Secure your payment before you start.
Full job value collected upfront. Deposit secured immediately. Released once funds clear. Balance released on sign-off. 1% per job, capped at £29.
Late payments and unpaid invoices shouldn't be part of the job. Settleby removes the uncertainty of trade cash flow.
Stop waiting weeks for customers to settle their invoices after the work is finished.
Eliminate the awkward follow-up calls and emails to get paid for your time and expertise.
Secure your materials and commitment. Your deposit is secured upfront and released once funds clear.
Settleby Fee: 1% per job (capped at £29)
Collected when the customer pays.
Stripe processing fees are passed through at cost (typically ~1.5% + 20p for cards, ~0.5% + 20p for Bank Transfers).
Pay only when you get paid.
Create Your Free AccountA structured process designed for professional trade services. Funds are released once Stripe confirms availability.
Generate a secure payment link from your Settleby dashboard in seconds.
The customer pays the full job amount via card or bank transfer.
Your deposit is secured immediately and released to your Stripe account once funds clear.
You carry out the work with the certainty that funds are secured.
Customer signs a digital satisfaction note once the work is finished.
The remaining balance is automatically released to your account.
We provide the infrastructure for professional settlement. Using Stripe Connect, your funds settle directly into your own connected account.
Get a professional, branded presence with built-in lead generation and capture in minutes.
A complete dashboard to track every enquiry and active project in one place.
Send secure checkout links from your dashboard via SMS, email, or WhatsApp.
Ensure you get paid for the work you've done. Our digital Satisfaction Note protects both sides by giving you control over the final settlement.
Your deposit is secured as soon as your customer pays. Funds are released once Stripe confirms they are available. Card payments typically clear within 1–3 working days. Bank payments may clear faster.
Settleby never holds your money. All payments are processed directly into your connected Stripe account. Settleby acts as the technology orchestration layer.
After working closely with trades businesses, I repeatedly heard the same problem — final payments getting delayed or turning into awkward conversations.
Settleby was built to structure job payments so both the trade and the customer feel protected.
The Settleby fee (1% capped at £29) is collected automatically at the point of customer payment alongside Stripe's processing fees. There are no monthly subscriptions.
Settleby provides the technical infrastructure to help you run a more professional trade business. No subscription. No setup fees.