Educational Therapists on FreshBooks 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 educational therapists earns $42,000/year, so FreshBooks's annual cost is roughly 0.9% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,329 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Educational Therapists face unique challenges: Assessment billing vs ongoing-therapy billing (different rate cards). IEP advocacy meeting time is billable but irregular. Insurance / school-district reimbursement timelines (90+ days). Parent reports + school reports = two different deliverables per client. Specialized credentials (BCET, AET) and continuing-ed costs. On top of all that, FreshBooks charges $33/month ($396/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median educational therapists earns $42,000/year. Software at $396/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Standardized assessment instruments (Woodcock-Johnson, KTEA, WIAT) 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.
FreshBooks is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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Your exact FreshBooks cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.
| Feature | FreshBooks | 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 |
Most educational therapists are fully switched before the weekend.
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9am assessment session with a 9-year-old — 90 minutes of Woodcock-Johnson subtests. 10:30am scoring and write-up. Noon IEP meeting with a school district (advocacy hour). 2pm Orton-Gillingham session with a 7-year-old reader. 4pm report draft for a previous client's school. 6pm you reconcile assessment fees, ongoing-therapy hours, and the school-district invoice that's 60 days out.
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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. FreshBooks may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. FreshBooks 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 FreshBooks as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $2,592/year on software — and educational therapists face their own version of that math. MA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Lowell metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Educational Therapists run into with FreshBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
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