Infographic Designers on Harvest pay $11/month — $132/year. Over three years, that's $396. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 25.4 months. The median Infographic Designer earns $45,000/year, so Harvest's annual cost is roughly 0.3% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $396 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Infographic Designers face unique challenges: Clients hand over a messy spreadsheet and a 40-page PDF and expect me to magically know which six numbers are the 'story' worth charting. Endless 'can you just fit one more stat in' requests that wreck the visual hierarchy I spent hours balancing. Sourcing and fact-checking the data points so a wrong figure doesn't go viral with my name attached to the chart. Marketing teams want print-ready CMYK, a web PNG, and a tall Pinterest version of the same infographic, all 'by EOD'. On top of all that, Harvest charges $11/month ($132/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Infographic Designer earns $45,000/year. Software at $132/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Adobe Illustrator 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.
Harvest is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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| Feature | Harvest | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Works offline | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $11/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $396 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most infographic designers are fully switched before the weekend.
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I start by re-reading the brief because a SaaS company's 'State of Remote Work' report landed overnight with twelve charts and zero priority order. First two hours are pure data wrangling: I pull their survey numbers into a sheet, sanity-check the percentages so they actually add to 100, and flag two stats that contradict each other for the account manager. Then I sketch the flow on paper, because an infographic lives or dies on the eye traveling top to bottom in the right order. Midday I'm in Illustrator building the modular sections, snapping a bar chart to a baseline grid and hand-redrawing icons so they share one stroke weight instead of the mismatched set the client found on a free site. Afternoon is the inevitable revision round, the client wants their logo bigger and a new funding stat squeezed near the headline, which means re-balancing the whole top third. Before I log off I export the three formats they always forget to ask for until 5pm, a print CMYK PDF, a sliced web version, and a vertical social cut, then I label the files clearly so nobody emails me asking which is which.
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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. Harvest may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Harvest is $11/month — that's $396 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.
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The average solo operator there spends about $1,800/year on software — and Infographic Designer face their own version of that math. No state income tax. Lower cost of living than Austin or Dallas means solopreneurs can compete on price more effectively. Texas has no general business license. TDLR licenses required for specific trades. San Antonio requires a sales tax permit for taxable services.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the San Antonio metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Infographic Designers run into with Harvest, and what Nexa does instead.
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