Horse Trainers 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 horse trainer earns $32,000/year, so Acuity Scheduling's annual cost is roughly 1.2% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,329 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
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Horse Trainers face unique challenges: Board fees $600-1,200/mo per horse, billed separate from training. 30-day board-and-train + ride packages have different unit pricing. Farrier and vet invoices land in your books before owner reimbursement. Weather and footing cancellations — no one rides in 6 inches of mud. Liability waivers and minor-rider parental consent paperwork. On top of all that, Acuity Scheduling charges $33/month ($396/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median horse trainer 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 Training round pen and longe line + whip 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.
Acuity Scheduling is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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Your exact Acuity Scheduling cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.
| 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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6am feed all 8 horses in the barn. 8am first session — a 4-year-old gelding learning to lunge. 10am a client trailer arrives for a 30-day board-and-train drop-off. Noon ride a mare for an owner who couldn't make it out this week. 2pm farrier appointment for two horses. 4pm vet visit on a third. 7pm reconcile board fees, training packages, and the farrier invoice you'll re-bill the owner.
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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.
30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.
Export your data from Acuity Scheduling as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $1,700/year on software — and horse trainer face their own version of that math. Chile requires SII electronic invoicing. IVA at 19%. Requirements vary by country and locality. Check local regulations.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Viña del Mar metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Horse Trainers run into with Acuity Scheduling, and what Nexa does instead.
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