You're Switching from QuickBooks.
Here's Why Tile Grout Cleaners 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 Tile and Grout Cleaner, former QuickBooks customer

The Bottom Line

Tile Grout Cleaners 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 Tile and Grout Cleaner earns $38,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.7% of typical revenue — every year, forever.

Key Numbers

$38,000
Median Tile and Grout Cleaner income
2.8%
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 Tile Grout Cleaners 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.

See the full history of QuickBooks price changes in the SaaS Graveyard →

Tile Grout Cleaners are leaving QuickBooks every week.

You're not the only one who's had enough.

Why This Matters for Tile Grout Cleaners

First job is a kitchen with dingy grout lines the customer is sure are 'just dirty,' so I do a test patch with the spinner tool and hot-water extraction, and most of it cleans up beautifully, but a few traffic-lane lines stay dark because the stain is set in. I explain that cleaning got it as far as it goes and that color-sealing is what makes the grout uniform again, and I quote that as a separate service. Second stop is a bathroom with a travertine floor, and the trap here is that an acidic cleaner would etch the stone, so I switch to a stone-safe alkaline product and a gentler approach. After lunch I'm sealing a floor I cleaned and let dry yesterday, running the penetrating sealer down each grout line and wiping the excess off the tile face before it hazes, working in small sections so nothing dries on the surface. There's a shower with mineral buildup and a little mildew in the corners, so I hand-scrub the edges the spinner can't reach. The last job is a big open-plan tile floor, an easy efficient run with the turbo tool, vacuuming up the dirty water as I go. I always do a small test area first and walk the customer through what cleaning will and won't fix, because the unhappy ones are the people who expected new-looking grout from a cleaning when their grout needed sealing or recoloring, and I note which floors I've sealed so I know when they're due again.

Tile Grout Cleaners face unique challenges: Grout that's permanently stained or has color variation no cleaning will even out, so the customer wants color-sealing instead. Using an acidic cleaner on natural stone like marble or travertine and etching it dull. Customers expecting bright-white grout when years of stain mean recoloring is the only real fix. Sealer that's applied over damp grout or wiped too late and dries hazy. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $55/month ($660/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Tile and Grout Cleaner earns $38,000/year. Software at $660/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.

Your Spinner / turbo tile-and-grout cleaning tool driven by a pressure washer 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

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"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."
— Tile and Grout Cleaner 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 tile grout cleaners 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 tile grout cleaners actually deal with

A day in the life of a tile and grout cleaner

First job is a kitchen with dingy grout lines the customer is sure are 'just dirty,' so I do a test patch with the spinner tool and hot-water extraction, and most of it cleans up beautifully, but a few traffic-lane lines stay dark because the stain is set in. I explain that cleaning got it as far as it goes and that color-sealing is what makes the grout uniform again, and I quote that as a separate service. Second stop is a bathroom with a travertine floor, and the trap here is that an acidic cleaner would etch the stone, so I switch to a stone-safe alkaline product and a gentler approach. After lunch I'm sealing a floor I cleaned and let dry yesterday, running the penetrating sealer down each grout line and wiping the excess off the tile face before it hazes, working in small sections so nothing dries on the surface. There's a shower with mineral buildup and a little mildew in the corners, so I hand-scrub the edges the spinner can't reach. The last job is a big open-plan tile floor, an easy efficient run with the turbo tool, vacuuming up the dirty water as I go. I always do a small test area first and walk the customer through what cleaning will and won't fix, because the unhappy ones are the people who expected new-looking grout from a cleaning when their grout needed sealing or recoloring, and I note which floors I've sealed so I know when they're due again.

The tools a working tile and grout cleaner actually owns

Local tile grout cleaners on Nexa

Real tile grout cleaners near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a tile and grout cleaner? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every tile and grout cleaner on Nexa →

FAQ

Is Nexa really a QuickBooks replacement for tile grout cleaners?

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.

Tile Grout Cleaners in Cleveland

The average solo operator there spends about $1,800/year on software — and Tile and Grout Cleaner face their own version of that math. Ohio CAT applies. Cleveland imposes a 2.5% municipal income tax with limited credit for taxes paid to other cities. Ohio trade licenses required through the Division of Industrial Compliance. Cleveland requires a vendor's license and may require additional trade permits.

Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Cleveland metro. Your situation will vary.

If You Need These — Nexa Has Them

Specific gaps Tile Grout Cleaners run into with QuickBooks, and what Nexa does instead.

✗
QuickBooks gapNo project management for services
✓
NexaJob and project management in the same $279 — no upgrade needed.
✗
QuickBooks gapNo scheduling/booking
✓
NexaBuilt-in scheduling and booking — no separate tier.
✗
QuickBooks gapNo CRM functionality
✓
NexaFull CRM module included in $279.

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.

"Free QuickBooks Desktop to JSON Exporter"
HN·1 month ago·Neutral·Read thread →
"I refused to pay $50/mo for a CSV to quickbooks converter, so I built it"
HN·1 month ago·Neutral·Read thread →
"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."
— Tile and Grout Cleaner, switched from QuickBooks

Stop Losing $660/Year to QuickBooks

$2,214 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.

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or 3 payments of $99
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