Solei
Open-source payments infrastructure built for the African digital economy.
Website • Docs • API Reference
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.
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
License & Legal
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
Original code Copyright © 2023 Polar Software Inc.
Modifications & new features Copyright © 2026 Nerd Zero.
