Radon Mitigators 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 Radon Mitigator earns $55,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.2% 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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Radon Mitigators face unique challenges: Post-mitigation tests that still read above the action level, meaning a second suction point or a bigger fan and a return trip before it passes. Real-estate deals on a clock where the buyer's lender won't close until the radon retest comes back under 4.0. Routing the pipe to meet code, vent above the roofline and away from windows, without it becoming an eyesore the homeowner rejects. Slabs with poor sub-slab communication where one suction point can't pull the whole footprint, which a walkthrough doesn't reveal. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $55/month ($660/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Radon Mitigator earns $55,000/year. Software at $660/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your A radon-rated inline fan sized to the soil and the suction-point demand 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 |
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The day usually starts with a test result, not a wrench: a home read high, and a buyer's contract is waiting on him to fix it. He cores a suction point through the slab in the basement corner, digs out a small pit beneath for the fan to pull from, and checks sub-slab communication with the smoke pencil to see how far the suction reaches. He runs PVC up through the rim or a closet, out through the roof above the eave line, and mounts the inline fan in the attic or outside so the run stays under negative pressure inside the living space. He glues the joints, seals the sump lid and any visible slab cracks, and watches the manometer settle to confirm the fan is actually pulling. Then comes the part he can't rush: a continuous monitor has to sit for the test period before he knows it passed. A panicked agent calls asking if it'll clear before Friday's closing. He labels the system, fills out the placard with his certification, and schedules the post-test pickup. Late in the day he's checking which jobs are awaiting a retest result and which need a second suction point because the first reading barely moved.
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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 $2,520/year on software — and Radon Mitigator face their own version of that math. CA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Fontana metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Radon Mitigators run into with QuickBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
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