Remote Start Installers 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 Remote Start Installer earns $48,000/year, so FreshBooks's annual cost is roughly 0.8% 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.
Remote Start Installers face unique challenges: Push-to-start and encrypted immobilizer systems that need an expensive bypass module and exact firmware for that year and trim. Customers who bought a cheap universal kit online and want it installed, then blame you when it fights the CAN-bus. Identifying the correct ignition, brake, and tach wires behind a dash where every model is laid out differently. Cold-weather comebacks where the start fails to crank or throws a security light right when the customer needs it most. On top of all that, FreshBooks charges $33/month ($396/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Remote Start Installer earns $48,000/year. Software at $396/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Vehicle-specific T-harness and bypass module for the immobilizer 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 remote start installers are fully switched before the weekend.
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Winter is your season, and the first car is a newer push-to-start model that needs a bypass module flashed to the exact year and trim before the remote start will ever crank it. You confirm the vehicle, pull the right T-harness, and start mapping the ignition and brake wires behind the column with a test light because no two dashes are the same. The immobilizer is the whole game now, and you spend real time getting the transponder bypass to handshake with the car's security. A walk-in shows up with a twenty-dollar universal kit he bought online and wants it installed; you explain that his car's data bus won't play nice with it and that a vehicle-specific module is the difference between a clean install and a security light forever. After lunch you solder into the ignition harness, integrate with the factory keyless entry, and program the start sequence and runtime. You test it a dozen times, cranking and confirming the climate kicks on, because a no-crank in January is the comeback that hurts your reputation. The afternoon brings exactly that, a start from last week that won't fire below freezing, and you re-check your wire taps and reflash the module. You close by ordering bypass modules for next week's bookings and confirming tomorrow's appointments.
Real remote start installers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a remote start installer? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every remote start installer 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 $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 $3,120/year on software — and Remote Start Installer face their own version of that math. CA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Anaheim metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Remote Start Installers run into with FreshBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
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