Piano Tuners 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 piano tuner earns $45,000/year, so FreshBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.1% 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.
Piano Tuners face unique challenges: Route optimization — 3-4 tunes a day across a metro area. Annual reminder scheduling (most pianos need 2x/year). Service history per piano — owner forgets, you remember. Seasonal humidity makes pitch stability a moving target. Customers underbid regulation — quote $90 tune, customer expects voicing free. On top of all that, FreshBooks charges $43/month ($516/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median piano tuner earns $45,000/year. Software at $516/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Tuning lever (impact and tip set) 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 | — | ✓ |
| 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 piano tuners 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.
9am first tune across town — a Baldwin acoustic in a living room, one hour. 10:30 drive 45 minutes to the next. Noon: a Steinway upright needing a tune plus minor regulation, 90 minutes. 2pm lunch in the car, invoice from your phone. 3pm tune in a music school. 5pm last appointment — and you pitch them on next year's annual visit before you leave. 7pm log notes on each piano.
Real piano tuners near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a piano tuner? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every piano tuner on Nexa →
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 $2,640/year on software — and piano tuner face their own version of that math. GA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Roswell metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Piano Tuners run into with FreshBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
$1,548 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.
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