Event Photographers on HoneyBook pay $39/month — $468/year. Over three years, that's $1,570. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 7.2 months. The median Event Photographer earns $42,000/year, so HoneyBook's annual cost is roughly 1.1% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,570 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Event Photographers face unique challenges: Culling and color-grading thousands of frames from a single wedding before the contracted delivery date. Backing up cards in the field so a corrupted memory card never loses the ceremony. Coordinating shot lists and timelines with planners, second shooters, and the couple. Delivering galleries and chasing print orders without the client forgetting to download before the link expires. On top of all that, HoneyBook charges $39/month ($468/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Event Photographer earns $42,000/year. Software at $468/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Full-frame mirrorless body with a backup body 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.
HoneyBook is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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| Feature | HoneyBook | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $39/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $1,570 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most event photographers are fully switched before the weekend.
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The day starts hours before the first guest arrives. I scout the venue light, note where the sun will fall during the ceremony, and tape down a backup body so it is ready if the primary dies mid-vow. Getting-ready shots in cramped hotel rooms mean bouncing a speedlight off a low ceiling and shooting wide. During the ceremony I work silently from the back with the 70-200, then sprint to the recessional. Family formals are organized chaos: I read names off a list while a second shooter wrangles uncles toward the light. The reception is dark, so I drag the shutter to keep the ambient glow and freeze the first dance with off-camera flash. Between courses I dump cards to an SSD in my bag because a single corrupt card can erase the only frames of the kiss. After the last sparkler exit I drive home with twenty-plus thousand exposures. The real work is the week after: importing, culling to the keepers, color-matching tungsten reception light to daylight ceremony shots, retouching, and building the gallery. Then the follow-up dance begins, reminding the couple to download before the link expires and nudging them toward an album order.
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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. HoneyBook may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. HoneyBook is $39/month — that's $1,570 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 HoneyBook as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $2,160/year on software — and Event Photographer face their own version of that math. MI state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Warren metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Event Photographers run into with HoneyBook, and what Nexa does instead.
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