You're Switching from QuickBooks. Here's Why Leather Workers Choose Nexa.
QuickBooks
$55/mo
$660/year — every year, forever
Nexa
$279
Once. Own it forever.
or 3 payments of $99
Break even in 5.1 months. Then it's free forever.
"Switched from QuickBooks after the last price increase. Nexa does everything I needed for $279. Wish I'd done it sooner."
— Verified leather worker, former QuickBooks customer
The Bottom Line
Leather Workers 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 leather worker earns $32,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 2.1% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
Key Numbers
$32,000
Median leather worker income
1.8%
Typical SaaS spend as % of revenue
5.1 mo
Break-even vs QuickBooks
$1,935
3-year savings switching to Nexa
What QuickBooks Is Costing You
The Damage
QuickBooks monthly$55/mo
Annual drain$660/yr
Year 2 (11.4% SaaS inflation)$735
Year 3$819
3-year total$2,214
That's $2,214 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 Leather Workers Leave QuickBooks
✗Annual price increases of 10-15%
✗User caps force expensive tier jumps
✗Complex interface overwhelms small operators
✗Desktop version being sunset - forced to Online
✗Payment processing fees add up fast
✗No offline capability
✗QB controls 85% of this market. It's technically a monopoly. The FTC has a long issue with Intuit over pricing.
✗400% increase since 2023. We used to update every 2 years for $250. Now subscription is $689.
✗An almost 70% price increase for your most used product and all you guys are adding is a bunch of AI slop.
Leather Workers are leaving QuickBooks every week.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Why This Matters for Leather Workers
You bought a $180 veg-tan side to cut wallets and belts. You'll get about 8 wallets and 4 belts from it, plus scraps. Each wallet takes 2 hours of cutting, stitching, burnishing, and finishing. You sell wallets for $85 on Etsy. Your leather cost per wallet is roughly $12, hardware is $3, but your 2 hours of labor is the real cost. After Etsy fees, you net $68 per wallet. For 2 hours, that's $34/hour — good, but only because you're not counting the 30 minutes of cutting waste and pattern layout.
Leather Workers face unique challenges: Leather hide costs are high and waste from cutting patterns is significant. Custom monogramming and tooling adds unpaid time. Etsy competes with mass-produced 'genuine leather' imports at 1/5 the price. Calculating cost per item when cutting from different parts of the same hide. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $55/month ($660/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median leather worker earns $32,000/year. Software at $660/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Leather cutting tools and rotary cutter 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.
Your Full Stack Cost
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.
"I was paying QuickBooks $55/month and didn't question it until I did the math. $2,214 over 3 years for tools I don't even own. Nexa was $279. Once. Done."
— Leather worker business owner
What You Get Instead
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
Switching Takes 1-2 Days
Most leather workers 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 expense categories.
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 leather workers actually deal with
Leather hide costs are high and waste from cutting patterns is significant
Custom monogramming and tooling adds unpaid time
Etsy competes with mass-produced 'genuine leather' imports at 1/5 the price
Calculating cost per item when cutting from different parts of the same hide
A day in the life of a leather worker
You bought a $180 veg-tan side to cut wallets and belts. You'll get about 8 wallets and 4 belts from it, plus scraps. Each wallet takes 2 hours of cutting, stitching, burnishing, and finishing. You sell wallets for $85 on Etsy. Your leather cost per wallet is roughly $12, hardware is $3, but your 2 hours of labor is the real cost. After Etsy fees, you net $68 per wallet. For 2 hours, that's $34/hour — good, but only because you're not counting the 30 minutes of cutting waste and pattern layout.
The tools a working leather worker actually owns
Leather cutting tools and rotary cutter
Stitching pony and pricking irons
Edge bevelers and burnishing supplies
Stamps and hardware setters
Why leather workers leave the big platforms
quickbooks: $55/month for a leather shop doing $32K/year. That's $660/year in software when your margins are already tight.
wave: Can't allocate hide costs across multiple different products cut from the same piece.
Where leather workers actually talk shop
r/Leathercraft (Reddit)
r/Leatherworking (Reddit)
r/Etsy (Reddit)
Leatherworker.net (Forum)
iLeathercraft Forum (Forum)
Corter Leather (YouTube)
Little King Goods (YouTube)
Ian Atkinson (YouTube)
Local leather workers on Nexa
Real leather workers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee.
Are you a leather worker? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time.
Or browse every leather worker on Nexa →
FAQ
Is Nexa really a QuickBooks replacement for leather workers?
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 $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.
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.
Leather Workers in Peoria
The average solo operator there spends about $2,400/year on software — and leather worker face their own version of that math. AZ state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Peoria metro. Your situation will vary.
If You Need These — Nexa Has Them
Specific gaps Leather Workers run into with QuickBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
✗
QuickBooks gapNo scheduling/booking
✓
NexaBuilt-in scheduling and booking — no separate tier.
✗
QuickBooks gapNo CRM functionality
✓
NexaFull CRM module included in $279.
✗
QuickBooks gapNo project management for services
✓
NexaJob and project management in the same $279 — no upgrade needed.
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"
If you want to compare notes or see how other leather workers are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
Reddit
r/Leathercraft, r/Leatherworking, r/Etsy
Forums
Leatherworker.net, iLeathercraft Forum
YouTube
Corter Leather, Little King Goods, Ian Atkinson
"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."
— Leather worker, switched from QuickBooks
Stop Losing $660/Year to QuickBooks
$2,214 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.