You're Switching from QuickBooks. Here's Why Antique Dealers Choose Nexa.
QuickBooks
$55/mo
$660/year — every year, forever
Nexa
$279
Once. Own it forever.
or 3 payments of $99
Break even in 5.1 months. Then it's free forever.
"Switched from QuickBooks after the last price increase. Nexa does everything I needed for $279. Wish I'd done it sooner."
— Verified antique dealer, former QuickBooks customer
The Bottom Line
Antique Dealers on QuickBooks pay $55/month — $660/year. Over three years, that's $2,214. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 5.1 months. The median antique dealer earns $38,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.7% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
Key Numbers
$38,000
Median antique dealer income
2%
Typical SaaS spend as % of revenue
5.1 mo
Break-even vs QuickBooks
$1,935
3-year savings switching to Nexa
What QuickBooks Is Costing You
The Damage
QuickBooks monthly$55/mo
Annual drain$660/yr
Year 2 (11.4% SaaS inflation)$735
Year 3$819
3-year total$2,214
That's $2,214 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
Your QuickBooks subscription has cost you $0.00 since you opened this page.
Why Antique Dealers Leave QuickBooks
✗Annual price increases of 10-15%
✗User caps force expensive tier jumps
✗Complex interface overwhelms small operators
✗Desktop version being sunset - forced to Online
✗Payment processing fees add up fast
✗No offline capability
✗QB controls 85% of this market. It's technically a monopoly. The FTC has a long issue with Intuit over pricing.
✗400% increase since 2023. We used to update every 2 years for $250. Now subscription is $689.
✗An almost 70% price increase for your most used product and all you guys are adding is a bunch of AI slop.
Antique Dealers are leaving QuickBooks every week.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Why This Matters for Antique Dealers
You're at a weekend antique show — $200 booth fee, $40 in gas, and you brought $8,000 in inventory. By Sunday you've sold $1,400, mostly cash. On Monday you ship 3 online orders from your booth at the antique mall. Your booth rent is $500/month and you sold $1,800 from the booth last month. Are you profitable? Between the show, the booth, and your Etsy shop, you have three revenue streams and no unified tracking.
Antique Dealers face unique challenges: Tracking provenance and cost basis on unique one-of-a-kind items. Managing booth rent plus online sales plus show fees. Cash transactions at shows with no paper trail. Insurance valuation for high-value inventory. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $55/month ($660/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median antique dealer earns $38,000/year. Software at $660/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Reference guides and price databases 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
QuickBooks is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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"I was paying QuickBooks $55/month and didn't question it until I did the math. $2,214 over 3 years for tools I don't even own. Nexa was $279. Once. Done."
— Antique dealer business owner
What You Get Instead
Feature
QuickBooks
Nexa
Invoicing
✓
✓
Scheduling
✗
✓
CRM
✗
✓
Time Tracking
✗
✓
Full Accounting
✗
✓ (SIMPL)
Task Management
✗
✓
Price
$55/mo forever
$279 once or 3 × $99
3-Year Cost
$2,214
$279
Stop paying?
Lose everything
Keep everything forever
Switching Takes 1-2 Days
Most antique dealers are fully switched before the weekend.
1
Export your data
Go to Reports → export to CSV. Download clients, invoices, expenses.
2
Set up Nexa
15-minute setup. Import your clients and expense categories.
3
Parallel run
Run both for 1-2 weeks. Verify everything transferred.
4
Cancel QuickBooks
Cancel subscription. Download final backup. You're done.
✓ Run both in parallel. Cancel QuickBooks when you're confident. Zero risk.
What antique dealers actually deal with
Tracking provenance and cost basis on unique one-of-a-kind items
Managing booth rent plus online sales plus show fees
Cash transactions at shows with no paper trail
Insurance valuation for high-value inventory
A day in the life of a antique dealer
You're at a weekend antique show — $200 booth fee, $40 in gas, and you brought $8,000 in inventory. By Sunday you've sold $1,400, mostly cash. On Monday you ship 3 online orders from your booth at the antique mall. Your booth rent is $500/month and you sold $1,800 from the booth last month. Are you profitable? Between the show, the booth, and your Etsy shop, you have three revenue streams and no unified tracking.
The tools a working antique dealer actually owns
Reference guides and price databases
Loupe and UV light for authentication
Truck for hauling furniture
Booth or shop display fixtures
Why antique dealers leave the big platforms
quickbooks: $55/month for a business with three different sales channels and lots of cash transactions. Overkill and underpowered at the same time.
square: Processing fees on every card transaction at shows, plus monthly fees for advanced features. Cash sales don't even go through it.
Where antique dealers actually talk shop
r/Antiques (Reddit)
r/Flipping (Reddit)
r/vintage (Reddit)
r/AntiquesMallSellers (Reddit)
Antiques Board (Forum)
Collectors Weekly (Forum)
Antiques Roadshow clips (YouTube)
Curiosity Inc (YouTube)
Local antique dealers on Nexa
Real antique dealers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee.
Are you an antique dealer? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time.
Or browse every antique dealer on Nexa →
FAQ
Is Nexa really a QuickBooks replacement for antique dealers?
For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. QuickBooks 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. QuickBooks is $55/month — that's $2,214 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 QuickBooks data?
Export your data from QuickBooks as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
Antique Dealers in St. Louis
The average solo operator there spends about $1,900/year on software — and antique dealer face their own version of that math. Missouri income tax up to 4.8%. St. Louis City imposes a 1% earnings tax on all workers. Illinois side has separate 4.95% state tax. St. Louis City and County are separate jurisdictions with different licensing. Missouri contractors need registration for projects over $5,000.
City/County separation means duplicate licensing for solopreneurs serving both areas
Missouri-Illinois state line splits the metro, creating dual tax filing requirements
Population decline in some areas means shifting where viable client bases exist
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the St. Louis metro. Your situation will vary.
If You Need These — Nexa Has Them
Specific gaps Antique Dealers run into with QuickBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
✗
QuickBooks gapNo scheduling/booking
✓
NexaBuilt-in scheduling and booking — no separate tier.
✗
QuickBooks gapNo CRM functionality
✓
NexaFull CRM module included in $279.
✗
QuickBooks gapNo project management for services
✓
NexaJob and project management in the same $279 — no upgrade needed.
What QuickBooks Users Are Saying Lately
Recent threads from Reddit and Hacker News mentioning QuickBooks. Sentiment scored automatically — click through to read the full thread.
"QuickBooks 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."
— Antique dealer, switched from QuickBooks
Stop Losing $660/Year to QuickBooks
$2,214 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.