"Switched from QuickBooks after the last price increase. Nexa does everything I needed for $279. Wish I'd done it sooner."
— Verified junk removal operator, former QuickBooks customer
The Bottom Line
Junk Removal Operators 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 junk removal operator earns $38,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.2% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
Key Numbers
$38,000
Median junk removal operator income
2%
Typical SaaS spend as % of revenue
7.3 mo
Break-even vs QuickBooks
$1,089
3-year savings switching to Nexa
What QuickBooks Is Costing You
The Damage
QuickBooks monthly$38/mo
Annual drain$456/yr
Year 2 (at today's price)$456
Year 3$456
3-year total$1,368
That's $1,368 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 Junk Removal Operators Leave QuickBooks
✗Intuit raised all four QuickBooks Online plan prices on July 1, 2025.
Junk Removal Operators are leaving QuickBooks every week.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Why This Matters for Junk Removal Operators
Most days I'm running three to six jobs with a truck and a helper: garage cleanouts, old furniture and appliances, renovation debris, and estate cleanouts after someone has passed away or moved into care, which need patience and care with families. I quote on site by how much of the truck the load fills, because customers always underestimate it, and I give the price before we lift anything. Loading is heavy work: sofas down stairs, fridges out of basements, and mattresses that fold in narrow hallways, and a back injury ends a season, so we lift carefully and use dollies. Where things go matters. I sort as we load: donations to charities, metal to the scrap yard, electronics and appliances to recyclers that handle them properly, and only what's left goes to the landfill, where I pay by weight. Paint, chemicals and tyres have their own rules and fees. Scheduling fills fast at the end of each month when people are moving. I take payment at the end of each job, and property managers and realtors send me steady repeat work.
Junk Removal Operators face unique challenges: Quoting volume-based pricing over the phone without seeing the load. Dump fees eating into margins when the load is heavier than estimated. Managing same-day booking requests from urgent customers. Tracking disposal costs, dump receipts, and recyclable revenue. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $38/month ($456/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median junk removal operator earns $38,000/year. Software at $456/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Dump trailer or box truck 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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"I was paying QuickBooks $38/month and didn't question it until I did the math. $1,368 over 3 years for tools I don't even own. Nexa was $279. Once. Done."
— Junk removal operator business owner
What You Get Instead
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
Switching Takes 1-2 Days
Most junk removal operators 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 expenses by CSV; re-enter your main services.
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 junk removal operators actually deal with
Quoting volume-based pricing over the phone without seeing the load
Dump fees eating into margins when the load is heavier than estimated
Managing same-day booking requests from urgent customers
Tracking disposal costs, dump receipts, and recyclable revenue
A day in the life of a junk removal operator
Most days I'm running three to six jobs with a truck and a helper: garage cleanouts, old furniture and appliances, renovation debris, and estate cleanouts after someone has passed away or moved into care, which need patience and care with families. I quote on site by how much of the truck the load fills, because customers always underestimate it, and I give the price before we lift anything. Loading is heavy work: sofas down stairs, fridges out of basements, and mattresses that fold in narrow hallways, and a back injury ends a season, so we lift carefully and use dollies. Where things go matters. I sort as we load: donations to charities, metal to the scrap yard, electronics and appliances to recyclers that handle them properly, and only what's left goes to the landfill, where I pay by weight. Paint, chemicals and tyres have their own rules and fees. Scheduling fills fast at the end of each month when people are moving. I take payment at the end of each job, and property managers and realtors send me steady repeat work.
The tools a working junk removal operator actually owns
Dump trailer or box truck
Dollies and hand trucks
Moving blankets and straps
PPE (gloves, steel-toe boots, back brace)
Why junk removal operators leave the big platforms
jobber: I don't need 'route optimization' — I need to quote a truck load, invoice, and track dump fees. $69/month for that?
housecall-pro: Built for recurring service businesses. Junk removal is one-and-done. I don't need a CRM to manage a hoarder's garage cleanout.
square: I can swipe a card on-site but can't track dump fees against the job. No way to know if I made money.
Is Nexa really a QuickBooks replacement for junk removal operators?
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 $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.
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.
Junk Removal Operators in Fayetteville
The average solo operator there spends about $2,208/year on software — and junk removal operator face their own version of that math. AR state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Fayetteville metro. Your situation will vary.
If You Need These — Nexa Has Them
Specific gaps Junk Removal Operators run into with QuickBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
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QuickBooks gapNo project management for services
✓
NexaJob and project management in the same $279 — no upgrade needed.
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QuickBooks gapForced tier upgrades for basic features
✓
NexaEverything in $279 — no tiers, no locked features.
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QuickBooks gapNo scheduling/booking
✓
NexaBuilt-in scheduling and booking — no separate tier.
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"
Junk Removal Authority, Trash Talk Business Podcast, JRA - Lee Godbold
Podcasts
Trash Talk Business Podcast, Junk Removal Authority Podcast
"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."
— Junk removal operator, switched from QuickBooks
Stop Losing $456/Year to QuickBooks
$1,368 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.