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Polar vs Toolaby
Open-source and self-hosted, while Toolaby is a hosted service with Stripe integration.
PolarOpen-source payments and billing for developers
ToolabyGet paid for your Chrome extension, in two lines of codeWhich to pick
Pick Polar if you want…
- Merchant of record for AI-driven services
- Self-hosted payment infrastructure
- Open-source code (polarsource/polar on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license)
Pick Toolaby if you want…
- Paywalls for Chrome extensions
Side by side
- What it is
- Polar:Polar provides open-source payments, subscriptions, and usage-based billing with global tax handling for developers.
- Toolaby:Toolaby adds a Stripe-backed paywall to Chrome extensions with one command and two lines of code.
- Best for
- Polar:Merchant of record for AI-driven services
- Toolaby:Paywalls for Chrome extensions
- Who it’s for
- Polar:Developers building AI-era SaaS and API products that need integrated billing.
- Toolaby:Chrome extension developers who want to sell licences or subscriptions.
- Pricing
- Polar:Freemium
- Toolaby:Freemium
- Plans
- Polar:Starter Free
- Toolaby:Hobby $0 per month · Pro $25 per month · Pro $240 yearly
- Open source
- Polar:Yes, 10,300 GitHub stars
- Toolaby:—
- Works with
- Polar:—
- Toolaby:Chrome, Edge, Chrome Web Store, Manifest V3, WXT, Plasmo, CRXJS, Stripe
Polar features
- Usage Billing. Meter tokens, API calls, compute and storage in real time and bill automatically.
- Subscriptions. Recurring plans with trials, upgrades and proration built in.
- Credits. Prepaid balances that draw down with usage and can be topped up automatically.
- Hosted Checkout. One-click checkout with localized currencies and sales tax included.
- Payouts. Revenue settles to your bank on your schedule with tax remitted.
- Risk & Fraud Management. Handles refunds, chargebacks, and fraud analysis as merchant of record.
Toolaby features
- One-command wiring. Run npx toolaby@latest wire to inject payment logic into your extension.
- Multiple pricing models. Support lifetime licences, monthly/annual subscriptions, free trials and limited free uses.
- Hosted checkout & accounts. Toolaby hosts Stripe Checkout, user accounts, licences and webhooks—no server needed.
- Multi-language UI. Buyer pages are available in eight languages with custom branding.
- Offline licences. Signed licences are stored on devices and work offline for up to a day.
- Analytics dashboard. View real-time sales, refunds, devices and conversion metrics.
Polar vs Toolaby FAQ
Is Polar or Toolaby free?+
Polar has a free plan (Starter) and paid plans. Toolaby has a free plan (Hobby); paid plans start at $25/month (Pro).
Is Polar or Toolaby open source?+
Polar is open source (polarsource/polar on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Toolaby.
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