FAQ for developers
Who can join, what it costs and when you get paid, in plain words.
Developers based in the EU can join today. Small businesses that don't charge VAT can join from Germany for now. We're opening to more countries step by step. Join the waitlist and we'll email you when your country opens.
Yes. You join as a registered business, and sole traders count too.
Yes. Joining and applying are free, with no paid bids. You pay 8 percent (at least 5) of each milestone plus a payment processing fee as listed in the fee schedule in our terms, only when you get paid. Both fees are net: in Germany and without a confirmed EU VAT ID, 19 percent German VAT comes on top, with a confirmed VAT ID from another EU country no VAT is added (reverse charge).
Directly with your client. ErdiBuilds brings you together and handles the payment for you. You are the seller of your work.
Not always. If you charge VAT, add your VAT ID and we confirm it with the German Federal Central Tax Office. As a German small business under section 19 UStG you can work without one. Invoices are created for you either way.
If you and your client agree to cancel a milestone, the client gets everything back, we return our full 8 percent and you only carry the payment processing fee. If we decide a dispute with a refund, we keep 5 percent of the refunded amount (at least €50 or $50, in the currency of the project) as a handling fee and return the rest. Decided for you, the normal 8 percent applies. If a chargeback is lost, you bear the amount plus the Stripe chargeback fee and we keep 5 percent (at least €50 or $50, in the currency of the project). We collect the evidence from your delivery, the approval and the messages for you.
From 50 to 2,000 and up to 8 weeks per milestone. Need longer? Split it into two milestones. Stripe holds each payment for at most 90 days, so shorter milestones keep payouts flowing.
After the client approves a milestone, your payout is sent after a short holding period of 5 days (10 days for your first payout). On your first three paid milestones, 25 percent is held for 90 days as a safety reserve.
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