Sump Pump 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 sump pump 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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Sump Pump Installers face unique challenges: Emergency calls during storms when a pump dies and a basement is filling, all at once, all wanting you now. Sizing the pump and pit to the actual water volume so it cycles right instead of short-cycling itself to death. Discharge routing and freeze protection so the line doesn't ice up in winter and back the water right into the pit. Customers who skip the battery backup, then call furious when the power goes out mid-storm and the only pump stops. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $55/month ($660/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median sump pump 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 submersible and pedestal sump pumps 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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Storm season means your phone starts before the coffee, because when the power flickers or a pump burns out, every basement in the county fills at once and everyone wants you first. The first call is a dead submersible in a finished basement with an inch of water creeping toward the carpet. You pull the old pump, check the float switch that probably stuck, and find the impeller seized. You set a new submersible in the basin, true up the check valve so water doesn't drain back and cause short-cycling, and prime and cement the PVC discharge. You test the float by filling the pit and watching it kick on and shut off clean. The homeowner declined a battery backup last year, and now after this scare they want one, so you wire in the backup pump and AGM battery and add a water alarm. Next job is a new install where you're cutting the concrete floor with the saw and breaking out a pit for the basin, which is loud, dusty work in someone's basement. You route the discharge away from the foundation and pitch it so it won't freeze and back up in January. Between calls you're triaging which flooding basement is worst. You end the day grimy, having kept three basements dry, knowing tomorrow's forecast means more of the same.
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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.
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The average solo operator there spends about $2,448/year on software — and sump pump installer face their own version of that math. IN state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Fishers metro. Your situation will vary.
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