You're Switching from QuickBooks. Here's Why Embroidery Artists 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 embroidery artist, former QuickBooks customer
The Bottom Line
Embroidery Artists 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 embroidery artist earns $24,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 2.8% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
Key Numbers
$24,000
Median embroidery artist income
1.5%
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 Embroidery Artists 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.
Embroidery Artists are leaving QuickBooks every week.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Why This Matters for Embroidery Artists
You're hand-embroidering a custom pet portrait — 10 hours of work. Materials are $8. You sell it for $95 on Etsy. After fees, you net $82 for 10 hours. Your machine embroidery hats sell for $22 each and take 15 minutes plus setup. A local business wants 50 embroidered polos and needs a quote by tomorrow. You have no system for tracking per-item costs across hand work, machine work, and bulk orders.
Embroidery Artists face unique challenges: Hand embroidery takes hours and customers compare prices to machine work. Thread and fabric cost tracking per piece is tedious. Custom text and design changes add unpaid revision time. Machine embroidery operators face thread, stabilizer, and digitizing costs. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $55/month ($660/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median embroidery artist earns $24,000/year. Software at $660/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Embroidery hoops and frames 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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Your exact QuickBooks cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.
"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."
— Embroidery artist 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 embroidery artists 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 embroidery artists actually deal with
Hand embroidery takes hours and customers compare prices to machine work
Thread and fabric cost tracking per piece is tedious
Custom text and design changes add unpaid revision time
Machine embroidery operators face thread, stabilizer, and digitizing costs
A day in the life of a embroidery artist
You're hand-embroidering a custom pet portrait — 10 hours of work. Materials are $8. You sell it for $95 on Etsy. After fees, you net $82 for 10 hours. Your machine embroidery hats sell for $22 each and take 15 minutes plus setup. A local business wants 50 embroidered polos and needs a quote by tomorrow. You have no system for tracking per-item costs across hand work, machine work, and bulk orders.
The tools a working embroidery artist actually owns
Embroidery hoops and frames
DMC floss collection
Fabric and stabilizer supplies
Embroidery machine (if machine embroidery)
Why embroidery artists leave the big platforms
quickbooks: $55/month for a business mixing hand embroidery and machine work. Can't track per-piece time or costs for either.
wave: Free but useless for calculating per-item costs on bulk custom orders.
Where embroidery artists actually talk shop
r/Embroidery (Reddit)
r/MachineEmbroidery (Reddit)
r/Etsy (Reddit)
EmbroideryDesigns.com Forum (Forum)
Urban Threads Community (Forum)
Peacock & Fig (YouTube)
Cutesy Crafts (YouTube)
Embroidery Legacy (YouTube)
Local embroidery artists on Nexa
Real embroidery artists near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee.
Are you an embroidery artist? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time.
Or browse every embroidery artist on Nexa →
FAQ
Is Nexa really a QuickBooks replacement for embroidery artists?
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.
Embroidery Artists in Athens
The average solo operator there spends about $2,208/year on software — and embroidery artist face their own version of that math. GA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Athens metro. Your situation will vary.
If You Need These — Nexa Has Them
Specific gaps Embroidery Artists 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.
"I refused to pay $50/mo for a CSV to quickbooks converter, so I built it"
If you want to compare notes or see how other embroidery artists are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
Reddit
r/Embroidery, r/MachineEmbroidery, r/Etsy
Forums
EmbroideryDesigns.com Forum, Urban Threads Community
YouTube
Peacock & Fig, Cutesy Crafts, Embroidery Legacy
"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."
— Embroidery artist, switched from QuickBooks
Stop Losing $660/Year to QuickBooks
$2,214 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.