Screen Enclosure Installers 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 screen enclosure installer 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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Screen Enclosure Installers face unique challenges: Storm season closes the install window — entire jobs are weather-bracketed in FL and Gulf states. Kick-plate vs full-screen pricing nuance — easy to underquote the kick-plate add-on. HOA color match on aluminum frames — Bronze vs Charcoal vs White, signed in writing. Rescreens vs new-cage builds — 4x the price, 1.5x the labor — pricing has to differentiate. Warranty split: 5-year on screen, 10-15 year on frame — paper file or it disappears. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $55/month ($660/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median screen enclosure installer 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 18 and 20 mil pool screen rolls 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 screen enclosure installers are fully switched before the weekend.
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7am you arrive at a snowbird's pool cage in Naples — June, storm season closing in. 8am you cut out the old screen — it's 12 years old, brittle. Noon you're rolling new 20-mil screen panel-by-panel. 2pm a thunderstorm rolls in, you tarp. 4pm back up, you finish the south side. 6pm the homeowner asks about a kick-plate upgrade — you quote it on a sticky note. Friday: north and east panels.
Real screen enclosure installers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a screen enclosure installer? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every screen enclosure installer on Nexa →
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 $2,112/year on software — and screen enclosure installer face their own version of that math. WI state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Green Bay metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Screen Enclosure Installers 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.
$2,214 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.
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