	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Maldives	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Mali	No	2	Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Marshall Islands	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Martinique	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Mauritania	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Mayotte	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Micronesia	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Montenegro	No	4	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Creem, Whop	No
Montserrat	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Myanmar	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
Nauru	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Nepal guide	No	4	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Creem, Whop	No
New Caledonia	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Nicaragua	No	1	Whop	No
Niue	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Norfolk Island	No	1	Paddle	No
North Korea	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
Northern Mariana Islands	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Palau	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Palestine	No	1	Paddle	No
Papua New Guinea	No	1	Paddle	No
Pitcairn Islands	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Puerto Rico	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Republic of the Congo	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Russia	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
Réunion	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Saint Barthélemy	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Saint Helena	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Saint Kitts and Nevis	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Saint Martin (French part)	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Samoa	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Sao Tome and Principe	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Seychelles	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Sierra Leone	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Sint Maarten	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Solomon Islands	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Somalia	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	No	1	Paddle	No
South Sudan	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
Sudan	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
Suriname	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Svalbard and Jan Mayen	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Syria	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
Tajikistan	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Timor-Leste	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Togo	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Tokelau	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Tonga	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Turkmenistan	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Turks and Caicos Islands	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Tuvalu	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
U.S. Virgin Islands	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Uganda guide	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Ukraine guide	No	3	Paddle, Creem, Whop	No
Vanuatu	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Vatican City	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Venezuela	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
Wallis and Futuna	No	3	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Western Sahara	No	2	Paddle, Whop	No
Yemen	No	0	None of the platforms we track	No
Zambia	No	4	Paddle, Dodo Payments, Creem, Whop	No
Zimbabwe	No	2	Dodo Payments, Whop	No
Åland Islands	No	1	Paddle	No

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FAQ: Polar alternatives

Which Polar alternatives accept sellers in the most countries?

By countries listed as Yes on their official pages: Paddle (228), Whop (216), Dodo Payments (176), out of 250 countries and territories. Polar lists 119. Being listed doesn't guarantee approval.

What can I use if Polar doesn't support my country?

Polar is No in 131 countries. In 113 of them at least one other platform we track is Yes. Most coverage there: Paddle (109), Whop (98), Dodo Payments (69). Check your country's page for the exact status, note and source.

Is Polar a merchant of record?

Yes. Developer-focused Merchant of Record. Payouts via Stripe Connect Express to the listed countries (Stripe Payments need not be available locally).

How much does Polar charge?

Starter (free): 5% + 50¢ per transaction (official pricing page, checked 2026-10-20). Extra fees may apply; see the provider's pricing page.

Is Polar available in my country?

Polar is Yes in 119, No in 131 and Unclear in 0 of 250 countries and territories, per its official page (checked 2026-10-20). See the full list on our Polar provider page.

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Last checked: Paddle 2026-10-20; Lemon Squeezy 2026-10-20; Polar 2026-10-20; Dodo Payments 2026-10-20; Creem 2026-10-20; Gumroad 2026-10-20; Whop 2026-10-20; Stripe 2026-10-20; fees 2026-10-20.

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