"Switched from Housecall Pro after the last price increase. Nexa does everything I needed for $279. Wish I'd done it sooner."
— Verified flooring installer, former Housecall Pro customer
The Bottom Line
Flooring Installers on Housecall Pro pay $79/month — $948/year. Over three years, that's $2,844. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 3.5 months. The median flooring installer earns $43,000/year, so Housecall Pro's annual cost is roughly 2.2% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
Key Numbers
$43,000
Median flooring installer income
2.3%
Typical SaaS spend as % of revenue
3.5 mo
Break-even vs Housecall Pro
$2,565
3-year savings switching to Nexa
What Housecall Pro Is Costing You
The Damage
Housecall Pro monthly$79/mo
Annual drain$948/yr
Year 2 (at today's price)$948
Year 3$948
3-year total$2,844
That's $2,844 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
Your Housecall Pro subscription has cost you $0.00 since you opened this page.
Why Flooring Installers Leave Housecall Pro
✗Per-user fees ($35/month) scale fast
✗Basic plan missing QuickBooks integration
✗Card payments cost 2.59% in person, 2.99% online, 3.49% keyed.
✗No job costing functionality
✗Cost creep from paid add-ons is the single most common reason businesses stop using Housecall Pro.
✗If you have a team of 10, you're paying $299 base plus $315 for 9 additional users. That's $614/month.
✗The add-on model creates a slow bleed that catches people off guard.
Flooring Installers are leaving Housecall Pro every week.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Why This Matters for Flooring Installers
The floor is only as good as what's under it. Before I lay anything I'm checking the subfloor: moisture readings on concrete, flatness with a straightedge, squeaks and soft spots in plywood. Half my callbacks in this trade come from someone who skipped that step. Hardwood and engineered flooring sit in the house for a few days to acclimate before I touch them. On install day it's tearing out the old floor, hauling it, grinding high spots and levelling low ones, then the underlayment and the floor itself, planning the layout so the rows land straight and the cuts at the walls are hidden. Stairs are slow, fussy work and priced accordingly. Tile is its own world: layout lines, thinset, spacers, and a day for the grout. I measure and quote in the evenings, always with a waste factor, and the customer often pays for the material up front because it's special-ordered. Transitions, trim and moving furniture are where jobs run long, so I spell them out in the quote before I start.
Flooring Installers face unique challenges: Estimating material waste percentages for odd-shaped rooms. Multi-day installs blocking other scheduled work. Tracking material costs when the customer supplies vs you supply. Subfloor surprises adding unquoted hours to a job. On top of all that, Housecall Pro charges $79/month ($948/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median flooring installer earns $43,000/year. Software at $948/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Flooring nailer and stapler 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.
Your Full Stack Cost
Housecall Pro is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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Your exact Housecall Pro cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.
"I was paying Housecall Pro $79/month and didn't question it until I did the math. $2,844 over 3 years for tools I don't even own. Nexa was $279. Once. Done."
— Flooring installer business owner
What You Get Instead
Feature
Housecall Pro
Nexa
Invoicing
✓
✓
Scheduling
✓
✓
CRM
✓
✓
Time Tracking
—
✓
Full Accounting
—
✓ (SIMPL)
Task Management
—
✓
Works offline
—
✓
Price
$79/mo forever
$279 once or 3 × $99
3-Year Cost
$2,844
$279
Stop paying?
Lose everything
Keep everything forever
Switching Takes 1-2 Days
Most flooring installers are fully switched before the weekend.
1
Export your data
Go to Settings → export customers, job history, and invoices as CSV files.
2
Set up Nexa
15-minute setup. Import your customer list by CSV; re-enter your core services.
3
Parallel run
Run both for 2 weeks. Transition dispatching and booking to Nexa.
4
Cancel Housecall Pro
Cancel subscription (check for early termination fees). Download all records.
✓ Run both in parallel. Cancel Housecall Pro when you're confident. Zero risk.
What flooring installers actually deal with
Estimating material waste percentages for odd-shaped rooms
Multi-day installs blocking other scheduled work
Tracking material costs when the customer supplies vs you supply
Subfloor surprises adding unquoted hours to a job
A day in the life of a flooring installer
The floor is only as good as what's under it. Before I lay anything I'm checking the subfloor: moisture readings on concrete, flatness with a straightedge, squeaks and soft spots in plywood. Half my callbacks in this trade come from someone who skipped that step. Hardwood and engineered flooring sit in the house for a few days to acclimate before I touch them. On install day it's tearing out the old floor, hauling it, grinding high spots and levelling low ones, then the underlayment and the floor itself, planning the layout so the rows land straight and the cuts at the walls are hidden. Stairs are slow, fussy work and priced accordingly. Tile is its own world: layout lines, thinset, spacers, and a day for the grout. I measure and quote in the evenings, always with a waste factor, and the customer often pays for the material up front because it's special-ordered. Transitions, trim and moving furniture are where jobs run long, so I spell them out in the quote before I start.
The tools a working flooring installer actually owns
Flooring nailer and stapler
Wet tile saw
Knee kicker and carpet stretcher
Moisture meter and laser level
Why flooring installers leave the big platforms
jobber: Service-call software for a project-based trade. The scheduling doesn't handle multi-day installs properly.
quickbooks: I calculate cost per square foot, not chart of accounts. QBO doesn't speak flooring.
housecall-pro: Too expensive for tight flooring margins. When you're competing on price per square foot, $129/month hurts.
Where flooring installers actually talk shop
r/Flooring (Reddit)
r/FlooringPros (Reddit)
r/HomeImprovement (Reddit)
r/Construction (Reddit)
FloorPros.com Forum (Forum)
ContractorTalk.com (Forum)
JohnBridge Tile Forum (Forum)
That Kilted Guy DIY (YouTube)
Local flooring installers on Nexa
Real flooring installers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee.
Are you a flooring installer? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time.
Or browse every flooring installer on Nexa →
FAQ
Is Nexa really a Housecall Pro replacement for flooring installers?
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.
$279 seems like a lot.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Housecall Pro is $79/month — that's $2,844 over 3 years. Which is more? And if you'd rather split it, Nexa is also available as 3 payments of $99.
Can I pay in installments?
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.
What if I don't like it?
30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.
Can I import my Housecall Pro data?
Export your data from Housecall Pro as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
Flooring Installers in Bloomington
The average solo operator there spends about $2,520/year on software — and flooring installer face their own version of that math. MN state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Bloomington metro. Your situation will vary.
If You Need These — Nexa Has Them
Specific gaps Flooring Installers run into with Housecall Pro, and what Nexa does instead.
✗
Housecall Pro gapNo QuickBooks on Basic plan
✓
NexaEverything in $279 — no tiers, no locked features.
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Housecall Pro gapNo built-in route optimization
✓
NexaBuilt into Nexa’s $279 once purchase — no separate add-on.
✗
Housecall Pro gapLimited reporting on lower tiers
✓
NexaEverything in $279 — no tiers, no locked features.
Where Flooring Installers Talk Shop
If you want to compare notes or see how other flooring installers are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
FloorPros.com Forum, ContractorTalk.com, JohnBridge Tile Forum
YouTube
That Kilted Guy DIY, Flooring Mastery, Home RenoVision DIY
"Housecall Pro raised prices again and I was done. Found Nexa — $279 once. I own it. No more 'we're updating our pricing' emails. Best business decision this year."
— Flooring installer, switched from Housecall Pro
Stop Losing $948/Year to Housecall Pro
$2,844 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.