Erosion Control on Housecall Pro pay $99/month — $1,188/year. Over three years, that's $3,986. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 2.8 months. The median erosion control contractor earns $55,000/year, so Housecall Pro's annual cost is roughly 2.2% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $3,986 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Erosion Control face unique challenges: SWPPP compliance paperwork and inspector documentation that has to be photographed, dated, and filed after every rain event. Emergency callouts when a silt fence fails mid-storm and sediment runs off-site, risking a municipal fine for the GC. Scope that creeps as the grading plan changes and your wattle and blanket counts no longer match what's actually on the ground. Getting paid on BMP installs that sit invisible for months until the next storm proves they worked. On top of all that, Housecall Pro charges $99/month ($1,188/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median erosion control contractor earns $55,000/year. Software at $1,188/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your silt fence and steel T-posts with a post driver 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.
Housecall Pro is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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| Feature | Housecall Pro | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $99/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $3,986 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most erosion control are fully switched before the weekend.
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Your morning starts with a SWPPP inspection on a job that took two inches of rain overnight. You walk the perimeter checking every silt fence run, photographing each segment with the date stamped because the inspector and the GC both want proof the BMPs held. One stretch has bellied out where sediment piled against it, so you note it for repair before the next event. At the second site you're installing erosion-control blanket on a freshly graded slope, rolling it down the fall line, overlapping the edges, and stapling on the pattern the spec calls for so it doesn't lift in wind. You drive T-posts and hang new silt fence along a property line the grading crew just opened up, trenching the bottom flap in so water can't undercut it. A wattle goes across a swale to slow the flow, staked tight to the ground. Mid-afternoon the GC calls about a storm-drain inlet that needs protection before tomorrow's pour, so you reroute to drop an inlet bag and a compost sock. Everything you install is invisible until it rains, which is exactly when it has to work. You finish the day filing the morning's inspection photos and logs, because the paperwork is half the job and the fine for missing it lands on someone above you.
Real erosion control near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you an erosion control contractor? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every erosion control contractor on Nexa →
For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. Housecall Pro may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Housecall Pro is $99/month — that's $3,986 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 Housecall Pro as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $2,112/year on software — and erosion control contractor face their own version of that math. TX state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Corpus Christi metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Erosion Control run into with Housecall Pro, and what Nexa does instead.
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