Music Producers 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 music producer earns $35,000/year, so FreshBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.5% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,548 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Music Producers face unique challenges: Session rate vs. project rate vs. royalty-based compensation. Studio time costs if renting, or home studio overhead if owned. Plugin and software subscriptions ($50-200/month). Royalty tracking and backend revenue is nearly impossible. On top of all that, FreshBooks charges $43/month ($516/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median music producer earns $35,000/year. Software at $516/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your DAW (Logic, Pro Tools, Ableton) 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 | — | ✓ |
| Works offline | — | ✓ |
| Price | $43/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $1,548 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most music producers are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Settings → Export Data. Download clients, invoices, expenses, and time entries.
15-minute setup. Import your client list and expenses from CSV.
Run both for 1-2 weeks. Re-create unpaid and recurring invoices in Nexa; keep the FreshBooks export as your invoice history.
Cancel subscription. Download a final data export for your records.
Most of my work is producing songs for independent artists. A project starts with the artist sending a rough demo, a voice memo and a guitar, and a few reference tracks for the sound they want. From there I'm building the arrangement: drums, bass, chords and the parts that make the chorus lift, then recording vocals, often over several sessions, directing takes until the performance is right. Editing is detailed work, comping the best takes, tuning where it's needed without making it robotic, and tightening the timing. Then the mix: balancing every part, EQ and compression, effects, and making it sound good on headphones, in a car and on a phone. I send versions, the artist sends notes, and we revise. Mastering is sometimes me and sometimes a specialist. Everything is agreed up front: my fee, how many revisions, and who owns what, including any royalty points on the master. I also sell beats and sample packs online. I take a deposit before the session and the balance before I send the final files.
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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 $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.
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 $2,352/year on software — and music producer face their own version of that math. UT state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Orem metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Music Producers run into with FreshBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other music producers are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
$1,548 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.
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