> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://polar.sh/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Automated Benefits

Polar offers built-in benefit (entitlements) automation for common upsells within the developer &
designer ecosystem with more to come.

* [**Credits**](/features/benefits/credits). A simple benefit that allows you to credit a customer's Usage Meter balance.
* [**License Keys**](/features/benefits/license-keys). Software license keys that you can customize the branding of.
* [**Feature Flags**](/features/benefits/feature-flags). Simple, API-driven feature access flags with optional metadata.
* [**File Downloads**](/features/benefits/file-downloads). Downloadable files of any kind up to 10GB each.
* [**GitHub Repository Access**](/features/benefits/github-access). Automatically invite subscribers to private GitHub repo(s).
* [**Discord Invite**](/features/benefits/discord-access). Automate invitations and granting of roles to subscribers and customers.

## Product & Subscription Benefits

Product and subscription benefits are standalone resources in Polar - connected to one or many products or subscription tiers.

This approach is a bit different from other platforms, but offers many advantages:

* Easy to enable the same benefit across multiple products & subscriptions
* You can change a benefit in one place vs. many
* No duplicate data or work (error prone)
* More intuitive UI for you and your customers

**How customers get access to benefits:**

* ✅ Active subscribers of tiers with the benefit enabled
* ✅ Customers who bought a product with the benefit (lifetime access)
* ❌ Subscribers with an expired subscription (cancelled)
* ❌ Users who are not customers

## Creating & Managing Benefits

You can manage benefits in two ways:

1. Directly within a product create/edit form
2. Or via `Benefits` in your dashboard