One of the smartest positioning strategies in SaaS right now is: “ developer-first billing. ” And honestly, Polar.sh executes that positioning extremely well. The platform feels modern. The GitHub-native workflow stands out immediately. The open-source angle builds trust with developers. For indie hackers and developer-tool startups, the product genuinely feels refreshing compared to older billing systems. But there’s an important distinction most founders only discover after scaling internationally: clean pricing pages and predictable operating costs are not the same thing. Modern SaaS monetization became much more complicated A few years ago, most SaaS products only needed: subscriptions invoices basic payment processing That was enough.…