You're Switching from QuickBooks.
Here's Why Concrete Cutting 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 concrete cutter, former QuickBooks customer

The Bottom Line

Concrete Cutting 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 concrete cutter earns $55,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.2% of typical revenue — every year, forever.

Key Numbers

$55,000
Median concrete cutter income
3%
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 Concrete Cutting 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.

See the full history of QuickBooks price changes in the SaaS Graveyard →

Concrete Cutting are leaving QuickBooks every week.

You're not the only one who's had enough.

Why This Matters for Concrete Cutting

Truck's loaded before sunup because the GC wants the trench cut before the plumbers show at nine. First stop is a parking deck where they need a doorway opening wall-sawed through a foot of reinforced concrete. He sets the track to the wall, levels it, and runs water to the blade while a helper babysits the slurry vac so nothing runs toward the storm drain. The cut takes longer than quoted because the wall's packed with rebar he can feel grabbing through the saw. By midday he's at a residential job flat-sawing a slab for a new shower drain, kneeling in gray slurry, blade screaming, dust turning to paste on his arms. He scans first with the GPR because the homeowner finished the basement and nobody knows where the radiant lines run. Afternoon is a demo cut-down on a curb, gas saw choking on the incline. Between stops he's tracking blade wear in his head, because a worn segment cuts slow and a slow cut burns labor. He logs his cut footage on a grease-smeared notepad to bill later. Last thing before home is hosing the saw and pulling the blade to check the segments for tomorrow.

Concrete Cutting face unique challenges: Blade cost gets eaten alive when an undisclosed slab turns out to be rebar-heavy or chert aggregate, and the bid was priced for clean concrete. Cutting blind into a structural slab risks hitting post-tension cables or buried conduit, so every job needs a scan that the GC swears isn't necessary. Slurry containment and disposal rules vary by jobsite, and one inspector shutdown over runoff stops the whole crew. Customers want a perfectly straight, chip-free saw line through 8 inches of cured concrete but expect it priced like a quick demo cut. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $55/month ($660/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median concrete cutter earns $55,000/year. Software at $660/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.

Your Walk-behind flat saw with diamond blade 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

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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."
— Concrete cutter 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 concrete cutting 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 concrete cutting actually deal with

A day in the life of a concrete cutter

Truck's loaded before sunup because the GC wants the trench cut before the plumbers show at nine. First stop is a parking deck where they need a doorway opening wall-sawed through a foot of reinforced concrete. He sets the track to the wall, levels it, and runs water to the blade while a helper babysits the slurry vac so nothing runs toward the storm drain. The cut takes longer than quoted because the wall's packed with rebar he can feel grabbing through the saw. By midday he's at a residential job flat-sawing a slab for a new shower drain, kneeling in gray slurry, blade screaming, dust turning to paste on his arms. He scans first with the GPR because the homeowner finished the basement and nobody knows where the radiant lines run. Afternoon is a demo cut-down on a curb, gas saw choking on the incline. Between stops he's tracking blade wear in his head, because a worn segment cuts slow and a slow cut burns labor. He logs his cut footage on a grease-smeared notepad to bill later. Last thing before home is hosing the saw and pulling the blade to check the segments for tomorrow.

The tools a working concrete cutter actually owns

Local concrete cutting on Nexa

Real concrete cutting near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a concrete cutter? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every concrete cutter on Nexa →

FAQ

Is Nexa really a QuickBooks replacement for concrete cutting?

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.

Concrete Cutting in Springfield

The average solo operator there spends about $2,112/year on software — and concrete cutter face their own version of that math. IL state licensing requirements apply.

Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Springfield metro. Your situation will vary.

If You Need These — Nexa Has Them

Specific gaps Concrete Cutting 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.

"Free QuickBooks Desktop to JSON Exporter"
HN·1 month ago·Neutral·Read thread →
"I refused to pay $50/mo for a CSV to quickbooks converter, so I built it"
HN·1 month ago·Neutral·Read 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."
— Concrete cutter, switched from QuickBooks

Stop Losing $660/Year to QuickBooks

$2,214 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.

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or 3 payments of $99
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