Welders on QuickBooks pay $38/month — $456/year. Over three years, that's $1,368. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 7.3 months. The median welder earns $47,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.0% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,368 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
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Welders face unique challenges: Quoting fabrication jobs without knowing exact material costs upfront. Tracking consumables — wire, gas, rods — across multiple jobs. Getting paid on custom fab work before material costs eat your cash flow. No software understands shop + mobile welding workflows. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $38/month ($456/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median welder earns $47,000/year. Software at $456/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your MIG, TIG, and stick welders 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 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Works offline | — | ✓ |
| Price | $38/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $1,368 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
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Most of my work is custom fabrication and repair: railings, gates, trailer repairs, equipment for farms and small factories, and structural pieces for contractors. A job starts with measurements and a drawing, then cutting steel to length, fitting the pieces square, and tacking everything before I commit to the full welds, because fixing a crooked frame after it's welded is miserable. Different jobs need different processes: MIG for speed on mild steel, TIG for clean work on stainless and aluminium, and stick welding outdoors where wind blows the shielding gas away. Mobile repair work means bringing the welder, generator and gas to a broken trailer on a farm or a piece of equipment on a job site. Safety is constant: eye and skin protection, ventilation for fumes, and fire watch when there's anything flammable nearby. Steel prices change often, so I quote materials at current cost. Finishing, grinding, primer and paint, can take as long as the welding. I bill by the job for fabrication and by the hour for repairs, plus a trip charge for mobile calls.
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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 $38/month — that's $1,368 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 $2,112/year on software — and welder face their own version of that math. MI state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Kalamazoo metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Welders run into with QuickBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
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If you want to compare notes or see how other welders are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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