Shed Builders 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 shed builder 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.
Shed Builders face unique challenges: Leveling skids or a gravel pad on uneven backyards so the door doesn't bind and the floor doesn't rack. Squeezing a finished or built-on-site shed through a 36-inch gate, around a deck, or over a septic field. Setback, easement, and HOA permit questions the customer never checked before ordering. Treated-lumber and shingle price swings on a low-margin product where $200 in material eats the job. On top of all that, Jobber charges $69/month ($828/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median shed builder 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 framing nailer and compressor 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 |
Most shed builders are fully switched before the weekend.
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Half the day is figuring out how to get the shed where the customer wants it. The gate's 34 inches, the slope drops a foot across the pad, and there's a septic lid you can't drive over, so you're either building on site or muscling a pre-built through a narrow side yard on PVC rollers. Leveling comes first either way: you set pressure-treated skids on a gravel base and shim until the torpedo level reads true in both directions, because a shed that's even an inch off will bind the door and rack the walls over a season. On a build-on-site you frame the floor, snap the walls up, set the trusses or rafters, sheath, and shingle, all in a backyard with no power and a hose for water. Customers picked the cheapest option and now want a ramp, a window, and shelving thrown in, and on a product this thin every add-on has to be priced or you're working for free. Permits surprise people constantly; they ordered before checking the setback from the property line or the HOA's rules on outbuildings, and you're the one telling them it can't go three feet from the fence. You finish leveling, hang the door, check that it swings clean, and get a signature before the gravel settles and the door starts to stick.
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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 $2,160/year on software — and shed builder face their own version of that math. IL state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Champaign metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Shed Builders run into with Jobber, and what Nexa does instead.
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