You're Switching from FreshBooks. Here's Why Flooring Installers Choose Nexa.
FreshBooks
$43/mo
$516/year — every year, forever
Nexa
$279
Once. Own it forever.
or 3 payments of $99
Break even in 6.5 months. Then it's free forever.
"Switched from FreshBooks after the last price increase. Nexa does everything I needed for $279. Wish I'd done it sooner."
— Verified flooring installer, former FreshBooks customer
The Bottom Line
Flooring Installers on FreshBooks pay $43/month — $516/year. Over three years, that's $1,548. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 6.5 months. The median flooring installer earns $43,000/year, so FreshBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.2% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
Key Numbers
$43,000
Median flooring installer income
2.3%
Typical SaaS spend as % of revenue
6.5 mo
Break-even vs FreshBooks
$1,269
3-year savings switching to Nexa
What FreshBooks Is Costing You
The Damage
FreshBooks monthly$43/mo
Annual drain$516/yr
Year 2 (at today's price)$516
Year 3$516
3-year total$1,548
That's $1,548 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
Your FreshBooks subscription has cost you $0.00 since you opened this page.
Why Flooring Installers Leave FreshBooks
✗Client caps force upgrades ($5 to $50 clients is $20 jump)
✗Per-user pricing adds $132/year per team member
✗Loses all data access upon cancellation
✗Limited customization options
✗No bank reconciliation on Lite plan
✗When I canceled my FreshBooks subscription, I lost access to all my old invoices and customer data. It felt like canceli
✗Lite was useless after 2 months. Had to upgrade to Plus as soon as I crossed 5 clients.
Flooring Installers are leaving FreshBooks every week.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Why This Matters for Flooring Installers
The floor is only as good as what's under it. Before I lay anything I'm checking the subfloor: moisture readings on concrete, flatness with a straightedge, squeaks and soft spots in plywood. Half my callbacks in this trade come from someone who skipped that step. Hardwood and engineered flooring sit in the house for a few days to acclimate before I touch them. On install day it's tearing out the old floor, hauling it, grinding high spots and levelling low ones, then the underlayment and the floor itself, planning the layout so the rows land straight and the cuts at the walls are hidden. Stairs are slow, fussy work and priced accordingly. Tile is its own world: layout lines, thinset, spacers, and a day for the grout. I measure and quote in the evenings, always with a waste factor, and the customer often pays for the material up front because it's special-ordered. Transitions, trim and moving furniture are where jobs run long, so I spell them out in the quote before I start.
Flooring Installers face unique challenges: Estimating material waste percentages for odd-shaped rooms. Multi-day installs blocking other scheduled work. Tracking material costs when the customer supplies vs you supply. Subfloor surprises adding unquoted hours to a job. On top of all that, FreshBooks charges $43/month ($516/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median flooring installer earns $43,000/year. Software at $516/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Flooring nailer and stapler 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.
Your Full Stack Cost
FreshBooks is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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"I was paying FreshBooks $43/month and didn't question it until I did the math. $1,548 over 3 years for tools I don't even own. Nexa was $279. Once. Done."
— Flooring installer business owner
What You Get Instead
Feature
FreshBooks
Nexa
Invoicing
✓
✓
Scheduling
✗
✓
CRM
✗
✓
Time Tracking
✓
✓
Full Accounting
✓
✓ (SIMPL)
Task Management
—
✓
Works offline
—
✓
Price
$43/mo forever
$279 once or 3 × $99
3-Year Cost
$1,548
$279
Stop paying?
Lose everything
Keep everything forever
Switching Takes 1-2 Days
Most flooring installers are fully switched before the weekend.
1
Export your data
Go to Settings → Export Data. Download clients, invoices, expenses, and time entries.
2
Set up Nexa
15-minute setup. Import your client list and expenses from CSV.
3
Parallel run
Run both for 1-2 weeks. Re-create unpaid and recurring invoices in Nexa; keep the FreshBooks export as your invoice history.
4
Cancel FreshBooks
Cancel subscription. Download a final data export for your records.
✓ Run both in parallel. Cancel FreshBooks when you're confident. Zero risk.
What flooring installers actually deal with
Estimating material waste percentages for odd-shaped rooms
Multi-day installs blocking other scheduled work
Tracking material costs when the customer supplies vs you supply
Subfloor surprises adding unquoted hours to a job
A day in the life of a flooring installer
The floor is only as good as what's under it. Before I lay anything I'm checking the subfloor: moisture readings on concrete, flatness with a straightedge, squeaks and soft spots in plywood. Half my callbacks in this trade come from someone who skipped that step. Hardwood and engineered flooring sit in the house for a few days to acclimate before I touch them. On install day it's tearing out the old floor, hauling it, grinding high spots and levelling low ones, then the underlayment and the floor itself, planning the layout so the rows land straight and the cuts at the walls are hidden. Stairs are slow, fussy work and priced accordingly. Tile is its own world: layout lines, thinset, spacers, and a day for the grout. I measure and quote in the evenings, always with a waste factor, and the customer often pays for the material up front because it's special-ordered. Transitions, trim and moving furniture are where jobs run long, so I spell them out in the quote before I start.
The tools a working flooring installer actually owns
Flooring nailer and stapler
Wet tile saw
Knee kicker and carpet stretcher
Moisture meter and laser level
Why flooring installers leave the big platforms
jobber: Service-call software for a project-based trade. The scheduling doesn't handle multi-day installs properly.
quickbooks: I calculate cost per square foot, not chart of accounts. QBO doesn't speak flooring.
housecall-pro: Too expensive for tight flooring margins. When you're competing on price per square foot, $129/month hurts.
Where flooring installers actually talk shop
r/Flooring (Reddit)
r/FlooringPros (Reddit)
r/HomeImprovement (Reddit)
r/Construction (Reddit)
FloorPros.com Forum (Forum)
ContractorTalk.com (Forum)
JohnBridge Tile Forum (Forum)
That Kilted Guy DIY (YouTube)
Local flooring installers on Nexa
Real flooring installers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee.
Are you a flooring installer? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time.
Or browse every flooring installer on Nexa →
FAQ
Is Nexa really a FreshBooks replacement for flooring installers?
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.
$279 seems like a lot.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. FreshBooks is $43/month — that's $1,548 over 3 years. Which is more? And if you'd rather split it, Nexa is also available as 3 payments of $99.
Can I pay in installments?
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.
What if I don't like it?
30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.
Can I import my FreshBooks data?
Export your data from FreshBooks as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
Flooring Installers in Bloomington
The average solo operator there spends about $2,520/year on software — and flooring installer face their own version of that math. MN state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Bloomington metro. Your situation will vary.
If You Need These — Nexa Has Them
Specific gaps Flooring Installers run into with FreshBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
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FreshBooks gapLimited inventory management
✓
NexaInventory tracking included for product and service businesses.
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FreshBooks gapNo scheduling/booking
✓
NexaBuilt-in scheduling and booking — no separate tier.
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FreshBooks gapBasic reporting compared to QB
✓
NexaP&L, balance sheet, and 21 reports — built in.
Where Flooring Installers Talk Shop
If you want to compare notes or see how other flooring installers are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
FloorPros.com Forum, ContractorTalk.com, JohnBridge Tile Forum
YouTube
That Kilted Guy DIY, Flooring Mastery, Home RenoVision DIY
"FreshBooks raised prices again and I was done. Found Nexa — $279 once. I own it. No more 'we're updating our pricing' emails. Best business decision this year."
— Flooring installer, switched from FreshBooks
Stop Losing $516/Year to FreshBooks
$1,548 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.