Labour from time entries
Add labour from verified time entries that were converted from calendar blocks or entered manually.
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Invoicing
Invoicing and payments
Create invoices from calendar-driven time entries, linked expenses, service catalogue items, retainers, fixed fees, and ad hoc line items - with Stripe payments and 0% Steady transaction fee.
Steady feature
Invoice-ready records
Source data
Time and expenses
Payments
Stripe
Steady fee
0%
Without a system
Where service work leaks.
- Invoices are built from memory, notes, or scattered spreadsheets.
- Fixed fees, retained work, and hourly work get mixed together.
- Expenses and catalogue services are disconnected from invoices.
- Payment status and client access require separate follow-up.
With Steady
What becomes clear.
- Create invoices from converted time entries, expenses, service catalogue items, fixed fees, retainers, and ad hoc lines.
- Keep hourly, retained, and fixed-price work separated before billing.
- Let clients pay invoices through Stripe connected accounts.
- Record payment status and provide PDFs through the client portal.
What it includes
Built around the details that normally fall through the cracks.
Linked expenses
Attach billable expenses to invoices without losing client and project context.
Service catalogue items
Invoice standard services and retainer catalogue items without rebuilding them each time.
Retainer activation
Draft retainers can activate when the associated invoice is marked paid.
Stripe payments
Clients can pay through Stripe using the connected account.
No Steady percentage
Steady takes 0% of invoice payments. Stripe processing fees still apply.
Workflow
Designed for the way client work actually moves.
Steady keeps the commercial context attached as work moves from planning to delivery, client approval, invoicing, and payment.
01
Collect clean records
Use converted time entries, expenses, catalogue items, and retained work as invoice source data.
02
Build the invoice
Add labour, fixed fees, expenses, retainers, and ad hoc lines as needed.
03
Share with the client
Send the invoice through a secure browser link or the client portal.
04
Get paid and record it
Accept Stripe payments or record manual payments while keeping invoice status clear.
Why it matters
Invoices are safer when they start from planned and verified work.
Steady keeps invoice line items close to the calendar, time, expense, retainer, and catalogue records they came from.
- Reduces forgotten billable hours
- Keeps retained work distinct from hourly billing
- Supports linked expenses and ad hoc items
- Activates retainers from paid invoices
- Provides client payment and PDF access
- Does not take a platform percentage on Stripe payments
Questions
Common questions
Ready to see it live?
Run your client work from the calendar outward.
Plan the work, protect capacity, manage retainers, keep margin visible, and invoice from records you can trust.