Drainage Contractors on Jobber pay $69/month — $828/year. Over three years, that's $2,778. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 4.0 months. The median drainage contractor earns $55,000/year, so Jobber's annual cost is roughly 1.5% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $2,778 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Drainage Contractors face unique challenges: Diagnosing where water actually goes on a property before quoting, because the wrong read means the fix doesn't stop the flooding. Locating utilities and waiting on 811 marks before you can dig, which stalls the start date. Setting consistent fall over a long run so water moves and doesn't sit, when the yard barely slopes. Callbacks the first big rain after install when a basin clogs or a pop-up doesn't pop and the customer thinks the system failed. On top of all that, Jobber charges $69/month ($828/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median drainage contractor earns $55,000/year. Software at $828/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your mini-excavator and trencher 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.
Jobber is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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Your exact Jobber cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.
| Feature | Jobber | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $69/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $2,778 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
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You start at a house where the backyard turns into a pond every storm, and before you quote anything you walk it during or right after rain to read where the water collects and where it wants to go. You shoot grades with the laser to confirm there's enough fall to a daylight point or you're piping it to a pop-up emitter out front. The job already booked got its 811 locate, so today you're trenching. The mini-ex opens a line from the low spot, and you set the laser to hold a steady drop so the water actually runs instead of pooling in a belly. You bed the trench with gravel, lay perforated pipe wrapped in filter fabric where it's a French-drain section, switch to solid pipe for the conveyance run, and tie in a catch basin at the worst low point. Backfill goes in lifts and you keep the grade clean. A dewatering pump keeps the trench workable because the water table's high here. The real test is the next big rain, and that's when you get the call if a basin clogged or a pop-up stuck shut, so you flush the line and set the emitter carefully before you leave. You close out by walking the homeowner through how the system sheds water and what not to plant over the line.
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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. Jobber may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Jobber is $69/month — that's $2,778 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 Jobber as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $2,352/year on software — and drainage contractor face their own version of that math. NC state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Durham metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Drainage Contractors run into with Jobber, and what Nexa does instead.
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