Tile Setters 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 setter 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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Tile Setters face unique challenges: Square-foot quotes vs labor-hour reality — they're not the same. Tile breakage allowance — 10% on premium tile is real money. Substrate prep eating into the install timeline. Grout cure delays the final-payment walkthrough by 2 days. Out-of-square rooms — every cut takes 3x as long. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $55/month ($660/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median tile setter 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 Wet saw (Rubi, MK Diamond, or DeWalt) 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 tile setters are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Reports → export to CSV. Download clients, invoices, expenses.
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Run both for 1-2 weeks. Verify everything transferred.
Cancel subscription. Download final backup. You're done.
7am at a master-bath jobsite — 90 square feet of porcelain, herringbone pattern. 8am layout and chalk lines. Noon you've got the wet saw set up outside and a stack of cut pieces. 2pm setting the field tile. 5pm cleanup, sheet plastic over the floor. 6pm you log the day's tile breakage and remember you haven't billed for the prep work from Monday.
Real tile setters near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a tile setter? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every tile setter 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 $2,200/year on software — and tile setter face their own version of that math. NC flat 4.5% income tax. No city income tax. Cross-border clients in SC face separate 6.5% top rate. North Carolina requires general contractor licensing through NCLBGC for projects over $30,000. Charlotte requires a Business Privilege License.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Charlotte metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Tile Setters 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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