Chimney Sweeps on QuickBooks pay $38/month — $456/year. Over three years, that's $1,368. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 7.3 months. The median chimney sweep earns $40,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.1% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
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Chimney Sweeps face unique challenges: Highly seasonal — fall and winter only in most markets. Upselling repairs and relining after inspections. Managing Level 1, 2, 3 inspection documentation. Paying monthly software fees during the 5-month off-season. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $38/month ($456/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median chimney sweep earns $40,000/year. Software at $456/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Chimney sweep rods and brushes 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.
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| Feature | QuickBooks | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | — | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✓ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Works offline | — | ✓ |
| Price | $38/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $1,368 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most chimney sweeps are fully switched before the weekend.
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Fall is my busy season, when everyone wants their fireplace or wood stove ready for winter. Every job starts with protecting the room, drop cloths and a vacuum with a HEPA filter running, because soot gets everywhere. Then I inspect the firebox, damper, smoke chamber and the flue, often with a camera run up the chimney, looking for creosote build-up, cracked flue tiles, missing mortar and anything nesting in there. Sweeping means running brushes sized to the flue from the top or the bottom, then vacuuming it all out. Creosote is the fire risk, and glazed creosote needs special treatment to remove. On the roof I'm checking the crown, the cap and the flashing, because water damage is the other big enemy of chimneys. I give the homeowner a written report with photos, and I'm honest when something needs repair and when it doesn't. Repairs, caps, dampers and relining, are quoted separately. Most customers book annual sweeps, and I schedule the rest of the year around repairs.
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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. QuickBooks may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. QuickBooks is $38/month — that's $1,368 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.
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The average solo operator there spends about $2,448/year on software — and chimney sweep face their own version of that math. CA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Fresno metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Chimney Sweeps run into with QuickBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
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If you want to compare notes or see how other chimney sweeps are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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