Poker Coaches 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 poker coach earns $42,000/year, so FreshBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.2% 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.
Poker Coaches face unique challenges: GTO solver subscription is $250+/mo before any client pays. Hand-history privacy — some clients won't share past hands. Per-stake pricing — $25/hr microstakes vs $300/hr high-stakes. "Live results" volatility — clients lose, blame the coach. Time-zone span — US + Europe + Asia students all want evenings. On top of all that, FreshBooks charges $43/month ($516/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median poker coach earns $42,000/year. Software at $516/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Tracking software — PokerTracker 4 or Hold'em Manager 3 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 poker coaches are fully switched before the weekend.
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At 10 I'm on a video call with a $200NL student in Europe doing hand history review, going street by street through the hands he flagged from last week, his preflop sizing from the button and a river bluff-catch where he folded too often. At 11:30 I take one of those spots into the solver and walk him through the equilibrium strategy, the range morphology on a wet board, and why a small check-raise frequency matters more than the hand he held. At 1 I prep for a $500NL client on the East Coast, pulling his database stats and marking leaks in 3-bet pots out of position. At 2 we do the session, ninety minutes, half theory and half a sweat session with me watching him play live tables and asking him to say his reasoning before each decision. At 4 I write up a theory document on turn barreling for my students, with sample hands and a simplified strategy they can use at the table. At 6 I have a short session with a tournament student in Asia on ICM spots near the bubble and push-fold ranges at fifteen big blinds. Two clients won't share their full histories, so I work from the hands they choose and say plainly what that limits. At 9 I log what each student worked on, note the next session topic for the $200NL package, answer a student who wants to talk about a downswing, and chase the invoice I sent on Tuesday.
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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 $2,112/year on software — and poker coach face their own version of that math. TN state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Chattanooga metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Poker Coaches run into with FreshBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
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