Stripe for professional services
Modern billing for professional services
Automate the billing lifecycle—from invoicing to reconciliation—so you can spend more time on clients.
The opportunity
Spend more time on billable work, not billing admin
Manual invoicing and follow-ups consume hours every week. Automated billing workflows reduce time spent chasing down payments—freeing up your team to focus on billable work.
Get paid faster
Custom invoices reduce client back-and-forth, and flexible payment methods let them pay how they want.
Work more efficiently
Automate tedious back-office tasks, from invoice creation to payment reminders and reconciliation.
Why Stripe
One platform for payments and billing
Stripe unifies invoicing and payments, with issuer acceptance optimizations and AI-powered retries to increase successful transactions.
Accelerate payments
Get paid faster—87% of Stripe invoices are paid in less than 24 hours.
Offer access to 125+ payment methods
Accept 125+ payment methods, including bank debits and real-time payments that help you save on transaction costs.
Get started without code
Bill and accept payments with customizable invoice templates that include embedded payment options.
Protect client data
Stripe Payments is a Level 1 PCI Service Provider, the highest level DSS certification level, ensuring your clients' payment data remains protected.
Use cases
Everything you need to grow revenue effortlessly
Stripe’s modular platform simplifies any billing model to reduce payment delays, consolidate revenue data, and automate accounting.
Billing
Customize how you bill
Set up automated billing for any service—retainer subscriptions, hourly rates, or fixed-fee projects.
Invoicing
Automate invoicing
Send custom invoices and get paid faster with integrated payments, automatic email reminders, and AI-powered dunning.
Billing
Reduce billing inquiries
Let clients view invoices, update payment methods, make payments, and track billing history through a dedicated customer portal.
Revenue Recognition
Close your books faster
Centralize payment and billing data in one system, and automate export reports directly to your accounting software or general ledger.
Customer spotlight
Phil Pallen Collective automates invoicing with Stripe and Xero
Phil Pallen Collective chose Stripe and Xero to create a custom, branded invoice experience that aligns with its mission and makes it easier to get paid. Using Stripe’s 30-day recurring billing and autopay tools, the brand agency has processed more than $3 million in invoices to date.
Industry use cases
Join the thousands of professional service businesses already growing on Stripe
Legal services
Adapt to each client's needs with flexible billing that supports contingency models, hourly rates, and retainers.
IT
Automate billing for managed services and client software usage. Handle client payments and vendor payouts in one place.
Partners
Grow faster with our partners
From accounting technology to consulting firms, Stripe has a growing list of partnerships with 200+ technology and service providers. Get access to a global ecosystem of professional service partners to help accelerate your growth.
Industry recognition
Stripe is a leader in digital payments and billing
Is your billing system holding you back?
Stripe’s survey of 2,000 business leaders found that 38% have lost customers due to inflexible billing systems. Learn about the most common challenges these leaders shared—and how to overcome them.
Ready to learn more?
See how Stripe can help your business accelerate cash flow, reduce administrative overhead, and grow with confidence.