Massage Therapists on Acuity Scheduling pay $34/month — $408/year. Over three years, that's $1,224. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 8.2 months. The median massage therapist earns $49,000/year, so Acuity Scheduling's annual cost is roughly 0.8% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,224 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
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Massage Therapists face unique challenges: Mindbody costs $139+/month for features designed for yoga studios and gyms. Managing package sessions and gift certificate tracking. SOAP notes and client health history documentation. Back-to-back scheduling without buffer time leads to burnout. On top of all that, Acuity Scheduling charges $34/month ($408/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median massage therapist earns $49,000/year. Software at $408/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Massage table (portable and/or stationary) 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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| Feature | Acuity Scheduling | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✓ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Works offline | — | ✓ |
| Price | $34/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $1,224 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
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I do five or six massages a day, and that's about the physical limit if I want to still be doing this in ten years. Each session starts with an intake: what hurts, what's changed since last time, medications and conditions that change what's safe, like pregnancy or blood thinners. Then I adapt: deep work on a runner's calves, gentle work for someone recovering from surgery, trigger points for the desk worker whose shoulders live up by their ears. Between clients I'm changing linens, sanitising the table and face cradle, and writing short session notes so I remember what we did. Laundry is a quiet second job. I rent a room in a wellness centre, so I pay the rent whether my book is full or not, and a no-show is lost income I can't recover, which is why I take a card to book. My steadiest income is regulars on monthly packages. I keep my licence current with continuing-education hours and look after my own hands and back, because my body is the equipment.
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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 $34/month — that's $1,224 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.
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The average solo operator there spends about $2,592/year on software — and massage therapist face their own version of that math. NH state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Manchester metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Massage Therapists run into with Acuity Scheduling, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other massage therapists are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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