# How payouts work for developers

> Clients fund each milestone before you start. See the fees, an example payout and when the money reaches your account.

Canonical: https://erdibuilds.app/developers/how-payouts-work
Last updated: 2026-11-08 (November 8, 2026)

## Funded before you start, paid on approval

Clients fund each milestone before you start. Once they approve it, your payout is sent after 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.

## Fees

Developers pay 8 percent plus payment processing. Example: a milestone of €1,000.00 comes with a fee of €80.00 and about €39.60 of card processing. In Germany, €22.72 of VAT on the fees is added and about €857.68 is paid out. With a confirmed VAT ID from another EU country, about €880.40 is paid out. 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).

## Invoices

An invoice in your name is created when the client approves a milestone. One monthly fee invoice from ErdiBuilds.

## Related

- [Pricing](https://erdibuilds.app/pricing)
- [Getting verified](https://erdibuilds.app/developers/verification)
- [Questions developers ask](https://erdibuilds.app/developers/faq)