Event Planners on HoneyBook pay $36/month — $432/year. Over three years, that's $1,296. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 7.8 months. The median event planner earns $45,000/year, so HoneyBook's annual cost is roughly 1.0% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,296 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Event Planners face unique challenges: Managing multiple events at different planning stages simultaneously. Vendor coordination across 5-15 vendors per event. Scope creep when clients add requests not in the original contract. HoneyBook and Dubsado fees eating into already competitive margins. On top of all that, HoneyBook charges $36/month ($432/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median event planner earns $45,000/year. Software at $432/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Event management binders and checklists 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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Your exact HoneyBook cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.
| Feature | HoneyBook | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✓ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✓ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | — | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | — | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | — | ✓ |
| Works offline | — | ✓ |
| Price | $36/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $1,296 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most event planners are fully switched before the weekend.
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An event is months of decisions and one day of execution. A new client starts with a call about the budget, guest count, date and what they want people to remember, and from that I build a plan: venue shortlist, a vendor team, a timeline and a budget tracker. Then I'm negotiating contracts with caterers, florists, rentals, entertainment and photographers, reading every clause about deposits, cancellations and overtime. As the date gets close, I'm confirming headcounts, building floor plans and seating charts, and writing a minute-by-minute schedule that every vendor gets. On the day I'm on my feet for twelve hours: vendor arrivals, setup, cues, fixing whatever goes wrong before the client notices, and teardown. Every event has at least one problem, a late delivery, weather, a missing item, and the job is solving it quietly. I charge a planning fee in stages, a deposit to book, payments at milestones and the balance before the event, and I'm careful to keep vendor payments separate from my own.
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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 $36/month — that's $1,296 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 $2,200/year on software — and event planner face their own version of that math. Connecticut income tax up to 6.99% plus a surcharge. High overall tax burden relative to income. No city income tax. Connecticut requires Home Improvement Contractor registration through DCP. Hartford requires a business license. Electrical and plumbing need separate state licenses.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Hartford metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Event Planners run into with HoneyBook, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other event planners are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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