How it works

Pick your deal.
See it play out.

Every Pactly deal follows the same four moments — agree, hold, work, release. Choose your scenario and see exactly how it works.

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Tamper-evident
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The process

Four steps. Total peace of mind.

01

Set the terms together

Both sides agree on exactly what's being made or delivered, the price, and the deadline. Pactly turns that into a clean, shared agreement — no lawyers needed.

Pactly auto-generates your agreement from the deal details you enter.
02

Payment is held safely

The buyer pays upfront, but the money sits with Pactly — not with the seller — until the work is done right. The seller knows the money is there. The buyer knows it can't disappear.

Funds are held in a conditional payment hold, not released until both sides confirm.
03

Work, chat, share proof

Everything happens in the deal thread — messages, photos, files, revisions. All of it is timestamped and attached to the deal automatically.

Every upload becomes timestamped evidence tied to your deal.
04

Confirm and release

When the buyer is happy, they tap to release the payment. Funds go straight to the seller. Both sides get a clean, permanent record of the completed deal.

Payment releases instantly on buyer confirmation. Full audit trail archived.
Live demo

See a real deal unfold

Pick a scenario and walk through exactly what happens — step by step.

"Alex hires Jordan to build a brand identity — 3 milestones, zero risk"

🤝 Set the Terms

Deal created in 60 seconds — split into stages

Alex creates a deal with 3 milestones: Concept, Drafts, Final Delivery. Jordan gets a link, reviews the full breakdown, and accepts. No email chains, no ambiguity.

Brand identity — $900 total, split into 3 milestones. Concept first, then drafts, then final files. Review and accept the deal link 👇

Got it — deal accepted! Starting on concepts today 🎨

3-Stage Milestone Deal

Concept

$270

Funded

Drafts

$360

Pending

Final Delivery

$270

Pending
🔒 Milestone 1 Funded

Jordan starts knowing the first payment is already secured

Alex funds Milestone 1 — $270 is held safely and won't move until Alex approves the concept. Jordan works with full confidence. No more "pay me first" anxiety.

Milestone 1 funded ✓ — here are 3 concept directions. Which vibe speaks to you?

Option B is perfect. Love the direction! Approving now 👏

Milestone 1 Approved

$270

Concept · Approved by Alex · Releasing to Jordan

Active
🎉 Final Delivery

Finals approved, all remaining funds release instantly

Jordan uploads the final brand package — logo files, brand guide, all formats. Alex confirms everything is there. The full remaining balance releases in one tap. No invoices, no chasing.

Final brand package uploaded ✅ Logo, fonts, color guide, all formats.

This is incredible work Jordan. Releasing final payment now 🙌

The deal shows all 3 milestones completed — payment released per stage.

The deal shows all 3 milestones completed — payment released per stage.

All milestones complete ✓

$900 total paid to Jordan 🎉

More tools

Built-in features that back you up

Invite anyone

Send a link — the other person reviews everything before signing up.

Pay in stages

Break big projects into milestones and release payment stage by stage.

Dispute support

If something goes wrong, our team steps in with all the evidence in hand.

Tamper-evident

Agreement fingerprinting means neither party can rewrite history.

The Pactly Promise

If something doesn't go as planned, we don't leave you to figure it out alone. Either party can raise a concern — funds stay held, our team reviews the full conversation and evidence, and we help reach a fair resolution.

We're your referee, not just a platform.

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