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Milestone Payments

Every project stage.
Every payment accounted for.

Connect deposits, project milestones, and final payments to one clear schedule. Record each installment and see what has been paid, what remains, and which payment comes next.

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A website project with a paid deposit, partially paid development milestone, upcoming final launch payment, and collection progress.

A clear record of your payments. Whatisdue does not invoice clients or collect money on your behalf.

The Challenge

Projects move in stages. Your payment records should follow.

Keep each agreed payment visible as work moves from kickoff through delivery and handover.

One project. Several payment stages.

Deposits, progress payments, and final balances each have their own amount and agreed timing.

A milestone can be partially paid

Receiving an installment does not mean the full stage payment is settled. Keep the remaining portion clear.

Timing depends on your agreement

Connect payments to kickoff, delivery, or approval so you know what the next amount relates to.

Your Milestone Schedule

One project. A clear record of every payment stage.

A $6,000 project with $4,000 received and $2,000 remaining. See exactly which stage each amount belongs to.

Website redesign · Acme Studio

Three payment stages, connected to one $6,000 project.

Currency: USD
Project value
$6,000
Payments received
$4,000
Still to collect
$2,000
Website redesign payment schedule: a paid deposit, a partially paid development milestone, and an upcoming final payment.
Payment stageExpectedReceivedRemainingStatus
Upfront depositBefore work begins50% of project value$3,000$3,000$0Paid
Development milestoneOn development deliveryOne installment received$2,000$1,000$1,000Partially paid
Final paymentBefore project handoverFinal project balance$1,000$0$1,000Upcoming

The development milestone still has $1,000 to collect.Keep that remaining installment separate from the $1,000 final payment due before handover.

Why Whatisdue

Clarity from the first deposit to the final balance.

Keep the project total and the individual payment stages connected.

Keep the agreement visible

Connect the project value and its payment schedule in one record.

Follow every payment stage

Organize deposits, intermediate milestones, and final payments separately.

Track each installment

Record partial payments against the right milestone and see the amount still owed.

Know what comes next

Review the next scheduled payment alongside what has already been received.

How It Works

Turn your agreement into an organized payment schedule.

Track the payments around your workflow, using the stages agreed with your client.

01

Add the client and project

Enter the agreed project value and connect it to the client you are working with.

Illustration: Add the client and project
02

Break it into payment stages

Set an amount and agreed timing for the deposit, milestones, and final balance.

Illustration: Break it into payment stages
03

Record each payment

Add payments against the matching stage, then review what is paid, partial, or still upcoming.

Illustration: Record each payment
Payment Clarity

What the client paid and what you received, clearly separated.

Processing and platform fees can reduce the amount that reaches your account. Record those deductions alongside the payment to keep both figures clear.

A $1,000 payment with $30 in fees means $970 net received. The fees do not add $30 to the client's remaining balance.

A $1,000 client payment, $25 processing fee and $5 platform fee leave $970 net received and a $0 client balance.
Features

The tools behind every project payment.

Track payment stages, installments, and overall collection progress together.

Flexible milestone schedules

Organize payments around the project stages and amounts agreed with your client.

Illustrative flexible milestone schedules payment record for client-based businesses

Partial milestone payments

Keep installments connected to their milestone without losing sight of the remaining amount.

Illustrative partial milestone payments payment record for client-based businesses

Project collection progress

Compare the full project value with recorded payments and the total left to collect.

Illustrative project collection progress payment record for client-based businesses

Connected client records

Keep each payment schedule with the right client and project, even across multiple engagements.

Illustrative connected client records payment record for client-based businesses
Built for Client Work

Milestone payments for the way you work.

Explore payment tracking for your type of client work.

Freelancers

Keep deposits, project payments, and retainers connected.

Web Developers

Follow development milestones through the final launch payment.

Consultants

Organize engagement fees and ongoing advisory payments.

Pricing

One plan to keep your client payments clear.

Unlimited clients and projects, with the tools to track payments from first deposit to final balance.

$4.99/month

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Everything you need to keep client payments organized and know what’s still due.

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Everything included

  • Unlimited clients and projects
  • Flexible payment schedules
  • Partial and recurring payment tracking
  • Outstanding and overdue balances
  • Complete payment history
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FAQs

Questions about milestone payments?

Understand how payment schedules fit alongside your project delivery process.

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It is an agreed payment connected to a stage of a project, such as kickoff, design approval, development delivery, or final handover. Whatisdue helps you organize these payment records.

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