Podcast Producers 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 podcast producer earns $40,000/year, so HoneyBook's annual cost is roughly 1.1% 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.
Podcast Producers face unique challenges: Recurring monthly clients with different deliverables. Scope creep from 'just editing' to show notes, social clips, and publishing. Tracking time per episode when editing quality varies. Software subscriptions for hosting, editing, and music licensing. On top of all that, HoneyBook charges $36/month ($432/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median podcast producer earns $40,000/year. Software at $432/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your DAW (Logic, Adobe Audition, Hindenburg) 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 | — | ✓ |
| 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 podcast producers are fully switched before the weekend.
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I produce weekly shows for a handful of clients, mostly businesses and independent hosts. A new show starts with planning: the format, the audience, episode length, and how guests will be booked and recorded. Recording days mean making sure every guest has decent audio, which usually means sending them a checklist and a microphone recommendation, then monitoring the session and recording each person on a separate track. Editing is where most of my time goes: removing mistakes, long pauses and filler words without making it sound choppy, levelling the audio between speakers, reducing background noise and adding music and intros. Then show notes, timestamps, a transcript, titles and episode artwork, and publishing to the host platform on the release day. Many clients also want short video clips for social media from each episode. I keep a production calendar a few weeks ahead so a sick host or a cancelled guest doesn't mean a missed week. Most clients pay a monthly package per number of episodes, and extras like transcripts and clips are priced separately.
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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.
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The average solo operator there spends about $2,640/year on software — and podcast producer face their own version of that math. FL state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Sarasota metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Podcast Producers run into with HoneyBook, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other podcast producers are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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