Solei

Open-source payments infrastructure built for the African digital economy.

Website • Docs • API Reference

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Empowering African Developers & Creators

Focus on what you build—Solei handles the infrastructure that gets you paid across the continent.

• Launch SaaS & digital products in minutes with global + local checkout.
• Localized payments with African gateways & mobile money (coming soon).
• Unified monetization for indie hackers, dev shops, and communities.
• Digital storefronts for GitHub repos, Discord channels, file downloads, and license keys.
• Operational essentials handled for you: billing, receipts, taxes, and customer accounts.

Pricing (Solei Africa)

• Competitive local rates optimized for regional growth.
• Zero fixed monthly fees—scale at your pace.
• Transparent transaction fees published on our website.

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Acknowledgments & Lineage

Solei is a fork of the excellent Polar platform. We are deeply grateful to the Polar Software Inc. team and contributors for building such a powerful open-source foundation.

Today, Solei is maintained independently by Nerd Zero, laser-focused on the African market while honoring the groundwork laid by the Polar community.

Monorepo Structure

• server – Python · FastAPI · Dramatiq · SQLAlchemy (Postgres) · Redis
• clients – Turborepo
  • web (Solei Dashboard) – Next.js (TypeScript)
  • ui – Shared React components

Issues & Contributing

• Found a bug? Open an issue
• Have a feature request? Start a discussion
• Questions? Check the docs first.

License & Legal

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

Original code Copyright © 2023 Polar Software Inc. Modifications & new features Copyright © 2026 Nerd Zero.