Irrigation Technicians 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 irrigation tech earns $42,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.6% 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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You're not the only one who's had enough.
Irrigation Technicians face unique challenges: Seasonal demand: spring installs, summer repairs, fall winterization. Parts inventory management from the truck. Warranty callbacks on new installs. Estimating underground issues before digging. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $55/month ($660/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median irrigation tech earns $42,000/year. Software at $660/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Trencher or pipe puller 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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Your exact QuickBooks cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.
| 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 irrigation technicians are fully switched before the weekend.
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Spring season: 3 jobs today. A system startup ($85, 30 min). A broken mainline repair ($200, 2 hours). A new zone addition estimate (free, 45 min). Parts for the mainline repair: $35 in PVC and fittings. You have 4 winterization callbacks from clients who weren't happy with service in November. Your schedule is booked 2 weeks out and the phone won't stop ringing. Job tracking is a whiteboard in the garage.
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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.
Export your data from QuickBooks as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $4,080/year on software — and irrigation tech face their own version of that math. CA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Sunnyvale metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Irrigation Technicians 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 irrigation technicians are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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