Metronome vs Polar

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

Metronome

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USD · US · source: metronome.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Startup	USD 0 per 1k ingest events · 0.8% of billing volume Billing volume billed at 0.8% Events volume billed at $0.04/1k ingest events	Usage · 1k ingest events	Standalone · Usage based
Custom	Contact sales Contact sales	Other	Standalone · Contact sales

Polar

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USD · US · source: polar.sh

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Starter	Free $0/month plus 5% + 50¢ per transaction	Unit · per transaction	Standalone · Free
Pro	USD 20 monthly $20/month plus 3.8% + 40¢ per transaction	Flat · per month plus transaction fee	Standalone · Fixed
Growth Highlighted	USD 100 monthly $100/month plus 3.6% + 35¢ per transaction	Flat · per month plus transaction fee	Standalone · Fixed
Scale	USD 400 monthly $400/month plus 3.4% + 30¢ per transaction	Flat · per month plus transaction fee	Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Metronome

Startup

Highlights Real-time usage metering and alerting: Included
Highlights Usage-based, seat-based, subscription, and hybrid pricing: Included
Highlights Support for scaled self-serve and custom enterprise contracts: Included
Highlights Native Stripe integration for Stripe users: Included
Highlights Embeddable billing dashboards: Included

Custom

Highlights Invoicing integrations with Salesforce, NetSuite, and Cloud Marketplaces (AWS, Azure, and GCP): Included
Highlights Data exports to your data warehouse and BI tools: Included
Highlights Dedicated account manager: Included
Highlights Enhanced SLAs and priority support: Included

Polar

Starter

Plan card Monthly fee: $0

Included
Plan card Transaction fee: 5% + 50¢

Included
Plan card Standard support: Included

Pro

Plan card Transaction fee: 3.8% + 40¢

Included
Plan card Support: Prioritized

Included
Plan card Merchant of record: Included

Growth

Plan card Transaction fee: 3.6% + 35¢

Included
Plan card Support: Prioritized

Included
Plan card Subscription billing: Included

Scale

Plan card Transaction fee: 3.4% + 30¢

Included
Plan card Slack support: Included
Plan card Global tax and billing: Included

How their prices changed

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Metronome

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Startup: USD 0 per 1k ingest events · 0.8% of billing volume
- Custom: Contact sales
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Startup: USD 0.04 monthly
- Custom: Contact sales

Polar

August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Starter: Free
- Pro: USD 20 monthly
- Growth: USD 100 monthly
- Scale: USD 400 monthly