Music Teachers 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 music teacher earns $35,000/year, so FreshBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.1% 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.
Music Teachers face unique challenges: Weekly recurring lessons with frequent cancellations and make-ups. Monthly billing with credit tracking for missed lessons. Recital and performance scheduling. Summer schedule changes and seasonal enrollment drops. On top of all that, FreshBooks charges $33/month ($396/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median music teacher earns $35,000/year. Software at $396/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Instruments for teaching 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 music teachers are fully switched before the weekend.
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You teach 25 students weekly: 20 in-person ($50/30 min) and 5 virtual ($40/30 min). Today: 6 lessons back-to-back. One student cancelled 30 minutes before (no charge or charge?). Another wants to switch from Tuesday to Thursday permanently. You bill monthly and track credits for missed lessons in your head. Two families owe you for last month. A recital is in 4 weeks and you need to coordinate 25 students' pieces.
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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 $2,016/year on software — and music teacher face their own version of that math. KS state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Topeka metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Music Teachers run into with FreshBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other music teachers are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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