Garage Door Repair Techs 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 garage door tech earns $48,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.4% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $2,214 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
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Garage Door Repair Techs face unique challenges: Emergency calls at all hours — broken springs mean cars trapped. Parts inventory management from the truck. Spring tension work is dangerous — liability and insurance costs are high. Upselling new openers during repair calls. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $55/month ($660/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median garage door tech earns $48,000/year. Software at $660/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Spring winding bars and vise grips 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.
QuickBooks is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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| 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 |
Most garage door repair techs are fully switched before the weekend.
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You get a 7am call — broken spring, car trapped in garage. $250 for the spring replacement, you carry the parts on your truck. By 8:30am you're done. Next: scheduled opener install ($400 + $250 opener). Afternoon: 2 spring replacements and a track alignment. You run 4-6 calls daily. Parts on your truck represent $3,000 in inventory. Your dispatch is a phone notepad with addresses and times.
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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 $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.
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.
30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.
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The average solo operator there spends about $2,160/year on software — and garage door tech face their own version of that math. SD state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Rapid City metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Garage Door Repair Techs run into with QuickBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
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If you want to compare notes or see how other garage door repair techs are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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