Polar vs Dodo Payments: which countries can sellers use?

Polar lists 119 of 250 countries and territories as Yes; Dodo Payments lists 176. Both list 107. Only Polar: 12. Only Dodo Payments: 69. Neither: 62.

Polar is a Merchant of Record (it is the legal seller and handles sales tax/VAT). Dodo Payments is a Merchant of Record (it is the legal seller and handles sales tax/VAT).

Check your country: look it up in the table below or open the full country checker for all 7 seller platforms, notes and sources.

At a glance

Counts are computed from our dataset of 250 countries and territories (ISO 3166-1 + Kosovo), so they include small and uninhabited territories. "Yes" means the official page lists the country; it does not guarantee approval. Providers also review your business, products and documents.

Country overlap

How each provider's statuses break down

Polar

• No 131 countries: Not on Polar's payout country list.
• Yes 119 countries: Listed for payouts (Stripe Connect Express).

Dodo Payments

• Yes 176 countries: Listed in accepted countries. Eligibility is based on the country that issued your ID.
• No 62 countries: Not on Dodo's accepted countries list.
• No 11 countries: Not accepting new merchants. Only merchants onboarded before this country was restricted are grandfathered (policy dated 23 Mar 2026).
• Unclear 1 country: Dodo lists 'Virgin Islands' separately from 'British Virgin Islands'; presumably U.S. Virgin Islands but not stated.

Check your country

No country matches.

Sources

• Polar: https://polar.sh/docs/merchant-of-record/supported-countries (checked 2026-10-19)
• Dodo Payments: https://docs.dodopayments.com/miscellaneous/accepted-countries-and-territories (checked 2026-10-19)

How we set yes / no / unclear: methodology.

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Not legal, tax or financial advice. Provider rules change often and depend on your business type, what you sell, and the documents you hold. Always verify with the provider before you build or sign up. 'Unclear' means we could not confirm it from an official source.