Salsa Instructors 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 Salsa Instructor earns $40,000/year, so Acuity Scheduling's annual cost is roughly 1.0% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
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Salsa Instructors face unique challenges: Keeping leads and follows balanced in a group class so nobody sits out the partner rotation. Collecting for class packages, socials, and private lessons that all bill differently. Filling the weeknight beginner classes that feed the weekend social. Following up with first-timers from a social who said they'd sign up for the beginner series and never did. On top of all that, Acuity Scheduling charges $33/month ($396/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Salsa Instructor earns $40,000/year. Software at $396/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your PA system and wireless mic 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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Before the beginner class I'm counting who walked in, and the first math of the night is leads versus follows, because if I'm short on leads the whole rotation breaks and someone dances alone. I teach the basic step on the one, break it down slow, then put the music on and rotate partners every thirty seconds so everyone dances with everyone. The room is sweaty and laughing by the time we get to the cross-body lead. Improvers class follows and they want turn patterns, so I layer a double turn onto last week's combo and watch the follows for spotting. Between classes I'm taking sign-ups for the four-week package and reminding regulars the social is Friday. Private lesson mid-evening is a couple prepping for their wedding dance, careful and nervous, and I slow everything to a count. Friday's the social, and I'm half host, half DJ, half teacher, watching the floor, pulling wallflowers in, making sure the beginners from Monday actually came back. After it all I've got a phone full of people who said they'd join the next series, and I never quite get around to messaging them before the spots fill.
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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 $2,280/year on software — and Salsa Instructor face their own version of that math. DE state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Dover metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Salsa Instructors run into with Acuity Scheduling, and what Nexa does instead.
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