Music Teachers 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 music teacher earns $35,000/year, so Acuity Scheduling's annual cost is roughly 1.2% 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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Music Teachers face unique challenges: Weekly recurring lessons with frequent cancellations and make-ups. Monthly billing with credit tracking for missed lessons. Recital and performance scheduling. Summer schedule changes and seasonal enrollment drops. On top of all that, Acuity Scheduling charges $34/month ($408/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median music teacher earns $35,000/year. Software at $408/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Instruments for teaching 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 teach about thirty students a week, mostly thirty- and forty-five-minute private lessons after school, which makes my working day three in the afternoon to nine at night. Every student is at a different place, so I plan each lesson around them: warm-ups, the piece they're learning, a technique goal, and one thing to practise that's small enough that they'll actually do it. With beginners the job is keeping them motivated through the stage where everything sounds bad; with advanced students it's exam or audition repertoire and polishing performances. I keep notes on every student so I remember what we worked on and what they struggled with. Parents want to see progress, so twice a year I run a recital, which means booking a venue, scheduling thirty performances and keeping the evening under two hours. Most families pay monthly or by the term, and my cancellation policy has to be firm, because a missed slot in the after-school rush can't be resold. Summer is thin, so I run camps and group classes to fill it.
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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.
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The average solo operator there spends about $2,016/year on software — and music teacher face their own version of that math. KS state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Topeka metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Music Teachers run into with Acuity Scheduling, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other music teachers are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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