Snowboard 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 snowboard instructor earns $40,000/year, so Acuity Scheduling's annual cost is roughly 1.0% 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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Snowboard Instructors face unique challenges: A powder day means every walk-in wants a lesson and your private bookings collide with the rush at the meeting spot. Beginners spend the first hour falling on the toe edge and you're managing both their confidence and the bruises. Lift lines eat your lesson time and a 90-minute slot becomes 60 minutes of actual teaching. The season is brutally short, so a week of warm temps and slush wipes out income you can't make back. On top of all that, Acuity Scheduling charges $33/month ($396/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median snowboard 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 AASI instructor certification pin and level credentials 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 | ✗ | ✓ |
| 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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You're scraping the wax off your demo board in the cold morning light before the lifts even spin, then heading to the meeting spot at the base where your 9 a.m. is already waiting, over-bundled and a little terrified. First thing is fitting them to the right board length and getting the bindings dialed, then the unglamorous part: how to strap in sitting down, how to stand up, how to fall safely so they don't catch a wrist. You spend the first run on the magic carpet just on heel-edge sliding, because toe edge is where beginners eat it and you want them to trust the board first. By mid-morning they're linking awkward turns on the bunny slope and grinning through the snow caked on their goggles. You shuttle straight into a private intermediate lesson, riding the lift up while you talk through where their weight goes in a carve, then chase them down a blue run shouting cues. Lunch is a quick burger with your gloves still half-on. The afternoon group is kids, which is all energy management and games disguised as drills. By last chair your legs are toast, you've logged who's ready to move up, and back in the locker room you're already waxing tomorrow's board.
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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.
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The average solo operator there spends about $2,112/year on software — and snowboard instructor face their own version of that math. AL state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Tuscaloosa metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Snowboard Instructors run into with Acuity Scheduling, and what Nexa does instead.
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