Deposits and partial payments

You do not have to bill everything at once at the end: Raoura supports deposits up front and payment plans on invoices.

Deposits (before the work starts)#

Deposits live on proposals. Set a Deposit on accept, and with Stripe connected the client's button becomes "Accept & pay": they pay the deposit immediately as part of accepting. The money goes straight to your Stripe account.

Payment plans (paying in installments)#

You can set a payment plan on an invoice so the client pays in scheduled parts instead of one lump sum. Use it for larger invoices where a single payment is a stretch for the client.

Paying per milestone#

For project work, milestones are the natural partial-payment structure: each milestone has its own amount, and the client approves and pays them one at a time as you deliver. Starting a project from an accepted proposal creates a milestone for each priced line item automatically.

The rules that never change#

However you split the money, payments go directly to your connected Stripe account, Raoura never holds funds and takes no commission, and amounts are exact in your account currency.

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