Our take
Pick Chargebee if finance / product teams who will stay on Starter at $0 (Chargebee Billing customers only) while they open a first Subscriptions list, then pay the Growth Flow tile at $0 + 0.80% or $99 / month + 0.65% once monthly invoicing volume is on the estimator. Pick Polar if indie / small product teams who will stay on Starter Free $0 (5% + 50¢, no Polar monthly fee) while they sell a first SKU, then buy Pro
Best for
Chargebee Plans you invoice with a public % tile
Polar Selling software you start on Starter at $0 (5% + 50¢)
Free plan
Chargebee $0 · “Launch subscriber growth experiments for free on enterprise-grade infrastructure.” Copy says exclusively for Chargebee Billing customers
Polar $0 · /month. 5% + 50¢ per transaction. Standard support. New orgs on or after 27 May 2026 start here
Lowest paid
Chargebee Not published by the vendor
Polar Payouts $2/mo
Next step up
Chargebee
Polar Extras $15
Runs where
Chargebee Local or hosted
Polar
Watch out
Chargebee Starter $0 is for Chargebee Billing customers
Polar Starter is 5% + 50¢
Last checked
Chargebee 2026-10-23 · chargebee.com/pricing
Polar 2026-10-22 · polar.sh/resources/pricing
finance / product teams who will stay on Starter at $0 (Chargebee Billing customers only) while they open a first Subscriptions list, then pay the Growth Flow tile at $0 + 0.80% or $99 / month + 0.65% once monthly invoicing volume is on the estimator.
Read the Chargebee pageindie / small product teams who will stay on Starter Free $0 (5% + 50¢, no Polar monthly fee) while they sell a first SKU, then buy Pro at $20/month when sales pass the ~$1,379/month breakeven and they want 3.8% + 40¢.
Read the Polar page
