For independent trainers, bootcamps & workshops
Selling a £1,200 weekend workshop or a £6,000 cohort bootcamp is a much easier yes when it is not one big payment up front. PlanPacer lets you take a deposit, split the rest into clear instalments, and stop running your enrolments out of a spreadsheet.
Two-minute intro. No demo deck. I just want to hear how deposits and balances flow through your current setup.
Example: 12-week part-time bootcamp
£4,800 fee, split into a deposit and three instalments
Built for
Coding, data, UX, product, design and AI cohorts that run for 6–16 weeks and need a deposit plus monthly instalments.
Two- or three-day intensives where you want a deposit on sign-up and the balance shortly before the event.
Coaching, accelerators, mentorship programmes and operator schools with a fixed end date.
Multi-module programmes where instalments line up with each unit or assessment.
Example schedules
These are the patterns providers ask for most often. PlanPacer fits all of them with the same setup.
Example 1
Replaces: "PayPal me when you can".
Example 2
Replaces: four Stripe invoices and a calendar reminder.
Example 3
Replaces: a wire-transfer chase via email.
Why this matters
You are not a university, so you do not have a finance office. You are not Coursera, so you cannot quietly absorb churn. You sell a finite programme to a real human who needs to make one decision: can I afford this? An instalment plan is usually how that decision turns into a yes.
Splitting a four-figure fee into instalments removes the biggest reason participants ghost on the final email.
A deposit converts an interested lead into someone who has financially committed to a cohort start date.
Scheduled charges and one dashboard replace invoice-chasing, Notion trackers and "did James pay yet?" messages.
How it works
Set the fee, the deposit and the instalment dates that match your cohort.
Drop the PlanPacer link into your enrolment email, application accept or sales call follow-up.
They check out through Stripe and see the full schedule of what will be charged later.
Stripe charges the saved card on each scheduled date. Failed payments surface on your dashboard so nothing slips quietly.
Common objections
Great. PlanPacer sits on top of Stripe and replaces the manual invoice-per-instalment workflow with a schedule that runs itself. Your payouts still arrive in your existing Stripe account.
You aren't. There is no credit, no underwriting and no BNPL provider in the middle. You and the participant agree a schedule, and Stripe charges their card on those dates.
Failed charges are flagged on the dashboard and Stripe retries them. You decide how to handle a participant who can't pay — under your own terms — rather than finding out three weeks later.
Plans can be edited after they're sent. Move a date, change an amount, or pause a plan if a participant defers to the next cohort.
Keep it. Use PlanPacer for participants who specifically need an instalment plan, alongside your usual upfront checkout. Most providers do both.
Your terms appear on the checkout and on the participant's plan page. Each instalment has its own dated receipt, so the agreement is documented end to end.
Independent training providers, bootcamps, cohort programmes and workshop leaders who sell higher-ticket training and want participants to pay across scheduled instalments instead of one large upfront payment.
Yes. You set the deposit amount, when it is due and what it covers. Your terms appear on the checkout and on the participant's plan page.
You can see the status of every plan from one dashboard, including upcoming, paid and attention-needed payments. Failed charges are flagged so you can decide how to handle each case under your own terms.
No. PlanPacer is not a lender. Participants pay you directly through Stripe on dates you both agreed. There is no third-party credit check and no underwriting.
Yes. Plans support multiple currencies and Stripe-supported payment methods. Pricing is shown in the currency you set, and participants pay in that currency.
No. PlanPacer handles payment collection only. Keep your existing enrolment, Slack community, LMS or Notion hub, and send a PlanPacer link when a participant is ready to pay.
Most providers are sending live payment links the same day. Connect Stripe, define your deposit and instalment schedule, then share the link.
Yes. Each cohort, retreat or workshop can have its own deposit, instalment count and dates. You can also set scholarship pricing or partner discounts on a per-plan basis.
Stripe invoices? A bank transfer and a Notion tracker? PayPal? Send me the rough shape of how participants pay you and I will sketch how the deposit, instalments and final balance would look in PlanPacer.
Tell me how you take deposits todayNo demo deck, no sales call — a short reply with what your current setup looks like is enough.