Safety Consultants 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 Safety Consultant earns $55,000/year, so FreshBooks's annual cost is roughly 0.7% 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.
Safety Consultants face unique challenges: Writing up a Job Hazard Analysis for each new task while the crew waits to start work. Photographing every guardrail, GFCI, and ladder violation on a walkthrough and matching the photos to the right finding later. Tracking which workers still owe a forklift or fall-protection refresh before their certification lapses. Turning a half-day site audit into a clean corrective-action report the client will actually act on. On top of all that, FreshBooks charges $33/month ($396/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Safety Consultant earns $55,000/year. Software at $396/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your sound level meter (dosimeter) 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 safety consultants are fully switched before the weekend.
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The morning starts in the truck reviewing the site map and the scope the GC emailed, then a sign-in at the trailer and a toolbox talk if the super wants one. By 8 the walkthrough begins: checking that scaffolds are fully planked and tagged, that extension cords aren't run through doorways, that the SDS binder matches the chemicals actually on the shelf, that eyewash stations have water. Every finding is a photo plus a note, and the hard part is keeping them straight so the cord-on-the-stairs shot doesn't get filed under the missing-handrail finding. Mid-morning is often air or noise sampling near the loud work, with the pump clipped to a worker's belt and a calibration log started. Lunch is paperwork in the truck. The afternoon might be a near-miss interview, a confined-space permit review, or coaching a foreman on why his guys keep tying off below the anchor point. Before leaving, the consultant gives the super a verbal hot-list of the three things that need fixing today, then drives to the next site or home to write the formal report. Evenings are spent turning field notes into findings ranked by severity, with a regulation cited for each, and chasing the training records nobody can find when an inspector asks.
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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.
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The average solo operator there spends about $1,400/year on software — and Safety Consultant face their own version of that math. Colombia requires DIAN-authorized electronic invoicing. IVA applies to most transactions. Requirements vary by country and locality. Check local regulations.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Barranquilla metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Safety Consultants run into with FreshBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
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