Gutter Cleaners 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 gutter cleaner earns $35,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.3% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,368 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
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Gutter Cleaners face unique challenges: Highly seasonal — slammed in fall, dead in summer. Scheduling 8-12 houses per day in tight geographic clusters. Recurring biannual clients who forget they booked you. Quoting linear footage of gutters from the ground. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $38/month ($456/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median gutter cleaner earns $35,000/year. Software at $456/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Extension ladders (28-foot minimum) 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 | ✗ | ✓ |
| 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 gutter cleaners are fully switched before the weekend.
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Fall is my busy season; every leaf that drops is a job. At each house I set up the ladder safely on level ground with a stabiliser, then work my way around the gutters, scooping out leaves and sludge, and flushing every downspout with a hose so the water runs freely, because a blocked downspout is the reason most gutters overflow. From up on the ladder I see what homeowners can't: loose hangers, sagging runs, rusted seams and gutters that slope the wrong way, and I photograph them for the customer. Small repairs, resealing seams and re-securing hangers, I do on the spot; replacements get quoted separately. Gutter guards are a common upsell, and I'm honest about when they help and when they just trap debris. Two-storey and steep roofs need more care and more time, and I don't work in wind or rain. Most customers are on spring and fall plans billed per visit, priced by the linear foot of gutter and the height of the house, and I clean up every bit of debris from the yard before I leave.
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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.
30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.
Export your data from QuickBooks as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $3,120/year on software — and gutter cleaner face their own version of that math. AK state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Fairbanks metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Gutter Cleaners 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 gutter cleaners are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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