# Payment plans for training courses and workshops

Let students or participants pay training fees over time. Planpacer helps course providers collect deposits, instalments and final balances through Stripe.

## Why payment plans help course providers

- A lower upfront barrier converts more enrolments for higher-priced courses.
- A deposit secures commitment earlier in the sales conversation.
- Automatic collection removes invoice chasing between modules.
- Payment dates can align with course dates, so money arrives as the course runs.

## How Planpacer fits course sales

1. Create an offer or a one-off plan with the total, deposit and instalment dates.
2. Send the checkout link after enrolment, from whatever tools you already use.
3. The participant sees the full schedule before paying and needs no account.
4. Track every plan and payment from one dashboard.

## Why not subscriptions or repeated invoices?

- Manual invoices are flexible but every one is admin and a chance to stall.
- Subscriptions feel wrong for a finite course; they bill until cancelled.
- Third-party finance may not fit or may involve lending; Planpacer does not lend.
- A Planpacer plan is finite: a set number of payments that ends when the course is paid.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who is this for?
Independent training providers, bootcamps, workshop hosts and professional development courses selling places at higher prices.

### Can I take a deposit for a training course?
Yes. Set any deposit percentage, collected at checkout.

### Can payment dates match my course dates?
Yes. You choose every date in the schedule.

### Do participants need an account?
No. They pay through a hosted checkout link and can view their schedule through a private link.

### Is this student finance?
No. Planpacer is not a lender and does not pay anyone upfront. You are collecting your own course fees over time.

### Can I use it with my LMS or course platform?
Yes. Keep your platform for delivery and send a Planpacer link for payment.

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**Planpacer** is payment-plan software that collects deposits, instalments and final balances through Stripe, on a schedule the business sets. It is not a lender and not buy-now-pay-later. Pricing: concierge launch from EUR 199, then 1% per successful payment-plan transaction plus standard Stripe processing fees.

Canonical page: https://planpacer.com/training-course-payment-plans
More: https://planpacer.com/llms.txt