Sheet Metal Workers 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 sheet metal worker 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.
Sheet Metal Workers face unique challenges: Shop-fabrication vs field-install pricing — labor splits 60/40 and apps don't track it. Takeoff math from blueprints — linear feet of trunk, count of fittings, all by hand. SMACNA standards for commercial duct — pressure class affects every part of the bid. Insulation class (R-4.2 vs R-6 vs R-8) tied to local code — wrong spec, fail inspection. Change orders mid-job — site measurements differ from prints, you fabricate twice. On top of all that, Housecall Pro charges $99/month ($1,188/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median sheet metal worker 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 Plasma cutter (Hypertherm Powermax 45 or 65) 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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Your exact Housecall Pro cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.
| 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 sheet metal workers are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Settings → export customers, job history, and invoices as CSV files.
15-minute setup. Import your customer list and service categories.
Run both for 2 weeks. Transition dispatching and booking to Nexa.
Cancel subscription (check for early termination fees). Download all records.
7am shop work — you're rolling 18" round trunk for a commercial job. 9am the foreman calls: change order at the site, two more supply branches. You stop, head to the site to measure. Noon back at the shop, refabricating the branches plus the original takeoff. 3pm you're driving fabricated duct to the site. 4pm field crew sets it. 6pm you're back at the shop tallying linear feet for tomorrow's invoice. The change order is still on a scrap of dimensional paper.
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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. 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 $2,160/year on software — and sheet metal worker face their own version of that math. NE state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Lincoln metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Sheet Metal Workers run into with Housecall Pro, and what Nexa does instead.
$3,986 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.
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