Market Researchers 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 market researcher earns $55,000/year, so FreshBooks's annual cost is roughly 0.7% 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.
Market Researchers face unique challenges: Panel cost + incentive payouts come on top of project fee. IRB compliance for B2B vs consumer studies — different paperwork. Transcription cost for qualitative work eats fixed-fee margin. Client wants insights "by Friday" — panel takes 5 days minimum. Revision rounds on insight reports stretch margin to vapor. On top of all that, FreshBooks charges $33/month ($396/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median market researcher earns $55,000/year. Software at $396/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Survey platform (SurveyMonkey, Qualtrics, or Typeform) 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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| 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 market researchers are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Settings → Export Data. Download clients, invoices, expenses, and time entries.
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8am pull yesterday's survey responses — 450 of 600 in, panel cost so far $1,800. 10am transcription review on three interviews. 1pm coding qualitative themes from 12 interviews. 3pm draft executive summary for a CPG client. 5pm a second client wants a quick competitive scan. 7pm you remember the first project is fixed-fee.
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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 $1,900/year on software — and market researcher face their own version of that math. No state income tax. Jacksonville's consolidated city-county government simplifies licensing compared to other FL metros. Duval County/Jacksonville consolidated government requires a Business Tax Receipt. Florida DBPR licenses for specialty contractors.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Jacksonville metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Market Researchers run into with FreshBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
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