Cat Breeders on Acuity Scheduling pay $33/month — $396/year. Over three years, that's $1,329. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 8.5 months. The median Cat Breeder earns $32,000/year, so Acuity Scheduling's annual cost is roughly 1.2% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
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Cat Breeders face unique challenges: Newborn kittens chilling fast, so the nest temperature and daily weights have to be watched constantly. Managing an intact stud, who sprays and yowls, separately from the rest of the household. Screening kitten buyers and holding deposits on a waitlist that runs months out. Keeping registration, genetic-test, and vaccination records straight per kitten and per cattery line. On top of all that, Acuity Scheduling charges $33/month ($396/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Cat Breeder earns $32,000/year. Software at $396/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Queening nest with a heating pad for the mother and newborn kittens is yours. You bought it once. Nexa works the same way — $279 once for invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, and full accounting. All connected. All offline-capable. You own it like you own your tools.
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| Feature | Acuity Scheduling | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $33/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $1,329 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
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A litter of kittens is fragile in ways puppies aren't; they chill fast and fade fast, so the rhythm of the day is the queening nest, the heating pad, and the gram scale. You weigh every kitten daily, because a kitten that isn't gaining is the first sign of trouble and you'd rather catch it at lunchtime than at midnight. You support the queen, supplement any kitten that's not nursing, and keep the nest warm and clean. The household logistics are their own challenge: an intact stud sprays and calls and has to be housed separately, and keeping a cattery clean and not smelling like an intact tom is real work. The business side is a long waitlist, you're screening buyers, taking deposits, and matching kittens to homes months before they're born sometimes. Pedigree breeders live by records: registration papers, genetic test results for the line, vaccination and deworming dates, all of it has to be accurate per kitten. As the litter grows you socialize them hard, since a well-handled kitten makes a better pet, and you start photo updates for the families waiting. It's a quieter, more delicate operation than dog breeding, but the same truth holds: the records and the careful homing are what separate a real cattery from a basement operation.
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For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. Acuity Scheduling may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Acuity Scheduling is $33/month — that's $1,329 over 3 years. Which is more? And if you'd rather split it, Nexa is also available as 3 payments of $99.
Yes. Nexa is $279 as a one-time payment, or 3 payments of $99 ($297 total). Either way it's a one-time purchase — no subscription, no recurring fees ever.
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The average solo operator there spends about $2,688/year on software — and Cat Breeder face their own version of that math. OR state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Hillsboro metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Cat Breeders run into with Acuity Scheduling, and what Nexa does instead.
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