Fence Installers 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 fence installer earns $40,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.1% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
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Fence Installers face unique challenges: Estimating linear footage costs with different material types. Utility locate delays pushing the whole schedule back. Collecting deposits to cover upfront material costs. Weather cancellations on jobs where post holes are already dug. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $38/month ($456/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median fence installer 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 Post hole digger (gas-powered auger) 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 |
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Every fence starts with a property visit: measuring the run, marking gates, noting slopes and obstacles, and asking about the property line, because a fence built a foot onto the neighbour's land becomes an expensive problem. Before we dig, utility lines are marked, and many towns want a permit and have rules about height and which side faces out. Install day is post holes first, dug to the right depth for the frost line, posts set plumb in concrete and left to cure, then rails and pickets or panels, with the line kept straight and level along a slope. Gates are where fences succeed or fail; they need solid posts and hardware so they don't sag within a year. Wood, vinyl, chain link and aluminium each have their own install methods and costs. Tearing out an old fence and hauling it away is often part of the job. Materials are ordered for each project and delivered to site, and prices change often. I quote per linear foot with gates and removal listed separately, and take a deposit to order the materials.
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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 $2,640/year on software — and fence installer face their own version of that math. FL state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Sarasota metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Fence Installers run into with QuickBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
Recent threads from Reddit and Hacker News mentioning QuickBooks. Sentiment scored automatically — click through to read the full thread.
If you want to compare notes or see how other fence installers are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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