Paylio vs Polar

Polar excels at open source monetization — it integrates directly with GitHub repos and Discord, offering access grants as subscription benefits. If you're monetizing an open source project, Polar is purpose-built for that.

Paylio is built for SaaS subscription management. One API call to check any user's subscription, built-in entitlements, and a visual plan builder. No per-transaction fees eating into your margins.

Choose Paylio if:

• You're building a SaaS product and want the simplest subscription integration
• You want flat pricing that doesn't scale with revenue
• You need multi-gateway support (Stripe + Razorpay)
• You want a visual plan builder to design pricing without code

Choose Polar if:

• You're monetizing an open source project
• You want to gate GitHub repo access or Discord roles by subscription
• You prefer a fully open source billing platform