Features
Powerful features for seamless billing & payments
Handl's key features include invoices drafted from milestones, hours and retainers, payment reminder sequences, and budget alerts. It integrates with Monday.com, Asana, Jira, ClickUp and Linear for project management, Toggl, Harvest, Clockify and Hubstaff for time, and Xero or QuickBooks for accounting. Everything is designed specifically for digital agencies and freelancers.
Plan, track, and bill with ease.
Simplified project milestones
Easy billing & tracking
Link tasks to invoices for smooth, automatic billing.
Clear project phases
View each milestone with its budget and actual costs.
Flexible payments
Choose from fixed, variable, retainer, or recurring payments.
Better cash flow
See upcoming invoices and track changes in one dashboard.
Stay organized, reduce admin work, and keep projects financially on track. Deep dive: milestone billing software.
Sync tasks, invoices, and payments seamlessly.
Link milestones to your work
Integrated tools
Connect with Monday.com, Jira, Asana, and more.
Clear project & invoice tracking
View costs, budgets and margin instantly.
Smart invoicing
Link every milestone to an invoice for full payment clarity.
Automated billing
Manage invoicing, payments, and tracking all in one place.
Less back-and-forth, more focus on getting things done.
Transparency that builds trust.
Keep clients informed
Effortless billing tracking
Clients can see progress, expenses, and approvals.
No surprise invoices
Friendly reminders keep payments predictable.
One-click payments
Clients pay securely and instantly via Handl.
No login required
Clients pay from a secure magic link — no account, no password, no friction.
Know when it's seen
Delivery and open tracking on every invoice email — you know it landed, and when it was viewed.
Replies come back to you
When a client replies to an invoice email, the reply is captured and lands in your inbox — no dead-end no-reply address.
Clients stay in the loop, making approvals and payments effortless.
Stay in control of hours and costs.
Watch budgets and margin
Smooth cash flow
Know what’s invoiceable to keep payments on track.
Budget alerts
A heads-up when a project hits 80% of its budget or a milestone uses up its hours.
Detailed budget breakdown
Compare planned vs. actual costs to prevent overruns.
No more budget surprises — find out while there's still time to act.
Simplified billing, seamless transactions.
Hassle-free payments
Instant payments
Clients pay directly through Handl, skipping bank transfer delays.
Automated reminders
Never chase payments again with email reminders.
Real-time payment tracking
See paid and pending invoices in one dashboard.
Easy client approvals
Clients review, approve, and pay all in one place.
Saved cards & auto-pay
Clients can save a card and opt in to auto-pay — recurring invoices charge themselves, with notice before every charge.
Partial payments
Clients can pay in parts when they need to — Handl tracks what's outstanding until the invoice clears.
Faster payments, fewer headaches, better cash flow.
One statement, every outstanding invoice
Stop sending five invoice emails when you mean one
Everything they owe, in one email
Send a Statement from the client page — every outstanding invoice, grouped by currency, each group with its own subtotal.
Straight to View & Pay
Each line links to the invoice. Anything already scheduled for auto-pay says so instead of asking twice.
Preview, then send
See the exact email before it goes and add a personal note. The template is yours to edit in Settings → Communications.
A record on the client page
Every statement you send lands in the client's Sent Emails history.
One email instead of five — and nobody's asked to pay something that's about to be auto-charged.
Files that unlock when the invoice is paid.
Deliverables held until payment
Locked until paid
Attach files, links, or a GitHub repo snapshot to a milestone or invoice. Everything unlocks the moment it's paid in full.
Clients see what they're getting
File names, types, and sizes are visible before payment — just locked. Trust cuts both ways.
Client & team alignment
Clear scope, deliverables, and payment terms upfront.
E-signed agreements
Send project agreements clients sign electronically — typed or drawn — before the work starts.
You stay in control
A manual “Release now” override any time, and the whole thing is per-project — off by default.
The full walkthrough: payment-gated file delivery.
Here for the invoicing specifically? See Handl’s automated invoicing software.
Reclaim your time
Stop being your own debt collector.
Get paid faster with automated invoicing and reminders.
